Theresa G. LYONNAIS

APEX, N.C. -- Theresa G. Lapointe, 90, of Apex, formerly of Wood Street, New Bedford, Mass., died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at her daughter's home. She was the widow of Gerard L. Lapointe. Born in Canada, she was the daughter of the late Heliodore and Octava (Morel) Lyonnais. She lived in Apex 18 months; she formerly resided in New Bedford. She was a stitcher and a floor worker's assistant at Jemy Sportswear for many years; she retired in 1978. Mrs. Lapointe was a communicant of St. Joseph-St. Therese Church, New Bedford, and a member of its St. Theresa Club and the senior citizens club, as well as the Ladies of St. Anne. Survivors include three daughters, Annette Fraga and her husband, Richard, of Apex, Cecile Lapointe-Gallagher and her husband, Bill, of Manzenita, Ore. and Joyce Khoury of Santa Monica, Calif.; eight grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph–St. Therese Church, Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, New Bedford. Arrangements are by Brooklawn-Chausse-Dumont Funeral Home, 15 Irvington Court, New Bedford.