Louise (Soares) Lavallee, 75 of St. Paris, Ohio, died April 21, in the Urbana Health and Rehabilitation Center in Urbana, Ohio.
Louise came to America in 1954, at the age of 9 years old, an immigrant from the Azores, Portugal. She grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts with her mother Adeline Soares and sister, Eduarda (Soares ) Bianco.
Louise married at 19 years old to Austin A. Belanger. They had three children together, Austin, Rene, and Kevin. In 1974, Louise was widowed and raised her children with the aid of her mother and sister. In 1985, she remarried to John Lavallee, formerly of Uxbridge, Massachusetts. She inherited three new children on John’s side, Daniel, Darcy and Angie Lavallee. In 2005, John also left this world, and she was once again widowed.
Louise loved her family very much. She spent most of her life creating a home for the family, when she wasn’t working to provide for her children. She enjoyed holidays and large family gatherings around food and all of her children and grandchildren. Louise loved the water. Whether it was the ocean or swimming in the backyard pool, she loved to relax in a beach atmosphere, out in the sun, with an occasional cocktail and a cigarette.
Louise is survived by her son Austin Belanger and his wife Karen of Yuma, Arizona, and daughter, Rene Belanger of St. Paris, Ohio, and her stepsons, Danny, Darcy and stepdaughter Angie Lavallee. She was the mother of the late Kevin Belanger.
She is also survived her grandchildren, Christopher, James, Kevin, Ian, Scotty, and Miranda. She is also survived by her sister Eduarda, her niece Lisa, and Lisa’s children, Tyler, Brittany, and Alyssa. Finally, Louise is also remembered and survived by her nine great-grandchildren who live all over the United States.
Due the COVID her burial will be private in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, MA.
A celebration of her life will be held later.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association,309 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452.
Arrangements are under the care of the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, Medway. (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com).