Anna B. Caissie

Waltham – Mrs. Anna Beatrice (LeBlanc) Caissie, 99, of Waltham, died Friday, January 6, 2006 at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham. She would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Janaury 10th. <br><br>She was the wife of 74 years to Desire J. Caissie, whom she married in 1931 at Saint Joseph Church in Waltham.<br><br>Born in St. Joseph, New Brunswick, Canada she was the daughter of the late Gregoire and Rosalie (Gaudet) LeBlanc. She attended a one room school house in New Brunswick until the age of 13, when she had to leave to take care of her mother and younger siblings.<br>She attended night school upon arriving in Waltham in 1923, and was employed by the Waltham Watch Factory for many years.<br><br>She enjoyed gardening and canning the fruits of her labors. She hand made Christening gowns for her grandchildren which are now being used for her great-grandchildren. She also liked to do crossword puzzles and had a collection of photo albums which contain family pictures spanning 80 years. <br><br>Besides her husband, she leaves her sons, Leo Caissie and his wife, Jeannine, of Hudson, Paul Caissie and his wife, Jeannine, of Ft. Myers Beach, Florida, Edwin Duvall and his wife, Mary, of Salem, New Hampshire; her daughter, Roseanna Caissie of Waltham; one sister, Mabel Aucoin of Waltham; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.<br><br>She was the mother of the late David Caissie, and sister of the late Frank, Ernest, Eddie, Emile, Alderic, and Albert LeBlanc, Adela Caissie, Lydia Gaudreau, and Jeanne Craven.<br><br>Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral at 9 a.m. Tuesday from The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte.20), Waltham followed by a Funeral Mass in Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham. at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.<br><br>Visiting hours are Monday from 5 to 8 p.m.<br><br>Memorial donations may be made to Saint Patrick’s Manor, 863 Central Street, Framingham, MA 01701.<br>