Cecile B. BEGIN

CECILE B. LAPOINTE BURLINGTON — Cecile B. LaPointe, 84, a longtime resident of Lakeside Avenue, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, surrounded by her loving family in the Starr Farm Nursing Center. She was born in St. Rosaire, Quebec on April 1, 1921, the daughter of the late Odias and Lauza (Jacques) Begin. On Oct. 1, 1944, Cecile married Donald G. LaPointe in St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church. She was a longtime member of St. Anthony's parish. Cecile enjoyed spending time with her family. She had a keen appreciation for nature, enjoyed sunsets, feeding her birds and tending to her flower gardens. She also was an accomplished knitter and enjoyed making many gifts for her family. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed her New York Yankees. Cecile is survived by her husband of 61 years, Donald G. of Burlington; six children, Donna Kriesel and Ty Crawford of Cypress, Calif., Chip LaPointe and his wife, Nancy, of Amherst, Mass., Susan Brunelle and her husband, David, of South Burlington, Richard LaPointe and his wife, Carol, of Burlington, Roger LaPointe and his wife, Sierra, of Burlington, and Ellen Fontaine and her husband, Dan, of Williston; 19 grandchildren, Dana DeWitt, Greg, Jason Kriesel; Jenny, Michael, Chris LaPointe; Amy Chambers, Derek, Matt, Seth Brunelle; Amber, Travis LaPointe; Chad, Kristin, Ashley LaPointe; Sienna, Shayna, Samantha, Joe Fontaine; eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Cecile was predeceased by a grandson, Jonathan LaPointe, her brothers, Lucien, Paul, Louis, Joel, Norman and Roger Begin; and by her sisters, Blanche Vachereau, Lucienne Fournier, Germaine Lavigne, Jeanette Cross, Lillian Brown, Colinette Willey, Lucille LaPointe and Jacqueline Begin. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church with interment to follow in New Mount Calvary Cemetery. For those who wish, donations in her memory may be made to Starr Farm Nursing Center Resident Council, Attn. Colleen McLaughlin, 98 Starr Farm Road, Burlington, Vt. 05401. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Ready Funeral and Cremation Service, South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Road.