Cecile R. Renaud, 84, of South Deerfield and formerly of Lee, died Friday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. She was born on August 6, 1928 in Willimansett, MA, the daughter of Victor and Marie Anne Belanger MacDonald. She was a 1946 graduate of South Hadley High School. She worked at American Pad in Holyoke from after she graduated until the birth of her first child. On May 7, 1949 she married the late Leonard W. Renaud. He died on June 28, 1991. In 1967 she and her husband moved to Lee, where she lived until moving to her daughter's home in South Deerfield in 1995. At the age of 80 she learned to play the violin. She enjoyed watching the Yankees and reading. Mrs. Renaud is survived by three sons: David Renaud of San Antonio, TX, Donald Renaud of Northborough, MA and Ronald Renaud of Vernon, CT. Two daughters: Donna Olszewski of South Deerfield, MA and Anne DelGrande of Lee, MA. One brother Maurice MacDonald of South Hadley, MA and one sister Bertha Hoar of Florida. She also leaves ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services for Cecile Renaud will be on Tuesday at 9:15 from the Kelly Funeral Home in Lee with a liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 am at St. Mary's Church in Lee. Cremation will follow. Internment of the ashes will be at St. Mary's Cemetery on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Visiting hours will be Monday, May 27 from 5-7 pm at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers friends wishing may make donations in her memory to the American Heart Association or the Wounded Warriors in c/o the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main Street Lee, MA 01238.

Visitation Details

Monday, May 27th, 2013 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Kelly Funeral Home

Service Details

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 10:00am, St. Mary's Church

Interment Details

St. Mary's Cemetery