Laconia-----Lee McGuire of Laconia, wife of Mac McGuire who died in 1987, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the age of 92.
Lee was born Sept. 2, 1919 in Berlin, N.H., the daughter of Pete and Mary (LeSage) Fournier.
Lee proudly served in WWII as a Staff Sergeant on Gen. Eisenhower’s photography unit. Returning from the war, Lee taught Home Economics at Tilton Northfield High school for many years. After retirement from teaching, she worked part-time for the Belknap County Extension Service out of the Laconia office.
Lee was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She was an avid golfer, enjoyed crafts and travelling.
Lee leaves behind two daughters, Donna M. Brochu of Contoocook, N.H. and Nancy Tomasch of Parma, Ohio. Lee has three grandchildren, Jeremy Brochu of Tampa, Florida, Renee Brochu of Norwell, Mass. and Marianne Jones of Fort Stewart, Georgia. She also has eight great-grandchildren, Ryan Brochu, Griffin, Isabel, Charlotte and Vivian Pithie and Elizabeth, Cheyenne and Ben Ziebell.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. celebrating the extraordinary life of Lee McGuire- wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend.
Burial will follow in the family lot in St. Lambert Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 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.