BEDFORD - Blanche Rose Marquis passed away December 24, 2012 at Bedford Hills Nursing Facility in Bedford, NH, where she had resided for the past 5 years. She was 96 years old
She was born in Laconia, NH November 30, 1916, to Joseph Theberge and Laura Picard Theberge.
She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Girard Marquis in 1992. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Isabelle (Labrecque) Deblois, and Winifred Nadeau.
Mrs. Marquis and her husband owned and operated Sweetwood Cottages on Paugus Bay for many years. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and a member of the Sodality of Mary.
She will be missed by her three children, Kareen Dunn of Merrimack, NH, Gregory Marquis and his wife, Marie of Bow, NH, and Laureen Natalino and her husband, Frank of Alton,NH.
She leaves behind five grandchildren and 9 great grand children.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10AM on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Laconia.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.