Annonciade Marquis

August 14, 1925 - March 6, 2017

COLEBROOK — Annonciade Marquis, 91, of Colebrook, passed away Monday afternoon, March 6, 2017, at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in W. Stewartstown after a long period of declining health, and where she had been a resident since 2007. She was born in St. Malo, Quebec, on Aug. 14, 1925, a daughter to the late Wildred and Evelina (Inkel) Fauteux. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1947 when she married. For many years, Annonciade was the bookkeeper for her husband’s business, and she worked for a time at the Oblate Fathers’ Shrine in Columbia. She was a faithful communicant at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church and she will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her. She is survived by her seven children, John Pierre Marquis (Trudy) of Albuquerque, NM; Raymond Marquis (Anne) of Harwich, Mass.,John Marc Marquis (Cyndi) of Franklin, NH, Gerald Marquis (Annette) of Twin Mountain, NH, Jules Marquis (Ellen) of Colebrook; Julien Marquis (Debra) of Littleton, NH, and Louise Owen (Bruce) of Stewartstown, NH; three sisters, Therese Vaillancourt of Compton, Que., Sr. Claire Fauteux of St-Hyacinthe, Que., and Celine Madore of Stewartstown; two brothers, Henri-Paul Fauteux of St. Malo, Que., and Denis Fauteux of Coaticook, Que.; 16 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Albert Marquis, in 1989, and a brother, Leon Fauteux. Calling hours will be on Friday morning, March 10, 2017, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at 11 a.m. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Colebrook with The Rev. Craig Cheney as celebrant. Burial will be in the spring at St. Brendan’s Cemetery of which notice will be given. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Marquis may be made to the North American Martyrs’ Parish, 55 Pleasant St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.