Dufresne of West Bridgewater January 24, 2006 Evelyn R. (Devine) Dufresne 89 years. Wife of the late Gerald N. Dufresne, Sr. Mother of Gerald N. Dufresne, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Brockton; Richard J. Dufresne of Dennisport; Friar James Dufresne, O.F.M., Conv. of Libertyville, Illinois and the late Cathy Bertoldo. Grandfather of Linda Frost, Brian Dufresne, Mary Neal, Meghan and Kevin Dufresne. Great grandmother of four.
Funeral from the Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont St. (Rte 123) Brockton Friday at 10 am. Funeral Mass in St. Ann Church W. Bridgewater at 11 am. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visiting hours Thursday 4-7 pm.
Obituary
Mrs. Dufresne died Tuesday morning at the Goddard Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Stoughton after a period of failing health. She was born in Brockton a daughter of the late Richard and Annie (Murphy) Devine. She had been a resident of Brockton until moving to West Bridgewater 21 years ago.
Mrs. Dufresne was a graduate of Brockton High School class of 1935. Until her retirement in 1979 she had been employed by local shoe factories. She enjoyed bowling and dancing and had been a member of the Guys and Gals Bowling League in Brockton.
She and her late husband enjoyed extensive travel around the country.
Mrs. Dufresne had been a member of the Matfield Woods Association and a longtime communicant of St. Ann Church in West Bridgewater
She was the wife of late Gerald N. Dufresne, Sr. and the mother of Gerald N. Dufresne, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Brockton; Richard J. Dufresne of Dennisport; Friar James Dufresne, O.F.M., Conv. of Libertyville, Illinois and the late Cathy Bertoldo. She also leaves 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews
She was the sister of the late Eleanor Devine and Anna Barrasso
Services as above