Kathleen Theresa (Ducharme) Tetu

Kathleen T. Ducharme Tetu

Kathy Tetu, 66 of Indian Trail,  passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Hospice House of Union County in Monroe, North Carolina.   Born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 31, 1950, Kathy was the daughter of the late Roderick and Beatrice (Ducharme) Ducharme. A graduate nurse from Roger Williams Hospital School of Nursing in 1972 and she spent her life caring for others. Kathy was active member of St. Matthew's Catholic Church since the family's move to Charlotte, NC in 1986.

She also served as both president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (LAMOPH) Piedmont Chapter 634 and chairperson for Wreaths Across America. Besides her parents, Kathy was preceded in death by her sister: Joyce Ducharme Smith and brother-in-law Arnold Smith.

Mrs. Tetu is survived by her loving husband of 45 years Armand Tetu; daughters  Amy Tetu Kushner and Sarah Tetu Page and son-in-law Christopher Page all of Indian Trail, NC.; grandchildren: Michael Page, Victoria Kushner and Georgia Kushner.  Also surviving are her sister Linda Ducharme and her partner in life Anita Magovern of Murrells Inlet, SC., sister-in-laws: Rita Tetu Pekel and Doris Tetu Marcoux and her husband Albert Marcoux, and many nieces & nephews.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 30th from 10-11 AM in the Daily Mass Chapel at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy, Charlotte.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11AM with Monsignor John J. McSweeney celebrant.  Interment will take place at Salisbury National Cemetery at a later date.

The family has requested In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN, 38105, or online at www.stjude.org/donate. Online condolences may be addressed to www.carolinafuneral.com.  Carolina Funeral Service & Cremation Center is entrusted with the arrangements

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