Odette V. Moise

Odette Vedalie Moise (Man Vévé) passed away on October 18th of 2026 at the age of 91 after a long struggle with dementia.

Man Vévé was born on August 25th 1935 in Torbeck Haiti, the youngest of three sisters.

She started her professional life as an educator in Haiti, followed by a career in nursing in the United States. She received her teaching credentials from Ecole Normale Superieur in Haiti and her Bachelor’s Degree in nursing from UMass Boston.

A philanthropist who believed in the power of education, Man Vévé funded the construction of a school in her native town of Torbeck to be administered by her church Eglise Baptiste des Cayes. She also started and funded a scholarship fund named Man-Nini scholarship in honor of her mother Melanie. Hundreds of children were able to pay for their primary education from this fund.

Man Vévé was a devoted mother to her two sons, a loving aunt to her three nieces, a loved presence to her extended family and friends and a generous soul to the many she helped during her journey.

She is preceded in death by her parents Louis Moise and Melanie Septus, by her sisters Antoinette Moise and Francesca Malette (née Moise).

She is survived by her sons Pyè Lwi Moiiz and Jean-Vidal Moise.

Remembered with much love and admiration by her nieces Chantal Barthelemy (née Malette), Claudette Thomas (née Malette) and her spouse Claude Thomas, Martine Thomas (née Malette) and her spouse Exma Thomas.

She is lovingly remembered by her grandnieces Claudia Pierre (née Thomas), Christine Barthelemy, Naomi Thomas. Lovingly by her grandnephews Maurice Thomas, Marco Thomas, Alex Barthelemy, Ben Thomas and Pierre Sanon.

Also lovingly remembered by extended family member Josette Moise, Margarette St-Martin and family, Betty Loubeau and family, and by Mario Moise.

Special fond remembrance by her lifetime friends Lucy Lysius, Jeanine Lapin, Astride Gracia, and Simone Laguerre.

Her funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Haitian Assembly of God, 204 Court St, Brockton, MA from 9-10am, followed by a service at 10am. Her burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester Center, MA.