Laconia-Anita B. Morin, 91, of 78 Pine Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She was the widow of Bertrand Morin who died in 1995.
Mrs. Morin was born March 22, 1919 in Laconia, the daughter of the late Joseph and Georgiana (Fecteau) Bissonnette. She was a lifelong resident of Laconia and had been employed at Scott & Williams for thirty-one years, retiring in 1984.
Mrs. Morin was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church where she had been a member and past vice president of the Ladies of Sacred Heart since 1946. She was a member of the l’Association Canado Americaine and was a member of the St. Jean de Baptiste Society. She was also a member of the Friendship Club.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, George F. and Carol Morin, of Laconia; two daughters and sons-in-law, Rachel A. and Scott Gray, of The Villages, Florida and Claire D. and Robert Dachowski, Sr. of Hooksett; a sister, Sr. Doris Bissonnette of Marlborough, Massachusetts; five grandchildren, Katherine Gray, Susan Webb, Rob & Jeff Dachowski, and Jennifer Morin; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by several nephews, nieces, and cousins. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Morin was predeceased by her six siblings, Omer Bissonnette, George ‘Bud” Bissonnette, Ralph “Curly” Bissonnette, Roland Bissonnette, Yvonne Beaule, and Irene Curry.
Calling hours will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. using the Carriage House entrance.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. Entombment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery Chapel, Garfield Street, Laconia to await spring burial in the family lot.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Bert and Anita Morin Family Scholarship Fund c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 7312, Gilford, N.H. 03247-7312.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family of Anita. For more information and to view an online memorial please visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.