IN LOVING MEMORY OF JULIETTE BLAQUIÈRE JONES

1924–2025

Juliette Blaquière Jones, aged 100, took flight to meet her heavenly Father on Sun- day, February 23, as the noon church bells were ringing. She passed peacefully, sur- rounded by her family and the caring staff of the palliative care home Le Littoral in Lévis, Quebec.

Born in St. Hippolyte, Saskatchewan to Eva Boucher and Marius Blaquière, who came from Quebec and France to embrace a new life in Canada, Juliette (affectionately known as Judy) grew up with her sisters, brother and many cousins. She attended a small community school, travelling daily by horse and buggy alongside neighbouring children, weathering the hardships of frontier life. She received the Governor General’s Award for French and completed high school, later earning her secretarial degree.

Following World War II, Judy moved to Québec City, where she worked as an ad- ministrative assistant for an insurance company. She later pursued nursing, embarking on a new and fulfilling career. After teaching nursing in Haileybury, Ontario, she returned to Québec City, where she met and married Arthur Jones.

Once the children started school, she resumed her nursing career at L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, continuing until Arthur’s retirement. Together, they pursued their dream of farming, settling in Listowel, Ontario. After Arthur’s passing, Judy remained in Listowel and deepened her spiritual path, spending a year at St. John the Apostle Bible School in Alberta and volunteering for a year at Toronto’s Covenant House, working with homeless youth.

She eventually settled in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Quebec, where she spent the last 17 years of her life in a multigenerational home she built with her family, overlooking the St. Lawrence River. There, she was inspired daily by nature’s beauty, continuing to pursue her passions—especially painting and woodworking— until her final days.

Despite illness during her last year, Judy remained vibrant and engaged, supported by her loving family and devoted personal support workers from the Coopérative des services à domicile de Lotbinière: Carole, Marie-Célyne, Stéphanie, Josianne, Laura, Renée, Véronique and Marguerite.

She is lovingly remembered by her children Maureen (Gilles), Gerard and Theresa (Jean-Claude); grandchildren Mathieu, Nicholas (Danielle), Jérémie (Courtney), Patrick, Jean-Gabriel (Léandre), Julie and Samuel; great-grandchildren Caleb, Aedan, Léo, Félix, Juliette, Clara and Éliot.

She also leaves behind a large extended family of nieces, nephews and cousins across Quebec, Saskatchewan and Canada.

Judy was predeceased by her husband Arthur Jones, her parents Eva Boucher and Marius Blaquière, her sisters Thérèse, Colombe (Jean- Paul) and Rita (Aimé) and her brother Henri.

The family extends their gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Dr. Carolanne Forgues (family physician), Dr. Michel Degrâce (cardiologist), Mr. Jean Bournival (pharmacist, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Lévis), the compassionate staff of the CLSC, especially Nicole and Agathe, the dedicated staff and volunteers of the palliative home La maison de soins palliatifs du Littoral de Lévis whose kindness and sensitivity guided us all through Mom’s final journey.

Donations can be made in her memory to:
La Maison de soins palliatifs du Littoral de Lévis

Covenant House Toronto

Fondation Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Cardiology)

The funeral will take place on July 12, 2025, at the Saint- Antoine-de-Tilly Church, located on Chemin De Tilly. The family will receive condolences at the church from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by a funeral mass. There will be a livestream link available on the Beaudoin Ferland Dupuis funeral home website (salonsdupuis.com) for friends and family who wish to join remotely. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Centre Communautaire de Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly.

The burial service will be held on Sept. 18, 2025, in Brussels, Ont., preceded by a mass at St. Ambrose Church at 9 a.m., followed by interment at the St. Ambrose Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest with her husband, Arthur.