Rita C. Forcier

Rita C. Forcier, 83, of Manchester, died January 6, 2004, at her residence, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Manchester, August 10, 1920, she was the daughter of Napoleon and Rose Anna (Bourque) Pinard. She was a lifelong resident of this area.

Mrs. Forcier worked as a stitching supervisor for Textron. She later worked part time as a seamstress for McQuaid's, and also for Headstart.

She was a member of the Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary, formerly of St. Edmond's parish and now of Post 1624. In addition she was a member of the American ex POW Group and the Hi Hopes Club. As a volunteer at Elliot Hospital, she had knitted over 500 hats for newborn infants. She had been very active at St. Edmond's parish and was presently a communicant of Parish of the Transfiguration.

Family members include her husband of 58 years, Edouard L. Forcier of Manchester; three sons, Edouard Forcier III of Manchester, Gerald Forcier of So. Thomaston, ME, and Marc Forcier of Goffstown; five daughters, Elaine Jacques of Troy, Ruth Glennon of Manchester, Paulette Gibbons of Bedford, Denise Bergeron and Anita Fortin, both of Manchester; 20 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; four brothers, Fernando Pinard of Litchfield, Marcel Pinard of Manchester, Antoine Pinard of Whitefield, and Louis Pinard of Bedford; two sisters, Theresa Blais of Laguna Hills, CA, and Roseanne Harrington of Manchester; many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a son, Joseph Forcier, in 1960

A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday January 10, 2004 at the Parish of the Transfiguration. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, New England Region, 249 Canal St., Manchester, NH 03101.