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We sadly announce the passing of our beloved mother, Grandmother & Friend, Consula Ursula Bastien.
She was preceded in death by her father, Elis Laville; Mother, Sinie Laville; her brother, Herman “Baba” Laville; and her husband, Gilbert “GB” Bastien.
She is survived by:
Her sons: Lambert and Anthony Bastien;
Daughters: Merle Baron, Miranda Johnson, Desiree and Merlyn Bastien.
Sisters: Monique Thamas and Ruby Gaston.
Grandchildren: Nayhim Musson, Dania Bastien St. Hilaire, Donnie, Donte and Zack Bastien, Alganan, Marley, Shaunica, Denzel, Zidane, Tashimo and Nolwen Henderson, Tafari, Nafari, Jahfari, Mafari, Lafari and Safari Baron.
Great grandchildren: Syier, Kyree, Jaiden, Jaxson, Jade, Safiyyah, Asim, Serenity, Mekhi, Mia and Shalissia.
4 Nieces, 5 Nephews and 3 God Children.
Close relatives and friends, Claudine Francis, Curly Blanc, Tony Toussaint, Veronica “Jojo” Williams in Dominica, Nurse Julien Proctor in Dominica, Father Regie in Dominica, Philomena Dupius in Dominica, Audrey Letang, Evans James, Lucia Pinard, Culbert Pinard, Neil & Denise James, Noreen Hector, Josephine Merrifield, Pastor Jack Leatham, Holy Family Church family, K-Mart Tutu Park Family, The Market (Plaza Extra) Family, The Lavinier, Laville, Registe, Baron, Regis, Olive, Williams, Daniel, Proctor, Charles, Laupen, Letang, Henderson, Alexander, and Dominique Families and The Pichelin, Belleview, Grandbay and Hagley Community.
The first viewing will be held at Turnbull’s Funeral Home on April 18th, 2024, from 4pm to 6 pm.
The service and second viewing is at Holy Family Church on April 19, 2024, at 10 to 11 a.m. Services will follow immediately at 11 a.m. Interment is at Eastend Cemetery in Smith Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Expressions of sympathy to the family may be made online at www.turnbullsfuneralhomevi.com. Professional services have been entrusted to Turnbull’s Funeral Home and Crematory Services, 3815 Crown Bay, Suite 10, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00802. Office 340-779-6565 and Fax: 340-779-6566.
We sadly announce the passing of our beloved mother, Grandmother & Friend, Consula Ursula Bastien.
She was preceded in death by her father, Elis Laville; Mother, Sinie Laville; her brother, Herman “Baba” Laville; and her husband, Gilbert “GB” Bastien.
She is survived by:
Her sons: Lambert and Anthony Bastien;
Daughters: Merle Baron, Miranda Johnson, Desiree and Merlyn Bastien.
Sisters: Monique Thamas and Ruby Gaston.
Grandchildren: Nayhim Musson, Dania Bastien St. Hilaire, Donnie, Donte and Zack Bastien, Alganan, Marley, Shaunica, Denzel, Zidane, Tashimo and Nolwen Henderson, Tafari, Nafari, Jahfari, Mafari, Lafari and Safari Baron.
Great grandchildren: Syier, Kyree, Jaiden, Jaxson, Jade, Safiyyah, Asim, Serenity, Mekhi, Mia and Shalissia.
4 Nieces, 5 Nephews and 3 God Children.
Close relatives and friends, Claudine Francis, Curly Blanc, Tony Toussaint, Veronica “Jojo” Williams in Dominica, Nurse Julien Proctor in Dominica, Father Regie in Dominica, Philomena Dupius in Dominica, Audrey Letang, Evans James, Lucia Pinard, Culbert Pinard, Neil & Denise James, Noreen Hector, Josephine Merrifield, Pastor Jack Leatham, Holy Family Church family, K-Mart Tutu Park Family, The Market (Plaza Extra) Family, The Lavinier, Laville, Registe, Baron, Regis, Olive, Williams, Daniel, Proctor, Charles, Laupen, Letang, Henderson, Alexander, and Dominique Families and The Pichelin, Belleview, Grandbay and Hagley Community.
The first viewing will be held at Turnbull’s Funeral Home on April 18th, 2024, from 4pm to 6 pm.
The service and second viewing is at Holy Family Church on April 19, 2024, at 10 to 11 a.m. Services will follow immediately at 11 a.m. Interment is at Eastend Cemetery in Smith Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Expressions of sympathy to the family may be made online at www.turnbullsfuneralhomevi.com. Professional services have been entrusted to Turnbull’s Funeral Home and Crematory Services, 3815 Crown Bay, Suite 10, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00802. Office 340-779-6565 and Fax: 340-779-6566.
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