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Jane T. Sorrell
February 15, 2011

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Laconia-----Jane Theresa (Laska) Sorrell, 88, formerly of Lyford Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, February 15, 2011.
Mrs. Sorrell was born October 17, 1922 in Ludlow, Mass., the daughter of the late Andrew P. and Louise H. (Lazarek) Laska. She was raised in Ludlow and was a graduate and Valedictorian of her class at Ludlow High School. She had been employed at Monsanto Chemical Co. before moving to Laconia sixty years ago.
Mrs. Sorrell was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Laconia Post #1670 Auxiliary.
Mrs. Sorrell was happiest when she was surrounded by her family and enjoyed baking chocolate chip cookies for her grandchildren. She also loved her sports, the Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics and enjoyed puzzles and taking walks.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Arthur A. Sorrell, of Forestview Manor, Meredith; three sons, Fred A. Sorrell and his wife, Mary Jane, of Laconia, Arthur E. Sorrell of Laconia and Gregory Sorrell and his wife, Ann, of Londonderry; four daughters, Rosemary (Sorrell) Poudrier and her husband, Maurice, of Laconia, Laura (Sorrell) Seeley of Laconia; Deborah (Sorrell) Brodbeck and her husband, Joseph, of Venice, Fla. and Jayne (Sorrell) Rudberg and her husband, Glenn, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; seventeen grandchildren, Vickie (Jordan) Hayes, Michelle (Poudrier) Downs, Julie (Poudrier) Plant, Denise (Poudrier) Normandin, James Sorrell, Sandra Sorrell, Jessica Stitt, Brendan Sorrell, Alexandra Sorrell, Michaela Sorrell, Alicia Sorrell, Thomas Sorrell, Julia Sorrell, Andrew Sorrell, Melissa Rudberg, Kirsten Rudberg and Annaleise Rudberg; eighteen great grandchildren, three great great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary E. White, of Calif.; ten nieces and five nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Henry Laska, and by two sisters, Elizabeth Skoczolek and Ann Hayes.
Family calling hours will be held.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 10:00AM.
Burial will be at a later date at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246 or St. Andre Bessette Parish, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

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