Mrs. Arlene (MacDonald) Rancourt, 100, a resident of Seabrook, N.H., and formerly of Andover, MA., and Barefoot Bay, FL., passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Country Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Newburyport, MA.
Born in Hershey, Maine on January 14, 1908, Mrs. Rancourt was the daughter of the late John and Florence (Porter) MacDonald of Paten, ME. She attended the Paten Schools and was a graduate of the High School in Paten. Mrs. Rancourt then went on to receive her certificate in Nursing. She had worked in the Arlington Mill and then as a Nurse in the Oxford Paper Mill. After her retirement, Mrs. Rancourt and her husband William enjoyed traveling through Europe and the United States. She will be remembered as a kind, generous, and loving person.
Mrs. Rancourt is survived by her beloved husband of 53 years: William J. Rancourt
a daughter: Joyce Quinlan and her husband Robert of Andover, MA.
a son: George Haigh and his wife Nancy of Belmont, MA.
She was the mother of the late John Haigh and sister of the late Vinyl MacDonald as well as sister to Erferd MacDonald and Adrian MacDonald. She is also survived by several grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to a Funeral Mass which will be celebrated on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. in St. Monica's Church in Methuen, MA. Burial will follow in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence, MA. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence, MA. To send an online condolence, please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com.