Haverhill: Evelyn M. (Dufresne) LaChapelle, 90, a native and lifelong resident of the City of Haverhill, died Sunday August 23, 2015 at Lahey Clinic in
Burlington.

The daughter of the late Raymond L. Dufresne and Marion E. (Demerias) (Dufresne) Clevesy and step-daughter of the late Cecil Clevesy, she attended Haverhill Public Schools and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1943.

Mrs. LaChapelle was first employed in the Boston Naval Shipyard and later for over twenty-five years as a bookkeeper at Sears Roebuck and Company.

She was also a longtime participant in thoroughbred racing at Rockingham Park and Suffolk Downs as an owner and boarder of race horses. She also assisted her late husband Michael in the breeding and training of their horses.

A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she enjoyed watching her grandson at wrestling events around New England. She also enjoyed dining out, trips to Foxwoods and playing Sudoku.

She was a member of All Saints Parish of Haverhill and the New England Chapter of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

The wife of the late Michael LaChapelle, she is survived by a daughter, Lynette A. Bush, of Haverhill, a grandson Vernon Michael Bush of Pelham, NH and his girlfriend, Kristin Hoffman, two brothers Raymond Dufresne and Edward H. Dufresne, both of Haverhill, three sisters, Dorothy E. Demand of Haverhill, Jeanette A. Marquis of Plaistow, and Mildred E. Wall of Salem, NH, and several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Mrs. LaChapelle's Life Celebration on Friday, August 28, 2015 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Berube-Comeau Life Celebration Home, 47 Broadway, Haverhill. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday at 12:00 noon in All Saints Church, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Old Friends Equine Retirement, 1841 Paynes Depot, Georgetown, KY 40324. To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit our website, www.berubecomeau.com.