Ronald W. Stacy, Sr.

Ronald W. Stacy, Sr., 85, of Candia, died on October 15, 2016, with his loving wife by his side.

He was born in Manchester, NH on April 13, 1931 to Ralph and Irene (Kelly) Stacy. He was educated in Manchester and was a lifelong resident of the area.

Ronald served in the National Guard for many years and was a volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Candia. He worked as a truck driver for over 35 years for New Hampshire Welding Supply before retiring in 1993.

Ronald was a member of the Queen City Promenaders and was a parishioner of both St. Peter Church in Auburn and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Manchester. He had a passion for hunting and camping, enjoyed traveling worldwide, and spending winters in Florida with his wife Doris. His greatest joys in life were those spent with his family. Above all, he will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin & friend.

The family includes his wife of 63 years, Doris I (Gagnon) of Candia; six children, Deborah Miville and her husband Marc of Hooksett, Ronald Stacy, Jr. of Greer, SC, Lawrence Stacy and his wife Sylvia of Candia, Cynthia Stacy-Sevigny and her husband Gene of Weare, Pamela Nadeau and her husband John of Barre, Vt, and Thomas Stacy and his wife Leslie of Hooksett; eleven grandchildren, Ryan Stacy and his wife Rebecca of Manchester, CT, Matthew Stacy of Garden Grove, CA, Laura Sevigny and her husband Cyrille Martin of Waltham, MA, Cassandra LaRochelle and her husband Bryan of Rutland, MA, Sarah Hoisington and her husband Tyler of Manchester, Emily Miville of Hooksett, Alec Nadeau of Barre, Vt, Austin Nadeau of Barre, Vt, Alexia Velasquez of Hooksett, Elise Stacy of Deerfield, and Sophia Velasquez of Hooksett; two great grandchildren, Zachary Hoisington of Hooksett, and Miles Nadeau of Barre, Vt; two sisters, Virginia Clough and her husband Robert of Bartow, Fl., and Irene "Libby" Gassek and her husband Charles of Frostproof, Fl.; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his two sisters, Phyllis Rauch, ad Audrey Zenor and his brother Ralph Stacy.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at St. Peter Church, 567 Manchester Road, Auburn. Committal prayers followed in the mausoleum at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 474 Goffstown Road, Manchester. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Ronald's memory to: VNA Home Health & Hospice Services, Inc., 1070 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109 or a charity of your choice.