Simone B. Morel

Berlin, NH

Miss Simone B. Morel, 89 years old, died Monday, November 14, 2011 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin where she had resided for the past three years. She was a prior resident of Sutton, NH.

Born on September 21, 1922 in Berlin, NH she was the daughter of the late Arthur Morel and Delia Boucher. She was the seventh child of 24.

At the age of 20, when her step-mother died, Simone became the "mother" of her younger brothers and sisters.

Later in 1945, she entered the religious congregation of the Sisters of Presentation of Mary.

Simone taught school in Caribou, Maine for 25 years- 2 years in Augusta, 4 years in Biddeford and retired from the community in 1977. She also taught Confraternity of Christine Doctrine for all of those years.

After her religious retirement, Simone worked for Data General on computers. She also kept on tutoring youngsters who needed help.

At the age of 65, she took her final retirement, leaving the State of Maine, and moved to Gorham, NH where she resided for 3 years. She then moved to North Sutton, NH and travelled around the world with a very dear friend Samuel Foisy that she met on a bus tour.

Besides her parents, she is pre-deceased by brothers Bruno, Lawrence, Leonard, Reginald, Robert, Roland, Marcel, Raymond, Leo, Ernest, Albert, and Gerard Morel, sisters: Irene Linteau, Rita Noury, Sr. Lucille, Teresa Dunn, and Madeleine Gagnon.

She is survived by siblings: Lucien Morel (Lorraine) of Nottingham, NH, Mrs Victor (Jeanne) Roy of Berlin, NH, Mrs Reney (Doris) Henry of Berlin, Maurice Morel (Beverly) of Lancaster, NH, and Mrs Paul (Susan) Pouliot of Titusville, FL, Many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great nieces, great-great nephews, and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am Friday, November 18, 2011 at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin, NH. Rev. Kyle F. Stanton will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Anne Cemetery in Berlin.

Calling hours will be held prior to the Mass from 9:00am-10:30am Friday, Nov 18 at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High St, Berlin, NH.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish Memorial Fund, PO BOX 570, Berlin, NH 03570 or Coos County Nursing Home Activity Fund, PO BOX 416, Berlin, NH 03570.

Online guestbook at www.fleury-patry.com.