Obituary of Constance Grace Irene Gaudet

It is with broken hearts and appreciation for a life well lived, the family announce the passing of Constance Grace Irene Gaudet (Connie) on Sunday, October 23,

2022 at the Saint John Regional Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Saint John in 1941, Connie was a daughter of the late Arthur “Max” and Elsie Pauline (Rawding) Spurr, and widow of the late Clarence Joseph Leonard Gaudet.

Connie was a sales associate with Eddie Bauer until her retirement in 2010, but she always said her favourite job was babysitting her grandchildren over the years.

Connie was a long-time member and queen of the “Red Rockin’ Robins” Red Hat group. She loved to travel and was always up for an adventure. She has a passion

baking and enjoyed planning events which blended her passions of getting together with friends and family. She spent many years at Hardings Point

Campground where she loved to swim and have campfires with her beach family.

Connie was also a long-time standing member of the Our Lady of the Assumption Church where she was a reader.

She was always thinking of others and spent much of her time volunteering at many organizations including Romero House.

Connie leaves behind to mourn two sons: Christopher (Michele) Gaudet and Carl Gaudet, both of Saint John, two daughters; Coral (Shawn) Makarenko, of

Georgetown, Ontario, and Cheri (Marc) Dionne of Rothesay, five grandchildren. Nicole (Tyler) Lord, of Lower Greenwich, Caleb (Abby) Gaudet, of Grand Bay-

Westfield, Andrew Ewart (Morgan Clark) and Matthew Ewart, both of Saint John, and Jakob Makarenko, of Georgetown, Ontario.; her four great grandchildren

Kyran, Alexis, Meredith and Curtis, bonus granddaughter; Hilary Savoy, sister-in-law Elsie Hooley; as well as her life- long best friend Irene McCarthy.

She was predeceased by her infant twin granddaughters Krystal and Katie Gaudet and sister-in-law Rachel Butler.

Castle Funeral Home 309 Lancaster Ave. Saint John (634 -1701) have been entrusted with the arrangements. Visitations will be held on Wednesday, October

26, 2022, and Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 12:00 pm at the Assumption Church.

Interment will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery. Donations to Romero House, the N.B. Heart and Stroke Foundation or charity of the donor’s choice would be

appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be made at www. Castlefh.ca.