Obituary for Evelyn B. (Connor) Roberge
Evelyn B. (Connor) Roberge, 92, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2016. Born in Ludlow, daughter of the late William and Lucy (Dominick) Connor, she lived her younger years in Indian Orchard before returning to Ludlow in 1949, where she was a faithful communicant of St. Elizabeth Parish (St John the Baptist) serving as a Eucharistic Minister and singing in their choir and as a soloist for weddings and funerals. Evelyn also sang with the Maranatha Voices, was a founding member of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and served at the Soup Kitchen at Worthington St. Shelter. She was also a long time enthusiastic member of the Bethlehem Charismatic Prayer Group of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Southwick. She worked for many years at Heatbath Corp. in Indian Orchard before retiring. Evelyn was the beloved wife of the late Leo O. Roberge who predeceased her in 2007; a devoted mother to Sharyn Drenen and her husband Walter, of Southwick, and Pamela Letendre and her fiance Martin Demers, of Belchertown; an adoring grandmother to Brian Drenen, Robert Letendre, Shannon Drenen, Jennifer Racine, Laura Drenen, Matthew Drenen, Stephen Drenen, Aimee Letendre and Andrew Letendre; a loving great-grandmother of 19; a dear sister of Phyllis Reis, of Ludlow, and the late William J. Connor and Cynthia Champagne; and also leaves many loving extended family members and dear friends. Funeral services for Evelyn will be held on Saturday morning at 9:00am from Ludlow Funeral Home with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00am in St. Elizabeth Parish with Monsignor Homer Gosselin officiating. Burial will follow in St. Aloysius Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 6:00-8:00pm and donations may be made in Evelyn’s memory to St. Elizabeth Parish Hubbard St. Ludlow, Ma. 01056.
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Visitation
Friday
20
May
6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
Ludlow Funeral Home
432 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Service
Saturday
21
May
9:00 AM
Ludlow Funeral Home
432 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Funeral Liturgy
Saturday
21
May
10:00 AM
St. Elizabeth Parish (St. John the Baptist)
181 Hubbard Street
Ludlow, Ma 01056
Cemetery Details
Location
Island Pond Cemetery
499 Center Street
Ludlow, Ma 01056
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