Angeline “Angie” Doucet

  • Angeline “Angie” Doucet 1914-2005

  •  Date of Death: April 08, 2005
  •  Location: Bathurst
Bathurst - Mrs. Angeline 'Angie' Doucet, 91, of Riverside Dr., Bathurst, passed away on Friday (April 8, 2005) at the Chaleur Regional Hospital, Bathurst, after a brief illness. She was born in Caraquet, the youngest of six children, of the late Honoré and Marie (Chiasson) Lanteigne. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She left Caraquet as a young woman to work as a housekeeper for Father Eugene Barry in Douglastown where she acquired her English. She came to Bathurst in the late thirties, where she was employed by Mrs. R.M. Lutes as her housekeeper. She met and later married Vincent J. Doucet in 1939, after which her husband entered the Army and went overseas. She left Bathurst to reside with her sister in Valleyfield, Que., and was soon employed at a Munitions Factory for the War effort. Having a command of both languages, she soon worked as a shift supervisor, as Plant Manager where British and required staff who could communicate in both languages. With her husband returning to Canada, for eleven months, she resided for a time in Woodstock, Sussex & Camp Aldershot, NS, and upon his return to Europe, she was on the civilian work force at C.F. Base in Chatham, NB. Upon returning to Bathurst after the war, they built their home at the present address where she resided until her death. She returned to the work force and was employed by the W.J.Kent & Co. Ltd. as a seamstress and later duties fabricating drapes for the many Kent Enterprises. As a separate enterprise, she had made over 200 wedding dresses over her working career. An avid gardener, she maintained flower gardens & indoor plants for years until failing health & advancing years curtailed her hobby. She also was keenly involved in the collection & restoration of antique furniture, the house bears this in testimony. On a trip to Hamilton, ON, in the seventies, she observed her nephew engaged in wood carving, and added this extra hobby to her activities. At this time she was involved with teaching sewing on night school courses that the Provincial Government, with the Trade School program, had arranged for women to improve their sewing skills. These courses continued every Fall for a number of years. Fall family vacations were spent hunting with old wartime friends in both the Bathurst and Riley Brook areas. Following her husband's death in 1979, she started to retire from a lot of outside activities and spent her remaining years gardening, playing cards with friends, and enjoying her home. She is survived by: One son: Eric V. Doucet of Bathurst One granddaughter: Julie Haché of Moncton Many nieces and nephews. Sister-in-law: Barbara Doucet (Eugene) of Nova Scotia. The body will rest after 2:00 p.m. Monday at Elhatton's Funeral Home, Bathurst. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday morning (April 11, 2005) at 11:00 a.m. from Holy Family Church, Bathurst. Burial will be in the parish cemetery later in the spring. www.elhatton.com Visiting hours are Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 and Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. till time of Funeral. For anyone wishing to send tokens of sympathy, the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or a favorite charity.

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