Obituary of Anne Lavoie

(nee Kelly) (September 17, 1916 – June 16, 2016) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Anne Lavoie of Arnprior on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital, at the age of 99 years. She was predeceased by her loving and devoted husband of 71 years, Leo; her parents Jeremiah and Catherine Kelly; her bothers, Jim, Maurice, Jack and Dan, and sisters Mary and Kay. She was a loving and caring mother and mother-in-law of Betty Anne (Al Beckmann); Tom (Merle) and Jim (Ilene). Anne cherished her grandchildren: Martin Beckmann (Heidi), Christa (Pete Biro), Kelly, Daniel (Xavier Gurza), Robin (Christopher Skinner) and Joe (Sarah). She doted on her great-grandchildren: Fleurette Wardell (daughter of Kelly) and new arrival Laurelanne, born June 12, 2016, a daughter for Joe and Sarah. Mom enjoyed “drives on the back roads”, sitting on the back patio with Leo, ice cream cones on warm summer days, cards with friends, cruising in their boat on the Ottawa River, and spending time at their cottage on the Mississippi River. She spent her last 11 years living at the Arnprior Villa where she was extremely well treated by devoted and caring staff. For that we, the family, thank you. Thanks also to Dr. Schriver and the nursing staff at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital for the excellent care and support given to Mom in her last days. The family invited you to join them during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. and again on Monday morning from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. John Chrysostom Church, Arnprior on Monday morning, June 20th at 10 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery. In memoriam donations to the Arnprior Hospital Partners in Caring Foundation or the Arnprior Public Library would be appreciated. Members of the Catholic Women’s League will assemble at the funeral home for prayers on Sunday afternoon at 3:30.