- Date Of Birth: May 12, 1954
- Date Of Death: November 1, 2015
- State: Connecticut
Marie Jeanette LaBrecque, 61, of Colchester, passed away early Sunday morning, (November 1, 2015), at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford after a life long battle with Diabetes.
Born in Hartford on May 12, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Beryl (Heming) Grenier. Soon after Marie’s youngest sister was born, their mother, Beryl passed away suddenly. With Alfred serving active duty in the military, Marie and her sisters were raised by their grandmother, the late Nellie Heming and their aunt Margaret Heming Hughes. Margaret raised the girls as her own children, with sincere and loving appreciation from them.
Marie married Ronald Joseph LaBrecque on June 8, 1979. The couple moved to Colchester soon after. Marie worked for many years as a Unit Secretary at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She later worked as the Office Manager for Dr. John Mara in Hartford. She and her husband had a great desire to have a child, they chose to adopt. Marie became a full time mother when they adopted Marisa Nell LaBrecque from Bolivia. The happiest time of her life, and her greatest passion was being a mother and homemaker. She loved to cook and care for her family. She was also a communicant of St.
