Obituary - Suzanne May (Fortin) Gadbois
Suzanne May Gadbois
Monday, March 24th, 2003
Suzanne M. Fortin Gadbois, a lifetime resident of Mount Vernon died unexpectedly
Monday, March 24, 2003.
She was born on January 10, 1947 to Nap and Marintha Fortin, she graduated from
Mount Vernon High School and married Larry Gadbois.
They made their home in the Clear Lake area where they raised 5 children and ran
a custom meat operation for 23 years. Farming was also a large part of her life
and she enjoyed driving tractors.
In the early 90's she began a career as a rural postal carrier in the Mount
Vernon Post Office and was relocated to the Burlington office.
Suzanne loved animals, horseback riding, fishing and camping, however, nothing
gave her more pleasure that her family. She was very proud of her children and
loved their friends as her own, choosing to be a second Mom to many. Her
employees never remained that for long, they became family. She was a loving
woman full of strength, grace and faith and will be missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents Nap Fortin and Marintha Peabody, father
and mother in-law Arthur and Gean Gadbois, sister in-law Carrol Gadbois, step
brothers Van and Andrew Peabody and grandson Jeffrey Moffet.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Larry Gadbois, her step father
Dwight Peabody, children MarySue and Kyle Moffet, Tami and Tony Swanson, Rena
Eagleburger and Rob Prokos, Julie Gadbois and Nathan Gadbois. Her grandchildren
Amber Moffet, Dalton Swanson, Victoria and Carroline Eagleburger, and Taylor
Prokos, step-brother Tim Peabody, step-sister Eve Peabody, brother and
sister-in-law Darrel and Jan Gadbois, nephews Dennis and Dale Gadbois, niece
Laura Hull, their children and numerous surrogate daughters and sons.
Memorials are suggested to the Clear Lake Fire Department, PO Box 186, Clear
Lake, WA 98235.
Memorial Services are being held Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 4:30 PM at the
Community Covenant Church, 12605 Hwy 9, Clear Lake, WA.
Cremation arrangements under direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.