Friday, May 6, 2016
The Colebrook Chronicle
Obituaries
Claire C. Puglisi
CLAIRE C. PUGLISI
COLUMBIA–Claire C. Puglisi, 78, of Columbia passed away
on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at
the Community Hospice House
in Merrimack, after a hardfought battle with kidney cancer.
She died the same way she lived,
with courage, grace and dignity,
and she will be greatly missed by
everyone who knew and loved
her.
Claire was born on Aug. 13,
1937, the third child to the late
Arthur and Bernice (Cushing)
Couture. She attended the Straw
School and graduated from Manchester Central High School in
1955. She lived most of her life
in Manchester, working at Sunshine Cleaners for 25 years and
the Merrimack Post Office until
retiring to Columbia, with her
husband, Joe. Claire had many
hobbies, organizations, and
activities in which she was
involved, including volunteering
at the Upper Connecticut Valley
Hospital, making beautiful handmade baskets, and the best
Christmas cookies anyone has
ever eaten.
She leaves behind her loving
husband of 29 years, Joseph
Puglisi of Columbia; her nine
children, Kathy Simpson (Dan)
of Gilford, Karen Kaffel (Scott) of
Manchester, Scott Komisarek
(Amy) of Candia, Kim Komisarek
of Manchester, John Komisarek
and his caretakers, Kiran and
Sangita Humagai of Hooksett,
Kristen Flaherty (Jon) of
Auburn, Karla Komisarek of
Manchester, Karl Komisarek
and his caretakers, Steve and
Wendy Riendeau of Stewartstown, and Kelly Machos (Paul)
of Manchester; four grandchildren, Douglas, Adam and Karah
Kaffel, all of Manchester, and
Kyle Flaherty of Auburn; a greatgrandson, Thomas Kaffel of Bedford; a niece and godchild, Debra
Price (Hal) of Hooksett; a
brother, Alden Couture (Sylvia),
of Candia; her sister, Deanna
Sweet (Dan) of North Carolina;
as well as many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by
step-sons, David Puglisi of Florida, Gary Puglisi of Colebrook,
and Alan Puglisi and partner,
Terry, of Manchester. Claire also
leaves behind her best friends
Elaine White, Barbie McKinnon
and Betsy Lynch, all of Colebrook.
Claire is predeceased by her
brother, Edward Couture, a sister, Irene Sullivan, both in 2012,
and her step-son, Michael Puglisi
in 2014.
Calling hours will be on
Thursday, May 5, 2016, from
9-10:45 a.m. at the Jenkins and
Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Mass of Christian
Burial will immediately follow at
St. Brendan’s Church at 11 a.m.
with The Rev. Craig Cheney as
celebrant. Burial will immediately follow at St. Brendan’s
Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy in
Claire’s memory may be made to
St. Brendan’s Church, 55 Pleasant St., Colebrook, NH 03576; or
to the Special Olympics of NH,
650 Elm St., #200, Manchester,
NH 03101, or online at
www.sonh.org.
Condolences may be offered to
the family online by going to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins
and Newman Funeral Home in
Colebrook.
Rene J. LaLumiere
RENE J. LALUMIERE
JEFFERSON–Rene
J.
LaLumiere, 62, passed away
unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 28, 2016. The oldest
son of William O. and Janice N.
Carlton LaLumiere, Rene was
born on August 21, 1953 in
Nashua. His family moved to
Jefferson in 1964, where they
had a family dairy farm. He
attended grade schools in Jeffer-
son and Lancaster, then