Laconia-----Virginia L. Creteau, 76, of 227 Ledges Drive, Taylor Community, died at her home on Wednesday, August 3, 2011.
Mrs. Creteau was born December 1, 1934 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the daughter of Stephen and Eva (Chandler) Jeglinski. She resided in Sanbornton, N.H. for several years before moving to Laconia twenty-seven years ago.
Mrs. Creteau was a member of the Belknap Mill Quilters Guild and loved quilting, tennis, reading and antiquing.
Mrs. Creteau was a loving mother. She is survived by a son, Raymond J. Creteau, and his wife, Meredith, of Meredith, N.H.; three daughters, Lynne Creteau of Center Harbor, N.H., Cindy Creteau-Miller of Walpole, N.H. and Cassie Creteau of Ashland, N.H.; four grandchildren, Jennifer Kreitzer and her husband, Casey, of Laconia, Travis Creteau of San Diego, Calif. and John Miller and Caitlin Miller, both of Walpole, N.H.; three brothers, Daniel Jeglinski and Carl Jeglinski both of Nashua and Kevin Jeglinski of Litchfield, N.H.; four sisters, Shirley Estes of Oregon, Joanne Sorice of New York, Nancy Charron of Nashua, N.H. and Linda Laquerre of Merrimack, N.H.; fifteen nieces and ten nephews. Mrs. Creteau was predeceased by her loving husband of forty-five years, Raymond J. Creteau, a grandson, Matthew Creteau, her parents and by a brother, Stephen Jeglinski.
Calling hours will be held on Monday, August 8, 2011 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 Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Tower Hill Cemetery, Sanbornton, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to The Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins, Attn: Jolynn Hall, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 436, Baltimore, MD 21201, the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, N.H. 03247 or to the Laconia Salvation Army, 177 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 on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.