Obituary - Therese Dufresne

Therese, beloved wife of Albert Dufresne, was called to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 7, 2008, at the age of 89. She was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba into a large family. She was the last survivor of 14 Goulet brothers and sisters. The Goulets resided at Dollard, Saskatchewan. Therese attended school there, and excelled winning a governor general's award. After working for two years with the Grey Nuns in Edmonton, she returned home and married her sweetheart, Albert Dufresne. They were happily married for almost 68 years, raising three loving children. Therese was a devoted wife and mother and later in life she found she had a real talent for painting. Some of her interests were reading, fishing and boating. Her main joy was, keeping in touch with the family she came from and the family she raised. During her married life she resided in Dollard, also briefly in Lisieux, SK. and Marysville, BC. Together with Albert, she resided in Medicine Hat for most of their retired years. Besides her loving husband Albert, Therese is survived by her son, Gerald (Elaine) Dufresne of Medicine Hat; grandson, Denis (Lynae) and great-grandson, Jochanan of Calgary; granddaughter, Rachelle (Darren/deceased) Milton of Medicine Hat and great-grandchildren, Dylan and Jordan; daughter, Adele (Nick/deceased) Zbrodoff of Lethbridge; granddaughter Tracy (Kam) Bullock of Lethbridge, grandchildren Brittany and Kylie, grandson, Scott Zbrodoff of Calgary; son, Gilbert (Wendy) Dufresne of Brooks, and grandson, Jeremy. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Beatrice Goulet and Armande Goulet; one brother-in-law, George Allen, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. One sister-in-law, Dorothy Dufresne, passed away two days before Therese. Therese was a kind, gentle loving person who will be missed by all of her family and friends. Her family will miss her daily prayers, which have guided and protected them throughout the years. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so one hour prior to Prayers which will be held at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 - 13 Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 7:00 P.M. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Parish, 1451 Strachan Road S.E., Medicine Hat on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 10:30 A.M. with interment to follow at a later date.