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.
My deepest sympathies to Mary’s family. She was a truly exceptional woman. We had long chats at New Edinburgh Square. Conversations about politics, the world, food (including the delicious vegan tourtière!), our challenges with the day’s Wordle, … Mary was interested in everything and everyone, and she loved her family. Bon courage à sa famille.