Helen Hudson Marshall

Elle est décédée entourée d’amour à l’hôpital Jeffrey Hale de Québec, le 18 décembre 2021, à l’âge de 95 ans.

Mme Helen Hudson est l’épouse de M. Peter Marshall, demeurant à Québec et autrefois d’Arvida.

Elle était la fille de feu Mme Mary Catherine McAllister de feu M. Thomas Hudson.

Une commémoration aura lieu à une date ultérieure.

Elle laisse dans le deuil son époux : M. Peter Marshall; ses enfants : feu Allan, Jo-Anne, Marilyn (Timothy Hill), Christine, Nanette (Daniel Bouchard), Lester; ses petits-enfants : Nicholas Proulx, Jefferey, Jonathan and kelly-Anne Garron, Heather et Caroline Marshall, Emmeline Marshall-Hill, Elisabeth and Tim Hill, Joshua Auger; ses arrière-petits-enfants: Ella, Ollie, Katarina, Max Arlo ans Lily; son frère et ses sœurs : feu Donald, feu Peter Hudson (feu Fleurette Lamarre), feu Duthie (feu Lance Hudgin), feu Mary, feu Alex (feu Delcina Roy), feu O’Rissa (feu Stephen Worden), feu Charlotte, feu Thomas (feu Thérèse Simard), Claire (feu Brian Kelly), Ann (feu Wilfred Buthler), Desmond (Shirley Rochon), Kathleen (feu Robert Gravel), Theresa (Larry Meeks).

Elle laisse également dans le deuil ses filleules: Betsy Gravel et Lynn Morpak, plusieurs neveux et nièces ainsi que parents et amis.

Pour ceux et celles qui le désirent, faire parvenir vos dons au Jeffrey Hale Wellness Centre: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/jeffery-hale-community-partners/ or The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at https://www.cathedral.ca/make-a-donation/#Cathedrale.

Pour démontrer votre soutien à la famille de Mme Hudson partager un souvenir, rendez-vous sur le site www.graveletfils.com. Pour informations : (418) 543-0755, télécopieur : (418) 543-7241, courriel : [email protected]. Direction funéraire : Résidences funéraires Gravel & Fils.

It is impossible to shrink a life into just a few words, but we would like to share a little bit about our mom, Helen Winifred Hudson Marshall.

Mom was one of thirteen siblings born November 13, 1926, in Chicoutimi, to Thomas Hudson (née Alexander Arthur Mornington Noble) and Mary Catherine McAllister. She told beautiful stories of growing up in the Saguenay; going to fish with her dad, picking mulberries in the bushes he planted near their home and spending summers at the cottage at Lake Claire. She had fond memories of learning to play the piano, taught by the nuns at the convent. One story reminded us of her mischievous side – climbing out her window to go for a ride on a boyfriend’s motorcycle!

As a young woman, after finishing high school, she went to work at the Royal Bank. Always a sharp mind, she was known as the teller who had memorized the bank account numbers for all her customers! It was while working at the bank that she went out on a blind date and fourteen months later, on January 2, 1951, Helen Hudson and Peter Marshall were married in Chicoutimi at the Sacré Coeur Church.

Being a mother to six children did not stop her from sharing her time and energy volunteering with organizations such as the Red Cross and the St. Vincent de Paul. Mom was brilliant in the kitchen and when the uncles came in with 100 trout to clean, well, it just got done! Mom always made her home a welcome haven to family, friends and friends of friends. Some days, especially near Christmas, it was like grand central station with aunts, uncles, cousins and friends dropping by.

Mom never stopped reading whether it was books, magazines or newspapers and she could knit the most beautiful sweaters and socks with her eyes closed! She loved the colour white, loved to open her windows wide to let in the fresh air, was never seen without her Kleenex, and was happy to wake to her coffee and French newspaper. Her favourite foods were toast, jam and chocolate but she also enjoyed her hot-dogs and Friday night pizza. Always interested in new things, in recent years she kept in touch with dear family and friends via Facebook and FaceTime.

There is so much for which to say thank you. Thank you for teaching us to care about others, thank you for teaching us about the importance of family. Thank you for reminding us to nurture our friendships. Thank you for supporting us through our good days and not so good days. Thank you for showing us that a passion for life does not diminish with age.

Mom is survived by her loving sisters and brother Ann (Wilf Butler), Claire (Brian Kelly), Kathleen (Robert Gravel), Theresa (Larry Meeks) and Desmond (Shirley Rochon). She is predeceased by her brothers Donald, Peter (Fleurette Lamarre), Alex (Delcina Roy), Thomas (Thérèse Simard), and sisters Duthie (Lance Hudgin), Mary, O’Rissa (Steve Worden) and Charlotte. Mom will be missed by her grandchildren Nicolas Proulx; Jeffrey, Jonathan and Kelly-Anne Garron; Heather and Caroline Marshall and Emmeline Marshall-Hill and Elizabeth and Tim Hill; and Joshua Auger as well as her great-grandchildren Ella, Ollie, Katarina, Max, Arlo and Lily and her godchildren Betsy Gravel and Lynn Morpak. Above all, mom loved her family and her husband of close to 71 years, Peter. Dad will miss mom's enduring love and caring and companionship.

With all our love and forever in our thoughts - Peter, Jo-Anne, Marilyn (Timothy Hill), Christine, Nanette, Lester, and Dan Bouchard, who she considered a son, and for the eldest, our brother Allan, who left us too soon. If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Mom may be made to the Jeffrey Hale Wellness Centre at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/jeffery-hale-community-partners/ or The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at https://www.cathedral.ca/make-a-donation/#Cathedrale