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Lydia Guilmette
Date of Death 10/9/2003
Lydia M. Guilmette, 85, formerly of Somersworth died Wed. Oct. 9, 2003 at the Sunbridge Nursing Home in Wolfeboro, NH after a period of failing health.
Lydia was born Nov. 11, 1917 in Somersworth the daughter of Joseph F. and Rosanna M. (Gregoire) Demers. She attended St. Martin's Academy and had been a life long resident of Somersworth.
Lydia had been employed at Dover Shoe Co. as well as other local Shoe Companies as a top stitcher.
Lydia was a member of St. Anne's Sodality.
Family was Lydia's greatest joy; she also enjoyed watching bowling and the Red Sox.
Lydia was the widow of Henry Guilmette who died in 1985. She was also predeceased by 6 sisters Lucia Drouin ,Orena Larivierre, Eva Valia, Olida,and Anna Demers. A brother Joseph Demers.
Survivors include 2 sons Raymond Guilmette and his wife Julie of Wolfeboro, NH and Paul Guilmette and his wife Patty of Rochester, NH. 6 grandchildren Susan, David, Dennis, Penny, Paige and Pamela. 3 Great-grandchildren Jordan, Jesse and Sarena. A brother Raymond Demers of Somersworth. Nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Assn. 2 Wall St. Manchester, NH 03101or to the NH Association for the Blind 25 Walker St. Concord, NH 03301
Rita Doyon
Berwick, Maine - Rita Doyon 82, of 17 Pine Hill Road, died Friday November 7, 2003 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital after a long illness.
Rita was born on September 22, 1921 in Somersworth, NH and was the daughter of Francis and Georgina (Lessard) Dupuis. She was raised in the community and had been a resident of Somersworth most of her life. Rita had moved to Berwick 5 years ago.
Prior to retirement she had been employed as a fancy stitcher at the Somersworth Shoe Co.
Family members include her two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Donna) Rousseau of Newmarket, NH and Susan Duchesneau of Somersworth, NH. Four brothers, Robert Dupuis of Somersworth, NH, Rudolph Dupuis of Somerfield, Fla., Richmond Dupuis of Somersworth, NH, Ronald Dupuis of Attleboro, MA and Renaud Dupuis of Somersworth, NH. Three sisters, Anita Eschmann and
Lorraine Normand both of Somersworth, NH and Rachel Dupuis of Concord, NH. Three grandchildren, Nicole Rousseau, Mathew Rousseau and Danielle Duchesneau. Her dear companion of 30 years, William Rich of Berwick, Maine. Several Nieces, Nephews and Cousins.
Two brothers, Roland and Raymond Dupuis predeceased her.
Calling hours at Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South Street, Somersworth, NH will be on Monday from 7 to 9 PM. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:00am in St. Martin Catholic Church, Maple and West High Streets, Somersworth with Rev. Aaron Pfaff, Pastor as elebrant. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Somersworth, NH.
Lucinda St. Laurent
SOMERSWORTH - Lucinda St. Laurent, age 92, died Nov. 14, 2003, at St. Ann’s Healthcare Center in Dover after a short period of failing health.
She was the last survivor of 12 children born to Arthur and Marina (Brisson)
Lamay.
She was born in South Berwick, Maine, on March 22, 1911.
She was first and foremost a loving wife to Roland St. Laurent, who died in
1958. She was also the beloved mother of Pauline Wallace of Rochester,
Robert St. Laurent and his wife Sheila of Northwood, Jacqueline Casey and
her husband Gerard of Somersworth, Elaine Chamberlain of Bradenton, Fla.,
William St. Laurent and his wife Deanna of Gloversville, N.Y., and Jeanne
Donnelly and her husband Michael of Amherst.
She was a doting grandmother to 18 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
Lucinda was a volunteer with the Foster Grandparents Program for 10 years,
mostly spent at Maplewood School in Somersworth. She was a very active and social person and had many friends. She will be greatly missed by all.
In addition to her husband she was predeceased by a grandson, Douglas
Chamberlain.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Friends of Foster Grandparents Program, 249 Pleasant St. Concord, NH 03301 or to Seacoast Hospice 642 Central Ave., Dover.
Roger St. Laurent
Somersworth - Roger St. Laurent, 88 of 11A Kilda Street, died Tuesday
October 28, 2003 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover after a period of
failing health. Roger was born on January 11, 1915 in Somersworth and was
the son of Alfred and Adelaide (Dumas) St. Laurent. He was educated in this
community and had been a life long resident of Somersworth.
Prior to his retirement, Roger had been employed as a machinist in shoe
shops in the area, including Rochester Shoe and Dover Shoe Co. He is a
member of the National Rifle Association and is a former member of the
Somersworth Lions Club. While with the Lions Club, Roger had been very
active with the Lions Skating Rink, serving as a caretaker, sharpening
skates and helping out during skating periods.
Family members include his wife Evelyn (Christie) St. Laurent of
Somersworth; a son Roderick St. Laurent and his wife Diana of Berwick; a
daughter Linda Martin and her husband Thomas of West Olive Michigan; a step son Wayne Turcotte of Barrington; a brother Roderick St. Laurent of
Somersworth. 7 Grandchildren and 16 Great Grandchildren. Two sisters,
Anita St. Laurent and Therese Jacques predeceased him.
There are no calling hours. For additional information or to sign an online
guestbook, please visit, www.bernierfuneralhome.com. The Bernier Funeral
Home 49 South Street Somersworth has been entrusted with final arrangements.
Annette R. Chabot
Somersworth - Annette R. Chabot, 94, of 22 Pinecrest Drive, died Monday
January 5, 2003 at Dover Rehabilitation and Living Center after a period of
declining health. Annette was born in Somersworth on April 29, 1909 and was
the daughter of Theophile and Amerilda (Belanger) Soucy. She was raised in
Somersworth and was a life long resident of this community.
Prior to her retirement she had worked at Miller Shoe Company as a shoe
sprayer. Mrs. Chabot was a communicant of St. Martin Catholic Church and
held membership in the Sacred Heart Society.
Family members include her daughters, Mrs. Rita J. DeMott of Somersworth and Mrs. Irene Burks and her husband Jamie of Sparta, Missouri. A son, Leo Paul Chabot and his wife Beverly of Somersworth. 10 grandchildren, 18 great
grandchildren, several nephews and nieces. Mrs. Chabot was the last of 10
brothers and sisters. She was predeceased by a grandson James Burks, who
died in 1968. Her husband Philias J. Chabot who died in 1980 predeceased
her.
Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Somersworth. The family request family flowers only. To sign an online guest book please visit www.bernierfuneralhome.com
Willis Freeman, Jr.
World War II Veteran
Somersworth, NH - Willis Freeman, Jr.79 of 73 C Washington St. passed away peacefully on January 3rd at the Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for Rochester, where he had only been a resident for two days.
He was born on May 25, 1924 in Portsmouth, NH. He was the son of Willis and Beatrice (Rogers-Pomeleau) Freeman. He and his family moved to Dover when he was 4 years old. He attended Dover Schools.
In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army. He was in the 750th tank battalion. He was a machine gunner and drove heavy trucks. During his tour he saw front line duty in Africa, France, Italy, Germany and Belgium. He received many medals including Good Conduct, Eamet Campaign and 5 Bronze Stars.
He returned home to Dover to marry and raise a family. He worked various jobs including the Navy Yard, Simplex and had his own janitorial service, which he retired from in 1981.
His family was an important part of his life. He enjoyed spending time with them. He also enjoyed going for rides to the mountains, watching sports events on the television, reading and being a veteran. He wore his World War II hat with dignity and shared his experiences with anyone that asked.
Family members include his devoted wife of 58 years, Pauline (Pinkham) Freeman, three daughters; Debra Bickford and Richard Day of Dover, Vicki Bonneau of Rochester and Heidi Robinson and her husband Allen of Dover, three sisters; Pearl Peters of Lee, Shirley Goss of Rochester and Doris Roy of Farmington, two brothers; Richard Freeman of Rochester and John Davis of Madbury, four granddaughters; Jessica and Krista Bonneau of Rochester and Brittany and Rebecca Robinson of Dover, one great-granddaughter, Taylor Marie Brown and one great-grandson, Coydan Alexander Brown both of Rochester and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Roland Freeman and Robert Freeman and by one sister, Dorothy Plaisted.
There will be no calling hours. Burial after cremation will be left to the discretion of his family. Should family and friends desire, memorials may be made to the Seacoast Cancer Clinic c/o Wentworth-Douglass Hospital 789 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820, VA Hospital 718 Smyth Rd. Manchester, NH 03104 or to the Seacoast Hospice Car 642 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820.
Arrangements are with the Tasker Funeral Home 621 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820.
Denise M. Girard Gearwar
SOMERSWORTH- Denise M. Girard Gearwar, 42 of 8 Pinewood Drive, died Thursday, January 8, 2004 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital following a four year courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Dover May 1, 1961, she was the daughter of Roland J. and Angie (Lewis) Girard.
Denise attended Dover High School and was a preschool teacher at Crossroads Kindergarten for five years. Although a quiet person, she was deeply loved by the children at the school. Her loving spirit touched many lives prior to and during her long illness.
Her family in addition to her parents of Dover include two daughters, Wendy M. Fife of Somersworth and Crystal L. Gearwar of Somersworth; her maternal grandparents, Leon and Bessie Lewis of Dover, one brother, R. Joseph Girard, Jr. of Somersworth; her grandson, Bradley J. McCurdy of Somersworth; aunts, uncles and cousins.
There will be no calling hours.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Tri-City Christian Academy, Denise Gearwar Memorial Fund, 150 High St., Somersworth, NH 03878.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave., Dover.
Kathleen Lessard
BERWICK, Maine - Kathleen A. Lessard, 56, a resident of Sullivan Street, Berwick, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at her home with loving family at her side.
She was born in Rochester, N.H., on Jan. 13, 1947, the daughter of Lawrence A. and Arlene M. (Greiner) Verville.
She was educated at Holy Trinity School, Somersworth, N.H., and graduated from Somersworth High School in 1965. She held an LPN degree from Exeter School of Nursing, and she graduated from Duke University Medical Center as a medical and surgical nurse in 1968. She received a bachelor of science from Franklin Pierce College in 1994 and a master of science from New Hampshire College in 1996.
On May 10, 1969, she married Gerald L. (Jerry) Lessard of Somersworth, and they had two sons.
As a nurse, she worked at the Langdon Home, Frisbie Memorial Hospital and Riverside Rest Home of Rochester. She was an educator at the Noble Adult and Community Education Center, and was a substitute teacher at Spaulding High School in Rochester and Sanford High School in Sanford. From 1996 until her retirement, she taught at the Somersworth Middle School.
She had a tremendous sense of fun that she shared with family and close friends. Her tea parties for the grandchildren were legendary.
She is survived by her parents of Berwick; her husband of 34 years, Gerald L. (Jerry) of Berwick; two sons, Parrish and his wife, Debra K. (Fuller) Lessard, and Jayson and Angeline Marie (Goodrich) Lessard, both of Berwick; a brother, Wilfred and his wife, Janet Verville, of Kittery; and a sister, Carol Verville of Naples, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, Tyle, Wyley, Bryson, Kayla, Kadin, Kassidy and Kelsey Lessard, all of Berwick.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wentworth Homecare and Hospice LLC, 113 Rochester Road, Suite 4, Dover, NH 03820-8805 in her memory.
Arrangements are by Laing-Bibber Funeral Chapel-Berwick, www.bibberfuneral.com.
Ralph Maloomian
ROLLINSFORD - Ralph Sarkis Maloomian, 61, of Clement Road, died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.
Born Oct. 31, 1942, in Rochester, he was the son of Jack and Helen (Kachanian) Maloomian.
He graduated from Somersworth High School, Class of 1960. He was employed by General Electric of Somersworth, retiring in 1998 after 37 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Cinthia E. (Beaudoin) Maloomian of Rollinsford; two sons, Derek Maloomian of Rollinsford and Kevin Maloomian of Somersworth; two daughters, Cara Maloomian of Rollinsford and Suanne (Maloomian) Allen and her husband, Mark, of Somersworth; and one sister, Diane Maloomian of Gloucester, Mass.
He was predeceased by a son, Robert Maloomian in 2002.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the American Diabetes Association, New England Chapter, 249 Canal St., Manchester, N.H. 03101.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.purdyfuneralservice.com.
Noella Florence Roy
Somersworth - Noella Florence Roy, 68 of 57 Kelwyn Drive died Monday January 5, 2004 after a long illness at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family.
Noella was born on December 24, 1935 in S. Berwick, Maine and was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Normand) Landry. Noella was raised in Somersworth attending St. Martin Academy. She was a graduate of Somersworth High School Class of 1954. Mrs. Roy was a life long resident of this community.
Prior to retirement, she had been employed with General Electric in Somersworth with 20 years of service and had worked in the meter department. Noella had also been employed for a time with the Somersworth Middle School Library, Clarostat and for a short time with Wentworth-Douglas Hospital in Dover.
Noella was a loving, caring and generous person, a women who always wanted to do things for others. She was a lady who liked to travel, had a fondness toward cooking or to go out to a good restaurant. While at GE she was a member of the Bowling team, a sport she loved to play even after retirement. Mrs. Roy loved to spend time in the garden but most of all she loved her dogs.
Family members include her daughter Diane and her husband Barry Riordan of Somersworth. A brother Gerard and his wife Kathy of Somersworth. Two grandchildren, Lindsay Riordan of Grafton, MA and Matthew Riordan of San Antonio, TX. She also leaves her dear friends, Monica Dumais, Doris Boutin-Cyr and Marcia Leclerc. And Rick and Chris O'Connor for there tireless efforts in helping with Noella and the family during this period.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made in Noella's name to: Seacoast Hospice, 642 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820, folders are available at the funeral home.
