Monique Bonvouloir

Monique (Paquin) Bonvouloir, 92, died peacefully at home on October 16, 2025 in South Burlington, VT. She was born on April 12, 1933, in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Jeanne (Beyries) and Ernest Paquin of Ville LaSalle, Quebec.
Monique graduated from nursing school at Notre-Dame de l'Esperance Hospital in Montreal in 1954. Two months later she married Armand Bonvouloir of North Adams, Massachusetts, who was finishing medical school at the University of Montreal. They eventually settled and raised their family in Orleans, Vermont.
Monique's love and devotion was to her family. She enjoyed family gatherings and traveling with them during summer vacations.9 people in a station wagon (no seatbelts), pulling a camper. When her children were young, she often sewed, making clothes for her daughters. She loved reading, crafts, gardening, cross-country skiing, and knitting. Each child was given a homemade afghan before going off to college. Her love of history prompted a love for travel, with memorable trips to France, Italy, Greece, and Israel.
After her kids were grown, she went to work part time at Maple Lane Nursing Home and at the Orleans Medical Clinic with her husband.
After retiring, she and her husband began square dancing and traveling around the country in an RV. For many years they enjoyed living the life of snowbirds, spending their winters in Punta Gorda, Florida.
She will be most remembered for her quiet, unassuming charm, her deep-seated desire to always put others first, and her uncompromising love for her family.
She is predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Dr. Armand Lemoine Bonvouloir, MD, a great grandson, Jameson Volanti, a sister-in-law, Marielle Paquin, and a brother-in-law Jean-Guy Berthiaume.
Monique was the matriarch of an extensive family. She is survived by her three daughters: Joanne Bonvouloir Lawes and her husband Dean from Nevada; Celine Bonvouloir Riley and her husband Tim from Vermont, and Odette Bonvouloir and her husband David McCullen from South Carolina; and four sons: John and Annie (Coen) from Colorado; Richard and Theresa (Colburn) from Colorado; Jack (Claude) and Sandy (Goodman) from Washington ; Paul and Claudia (Jachowicz) from New Hampshire; as well as 15 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She is also survived by 5 siblings from Quebec: Louise Paquin from Brossard, Pierre Paquin from Ste-Sauver; Michel Paquin and his wife Claire from St-Adele; Claude Paquin and his wife Frances from Dunham and Francine Paquin from Ste-Rose as well as several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held next June.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the hospice program at UVM Health-Home Health & Hospice, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446, online at uvmhealth.org/HHH/Donate or by calling (802)860-4475. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Monique, please visit our Tree Store.