Thursday, January 29, 2009

My mother has died

Rena C. Dube, 78, of Bristol, wife of Edgard “Pete” Dube, passed away quietly at home on Jan. 23, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. Born Jan. 9, 1931, in Waterbury, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Almire (Charette) Violette. She attended St. Ann School and Wilby High School in Waterbury and worked at the Metropolitan before her marriage. Besides her husband, Rena is survived by her five children and their spouses, Sharon and Joel Templeton of Murrells Inlet, S.C., Lisa and David Anderson, Sandi and Glenn White, Stacey and Jesse Gallagher, who are all from Bristol, and Brian and Carol Dube of Wolcott; nine grandchildren, Brett and Todd Anderson, Amber and Cory White, Simone Dube and Athena, Huckleberry, Fiona and Shillelagh Gallagher; her sister, Viola Lamontagne of North Port, Fla., and her brother, Roger Violette of Murfreesboro, Tenn. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, 10 a.m., at St. Gregory Church, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Connecticut VNA Partners Hospice Program, 111 Founders Plaza — Second Floor, East Hartford, CT 06108. If friends wish, they may leave a condolence message for the family at

www.dupontfuneralhome.com

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