Mary Rochefort

Rochefort, Mary passed away suddenly but peacefully at 4:45 am on May 23 at the age of 68. She was born in Windsor, on July 13, 1955. Survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Armand Rochefort; loving son of 46 years Kenneth Rochefort; and loving son of 44 years Adam Rochefort. Lovingly remembered by Sharon Tune, Shawna Rochefort, Joshua Rochefort, David Tracy, Sarah Tracy, Donnie and Shannie Tracy, Matt Tracy, Cindy Tracy, Jeff Tracy, Cathy and Derrick Davies, Craig Tracy, Amanda Tracy, Heather Tracy, and Teddy Rochefort. 

I spent the better part of 50 of the 70 years of my life with you Mary and they were the greatest years of my life. I will always cherish what time we had and look forward to meeting again. 

At a very young age Mom was called upon to take care of her family when her mom passed away. She took care of her little brother as if he was her own child. She was always proud of him. Later on, she also looked after various nieces and nephews and treated them like there were her own children and continued even near the end to wonder and think of them. Even family she hadn't seen in years she still worried about and wondered how they were doing. 

She was my number one supporter and no matter how many times I failed or stumbled; she was right there to cheer me on. She tired to teach me to share. She showed me how to face difficulty with humor, to remember good things in life. I miss our chats about movies, politics, weird stuff experienced in the day, odd thoughts, good ideas. I'm not sure if she ever knew that I always found comfort with her when dealing with stress in my life. Mom was and will always be very important to me.  I hope she knows. Mom did a lot for us, never asking for much in return. She decorated every home with the love and care that only a mother could. Mom cooked for us, even when she had little to cook with. She sacrificed things for herself to make sure we had clothes. Mom never spent much on herself, tried to fill in as much as we could. We hope that she enjoyed everything we gave and did for her. And we hope that she understood what she meant to us. She made friends in every workplace she went. No matter the person, she always tried to be friendly with good people. She learned to deal with hardship in her own way. We understand Mom loved to keep things clean and ordered. To maintain a little slice of life, stability and resilience at home. Home was very important to Mom, and we appreciated every minute of her hard efforts, no matter where we lived, she would always try to make that home. 

Mom meant the world to me so much and her loss will always be felt. She was always there for me whenever I needed anything. Growing up people remarked about what a good mother she was and how great a job she did making our house a home. One of her favorite things to do was gardening. She was very proud of her garden and even won an award for her green thumb. But she was also a fierce defender of those she loved. She was the first one standing up for what's right. She taught us humility and how to appreciate the little things. She showed us that the only thing that was important in life was each other. She was never judgmental when we faltered. She was always thinking of others first. One of the our best memories growing up is when Mom surprised my brother and I at school with a brand-new puppy we had been harassing her about. We learned much later what she went through to adopt Ginger for all of us. We will forever miss her with all of our hearts and we will strive to make her proud of us as she was the best Mom there was and is. 

Although we cannot say goodbye, we can say...see you when we're all ready to meet again. Even if you're around Mom, your presence is greatly missed. Until we see you again, we miss you Mom, you were wonderful and we will all be together in the future once again.