Goldie
Champagne, 94
New
Brighton - Goldie Boucher Champagne, 94, died
Thursday, May 30, 2002 at New Brighton Care Center
in New Brighton.
Mass
of Christian burial was held 
at
10 a.m. on Monday, June 3, at St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church in Oklee with Father John
Kleinwachter officiating. Barb Melby was the
organist, and special music was provided by Al and
Eddie Walseth. Casketbearers were grandsons Keith
Delage, Bryan Delage, Brock Walseth, Joshua
Martini, Mike Medrow, and John Medrow. Honorary
casketbearers included all of Goldie's
grandchildren. Interment was in St. Francis
Catholic Cemetery in Oklee. Johnson Funeral Service
of Red Lake Falls was in charge of the
arrangements.
Goldie
Perreault was born on April 30, 1908 in Cass Lake,
the daughter of Louis and Edith (Gaudette)
Perreault. When she was three years old, she moved
with her family to Brooks. Goldie was baptized and
confirmed in the Catholic faith and attended school
in Brooks and for one year in Red Lake
Falls.
On
November 16, 1925, she was united in marriage to
Albert O. Boucher in Brooks. Goldie and Albert
moved to Cudahy, Wisc. and resided there for three
years before returning to the area to live on his
parents' farm in Lambert Township near Oklee.
Albert died in 1984.
In
1987, Goldie married Amedie Champagne at St.
Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee. Amedie
died in 1994. In May of 1994, Goldie moved to
Valley Home in Thief River Falls, and in November
of 1994, she moved to the Minneapolis
area.
Goldie
worked at various area cafes as well as the bowling
alley and dry cleaners in Oklee. Many knew her as a
seamstress.
She
was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in
Oklee and St. Ann's Altar Society. Goldie taught
Catechism and was very active in the
church.
She
enjoyed quilting, sewing, baking, gardening,
playing cards, and especially, spending time with
her family and friends.
Goldie
is survived by five daughters, Leila (Lee) Medrow
of Oak Creek, Wisc., Elaine (Mike) Brown of
Missoula, Mont., Joanne (Francis) Bradley of
Brooks, Marlene Martini (special friend Bryan Buck)
of Coon Rapids, and Mary (Eddie) Walseth of Thief
River Falls; 18 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Viola Mostad of
Grand Forks, N.D. and Mae Champagne of North
Caroline; and many other relatives.
Preceding
her in death were her parents; husbands; a
son-in-law, Robert Delage; a granddaughter, Rhonda
Delage; a great-grandson, Joshua Krebs; a brother,
Joe Perreault; and two sisters, Anna Lambert and
Lilly Richard. A00003B2002JU05
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