Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE - <http://www.cbgen.org/>www.cbgen.org NEW MEMBERS WELCOME The Barnstable Partiot, Barnstable, Massachusetts December 14, 2012 Rose Dugas, 102 Barnstable - Rose Dugas, a friendly, kind, generous, wiry, independent woman with a beautiful smile and warm heart passed on to the next step in her journey peacefully on Dec. 4, 2012. All lifetimes have beginnings, and endings, and there is living in between. Mrs. Dugas lived her 102 years to the fullest. She enjoyed an abundance of joyous times with close family and friends. Many often heard her say, "I've lived a good life." She was supported and surrounded by the love of close family members throughout her lifetime including the last days of her life. Born in West Arichat, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island on Dec. 2, 1910, she was one of ten children born to Philomina and Benjamin Theriault. She grew up on Cape Breton Island and attended school in West Arichat. On her way to school she would count three big waves and then "run like the dickens" to cross the breakwater. She fondly spoke of her visits to bring sugar to the Micmac Indians who inhabited the island at that time. She was 16 when she left the island to move to the United States. On June 10, 1934 she married her childhood love Joseph Francis Dugas. They moved to Cape Cod where they settled, raised their son and built three homes together. Francis predeceased her in 1993 after 59 years of marriage. Mrs. Dugas delighted in people. She was very hospitable and proud to have others visit her home. There was always a full candy dish in the living room, a tour for newcomers, and one never left her home hungry. She relished the outdoors. One of her favorite pastimes was planting the vegetable garden, making pickles, chili sauce, and sharing the bounty with others. Long days spent at Craigville Beach and poking around in stores brought her great pleasure. On various summer days, she could often be found reminiscing with friends and family in her backyard swing. In addition to her only child, Joseph Francis Dugas Jr., she is survived by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, godchildren and her only surviving sister, Marie Agnes Martin. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at Saint Francis Xavier. Burial will be private. submitted by almagorra <[email protected]>