Laura Duchesne

Berlin, NH

Laura D. Duchesne, 88, a former longtime resident of Lancaster Street died Saturday Morning (January 14, 2012) at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing home in Berlin where she had resided for the past six years.

Born on June 17, 1923 in Canaan, Vermont, she was the daughter of Joseph and Albertine (Bergeron) Duranleau.

Laura was raised and educated in West Stewartstown, NH.

She was a homemaker and worked for several years at Granite State Rubber Company in the stitching department.

Laura was a communicant of Guardian Angel Church Berlin now known as St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin and was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne.

She enjoyed knitting, playing cards, and canning vegetables from the family garden.

She is pre-deceased by her husband Lucien Duchesne ( 1998), brothers Romeo, Armand, Dennis, and Josephat Duranleau, and sisters: Geraldine Lecour, Armande McHenry, and Lucy LaDuc.

She leaves two sons: Marcel A. Duchesne and his wife Linda of Berlin and Raymond Duchesne and his wife Donna of Fort Kent, Maine.

A daughter Colette Lavoie and her husband Gerard of Berlin.

A brother Anatole Duranleau of Barre, VT.

Six grandchildren, Six Great-Grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am Tuesday, January 17 at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin. Rev. Mark A. Dollard will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Berlin.

Calling hours will be held from 7:00-9:00pm Monday, January 16 at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High Street, Berlin, NH (Use School Street entrance).

Memorial donations may be made to either St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home, % Activity Fund, 29 Providence Ave, Berlin, NH 03570 or Alzheimer's Association, 10 Ferry St, Suite 419, Concord, NH 03301.

Online guestbook at www.fleury-patry.com.