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Mae
Theroux, 86
Red
Lake Falls - Mae E. Theroux, 86, died Saturday,
December 8, 2001 at Northwest 
Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Mass
of Christian burial will be held at 2 p.m. today
(Wednesday, December 12) at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Red Lake Falls with Father Tim Bushy
officiating. Polly Beyer will be the organist, and
special music will be provided by St. Joseph's
Church Choir. All of Mae's grandchildren will serve
as casketbearers. Interment will be in St. Joseph's
Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake Falls.
Visitation
was held Tuesday, December 11, from 5 to 8 p.m.
with a 7 p.m. prayer service at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church. Visitation will also be held for
one hour prior to today's services.
Mae
Emma Demarais was born on May 16, 1915 in Gentilly,
the daughter of John B. and Justina (Trudeau)
Demarais. She grew up near Gentilly where she was
educated and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic
Church.
On
February 12, 1934, she was united in marriage to
Armond "Herman" Theroux at St. Peter's Catholic
Church in Gentilly. The couple lived and farmed on
several farms in Red Lake County. In 1961, they
began operating Theroux Hilltop Cafe and Gas in Red
Lake Falls and continued to own and operated it
until they sold it in 1967. Mae then worked at
Hillcrest Nursing Home until her retirement in
1976. Armond died on December 15, 1975.
Mae
was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and
its Guild in Red Lake Falls and the Catholic
Daughters. She also helped with the community One
Fund drive.
She
enjoyed gardening, playing cards, going to the
casino, bowling, dancing, cooking, canning and
especially family gatherings and
reunions.
Mae
is survived by nine sons, Russell Theroux of
Albuquerque, N.M., Robert (LyNette) Theroux and
Raymond Theroux, both of Las Cruces, N.M., Larry
(Annette) Theroux of Oak Creek, Wisc., John (Doris)
Theroux of Brooklyn Park, Wayne (Diane) Theroux of
Ropesville, Texas, Armond (Shelley) Theroux Jr. of
Tijeras, N.M., Daniel Theroux of Albuquerque, N.M.
and Timothy Theroux of Thief River Falls; five
daughters, Marlene Theroux of Eagan, Carol Proulx
of Red Lake Falls, Shirley (Denny) Cameron of
Floodwood, Katherine (Ted) Tollefson of Glyndon and
Rose Mary Theroux of Fertile; 51 grandchildren; 51
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Irene (Lloyd)
Philion of Red Lake Falls and Alice (Harvey)
Bombardier of San Pablo, Calif.
She
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a
granddaughter, Gina; a daughter-in-law, Patricia;
six sisters, Laura Baril, Lucille Snyder, Marie
Page, Virginia Houle, Eva Houle and Delia
Bombardier; and two brothers, John Demarais and
Bill Demarais.
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