Belmont-----On April 10th, 2013, Viola Louise (Smith) Corriveau, 91, joined her beloved husband Bob in God’s Kingdom, while surrounded by her loving family, “the best family in the whole wide world.” She resided at 9 Fred Friend Road.
Mrs. Corriveau was born July 11, 1921 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of the late Florida Mary (Desrochers) and Grover Cleveland Colby Smith. She was a long time resident of Laconia before moving to Belmont in 1950. Over the years, she had been employed at Laconia Needle for six years, Cormier Hosiery for seventeen years and at Laconia Manufacturing for seventeen years. From 1998-2006 she was employed at Wal-Mart in Tilton, where her warm smile greeted hundreds.
Mrs. Corriveau was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and was a member of the Church’s Ladies Guild and the Catholic Daughters of America. She was also a member of the Married Farmers of America. Her hobbies included, sewing, swimming, boating, horseback riding, golfing, bowling and working the family farm, “Halfway House Poultry Farm”, selling eggs and chickens. She and her family owned Kim-San Kennels, raising and breeding sled dogs for the family to race. She loved spending time with her family especially at their yearly “campout” where she starred on stage as “Ma” with “Ma and the Elders”. She also loved Sunday rides.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Corriveau, Jr. and his wife, Catherine, and Bradley Corriveau and his wife, Helen, all of Belmont; a son-in-law, Raymond Marceau of Laconia; three daughters, Suzanne Woodworth of Belmont, Bonita Bunker of Herkimer, N.Y. and Beverly Perron and her husband, Arthur, of Gilford; twenty-three grandchildren, Wendy Marceau, Sherry Marceau, Steven Marceau, Kathy Baker, John Marceau, Jason Marceau, Darren Marceau, Dana Marceau, Belinda LaDuke, Michelle Dark, Rebecca Woodworth, Steven Woodworth, Rachel Presby, Robert Corriveau III, Sarah Smith, Hollis Bunker, Jr., Ellen Lopez, Carrie Sagatis, John Bunker, Brett Perron, Amy Perron, Joslyn Corriveau and Benjamin Corriveau; fifty-two great grandchildren; six great, great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Robert R. Corriveau, Sr. in 1998, by her daughter, Patricia Marceau, a son-in-law, Hollis Bunker, her two brothers, Richard and Robert Smith and her two sisters, Dorothy Rogers and Marion Gardner.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 4:00PM-7:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Service Link, 67 Water St. Suite 105, Laconia, NH 03246 or to Society of St. Vincent DePaul-Laconia Conference, PO Box 6123 Laconia, NH 03247
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.