Mary Margaret (Peets) Michaud

Mary Margaret (Peets) Michaud, USN, Ret., 87, of Avon, Ohio, formerly of Westport, MA, widow of Robert E. "Frenchy" Michaud, died Sunday, April 6, 2008. A Chief Petty Officer and veteran of WW II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, she served in the Navy for 26 years, retiring in Boston on the deck of the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" in 1970. She was deeply religious , being a source of grace and faith for her extended family. She was a member of Lady's Catholic Benevolent Assn. and Fleet Reserve Assn. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Andrew and Juliet Frances (Porter) Peets; the sister of Jane Irene Vecchio of Avon, Lt. Col. Elizabeth Anne Peets, USA, Ret. of Sebastian, FL and the late Juliet Frances Peets; the aunt of Mary Jane Barile and the great aunt of Jennifer L. Barile and Thomas A. Barile, all of Euclid, Ohio; the sister-in-law of Normand Michaud of Westport, Lorraine Desrosiers of Fall River, MA, Collette Bryda of Somerset, MA and the late Andre Michaud. Her funeral will be held Saturday at 8:30 AM from the AUCLAIR FUNERAL HOME, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass in St. George Church, Westport at 10:00 AM. His Eminence Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston, officiating. Burial, Notre Dame Cemetery. Visitation, Friday 4:00 to 8:00 PM. LARGE PARKING AREA AND BARRIER-FREE ENTRANCE at the rear of funeral home. Memorials to St. George Parish, 12 Highland Ave., Westport MA 02790 and/or Boys Club, 803 Bedford St., Fall River MA 02723.