Laconia-----Patricia Ann (Corriveau) Marceau, 68, of 22 Moulton Street, reluctantly left her family and friends to be with her Lord on July 9, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her life was an example of her extraordinary love of family and deep faith.
Mrs. Marceau was born was born September 18, 1942 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of Viola Louise (Smith) and Robert R. Corriveau, Sr. She was a longtime resident of the Laconia/Belmont area and graduated from Belmont High School. In 1993, She received her Associate’s Degree in Nursing from New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, 32 years after postponing her nursing career to raise her family.
Mrs. Marceau was the first director of Senior Services of Community Health & Hospice. She regularly coordinated Alzheimer Memory Walks. She was the chief resource of Senior Services and was instrumental in the creation of Service Link and one of the creators of Senior Wellness Fairs. She single handedly created Senior Wellness Clinics throughout the area. She was a frequent speaker and contributor to the Senior Centers throughout the area and will be sorely missed.
Mrs. Marceau loved spending time with her family, especially at the lake during the summer. She also loved the ocean, lakes, water, traveling, gardening, knitting and venturing down unknown roads looking for places to pick Mayflowers.
Survivors include her husband of forty-nine years, Raymond L. Marceau of Laconia; sons, Steven & his wife, Kelly, of Barrington, John and his wife, Karen, of Laconia, Jason and his wife, Kami, of West Alton, Darren and his wife, Jodi, of Laconia and Dana and his wife, Margaret, of Gilford; daughters, Wendy Poire of Belmont, Sherry and her partner, Fred Malatesta, of Moultonboro and Kathy and her husband, Samuel Baker, of Rochester; twenty-three grandchildren; one great grandchild; her mother, Viola L. (Smith) Corriveau, of Belmont; two brothers, Robert Corriveau, Jr., & his wife, Cathy, of Belmont and Bradley Corriveau and his wife, Helen, of Belmont; three sisters, Suzanne Woodworth of Belmont, Bonita “Bonnie” Bunker of New York and Beverly and Arthur Perron of Gilford; nine nieces and ten nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Robert R. Corriveau, Sr.
Calling hours will be held from 5:00-7:00PM on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 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 at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:00AM.
Burial will be on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 10:00AM in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, NH.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. 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.