Obituary of Theresa D. LeBlanc

Theresa D. (Robitaille) LeBlanc, 79, of Danielson, died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Westview Healthcare, Dayville CT. She was born April 1, 1936 in Putnam, daughter of Louis and Eleonore (Nadeau) Robitaille. Theresa went to St. Mary's Catholic school and was unable to finish high school in order to work to help support her parents. She met her soulmate Louis LeBlanc, Jr., who she married in 1955. He was in the military and she happily left her hometown of Putnam, CT and traveled abroad when he got stationed in France and military bases all over the US with him and their four children. She worked in the mess hall at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota, Delaware State News and the Norwich Bulletin as insert stuffer. When her husband retired from the Air Force in 1976, they moved back to Connecticut where they bought a home in Killingly. She worked for Home Video Center which inspired her to open her own video store in Dayville in 1988, called Bell Park Video which she closed in 1995 due to illness. Having no siblings she had her cousins which she was closest to, and her best friends Norma Martel, Muriel Brunsma, Claire Bennett, Jeanette Barrette and Maggie Robidoux her lifelong friends. Theresa was a member of the Women's VFW Auxiliary and enjoyed going to and participating in their functions. She had a very feisty personality always telling you what she thought, she loved to have fun and always smiled, and even her eyes smiled especially when she couldn't talk, towards the end. She was a communicant of St. James Church and did Eucharistic Ministry for them which was dear to her heart. She loved to travel and sightsee when her husband was in the military and retired. Her past-times were genealogy, camping and fishing with her family and friends. She loved animals especially her cat Bella and grand dogs Bo, Marley, Lexi, Latte and Doser. Her absolute favorite past-time was being with her kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who will miss her greatly. Theresa leaves many loved ones and friends behind. She fought a tough battle with Alzheimer's and lost. She leaves her two sons John L. LeBlanc and his fiancée Karen Rowland of Moosup, Anthony P. LeBlanc of Danielson, two daughters Patricia M. Kenda and her husband Robert of Dayville, Michelle J. Daniels and her companion Mark Tyler of Dayville, seven grandchildren, Sharon, Jonathan, Heather, Destiny, Alexis, Anthony, Jr., Christine, three great-grandchildren, Brianna, Sierra, John Michael, her brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Sandy LeBlanc of FL, and Gerard LeBlanc of Putnam, Elaine LeBlanc of Danielson and many nieces and nephews. The Funeral will be Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 12:00 Noon from the Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds Street, Danielson, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM at St. James Church, 12 Franklin Street, Danielson, CT. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Calling Hours Tuesday (TODAY), June 23, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory for Alzheimer’s Research at http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Events/Tributes-AlzheimersChampions?pxfid=278397&fr_id=1060&pg=fund Share a memory at www.gagnonandcostellofh.com