Obituary: Michelle Marie (Gagnon) Berube, 44

Obituary from Berube & Sons Funeral Home:

Michelle Marie (Gagnon) Berube, 44, of Salem, passed away Dec. 9, 2014 in the company of her family in the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She was the wife of Steven R. Berube.

Born in Salem, MA, Michelle was the daughter of Edward and Linda (Ouellette) Gagnon of Salem. Michelle was a graduate of St. Pius Grammar School in Lynn, Salem High School, and Emerson College in Boston. She was a talented cook and baker and enjoyed gardening, reading and music. Michelle’s main love was spending time with her sons, her husband, the love of her life and best friend, and being in the company of her family and friends especially around the holidays.

Along with her husband Steven R. Berube of Humble, Texas, and her parents, Edward and Linda (Ouellette) Gagnon of Salem, MA, Michelle is survived by her two sons, Harrison and Jackson Berube, a brother James Gagnon and his wife, Elizabeth Mainzer Gagnon of Newton, MA, a mother and father-in-law, Richard and Claudette (Lemieux) Berube of Salem, MA, a brother-in-law, David Berube and his wife Darlene of Wakefield, MA, and a sister-in-law Lisa Mezikofsky and her husband Russ of Haverhill, MA, and many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to visiting hours in the Berube & Sons Funeral Home, 191 Lafayette St. (Rt.1A/114) Salem, MA, Tuesday from 4-8 p.m., and to her Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorne Blvd. Salem, Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery Salem.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Michelle’s name to MD Anderson Cancer Center, Lung Cancer Research, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486 . For information, directions, or to sign the online guest book please visit www.BerubeFuneralHome.com.