Laconia----Thelma A. Champagne, 92, of 26 Fair Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Mrs. Champagne was the widow of Ernest A. Champagne who died in 1977.
Mrs. Champagne was born October 7, 1919 in Boscawen, N.H., the daughter of Martin E. and Hazel (Thompson) Cooper.
Mrs. Champagne resided in Penacook before moving to Laconia in 1940. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, going to yard sales and playing bingo.
Survivors include a son, Francis and his wife Priscilla Champagne, of Laconia; three daughters, J. Elaine and her husband Charles Emhuff, of Houston, Texas, Sandra K. Martel of Laconia and Phylliss Bolduc of Belmont; 14 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren; a sister, Bernice H. Cummins, of Boscawen and several nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Champagne was predeceased by two brothers, Harold E. Cooper and Louis A. Cooper and by two sisters, Ruth Furlong and Irene May Cooper.
Calling hours will be held Thursday, December 22, 2011 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH, 03246 using the Carriage House entrance.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 23, 2011at 10:30am also at the Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Garfield Street, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire, 814 Elm Street, Suite #300, Manchester, NH 03101-2230.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.