Laurent P. GagnAC.

He was born in Manchester, NH the son of Louis D. and Aurelie (Bernier) Gagne and was a lifelong resident. During his teenage years, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

Early in his career he worked with his father at the Gagne Martel Market on the west side of Manchester. He enlisted in the US Navy and served as a hospital corpsman during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a machinist by trade and was employed by Felton Brush Co. before his retirement in 1986.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Gertrude (Nadeau) Gagne of Manchester; two sons, Richard Gagne of Cambridge, VT and Paul Gagne of Goffstown, NH; three daughters, Janet DiIulio of Somerville, MA, Lynne Cronin of Manchester, NH and Joyce Loewenstein of West Kingston, RI; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Bernadette Schultheis of Athens, TN, Lorette Doyon of Spring Hill, FL and Claire DesMeules of Hollywood, FL; several nieces and nephews.

There are no calling hours.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Monday, October 19, 2009, at Parish of the Transfiguration, 305 Kelley St., Manchester, NH. Committal prayers followed in Mt. Calvary Mausoleum, 474 Goffstown Rd., Manchester, NH.

Memorial donations may be made to the Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Rd., Merrimack, NH 03054 or Dismas House, 96 Buell St., Burlington, VT 05401.

Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., Manchester was in charge of arrangements.