Francisca R. Berube Obituary (1923

St. Marguerite D'Youville Parish Interment Details Gibson Cemetery DRACUT - Francisca R. (Rapone) Berube died suddenly, Thursday August 12, 2010 in Lowell General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Hector H. Berube of Dracut with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Francisca was born in Lowell on May 14, 1923, a daughter of the late Mauro Rapone and Serafina (Lodato) Rapone. She received her education in the Lowell school system, graduating from the Lowell Vocational School class of 1941. Mrs. Berube devoted her life to being a homemaker, tending to the needs of her family. For a short time during WWII, she worked making parachutes for the troops. In her free time she enjoyed watching old movies, and was an accomplished seamstress. She was also a well known dancer who enjoyed Ballroom dancing as well as entertaining the military as a dancer for the USO at Fort Devens during WWII. Her most cherished time was that spent in the company of her family. In addition to her husband she is survived by three children, Anthony Berube and his wife Louise of Lowell; Linda Marquis and her husband Henry of Londonderry, NH; Mary Thibodeau and her husband Thomas of Londonderry, NH; nine grand children Angelina and Anthony H.F. Berube; Serafina, Rosalia and Leonard Marquis; Sarah Hardy and her husband David, Meg Ann Tang and her husband Michael, Thomas Thibodeau and Benjamin Thibodeau and his wife Jessica; three great grandchildren Alyssa Hardy, Bryson and Anna Rose Tang; two brothers, Leo Rapone and his wife Florence of Lowell, and August Rapone and his wife Helen of Las Vegas, NV; a sister Rita Shoemaker of York, ME; several nieces and nephews including Toni Rapone of Montana. She is predeceased by a brother Anthony Rapone, and a sister Mary Rapone. It being her wish, funeral services were held privately under the direction of DRACUT FUNERAL HOME 2159 Lakeview Avenue, Dracut. Those who wish to make memorial contributions may do so in her name to St. Anthony's Foundation 150 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 94102.