Thomas E.L. Cloutier, OFS, 62, of Manchester, died January 10, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua after a period of declining health.
He was born in Berlin on July 2, 1958 to Robert and Rose (Pope) Cloutier.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Don Bosco College in Newton, NJ and a master's degree in divinity and theology from St. John's Seminary in Brighton, MA.
Thomas was a teacher at Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School for 30 years and was also a transitional deacon.
He is survived by his father of Manchester; a brother, John R.A. Cloutier and his wife, Christy, of Wilmington, NC and cousins, nieces and nephews.
SERVICES: All services will be private. Spring burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Lancaster.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Shrine of St. Therese, 8433 Bailey Rd., Darien, IL 60561, or to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy, 2 Prospect Hill Rd., Eden Hill, Stockbridge, MA 01262
Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, Manchester is assisting the family with arrangements.