Gemma (Donna) Chaloux of St. Johnsbury passed away Monday,
Dec. 27, 2010, in Lyndonville at the home of Susie Greaves, her
loving caregiver for the past 17 months. She was born in St.
Johnsbury on Aug. 10, 1927, to Leo and Marie Louise (Poliquin)
Donna. She attended Mt. St. Joseph Academy. She married
Gerard Chaloux on June 15, 1948. Together they raised five
children, spending eight years on a farm in North Danville. The
rest of their married life they lived at different locations "on the hill"
in St. Johnsbury. She enjoyed cooking for her family, sewing and
gardening. She was a devoted member of Notre Dame and St.
John's churches, spending many hours working on the Christmas
bazaars and other Altar Society projects. For many years she ran
a catering business with her sister-in-law, Mary Jeanne Donna.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Gerard of St.
Johnsbury; three sons, Leo Chaloux and wife Jean of Wolcott,
N.Y., Maurice Chaloux and wife Laurie of Waterford, and Frank
Chaloux and wife Dorothy of St. Johnsbury; a daughter, Dianne
Gingue and husband Andre of Waterford; a son-in-law, Scott
Hooker and wife Marion of Waterford; grandchildren Linda
Chaloux Mosse, Diana Chaloux, Kelley Chaloux Silon, Maria
Chaloux Schaefer, Christine Chaloux Konieczny, Aaron Gingue,
Andrea Chaloux, Jeremy Gingue, Lisa Chaloux , Alison Gingue
Williams, Daniel Chaloux, Celia Hooker and Shaun Hooker; seven
great-grandchildren; three brothers, Claude Donna and wife Mary
Jeanne, Roger Donna, Normand Donna and wife Susan; two
sisters Gertrude Turner and husband Robert, Dorothy Lynaugh
Leonard and husband Reginald; a brother-in-law, Bill Chaloux;
two sisters-in-law, Sr. Theresa Chaloux, CND, and Ms. Sara
Donna; and many nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased
by a daughter, Denise Chaloux Hooker, a brother, Robert Donna,
five sisters-in-law, Geraldine (Chaloux) Lozeau, Sr. Marion
Chaloux, RHSJ, Jane Donna, Connie Chaloux, Sr. Irene Chaloux,
CND; and a brother-in-law, Gordon Lynaugh. Friends may greet
the family at the funeral home this Thursday evening from 6 to 8
p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. John's
Church in St. Johnsbury on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at 11 a.m.
Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of
flowers memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd
Foundation, P.O. Box 146, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819.
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