LELAND — Ann Elizabeth (Henneberry) LeBrun, 94, widow of Albert J. LeBrun, Sr., died on February 18, 2022 in Leland, North Carolina. Born in Concord, New Hampshire on April 19, 1927, she was the youngest daughter of Joseph Henneberry and Mary (Roberts) Henneberry Silver.
On September 1, 1947, she married Albert LeBrun, brother of her best friend Rose (LeBrun) Sawtelle, at Immaculate Conception Church in Penacook, New Hampshire. They were married for 67 years until his death on February 5, 2015 and had five children. In 1956, Ann and Al moved to Hartford, Connecticut, where they raised their three sons and two daughters. She was employed by the CT Dept. of Transportation. In 1990, they retired to Florida and lived in the West Palm Beach area for 25 years. In 2018, she moved to North Carolina and made her home with her daughter Joanne and son-in-law Barry Donaghue.
She leaves four children: Stephen LeBrun of Chula Vista, California; Joanne (LeBrun) Donaghue and her husband Barry Donaghue of Leland, North Carolina; Mary (LeBrun) Burkhardt and her husband J. Gregory Burkhardt of Downers Grove, Illinois; and Thomas LeBrun and his wife Kathleen (O’Neil) LeBrun of North Fort Meyers, Florida and Stafford Springs, Connecticut, as well as Kathleen’s children, Kevin Webster and his wife Heather of Berlin; Jason Webster and his wife Johanna of Newington; and Rebecca Martinez and her husband Javier of Plainville, all in Connecticut.
She also leaves three grandchildren: Erin Donaghue of Brooklyn, New York; Hannah (Burkhardt) Stefanisin and her husband Steven of California, Maryland; and Emma Burkhardt of San Francisco; and five step-grandchildren in Connecticut. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Raymond LeBrun and his wife Carol of Summerfield, Florida; her cousin Eugene Callahan of Concord, New Hampshire; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her son, Albert LeBrun, Jr., (Chip) of Hartford, Connecticut; two sisters, Marian and Eva Henneberry; aunts and uncles including her beloved aunt Catherine (Roberts) Morrill; and much-admired friend, Sister M. Thomasina Pheur, for whom her youngest son was named.
Ann will be remembered for her quick wit and delightful laugh, patriotism, adoration of children (and cats), and deep love for her husband, children and grandchildren.
Services will be private. Ann’s ashes will be buried with those of her husband and son in Connecticut. Friends may make a donation in Ann’s memory to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Wilmington, NC, to whom the family is deeply grateful for their care and caring, or a charity of their choice.
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