STELLA MARIE LABONVILLE, age 89, of Spring Valley, California passed away on Monday March 4, 2019. STELLA MARIE was born July 12, 1929, in Westmorland Hospital and grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Her parents Francois Comeau and Ida Gauvin. She had 5 siblings, two sisters and three brothers, Lauri, Valerie, Mae, Therese and Alfred.
She loved to played softball at the park, singing at the church choir. She will take the city bus just to go to the club for dancing; jitterbug, every night. At age 8 she helped to save her family from a fire.
Stella went to work at age 12 to the Marvin's cookie factory, it was thought that girls didn't need an education pass that to raise babies and keep the house (Mom said), and on her later years she work at the rectory of her beloved church St. John of The Cross for about 2 years and she was a member of the prayer wheel group, she was a parishioner there for about 50 years. She was involved on the prayer groups , SCRC a nd couples retreats.
Stella was a great Wife, Sister, Mother, Grandmother and Home maker. She loved singing, word search puzzles, drawing, writing hymns and poems and the best of all was go on car rides with her husband(Joe). Her favorite place for vacationing was for camping with the whole family at McCain Valley.
Stella had many friends like her neighbor, Evelyn LeBlanc, Nancy Flowers, Maria Yslasa, JoAnn Gibilisco, Yolanda Lujan and they loved her immensely as she did too.
Stella married the love of her live, Joseph Dolard Arman Labonville on April 12, 1957 at the courthouse in Illinois. She had seven children, three daughters; Cecile, Therese and Bernadette(Steve) and four sons; Michael(Ronnie), Gerard, Armand, Edward(Mary Kay) and ten grandchildren; Autumn, Muffy, Alyssa, Candice, Desiree, Jennifer, Kyle, Maryann, Travis and Wendy.
Stella passed away peacefully at home of natural causes and was surrounded by Family and Loved ones.
A visitation for STELLA MARIE will be held Monday, March 11, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Conrad Lemon Grove Mortuary, 7387 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945. A funeral service will occur Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. John of The Cross, 8086 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945. A graveside service will occur Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM at Holy Cross Cemetery, 4470 Hilltop Dr, San Diego, CA 92102. A burial will occur at Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, 4470 HILLTOP DR, SAN DIEGO, California 92102-3651.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.conradlemongrove.com for the LABONVILLE family.
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