She was born in Biddeford on July 14, 1935, the daughter of Ernest and Antoinette Paquet Gendron. Monica graduated from Biddeford High School. She married Charles “Bud” Thibea, Jr. 90, on April 28, 1955. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary before his passing on Nov. 19, 2015. Monica was a mother and homemaker; she spent her days proudly caring for and loving her family. She enjoyed interior decorating and was a devout Catholic.
She is survived by: her five children, Lynn Kenneally and her partner, Paul Conner, Karen Cyr and her husband, Ben, David Thibeau and his wife, Maureen, Jay Thibeau, and Barbra Thompson and her husband, Brian; her grandchildren, Kevin and Lauren Kenneally, Keri Thibeau, DJ, Kayla, and Sarah Thibeau, Derrick Bottom and his wife, Nicole, Rachel Masse Thibeau, Craig Wade, Sydnie and Erick Nelson, and Samantha and Eric Thompson; and four great-grandchildren, Dallen, Abbygail and Cordelia Bottom, and Ulysses Martin. She is also survived by her brother, Brother Ernest Paquet, as well as many nieces and nephews.
A private service will be held for Monica. Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St., Saco, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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