WEBSTER – Jeanne M. (Murphy) Patenaude, 94, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester with family at her side. Her husband of 67 years, J. Edward Patenaude, died in 2018.
She leaves 4 children, Jean Augusto and her husband Fernando of Somerset, Michelle Jervis and her husband Bob of Charlton, Joel Patenaude and his wife Judy Hoffstein of Montclair, NJ, and Kathryn Vincent and her husband Michael of Raleigh, NC; 10 grandchildren, Jenny and Sarah Augusto, Elisabeth Peixoto, Zachary and Ryan Stevens, Nicholas, Cameron and Alexander Vincent, and Sophie and David Patenaude; and 3 great-grandchildren, Mia, Olivia and Everly. She was looking forward to the birth of her fourth great-grandchild in April. Her 11th grandchild, Alexander Patenaude, died in 2017.
She was born on January 28, 1926 in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, the only daughter of Eugene and Alice (Harbort) Murphy and moved to Webster in 1931. She graduated from Saint Louis High School in 1944 and completed the course of study at Saint Vincent Hospital School of Nursing. She lived in Webster before moving to Overlook Rehabilitation Center in Charlton last August.
A registered nurse, Mrs. Patenaude worked at Hubbard District Hospital and at various doctor’s offices before she retired. For the 67 years of their marriage she and her devoted husband Ed were fixtures in Webster. Jeanne valued humility and displayed pleasure and a quiet grace as Ed worked the crowd.
She was a communicant of Saint Louis Church.
Her funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, January 20 11:00 AM in Saint Louis Church, 14 Lake Street, Webster (please meet at church). Current health guidelines will be observed and everyone must wear a mask properly, covering nose and mouth. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. According to her wishes there will be no visitation.
The family feels so very grateful to have had Jeanne in their lives and asks that all who knew her perform an act of kindness to those individuals, or a donation to those organizations, for which they are grateful.