Madeleine Courtois' Obituary
Madeleine G. (Ledoux) Courtois, 85, of Michalec, Rd., Stafford Springs, CT, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Evergreen Health Care Center, Stafford Springs, CT. She was born in Sherbrooke, Canada, daughter of the late Andeol and Marie Louise (Arguin) Ledoux. Madeleine worked for many years at Standard Paper Company as a sales clerk. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Fernand A. Courtois; seven children, Diane Platt and her husband Leslie, Frank Courtois and his wife Irene, Jacques Courtois and his wife Ellen, Louise Garfi and her husband Giulio, Jacinthe 'Mimi' Knowlton and her husband Brian, Bruno Courtois and his wife Karen, and Julie Gwozdz and her husband John; 13 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; three sisters; one sister-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers; and three sisters. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 1 P.M. at St. Edward Church, 55 High St., Stafford Springs, CT. Burial will be held privately at Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492. The family would like to thank the staff at Evergreen for the love and care that was given to their mother. Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., 51 East Main St., Stafford Springs, CT, has care of the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit: www.introvignefuneralhome.com
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