Pauline M. LeBlanc
1938 – 2009
Putnam – Pauline M. LeBlanc, 70, of Providence Pike, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in Putnam. She was the loving wife of Gerard LeBlanc. Born in Williamstown, VT, she was the daughter of the late Willi and Flora (LaFontaine) Groleau.
Mrs. LeBlanc worked as a teacher for 35 years in the Public School System and very much enjoyed her retirement.
Pauline is survived by her sons, Gerard LeBlanc and Michael P. LeBlanc; her daughter, Catherine E.L. Schambach; two brothers, Emile Groleau and Marcel Groleau; five sisters, Yvonne Neurath, Jacqueline Kelly, Alice Valley, Rolande Blakesley, and Irene Davis; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her sisters, the late Gertrude Lecours, Rita Turi, and Elizabeth Barcomb.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Pauline’s family from 4:00 to 8:00, Sunday, January 18, 2009 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. A gathering will begin at 9:30am on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam. Burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Maple Street in Danielson.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Mary Church of the Visitation Restoration Fund, 218 Providence Street, Putnam, CT 06260.
Lynn Blackmer -Frink
I always remember Ms Groleau( LeBlanc), she was my third grade teacher at ST. Mary’s School in Putnam, Ct. I was recently told that she had been killed in a automobile accident. I was devastated. She was one of the kindest teachers I had ever met. I sang in the choir with the rest of my classmates at her wedding, and to this day still have the wedding picture with all of us in it. I often wondered where she lived because I moved to Woodstock at the end of my third grade year. God Bless her and may she rest in peace.