WOLCOTT ~ Alice Dumas Gelinas, 97, of Wolcott passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Meridian Manor. She was the widow of Dorilla Dumas. Alice was born March 31, 1916 in St. Boniface, P.Q., Canada, daughter of the late Elizee and Desolina (LaVergne) Gelinas. She worked as a seamstress for many years and enjoyed oil painting, reading, and learning anything regarding geography. She wrote stories of the many events in her life, many of which were published and compiled her family tree going back to 1855. Alice had many pen pals and friends, but most importantly, she cherished every moment with her family. She leaves her daughter, Nicole Pelletier and her husband Paul, of Wolcott, her granddaughters, Lynn Rinaldi of Waterbury and her companion Bruno Zavarella, Michelle Cyr and her husband, Bob of Wolcott and Lorie Krol and her husband Tony of Wolcott, her great grandchildren, Laura and Stephen Rinaldi, Danielle and Michael Cyr, and Hailey and Alyssa Krol, her cherished nieces and nephews, and her special friends, Rob Rinaldi, Debbie Lusignan, Lisa Michaud, and Larry Capozziello. A special thank you to the staff of Meridian Manor for the exceptional care given to Alice. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday at 11 am at Woodtick Memorial, 420 Woodtick Rd., Wolcott, followed by burial at All Saints Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 am until the time of the service. Memorial gifts may be made to the Wolcott Volunteer Ambulance, P.O. Box 6066, Wolcott, CT 06716 or the Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept., Co. 2, c/o 225 Nichols Rd., Wolcott, CT 06716. To leave words of comfort to Alices family, please visit www.woodtickmemorial.com

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