Sr. Therese E LeGros

 Sister Therese LeGros, FCSCJ (Sister Therese of the Holy Face), a Daughter of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, passed away after long illness on October 31, 2015, at Lafayette Center, Franconia, New Hampshire, at the age of 81. Therese LeGros was born April 13, 1934, in Fitchburg, Masschusetts. She was the daughter of Andre LeGros and Delila Lamy. Therese LeGros professed her vows with her Religious Congregation on August 25, 1956. During her 59 years of religious profession Sister Therese was an educator in Colebrook, New Hampshire; Newport, Vermont; and Champlain, New York; and an administrator in Littleton, New Hampshire.

She was Provincial Treasurer from 1985-1998. While at Mount Sacred Heart in Littleton, she oversaw the second phase of development and expansion of the facility in the late 1980’s. Sister Therese was a keen lifelong learner and perfected many talents and skills – wood-carving, sketching and painting, various arts and crafts, gardening and care of small animals.

Sister Therese was predeceased by her parents and brothers Juliet, Robert, Wilfred, Romeo, Leon, and Norman. She is survived by her sisters Rita Melanson, Claire Trainque, and Pauline Arsenault of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; several nieces and nephews; and her Sisters in the religious community.

Memorial donations in Sister Therese’s name may be addressed to: Daughters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 226 Grove Street, Littleton, NH 03561.

The Daughters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus wish to express great appreciation for the attentive and professional care given Sister Therese during her years of illness at the Mount Sacred Heart Infirmary and at the Lafayette Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Mount Sacred Heart, 226 Grove Street on Friday, November 6 at 10:30 AM. Interment will take place later in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Littleton.  

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