After a life well-lived, our beloved mother Mary de Bellefeuille has died at the age of 94 at St-Vincent’s Hospital in Ottawa. Mary was the cherished wife of Dr Paul de Bellefeuille (d. 2003) and loving mother to Marc (Luci Rizzo), Jean (Filomena Morgado), André (Carrie McKinnon) and Julie (Gerry Heney). Mary was an affectionate and doting Grandma to Julien, Renée, Anick, Karine, Nicolas, Patrick, Marc-Alexandre, Stefan, Paul and Zoé, and was thrilled to welcome her great grandchildren Adrien, Hayden, Zelda, Stella, Elliott, Romy and Kamila into the fold.
Mary was predeceased by her siblings Bruno Carrera, June Chase and Angus Carrera. She leaves to mourn her sister-in-law Barbara Carrera.
Mary was known for her elegance, her kindness and warmth, her compassion, her generosity, her appreciation of art, her love of nature, and her strength of character. Always welcoming and gracious, one couldn’t help but feel better in her presence. A warm and open individual, she made good friends at all stages of her life, most recently at New Edinburgh Square.
Mary was a loving aunt to her nieces and nephews and shared a special connection with her dear niece Annick de Bellefeuille. In recent years, Mary grew very close to her cousin Teresa Ferrante, a relationship she treasured.
We would like to thank the caregivers and medical professionals whose kindness and compassion helped to ease Mary’s final weeks, in particular Dr Jessica Roy of the Regional Palliative Consultation team and Dr Grace Warmels, Katherine, Donna and Coralee at St-Vincent’s.
Mary’s life will be celebrated on Sunday, November 30th at Beechwood Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Services, 280 Beechwood Ave. Friends and family are invited to gather from 9:00am in the Visitation Suites. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am in the Sacred Space, immediately followed by a reception.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Médecins sans frontières would be appreciated.
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Johanne Blain
Gail Gauvreau
Dear Jean and Filomena,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. From the obituary, she sounds like a wonderful person and from knowing you Jean, we can see that she certainly was a great mother. We hope that the lovely memories you have of her, help you through this difficult time and bring you laughter in the future.
Gail and Dan Gauvreau
Anna Wright
So much missed
Cheryl Bauman
Dear Julie,
My deepest sympathies are with you and your family as you grieve the loss of your beloved mother.
Lots of love always, Cheryl ❤️
Martina Smazal
I am so very sorry to hear of dear Mary's passing! She, together with her husband Paul, were such warm and kind people. I am the adopted daughter of their friend Christine Simon, who also left us exactly 3 years to the day before Mary did. Mary and Paul will always be deeply treasured in my heart.
Nancy Langdon
Julie and family,
I am so sad to hear the news about your mom. I'm sending you all my love and thinking of you during this incredibly hard time.
Tom Hand
So sorry for your loss. I will always remember Mrs de Bellefeuille growing as a close friend to Jean and spending so much time at the house on Kilborn Ave. She was so kind, welcoming, generous and beautiful. She will be in my thoughts for weeks to come.
Chris Pageau
So sorry to hear of your loss. She was a wonderful person.
Maria Franchina
Dear Marc, Jean, Andre, Julie, and Family,
My deepest most heartfelt condolences for the loss of your dear Mom. She always had such grace and warmth and a loving and positive presence. I’ll remember her fondly and with love. Thinking of you all and sending you prayers of comfort.
Bruce Miller
My wife (June Saunders) and I were friends of Mary's sister June Chase. Through that friendship we had the pleasure of getting to know Mary through the occasional group luncheons together. I was saddened to hear of Mary's passing. I do hope that the family is able treasure the memories that they have of Mary. You will be in my thoughts at this most difficult time.
My deepest sympathies to the family.