Lorraine C. (Dion) Desrochers, 69, of New Bedford died April 4, 2012 at home after a brief illness.
She was the loving wife of Donat A. Desrochers with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage on March 3rd.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leopold J. and Dora (St. Gelais) Dion, she lived in Acushnet for 31 years before returning to New Bedford in 2000.
She was a communicant of St. Joseph-St. Therese Church.
Mrs. Desrochers was formerly employed by Tilcon and P.J. Keating for 19 years until her retirement.
In retirement, she volunteered at the New Bedford Senior Travel program, which she enjoyed very much. Mrs. Desrochers enjoyed numerous trips with her husband and the new friends she met through many trips.
Survivors include her husband; 3 sons, Dana Desrochers of Pembroke, David Desrochers and his wife Dawn of Rochester and Douglas Desrochers and his fiancée Tuesday Golotti of New Bedford; 2 sisters-in-law, Eva Dion of Fairhaven and Dolores Stanley and her husband Richard of North Port, FL; 6 grandchildren, Alex, Sara, Nathan, Rachel, Lyndsey and Meghan; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Roger Dion, Paul Dion, Maurice Dion, Norman Dion and Bernice Martin.
Her Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 10th at 10 AM in St. Joseph – St. Therese Church. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Danny’s Team Relay For Life, please make checks payable to ACS Danny’s Team c/o Jennifer Dion, 283 Court St., New Bedford, MA 02740.