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Page 16 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday , February 24 , 2017

Obituaries

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and sisters Alice Fletcher , Eva
Adair , Marion Stanton and Lois
health . She has resided for there the past year .
Dorothy was born Sept . 9 , 1929 , to parents Ellery and Juanita ( Corliss ) Adair in Concord , Vt . Her family moved to Columbia when she was a girl , where she remained until she left Colebrook Academy and married
Adair .
Most recently Dot moved to St . Johnsbury where she resided with her niece Nancy Daniels and her husband Wayne .
Dorothy enjoyed knitting , crocheting , puzzles , hummingbirds , socializing and attending the Riverside Enrichment Program
Pardon Jameson .
She
in Lyndonville , Vt .
became a military wife until she brought her family back to live in Canaan , Vt .
Dot is survived by her son Wade and wife Donna Lee of Bloomfield , Vt ., son Mark and wife Patricia of Allentown , Pa ., son Lyle of Wisconsin , daughter Judy Begin of Chicopee , Mass ., son Pardon Jameson of Berlin , son Robert of Colebrook ; 16 grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren . She is also survived by brothers William and wife Edwina of Columbia , Kenneth
At her request there will be no public service . A celebration of her life will be held by her family at a later date . Arrangements made by Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster .
In lieu of flowers , donations may be made to the Riverside Enrichment Program in Lyndonville , St . Johnsbury Health and Rehab or the American Heart Association of Vermont .
Please go to www . baileyfh . net for more information or to send an online condolence .
and wife Charlene of
Groveton ,
and
sister
Myra
McCormick of North Stratford ,
and very special friend , Donna
Jameson of Stark .
She is predeceased by longtime
companion Robert Fraser
Luc Rancourt
LUC RANCOURT
ST . JOHNSBURY , Vt .– Luc Rancourt , 57 , of Memorial Dr . in St . Johnsbury , Vt ., and native of West Stewartstown , passed away at sunrise on Thursday morning , Feb . 16 , 2017 after a two year battle with A . L . S ., Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig ’ s Disease . His faith was such that he knew he was going to a better place .
He was born in West Stewartstown on May 24 , 1959 , one of six children born to Victor and Rachel ( Hebert ) Rancourt . He graduated from Canaan Memorial High School in 1978 . His father passed away in 1995 .
His family will remember Luc as a kind , gentle family man . Sports played an important part in his younger years ; he was a 1,000 point scorer for the Canaan Memorial basketball team . When the kids were little he loved to take them ice fishing and
coached his sons ’ basketball teams .
Luc was a finish carpenter by trade and enjoyed working with his brothers . Recently Luc had worked for Northeast Kingdom Human Services as a community integration specialist . He loved life , loved to laugh and tease , and really loved to play Texas holdem at The Breslin Center and the Lyndon American Legion . For the last six years he was a seasonal camper at the Groton Forest Road Campground .
He is survived by his mother , Rachel Rancourt of West Stewartstown ; his loving and attentive partner Lucy McKee of St . Johnsbury ; two of his three children : Kyla Meszkat and husband Bryan of Elmore , Vt ., Clint Rancourt and wife Joshlynne of Island Pond , Vt .; son Travis predeceased him in 2009 ; three grandchildren , Maximillian Meszkat , Brielle and Colton Rancourt ; Lucy ’ s three children : Joel and Aaron Collins ( wife Gerry ), Amber Adams ( husband Sam ) and their children Sebastien , Ava and Kimari , and Benson ( who loved his Pepere ); three brothers : Marc Rancourt and wife Joanne of West Stewartstown , Jules Rancourt and wife Judy of Pittsburg , Ronald Rancourt and wife Katherine of Virginia Beach , Va .; two sisters : Carmen Riley and husband Ross , Celine Fuller and husband Larry both of Canaan , Vt .; numerous nieces and nephews as well as the extended Rancourt family .
A funeral Mass will be celebrated in West Stewartstown on
Saturday , Feb . 25 , 2017 at 11 a . m . at St . Albert ’ s Church , 10 Church St . Burial will be at a later date at the St . Albert ’ s Cemetery in West Stewartstown . There will be no visiting hours .
Memorial contributions , marked in Luc Rancourt ’ s memory , could be directed to A . L . S . Association , Northern NE chapter , 10 Ferry St ., Suite 309 , Concord NH 03301 .
Memories and condolences may be shared at www . guibordfh . com .
Elizabeth M . Cote
ELIZABETH M . COTE
NORTH STRATFORD – Elizabeth M . Cote , 77 , of North Stratford , passed away Monday evening , Feb . 20 , 2017 , at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in W . Stewartstown surrounded by members of her loving family .
She was born in Norton Mills , Vt ., on June 22 , 1939 , a daughter to the late Dennis and Lorena ( Potter ) Gaudette .
A devoted wife , mother , grandmother and sister , Elizabeth was a nurse and worked for Genesis Healthcare in Lancaster prior to retiring . She loved puzzles and word searches , and she enjoyed country and western music . She was a huge fan of Elvis . A hard-working provider , Elizabeth always thought of her family and others before she thought of herself . She was always welcoming someone into her home . She loved time with her kids and grandchildren , and she loved to go on family picnics and travel to Old Orchard Beach in Maine . She was a communicant at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in North Stratford .
Elizabeth leaves behind her six children , Theresa Marchand and husband Michel of North Stratford , Mary Cote of Colebrook , Rosalie King and partner David Parker of Pittsburg , Donna Cote of Thornton , Lori Cote and partner John Chadwick of Lancaster , and Hector Cote , Jr . of Berlin ; five brothers , John Gaudette of Colebrook , Leo Gaudette of Tilton , Wilfred Gaudette of North Stratford , Henry Gaudette of Gorham , and William Gaudette of Derry ; a sister , Pauline Stohl of Meredith ; 11 grandchildren , 14 great-grandchildren ; as well as numerous nieces and nephews .
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