Marguerite Rouffanche
1897–1988 (age 91)
Oradour-sur-Glane cemetery
Biography
Marguerite Rouffanche carried with her the memories of Oradour-sur-Glane as both witness and living conscience, dedicating herself to bearing witness to the courage and suffering of those lost in that terrible day. Her calm strength and insistence on remembrance helped ensure that future generations would never forget the village or its lessons.
She spent her remaining years sharing stories that balanced grief with hope, a steadfast guardian of memory whose resting place in the Oradour-sur-Glane cemetery invites reflection on the resilience of the human spirit.