Rita L. LaPointe, 81 of 7 Foster Avenue, Weirs Beach died Monday, December 8, 2003 in the Golden View Healthcare Center in Meredith. She was the widow of Wilfred A. LaPointe Sr. who died on February 9, 1986.
She was born in Bloomfield CT on February 1, 1922, the daughter of Raymond W. and Gertrude (Lawler) Smith. She was a graduate of Buckley High School in Hartford CT and had further training in secretarial service at an area school.
Mrs. LaPointe moved with her family to Weirs Beach in 1966 and had maintained a home on Foster Avenue since that time. Until she retired in 2000, she was employed as a sales clerk at the Trading Bear Gift Shop for 24 consecutive summers.
For the past several years she has enjoyed tending to her many bird feeders and her flower garden.
Family members include two daughters, Claire Haynes of Weirs Beach and Diane Potwin and her husband Thomas Potwin of Moultonboro; two sons, Wilfred A. LaPointe Jr. of Storrs CT and Dennis LaPointe and his wife, Becky of Belmont; 12 grandchildren, Donna Howard, Sharon Daggett, Robin Cote, Michael LaPointe, Dawn Emond, Cheryl Cone, Carrie Romprey, Tammy LaPointe, Christina Stokes, Nicholas Potwin, Sarah Potwin and Jonathan Potwin; 12 great grandchildren; two sisters, Louise Smith and Irene Lattanzio, both of CT; a brother, Raymond W. Smith Jr. of CT; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours were held in the Simoneau & Lambert Funeral Home, 139 Church St. on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. A funeral ceremony was held in the Funeral Home on Thursday at 10 AM. Spring burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Timothy C. Molan and David L. Furber were the funeral directors.