Gertrude Provencher 1920-2009
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Gertrude Provencher 1920-2009
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Posted: 4 Mar 2009 1:05PM GMT |
Classification: Pension
Surnames: Provencher, LaRoche
Gertrude Provencher 1920-2009
Manchester Union Leader, Manchester NH, 4 March 2009
MANCHESTER -- Gertrude Corrine Provencher, 88, of Talbot Street, died Feb. 26, 2009, in the Hillsborough County Nursing Home, Goffstown, after a period of declining health.
She was born in Manchester, June 28, 1920, to Arthur and Exilia (Garon) LaRoche. She attended parochial schools in Manchester and was a graduate of St. Anthony High School. She graduated from Notre Dame Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
On Dec. 16, 1944, she married Robert H. Provencher in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Ashland. They shared 63 years of marriage. She was employed at many area hospitals in Manchester and finished her nursing career at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester. She was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church.
IN HER LIFE: She is survived by two sons, Arthur Provencher, and his wife, Brenda, of Franklin, N.C., and Henry "Hank" Provencher of Manchester, who was her caregiver for the past nine years; one daughter, Denise Shaw, and her husband, Dan, of South Lake, Texas; two grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; niece, Rachel Melanson of Manchester; numerous nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law, Lumina Straw of Ashland and Patricia Provencher of New Hampton.
She was a devoted wife, mother, and foster mother, having taken care of several foster children. She was also a dedicated nurse. She will be remembered for her devotion to her Catholic faith, adoration of the Blessed Mother, her sense of humor, love of laughter, and the fondness she had for all of her pets, especially her cats.
She was an independent person who loved to get behind the wheel and drive off to visit her friends and relatives. She will be dearly missed by all.
SERVICES: A memorial Mass is Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Hill Avenue, Ashland. Spring burial will be in Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland.
Manchester Union Leader, Manchester NH, 4 March 2009
MANCHESTER -- Gertrude Corrine Provencher, 88, of Talbot Street, died Feb. 26, 2009, in the Hillsborough County Nursing Home, Goffstown, after a period of declining health.
She was born in Manchester, June 28, 1920, to Arthur and Exilia (Garon) LaRoche. She attended parochial schools in Manchester and was a graduate of St. Anthony High School. She graduated from Notre Dame Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
On Dec. 16, 1944, she married Robert H. Provencher in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Ashland. They shared 63 years of marriage. She was employed at many area hospitals in Manchester and finished her nursing career at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester. She was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church.
IN HER LIFE: She is survived by two sons, Arthur Provencher, and his wife, Brenda, of Franklin, N.C., and Henry "Hank" Provencher of Manchester, who was her caregiver for the past nine years; one daughter, Denise Shaw, and her husband, Dan, of South Lake, Texas; two grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; niece, Rachel Melanson of Manchester; numerous nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law, Lumina Straw of Ashland and Patricia Provencher of New Hampton.
She was a devoted wife, mother, and foster mother, having taken care of several foster children. She was also a dedicated nurse. She will be remembered for her devotion to her Catholic faith, adoration of the Blessed Mother, her sense of humor, love of laughter, and the fondness she had for all of her pets, especially her cats.
She was an independent person who loved to get behind the wheel and drive off to visit her friends and relatives. She will be dearly missed by all.
SERVICES: A memorial Mass is Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Hill Avenue, Ashland. Spring burial will be in Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland.