Jeanne Irene (Brisson) Lamontagne, of Manchester, passed away peacefully at The Arbors of Bedford on October 7, 2019 surrounded by loving family members.
Jeanne was born in Manchester on September 2, 1935, the daughter of Alfred and Cecile (Gauthier) Brisson. She was a graduate of St. Anthony High School and Notre Dame School of Nursing, class of 1956. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Anthony Parish.
Jeanne married Dr. Ovide A. Lamontagne on September 3, 1956 and with him, she had eight children. Jeanne was a wonderful mother who cared for her household with loving attention, patience and grace. Her exceptional hospitality made her home a place where the neighborhood children and adults alike wanted to gather. She opened her heart and home to all and they were warmly welcomed.
Jeanne was a woman of great faith and inner strength. She led by example and rarely used words to have a profound influence on the lives of others. She led her life as a model of Christian love.
Jeanne was predeceased by her loving husband of 63 years in January of 2019; her brothers, Roger and Guy Brisson and her eighth child, Jamie.
She is survived by her seven children and their spouses, Atty. Ovide and Elizabeth Lamontagne of Manchester, Louise Lamontagne and Thomas Babineau of Manchester, Paul and Debra Lamontagne of Santa Maria, CA, Dr. Roger and Anne Lamontagne of Manchester, Helene and Fr. John Anthony Vidal of Oxen Hill, MD, Gisele and William Thompson of Hooksett and Dr. Denis and Cynthia Lamontagne of St. Johnsbury, VT; twenty grandchildren, Madeleine, Brittany, Sarah, Thomas, Amie, Andre, Erin, Keri, Kathleen, Joseph, Paul, Emily,
Jean-Luc, Gisele Louise, Renee, Lindsey, Kendall, Michael, Marc and James; and five great-grandchildren, Ethan, Josiah, Elizabeth, Clare and William; her brothers, Jack and Raymond Brisson and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in St. Anthony Church, 172 Belmont Street, Manchester. Committal prayers followed at Mt. Calvary Mausoleum, 474 Goffstown Rd., Manchester.
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online at https://www.easterseals.com/nh/our-programs/senior-services/. To leave a message of condolence, see the obituary at www.lambertfuneralhome.com