Richard L. Roberge

Berlin, NH Mr. Richard L. Roberge, 89 of Glen Rd. Gorham, ( formerly of Dummer) died in the evening of Thursday, March 1, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Berlin, May 23rd, 1922 the son of the late Fred and Leonie (Landry) Roberge. He attended the Berlin schools and graduated from Berlin High School in 1939. He worked at General Electric after moving to Lynn Mass. He married Dorothy at St. Patrick Church in 1942. He worked at Berlin Foundry and Granite State Converse. He owned and operated Labnon Motor Lodge in Conway NH. They moved back to Berlin in 1987 and worked for Alpine Machine Co. as a sales representative and consultant until his full retirement, a job he truly enjoyed where he made lasting friendships. He attended and volunteered at St. Pius Church for several years while living in Dummer at the family hunting camp transformed into their retirement home. He was a member of The Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin. Before becoming sick he would go every day, always praying for someone he knew and loved. He was a past member of the Berlin Kiwanis Club, Berlin Lodge of Elks, Lifetime 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus in Conway and Berlin Fraternal order of Eagles and had served as a member of Berlin City Council and most recently the Holiday Center. He was a devoted husband and father. He loved his family, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and card playing with friends and family. He will be sadly missed by granddaughters; Kristie Brown and husband Jerald of North Yarmouth, ME. and Keri Cram and husband Donovan of South Portland, ME, great- grandchildren Kallie Brown and Hunter Cram, brother and sister in law Gordon and Madeline Adams, several nieces and nephews and his long lasting friendships that kept him going through tough times. He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years Dorothy in 2004, his daughter Carole in 2009, his son Richard, parents Fred and Leonie and brother Hubert. The family would like to thank the staff at AVH for the wonderful care he was given in the final stage of his life, Maria from Home Health Services for years of dedication, and the many friends who were there for him in the years he spent without Dorothy. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 Noon at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 24,2012 at 12:00 Noon at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin, NH. Burial will follow for both Richard and Dorothy in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cates Hill Rd in Berlin, NH. In lieu of flowers memorial donation may be made in his memory to either The American Diabetes Association, 80 Elm Street, Portland Maine, 04101 or The American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110 Bedford, NH 03110

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High Street, Berlin, NH. Online guest book at fleury-patry.com