George W. Provencher

He was born in Manchester on January 17, 1926 to Athanase and Bernadette (Pelletier) Provencher. He graduated from St. Augustin Grammar School and Manchester Central High School Class of 1943 A. While in high school he worked at Godbout's and Gagnon's Markets. He was a lifelong resident of Manchester.

During World War II he served in the US Navy aboard the USS Ancon in the South Pacific. In 2011, he proudly visited the World War II Memorial and other historic sites in Washington, DC as part of Honor Flight New England.

Mr. Provencher worked as an operations manager for 29 years and a sales representative for 10 years at Graybar Electric Company. He retired in 1985.

He was a longtime communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church where he served on the parish council, the school board, and as past commander of the Catholic War Veterans.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5260, American Legion Post 79, League of 1000 Men at the Precious Blood and Les Amis de St. Antoine. He was also a member of Intervale and Amherst country clubs.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Lucille G. (Cote) Provencher in 1969, his second wife, Rita (St. Pierre) (DeBlois) Provencher in 1997, his brothers, Emile and Leon Provencher and his brother-in-law Harold Tremblay.

The family includes nine children, Diane Dinsmoor and her husband David, Denise Landry and her husband Richard, all of Laconia, Charlene Ann Myler and her husband David of Gilford, Donald Provencher, Marc Provencher and his partner Kathie Kaluzynski, all of Manchester, Donna Perreault and her husband Wayne of Goffstown, Rose Hobson and her husband Deacon Mark of Manchester, Carl Provencher and his wife Christine of Hooksett, Vicky Kalil and her husband Jeffrey of Bedford; grandchildren, Joel Dinsmoor and his wife Laurie, Kara Quinn and her husband Christopher, Eric Cimon and his wife Candace Kos, Luke Hobson, Kayla and Brianna Provencher, Andrew and Adam Kalil; great grandchildren, Adrianna and Alexia Dinsmoor, Parker and Clara Cimon, Silas and Marley Quinn; four sisters, Marcelle LaMontagne and her husband Raymond of Portsmouth, Therese Tremblay of Canandaigua, NY, Claire Marsolais of Hudson, Irene Girard and her husband Joseph of Derry.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, March 12, 2012 at St. Anthony Church, 172 Belmont St., Manchester. Committal prayers and burial with military honors followed at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 474 Goffstown Rd., Manchester.

Memorial donations may be made to the Precious Blood Monastery, 700 Bridge St, Manchester, NH 03104, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 172 Belmont St, Manchester, NH 03103, the Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Road, Merrimack, NH 03054, or Honor Flight New England, PO Box 16287, Hooksett, NH 03106.