Obituary of Odieuvila Laude

Odieuvila Maignan Laude, age 85, of Bridgeport, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021. She was born on March 8, 1935 in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti, to the late Nadao and Eronia Maignan. She married her late husband, Edriston Laude, on February 19, 1959 in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti. Odieuvila was a God-fearing woman, who always had her bible in hand. She was a devoted seamstress and farmer, who had displayed incredible joy in all that she did. Odieuvila, also known as Dieuvie to many, truly enjoyed life in the simplest of things from telling jokes to spending quality time with her loved ones. She never failed to put a smile on someone's face through one of her tales. She also enjoyed traveling, especially to her hometown in Haiti. Dieuvie worked extremely hard to provide her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren with the opportunities that she was not afforded herself.

She is survived by her brother, Oridner, four sons and their wives, Raymond and Mireille, Gedeon and Norlande, Villon and Josie, Jean- Marie and Naomie, and two daughters and their husbands, Mimose and Joseph, Eronia and Vovenargue, in addition to her twenty-five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Due to the current circumstances affecting social gatherings at this time, all funeral services will be private. Arrangements entrusted to Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, Trumbull.