Laurette Dionne

Laurette (Villemure) Dionne, 89, of Bedford died April 7, 2005 at Ridgewood Center-Genesis Eldercare, Bedford after a long illness.

Born in Manchester on May 10, 1915, she was the daughter of Ferdinand and Rose Anna (Lussier) Villemure. She was educated at Notre Dame Academy and lived in Manchester most of her life.

Mrs. Dionne worked at J.F. McElwain Shoe Company for many years. She was a longtime communicant of St. Augustin Church and was a member of the Sodality of St. Anne at that parish. She was also a member of Les Coeurs Joyeux, AARP and the Smile Center.

She was married to Albert J. Dionne who died in 1974.

The family includes four children, Elaine D. Miles of Fremont, CA, Albert H. Dionne of Hooksett, Maurice R. Dionne of Kalamazoo, MI and Claire I. Dube of Goffstown; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; a sister, Germaine Pilotte of Windham and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday April 11, 2005 in St. Anne-St. Augustin Church, corner of Beech and Spruce streets, Manchester. Committal prayers followed in Mt. Calvary Mausoleum, 474 Goffstown Rd., Manchester. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.