WELLS, MAINE-----Rita L. Therrien, 86, of Natanis Ridge Circle, and formerly of Lake Breeze Mobile Home Park, Gilford, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at home with her loving family by her side.
Rita was born in Laconia on November 5, 1931, she was the daughter of Omer and Blanche (Nadeau) Sevigny. She was a longtime resident of Laconia until 2014, she then went to live with her daughter and son-in-law in Wells, ME.
Rita was a telephone operator for New England Telephone and she later worked in the factory of Aavid Engineering. Rita loved baseball, especially cheering for the Boston Red Sox, playing cards and games and bingo. Spending time with her family was most important to Rita.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet M. Audet and her husband, Robert,of Wells, ME; 2 grandchildren, Michael R. Audet,of New York, NY and Katherine M. Audet, of Portland, ME; 2 sisters, Claire (Sevigny) Stone, of Princeton, IN and Annette Davis and her husband, Dan , of Clearwater, FL and Nashua, NH and several nephews and nieces. In addition to parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Norman R. Therrien, Sr. and her son, Norman R. Therrien, Jr. , brothers, Hector "Pete" Sevigny, Rudy Sevigny and Normand Sevigny, sisters, Jeannette (Sevigny) Joyal, Irene (Sevigny) Thibault and Gisele (Sevigny) Drouin.
A calling hour will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 10:00am - 11:00am at St. Andre Bessette Parish- Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia NH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow the calling hour at 11:00am on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at St. Andre Bessette Parish- Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia NH.
Burial will be held in the spring at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Laconia.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 US Route 1 #1, Scarborough, Maine 04074.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements.