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Shirley M. Blais
December 29, 2010

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Gilford-----Laconia native, Shirley May Blais, (nee McFarlin) died peacefully at age 86, on December 29, 2010.
Shirley was born May 21, 1924 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of the late William and Marie Annie (Bourque) McFarlin. Shirley and her husband, Roger, raised their children in Laconia and then Gilford until retirement at which time they moved to their lakeside home on Meredith Bay.
Shirley was employed at Gilbert Clock and N.H. Ball Bearing, and retired from the Dietary Service department at the Laconia State School & Training Center.
She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and belonged to the Catholic Daughters of America. She also attended Sacred Heart Church and enjoyed volunteering at the ‘New to You” thrift shop in Lakeport for many years where she made new friends and reconnected with old ones.
Survivors include a son, Richard “Rick” Blais; two daughters, Sheila A. Blais and Holly E. Lewis; three grandchildren, Jessica Blais and twin grandsons, Eric and Trevor Lewis; a great grandchild, Camdyn Lewis; sisters-in-law, Rita Marchand and Sue Cameron; brother-in-law, Gerard “Sonny” Blais and several nieces, nephews and their children. She was predeceased by her husband, Roger; a sister, Doris O’Connor; brothers, Henry McFarlin and Hubert “Chuck” McFarlin.
A calling hour will be held on Friday, January 7, 2011 from 10:00-11:00am at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. Following the calling hour, a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00AM also at Sacred Heart Church.
Private burial will be in the spring in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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.

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