DOUCETTE, Marie ‘Bernice’ (LeBlanc)

Marie ‘Bernice’ Doucette (LeBlanc) passed on peacefully from complications of dementia on January 1, 2020, surrounded by her family in Brentwood, NH at the age of 85. Bernice was born on Surette’s Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, on July 7, 1934. Daughter of late Joseph ‘Alphie’ LeBlanc and Anne ‘Genevieve’ LeBlanc (Muise) of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She moved to Massachusetts with her late husband William Doucette. She is survived by her 3 children, Gail Averback and husband Seth of Kingston, NH, Pam Harriman and husband Les of Newton, NH, and Steven Doucette and wife Pavarisa of North Reading, MA; 6 grandchildren, Jason and Angela, Todd and Karintha, Adam, Kelly and Vicente, Jessica, and Katie; and 4 great-grandchildren, Zoe, Bella, Brooke, Ember, and Asher. Predeceased by sisters, Mabel LeBlanc, Marie Cann, Pauline LeBlanc, and Lorraine Davis. Bernice led a simple life; she was a dedicated mother, wife, and grandmother. She enjoyed playing cards, spending time with her family, helping others in any way possible, and danced into her later years. Even throughout her debilitating disease, she stayed quick witted. The celebration of her life was held privately with the family. Interment will be held privately by McDonaldFinnegan Funeral Home, at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, MA, next to her late husband. The family is planning to return some of her ashes back to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; to be scattered amongst her family.