Lorraine Marie Brunet

She will be dearly missed by her loving husband of 65 years, Joe, and her three children: Yvette (Tom) Green of Campbell River; Ida (Pat) Ferguson of Clearwater; and Leon (Jocelynne) Brunet of Merritt. Also left to mourn are her eight grandchildren: Paul (Wendy), Shannon (John), Deb (Dave), Mike (Christine), Chuck, Carrie (Kevin), Whitney (Mike), and Travis (Coralee) and nine great grandchildren; Alex, Natasha, Mathew, Samantha, Ricky, Andrea, Adam, Kendall and Kelly. She also leaves five sisters: Monique Fitzpatrick of Calgary, Laurette (Martin) Ducharme of Bonnyville, AB, Pierrette (Marcel) Ducharme of Bonnyville, Denise (Robert) Laporte of Bonnyville, Jeannine Laberge of Morinville, Ab, and brother Clermont (Claudette) Roy of Bonnyville.

Llorraine was predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Maria Roy, two brothers, Valerie Roy and Lionel Roy and one sister Martha Kaehn.

Lorraine was born in Saint Anselme, Quebec, and at a very young age moved to Bonnyville, Alberta where she grew up and was the oldest of 10 children. She moved to Merritt in 1954 with Joe and her three children. Lorraine will be remembered for being a hard worker. She loved her vegetable and flower gardens. She especially loved roses. She canned everything in her garden and was an exceptional seamstress. She will be missed and forever loved by all who knew her.

The Reverend Father Kenneth Anoruo will celebrate the Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, Merritt at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 . Her cremated remains will be laid to rest in Pine Ridge Cemetery. A reception will follow in the church hall.