Manchester– Lorraine L. Cameron, 85, died May 4, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a week of hospice care. Our loss on earth is heaven’s gain of a selfless, loving, and free-spirited soul.
Lorraine was born in Manchester on September 25, 1928 the daughter of Camile and Yvonne (Lussier) Arel and had been a lifelong resident of this city.
She cherished her niece and nephew Denise Arel-Vaillancourt and Jules Vaillancourt, who cared for her in their home.
Her passion in life was to be surrounded by her grandnieces Katie Ann Vaillancourt and Allison Vaillancourt-Mancini and to be involved in all their accomplishments.
Lorraine worked for A & P Stores of NH for 22 years. She was an avid gardener and loved preparing her flower gardens to share with all. She also had a love and appreciation for cooking and could be found baking desserts from scratch in the back kitchen of her home. Lorraine will be deeply missed by her loving family whom hold such fond memories of holidays, stories, and antics. She added extra color to her family’s lives and will never be forgotten. She is survived by niece and nephew Denise ( Arel) Vaillancourt, Jules Vaillancourt, grandnieces Katie Ann Vaillancourt and Allison Vaillancourt-Mancini and her husband, Anthony, and his children, Julian and Marina Mancini. She also leaves grandnephews Matthew Arel and Robert Arel Jr., and their mother Erin Zorawowicz-Arel, numerous nieces and nephews, a sister-in-law Genevieve Arel.
She was predeceased by her husband Thomas Cameron, brothers Roland G. Arel, Albert Arel, sister Doris Arel-Gorin, and nephews Robert P. Arel and Norman Gorin Jr..
A heartfelt thank you is sent to all the compassionate caregivers at Community Hospice House, especially Dr. Mary Braun. We will always be ever so grateful for your compassion and devotion.
A prayer service will be held Friday at 12 Noon in Mt. Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, 474 Goffstown Rd, Manchester, NH 03102.
Donations may be made in Lorraine’s memory to Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Rd. Merrimack, NH 03054.
J. N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
For more information and online guestbook please visit www.bouffordfuneralhome.com.