Dolores J. Stelmack

Dolores (Dolly) J. Stelmack, 56, of Moultonboro, NH, died June 9, 2004, at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Born June 15, 1947 in Manchester, NH, she was the daughter of Violette (Dore) Gill LeBlanc and the late Roger Gill. She had been a Manchester resident most of her life, and a resident of Moultonboro for the past 5 years.

She worked for the Telephone Company for over 25 years and retired in 1999. She loved gardening, quilting, traveling, and spending time on the water. She was an active parishioner of St. Charles of Borromeo, Meredith, NH.

She was married to Paul Joseph Stelmack, who died in 1987.

Dolly loved her family, which includes a daughter, Karen and her husband David Chamberlain of Hooksett, NH; twin sons, Brian and his wife Becky Stelmack of Windham, NH, and Barry Stelmack of Hudson, NH; her mother and step father, Violette (Dore) Gill LeBlanc and Raymond LeBlanc, both of Manchester; a sister, Diane Barriere of Manchester; a stepbrother, Denis LeBlanc of Acton, MA; a stepsister, Sylvia O'Rourke of Virginia; her long time companion of many years, Victor Van Houten of Moultonboro, NH; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Monday June 14, 2004 at Parish of the Transfiguration (St. John the Baptist), Kelley St., Manchester. Burial followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Manchester.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309, www.komen.org.