Alice Savoie

We regret to announce the death of Alice Savoie at the Campbellton Regional Hospital surrounded by her family on Wednesday January 22, 2020 at the age of 94 years and 7 months, wife of the late J. Norbert Savoie.  She was the daughter of the late Cecile (born Ouellette) and the late Dollard Dufour.

She is survived by her five children: Claude (Réjeanne Maltais) of Campbellton, Doris (Jacques Michaud) of Campbellton, Louise (Jean-Yves Lagacé) of Bertrand, Michel (Joan Blake) of Stittsville, Ont. and Gilles (Nicole Landry) of Petit-Rocher; her 13 grandchildren: Nathalie, Jean-Claude, Yves, Chantal, Isabelle, Michel, Marc, Eric, Paul, Sean, Luke, François and Jérémi; her 13 great grandchildren: Madison, Mélodie, Jayden, Claudie, Alicia, Ismaël, Miguel, Mélyzane, Mickaël. Loïc, Lily, Jase and Léo; her two sisters Simone and Carmen and her sisters-in-law.

As a young girl, Alice, was a teacher in a small school in St-André-de-Restigouche. After her wedding, she accompanied her husband in his business. She was a minister of communion and reader for 30 years, several years as president of the Campbellton school home. She was also a Dame d’Acadie, a mother, a grandmother and a beloved great-grandmother.

The family will receive condolences at the Savoie Funeral Home, located at 47 Alexander Street, Campbellton, this Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges church, Campbellton, this Monday at 2:00 p.m.