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BAUDOIN -- Berenyce A. Baudoin, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. She is survived by her two sons, Louis P. Baudoin Jr. and wife, Patricia of Corrales, NM and Alison F. Baudoin and wife, LaVerne of Albuquerque, NM; four grandchildren Lisa Baudoin of Oconomowoc, WI, Suzanne Baudoin of Phoenix, AZ, Bay Baudoin of Los Angeles, CA, and Genevieve Baudoin of London, England; three great-grandsons, Ely and Noah Watson, both of Oconomowoc, WI and Maxwell Neiberg of Corrales, NM; sister, Esther Taylor of Scottsdale, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Louis P. Baudoin Sr.; brothers, Edward and Carl; and sisters, Gladys Chauvin and Francis Hassing. Berenyce was born in a farmhouse in Jackson County, MN on June 19, 1924 to Oscar and Anna (Holt) Falk. She graduated from Jackson County High School in 1941, married Louis at the onset of WWII and spent the next four years bouncing around the U.S. as a pilot's wife. At the end of the war the couple spent nearly five "miserable winters" in southern Minnesota before packing up the two young boys and moving to Albuquerque. Here the family settled and lived for the next 28 years. During this time Berenyce worked as an active member of the PTA, the Cosmopolitan Women's Club, the Nor-Este Art Association and the Museum of Albuquerque. She also began to develop her love for oil painting, a pursuit that became both a passion and a career. Her paintings, mostly landscapes of the New Mexico she loved so much, are owned by people across the country. When her husband retired from Sandia Labs in 1978, the couple moved again. This time they headed south to Socorro, NM where her husband built a beautiful home, a painting studio and a workshop for the restoration of antique automobiles. During these years they toured much of the United States in their beloved Model T Ford, participated in seven cruises to various parts of the world and actively attended gatherings of "Old Pilots" from WWII. Berenyce loved the community of Socorro. She called the people there "The friendliest and kindest she'd ever known". Berenyce spent her last six months at Sandia Springs Senior Living Center in Rio Rancho, NM. The family thanks the staff there as well as Hospice New Mexico for their loving care and compassion. Cremation has taken place and Berenyce asked that her ashes be placed alongside those of her husband Louis at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Socisty. Cremation arrangements were under the care of Steadman-Hall Funeral Home, 309 Garfield, Socorro, NM. 575-835-1530.
        Published on: Sun December 07, 2008