Virginia Joudrey

BREWSTER - Virginia F. Joudrey, 91, formerly of Foxmeadow Drive, Brewster, passed peacefully on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Overlook Masonic Home in Charlton, MA. She was predeceased by her husband of 34 years, Harold E. Joudrey in 1977. She leaves her three children, Virginia C. Renaud of South Dennis, MA; Paul E. Joudrey and his wife Linda of Woodstock, CT; and Ann J. Donner and her husband Chris of South Orleans, MA; her siblings: Richard, Robert and Paul Fournier, Phyllis Brunelle, Ann Gagnon, and Joan Cullman, as well as five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Her brother, Alfred Fournier, her two sisters, Eleanor Blomstrom and Janet Manning, and a granddaughter, Michelle Renaud predeceased her. She was born in Auburn, MA, to the late Alfred and Veronica (Barber) Fournier. Virginia was raised in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School after which she attended secretarial school. She married and later moved to Simsbury, CT, where she belonged to St. Mary's church and was employed by Aetna Life and Casualty Co., and the Society for Savings Bank. She moved to Cape Cod in 1978 and was employed by Drake, Swan and Crocker until her retirement. Virginia possessed a great joie de vivre, and her family was most important to her. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed golf, bridge, genealogy, and travel. She was a member of the women's golf league at The Captain's Golf Course in Brewster, as well as the Brewster Historical Society. Family members and friends are invited to a celebration of her life to be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the home of her son Paul. A private burial will take place at Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, CT, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Paradis-Givner Funeral Home in Oxford, MA is assisting with arrangements.