Rev. Louis M. Ouellette, M.S., 80, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, died March 23, 2015 at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA. He was born May 26, 1934 in Hartford, CT, son of the late Anthony and Ruth (Marsden) Ouellette. He attended Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary School and La Salette Seminary High School in Hartford before entering the Missionaries of La Salette Novitiate in Bloomfield in 1954. Father made his First Profession of Vows on July 2, 1955 and he was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1961 at the La Salette Seminary in Ipswich, MA. This year Father would have celebrated his sixtieth anniversary of Profession of Vows.
Following his ordination, Father was named professor at the La Salette Seminary in Altamont, NY. While at Altamont he continued his graduate studies and received a Ph.D. in Molecular-Biology in 1973 from the University of Pennsylvania. He authored many articles on his research and was highly esteemed by his confreres in the medical science field. Father served as Executive Secretary of the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland for several years.
In addition to his La Salette confreres, Father Ouellette is survived by a sister; Ruth Ann Ouellette of Hartford and five brothers; Anthony (Ruth) of Southington, William (Mary) of Enfield, Richard (Judith-deceased) of W. Hartford; John of Wallingford; Jerry (Susan) of Simsbury and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Thomas.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated on Monday, March 30, 2015, 10:00 am at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 79 New Park Avenue, Hartford. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield CT. Calling hours will be at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Contributions in his memory may be made to: Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, Hartford House Retirement Fund, 85 New Park Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106-2184. To share a memory with the Community or family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com.