Ann Marie Goneau Arsenault

ARSENAULT Ann Marie Goneau Arsenault, age 73 of Oxford, the beloved wife of 53 years of Walter J. Arsenault, entered into eternal rest Sunday, August 23, 2009, peacefully, at Arden House of Hamden, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bridgeport, December 10, 1935, the beloved daughter of the late George and Sophie Speiser Goneau. She was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church of Oxford. She was formerly employed by the Remington Rand Corporation of Bridgeport. She was a former den mother for Cub Scout Pack at St. Peter's Church. Ann Marie was an avid homemaker, loved being with her family and friends, loved babies, enjoyed swimming and camping, and had been a resident of Oxford for 24 years. Her loving family includes her beloved sons, Joseph W. Arsenault and his wife, Connie of Lake Orion, Mich. and Thomas J. Arsenault and his wife, LeAnn of Southbury; her devoted daughters, Cathy Adamczyk and her husband, Andrew of Ansonia, Maureen DeMatteo and her husband, Dr. Pasquale of New Haven, and Eileen Westgate and her husband, James of Oxford; sixteen cherished grandchildren; one cherished great-grand-son; and several loving nieces and nephews. Ann Marie was predeceased by her beloved granddaughter, Nicole Arsenault and her beloved brother, George Goneau. A funeral service in celebration of Ann Marie's life will be held THURSDAY, August 27 at 9 am in the Chapel of the Miller-Ward Funeral Home, 260 Bank Street (Rt 67), Seymour with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 733 Oxford Road, Oxford. Interment in the family plot at Mountain Meadows Cemetery, Seymour. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home, Wednesday, August 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. Expressions of Sympathy in Ann Marie's memory may be made to The Alzheimers Foundation of America, 322 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001 or The Arden House Patient Recreation Fund, 4th Floor, ATTN: Cynthia Raffone, 850 Mix Avenue, Hamden, CT 06514.