Dominic Laroche

Berlin, NH Dominic Laroche, 88, formerly of First Street, Cascade Hill in Gorham, NH and a current resident of Coos County Nursing Home died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.

Born on August 21, 1923 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Arthur and Corrine (Gingras) Laroche.

Dominic was raised and educated in Berlin.

He married Cecile Cote (Guerin) and together they raised a son and three daughters. He will be remembered for the time he spent with his family sledding and various family outings while the children were growing up.

He worked in area mills and retired from James River Corporation where he was employed as a Sealer operator. He was a communicant of St. Benedict's Parish in Cascade now known as St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish.

Survivors include a son Donald Guerin and his wife Bobbie of Gorham, NH, three daughters, Helen Viger and her husband Russell of Milan, NH, and Arlene Lalande and her husband Norman of Berlin, NH and Carol Roy and her husband Paul of Exeter, NH, a sister Doris O'Neil of Berlin, seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, four Great-Great Grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.

He is pre-deceased by his parents, his wife Cecile in 1993, and as five sisters, Beatrice Villeneuve, Adrienne Verville, Simonne Guay, Mabel Villeneuve, and Laurette Gabriel.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish, Pleasant Street, Berlin, NH. Rev Kyle Stanton will officiate. Burial will follow at Holy Family Cemetery in Gorham. Calling hours will be held Thursday evening Feb 2 from 7-9pm at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High Street, Berlin, NH.

Memorial donations may be made to NH Association for the Blind, 25 Walker Street, Concord, NH 03301 or sightcenter.org.

Online guestbook at www.fleury-patry.com.