Obituary of Wendy St. Aubin

NOTE: The correct date for the service is August 10th. Wendy Alice (Forbes) St. Aubin passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester on Saturday morning, August 5, 2017. She was 59 years old. Wendy was born in Arlington, MA, the daughter of Douglas and Pauline Forbes. She grew up in Burlington and was a graduate of Burlington High School, Class of 1976. She furthered her education with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Barrington College. Wendy learned from her parents at an early age that her life should be centered around her family, faith, and community. She watched how involved her parents were in her and her siblings lives, their church, and in the activities in and around Burlington. So when Wendy became an adult and later a mother, it was only natural that she follow the path her parents had laid for her as a child. When Wendy moved to Mansfield 31 years ago, she immersed herself in the community. She joined the Garden Club, volunteered at the Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, joined Mansfield’s Parent Advisory Council, and joined the Christian Business Women’s Association. She went to work at the YMCA where she was a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons. She was chairperson of the school’s Magazine Fundraiser Drives, which she continued long after her children had graduated. She found a home at the First Baptist Church of Foxboro and Norfolk Baptist Church where she sang in their choirs and strengthened and professed her deep Christian faith. Wendy was a women with a huge heart filled with compassion, kindness, and love. She loved helping others. If someone needed a helping hand, Wendy would drop everything and be there to support, encourage, and assist them in any manner she could. Her thoughtfulness was always free flowing. Whenever she shared a gift or token with a family member or friend, it was personal and well thought out and was always accompanied with a hand written note expressing why the gift was selected and what made it special for the recipient. It was this genuine spirit that made Wendy so special. Wendy was always on the go and had numerous activities and interests outside of her clubs . She loved swimming, gardening, and singing. She loved hosting the holidays, especially Christmas. She loved summers spent at Old Orchard Beach, trips to Disney, Storyland, Fryeburg Fair, and any other destination that would brighten the life’s’ of her family. She was a wonderful mother and was so happy see the births of her 3 grandchildren. Wendy brightened the world of all those she touched and her memory, strength, and faith will live on in the hearts of all she loved. Wendy was the loving mother of Brian St. Aubin & his wife Jessica of Munroe Falls, OH and Karen Dearing & her husband Timothy of Whitman. She was the proud grandmother of Adam & Ian St. Aubin and Benjamin Dearing. The devoted daughter of the late Douglas & Pauline Forbes. She was the caring sister of Rev. Douglas Forbes, Jr. & his wife Kathleen of Middleboro, Cheryl Ann Kenney & her husband Peter of Pittsfield, and Sandra Lee Paulson & her husband John of Amesbury. Wendy was the special aunt to Faith Smith, Joy Anderson, Hope Marchi, Cara Edwards, Melissa Locher, and Kirsten Neidhardt. She was also survived by many other nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and friends. A graveside service will be held at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Bedford St., Burlington, on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. A Celebration of Wendy’s life will follow at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Central Congregational Church, 2 Webster St., Middleboro. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Wendy’s name may be made to the CSF at Mansfield Dollars for Scholars, P.O. Box 23, Mansfield, MA 02048 (Please write Wendy St. Aubin in Memo line). Arrangements by the Sullivan Funeral Home, Burlington.