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Vivian Patricia de Chabert Dies at 91

Vivian Patricia (Pat) de Chabert of Estate Two Williams, St. Croix, transitioned peacefully into Eternal Life on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the age of 91 years and 51 weeks.

Vivian Patricia de Chabert

She is survived by her sisters, Sarah Gillespie (Quebec), Marva Taylor (NS), Lois Wyse (NS), Glenda Jones (NS), Rhonda Hurst (NS), Janice MacLean (NS); brothers, Gary MacLean (NS), Reggie MacLean (NS), Randy MacLean (NS); daughters, Mariel J. de Chabert-Percy (STX), Shelly E. de Chabert (GA), Renee J. de Chabert-Edwards (NY), Dr. Meredith J. de Chabert (RI); daughter-in-Law, Claudia Shacter-de Chabert (NY); sons-in-law, Radclyffe A. Percy (STX), Courtney Edwards (NY), Charles Chapman (GA), and Istvan Szanto (RI); granddaughters, Siedah Smith (GA), Grace Edwards (NY);granddaughter-in-law, Shari Black Dorsey (NY); grandsons, Kalem Smith (CO), Jonathan C. Dorsey; great-granddaughter: Jasmyn Smith (GA); great-grandnephews, Jonathan G. Dorsey and Kyle W. Dorsey (NY); godsons, Michael John Dubois (STX), Judge Ernest Morris (STX); nieces, Bonnie Jewel & family (Ontario), Jo Ann Jewel & family (MI), Yolanda (Lani) Black & family (Ontario), Dianne Placentina & family (Quebec), Vivian Leigh Durant (Quebec), Lesa Dillard & family (MI), Deborah Allison & family (MI), Donna de Chabert (TX), Karen de Chabert (NJ); nephews, Ronnie Durant & family (Quebec), John Durant (Quebec), Alvin Gillespie (Toronto), Jerry Joel (Pops) Franklin (Quebec), Mark de Chabert & family (MA), Christopher de Chabert & family (FL); extended family, Teanketer, Kellam, Borden, Ash, Greencorn, Reuter, Isanhoggen, Whalen, and MacLean families, New York branch of de Chabert family, St. Croix branch of de Chabert, Schuster, Highfield, Brady and Jackson families; also, many other dear family members, students and friends gathered over 60 years of life on St. Croix.

Funeral services will be held at St. Patrick’s Church, 416 Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, V.I., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Viewing will begin at 9 a.m. with the service at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the Frederiksted Cemetery.ย 

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.

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