Annette St. Onge, 93, of New Bedford returned to her heavenly Father on Tuesday November 11, 2014 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the widow and beloved wife of Adelard W. St. Onge and daughter of the late Antonio and Aurore (Metivier) Medeiros Barboza. She was born in New Bedford and lived there as well as in Acushnet and Lakeland, FL.
She was the loving mother of a son, Rev. Deacon Lawrence A. St. Onge and his wife Jacqueline of New Bedford and a daughter, Sandra L. Sevigney and her husband Mark of Assonet. She was the much loved Nana to her grandchildren Kim M. McCormack and her husband Bruce of E. Freetown, Lisa M. Martin of Scituate, RI, Attorney Jennifer Sevigney Durand and her husband Bertrand of Stoughton and Brian J. St. Onge and his wife Fonya of Raynham. Her great-grandchildren Bruce McCormack, III, Ashley McCormack, Christopher Shinnamon, Jaime Shinnamon, Abigail Durand, Margaret Durand, Erica St. Onge and Jacob St. Onge brought special joy and love to her life. She is also survived by three brothers, Emile Barboza and Norman (Pete) Barboza of New Bedford and Robert Barboza of Poughkeepsie, NY and one sister, Barbara Lewis of New Bedford.
She was predeceased by her brothers Anthony Medeiros, Arthur Medeiros, Armand Barboza and Rene Barboza, her sisters Irene Medeiros, Theodora Turgeon and Joan LeBlanc and her beloved grandson, Jeffrey A. St. Onge.
Mrs. St. Onge attended New Bedford schools and worked for many years as a stitcher in various New Bedford textile mills having retired in 1981 from Eastern Sportswear. After retiring she moved to Lakeland, FL where she resided for seventeen years, returning to this area in 2001.
Her family meant everything to her and her to them. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Her Funeral will be held on Friday, November 14th at 9:30 AM from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, followed by her Funeral Mass at St. Bernard's Church, Assonet, at 11 AM. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Thursday, November 13th from 4-8 PM. Flowers are welcomed or donations may be made in her memory to The Neediest Families Fund, c/o The Standard Times, 25 Elm St., New Bedford, MA 02740. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.