Rita J. Lesmerises

She was born in Manchester, April 20, 1915, and was a daughter of Edouard and Bernadette (Allard) Gendron. She was a lifelong resident of this city.

She was a retired shoe worker.

Mrs. Lesmerises was a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart Church where she had been very active in various church activities. She was a member of the Sodality of St. Anne, Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary, American Legion Jutras Post Auxiliary, and a member of the Retired Federal Employees Association.

She was married to J. Lionel Lesmerises, who died in 1985.

She leaves a son, Raymond L. Lesmerises and his wife, Suzanne, of Bow; two daughters, Muriel Chabot and her husband, Ernest, of Bedford, and Annette Marcoux and her husband, Gregory, of Manchester; 6 grandchildren, Scott Lesmerises, Jay Lesmerises, Peter Chabot, Jodie Chabot, Ryan Marcoux, and Karyn Marcoux; 7 great grandchildren; a brother, Lucien "John" Gendron of Bedford; nieces and nephews.

Her sister, Theresa Gagnon, died June 13, 2008

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, June 16, 2008 at Sacred Heart Church. Burial followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Mt. Carmel Nursing Home, 235 Myrtle St., Manchester, NH 03104 or Home Health & Hospice Care, 22 Prospect St., Nashua, NH 03060