Aurise M. (Milot) Bedard

Aurise M. (Milot) Bedard

…mother, artist, church decorator

LOWELL - Mrs. Aurise M. (Milot) Bedard, age 90, a resident of Lowell, died on Monday, October 12, 2015, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. 

She was the beloved wife of Leon P. Bedard with whom she celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on May 30th 2015.

Aurise was the loving mother of six children and eight grandchildren. 

Surviving her in addition to her loving husband are three daughters and two sons in law, Janin M. Rider and her husband Jeff of Hudson, NH, Nicole Tepe and her husband Mike of Jackson, WY and Lisa A. Bedard of Dracut; three sons and two daughters in law, Brian E. and Janet Bedard of Hudson, NH, Martin J. and Diane Bedard of Billerica and Remi P. Bedard of Lowell; eight grandchildren; seven sisters, Sr. Marie Helena SSA (Therese Milot) of Marlborough, Lucie Bisceglia of S. Carolina, Claire Roux of N. Carolina, Cecile Couture of Pepperell, Madeleine Wright of Vista, CA, Marie Arroyo of Vista, CA and Helene Levasseur of Nashua, NH; and several nieces and nephews.

She was also the sister of the late Paul J.M. Milot.

Born in Lowell, on October 1, 1925, she was a daughter of the late J. Lucien and Marie V. (Aupry) Milot.

She was a parishioner of the former St. Jeanne d’Arc Church for over 60 years and more recently of the Parish of Saint Rita.

As a young woman, she worked for insurance companies in Concord, MA, Nashua, NH and Lowell.  Later, she was a participating founder of the original Lowell Association for Retarded Children (LARC), now Life Links, serving as a director and Treasurer for several decades.  As a strong advocate for those with special needs, she visited homes for special needs children transferring out of state institutions and reported on their condition.  She also visited with new mothers of special needs babies informing them of available services.

She was a skilled artist as a painter and carver, but her proudest accomplishments were the many banners she created to decorate Ste Jeanne d’Arc Church in Lowell.

BEDARD – Mrs. Aurise M. (Milot) Bedard.  There will be no visiting hours.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral mass on Friday morning at 10 a.m. in the Parish of Saint Rita, 158 Mammoth Road, Lowell. Those wishing may make a memorial donation to Ste Jeanne d’Arc School, 68 Dracut Street, Lowell, MA 01854.

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