Therese Alice M. Janelle

On October 26, 2013, Therese Alice M. (Viens) Janelle peacefully died at age 92 with her family at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire. Therese, the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Eva Rose (Martel) Viens, was born in Pembroke, NH on September 19, 1921. After earning her high school diploma, Therese attended Mount Saint Mary College in Hooksett, NH.

Since 1947, Therese resided in Nashua with her husband, the late former U.S. District Attorney Louis M. Janelle who died on June 30, 1996. On November 4, 1942, Louis and Therese were married at St. John Baptist Parish in Suncook. They were together for 54 years.

Until her last breath, Therese lived her entire life devoted to loving her family unconditionally. As the beloved matriarch and homemaker, she was also a gourmet chef, accomplished pianist, and a master Canasta player. Impossible to describe on paper, Therese was actively involved as a parent, a grandparent to 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. In addition, Therese made time for sewing to make all of her children’s clothes. In her “spare” moments, she also enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Furthermore, she was an active member of Catholic Charities. Finally, as though the above-mentioned was not enough, she found time to serve as a Cub Scout Den Mother, a faithful communicant of St. Joseph the Worker Parish and St. Louis de Gonzague Parish in Nashua, NH.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a son-in-law, Gregory S. Barnes; and a daughter-in-law, Francine E. (Boucher) Janelle.

Survivors include her ten children in the following order: Louis M. Janelle and his wife Bonnie of Akron, OH, Jean G. Janelle and his wife Cindy of Fairfield, OH, Francoise M. Carey and her husband Ernie of Henderson, NV, Patricia A. Donovon and her husband Richard of San Marcos, CA, Marie T. Barnes of Nashua, Noella C. Peters and her husband Gary of Venice, FL, Alice L. Williams and her husband Travis of Seattle, WA, Joseph R. M. Janelle of Key West, FL, D. Louise Murray and Dennis of Nashua, and Bernadette Janelle and her partner Cindy Hearing of New York, NY.

SERVICES: Services will be held privately. Mrs. Janelle will be interred with her late husband at St. Louis de Gonzague Cemetery in Nashua. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to: New Hampshire Association for the Blind, 25 Walker Street, Concord, NH 03301. The DAVIS FUNERAL HOME, One Lock St., Nashua has been placed in charge of arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.davis
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