Laconia-----Henry “Mike” J. Lamontagne, 76, of 45 Overland Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. He was the widower of Mary (Jefferson) Lamontagne who died in 2001.
Mr. Lamontagne was born January 7, 1934 in Meriden, Conn., the son of Wilfred and Delia (Fortier) Lamontagne.
Mr. Lamontagne was a Corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a lifelong resident of Laconia and had been employed by the Laconia School System for over ten years, retiring in 1996.
Survivors include six sons, Stephen Lamontagne and his wife, Linda, Wilfred Lamontagne, Ronald Lamontagne, Donald Lamontagne and his wife, Marcia, Jon Lamontagne and his wife, Donna, and Henry Lamontagne; two daughters, Bridget Elliott and her husband, Ben, and Brenda Nelson and her husband, Todd; eighteen grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren, many nephews and nieces and his cousin and best friend, Fred Clavitte. In addition to his wife and his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Armand Boucher, and by two sisters, Rita Guyer and Dot Bowles.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2010 from 6:00-8:00PM 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 Friday, December 31, 2010 at 10:00AM at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia.
Following the Mass, a reception will be held at the V.F.W. at 143 Court Street, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 1:00pm.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to St. Andre Bessette Parish, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.