Dec 21, 2020
Jeannine M. (LaVault) Duchaine, 89, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2020 at home in Mattapoisett surrounded by family.
She was the wife of the late Paul A. Duchaine with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.
Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Hector and Blanche (Gaudette) LaVault, she lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett most of her life. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her five brothers, Paul, Larry, Marcel, Robert, John, and her sister Gloria.
Jeannine graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in New Bedford where she claimed she never missed a day.
After marriage, Jeannine was a stay at home mom, creating a loving environment for her husband and children. A devout Catholic, she attended St. Anthony’s parish regularly with her family. She was always a generous, elegant woman with considerable style and grace.
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