Wayne M. Fontaine
“SPLENDID: grand, superb, as beauty, magnificent, very impressive,
excellent, striking admirable, fine, very good.”
Gilford----Wayne M. Fontaine “Pepé, 58, of Gilford, New Hampshire passed on January 9, 2012 of illnesses following his battle of lung cancer from 2003.
Wayne was born on June 17, 1953 in Laconia, NH to Ralph and Theresa “Jacqueline” Fontaine. He attended Sacred Heart School through ninth grade and graduated from Laconia High School in 1972. He attended Laconia Technical Institute where he got his degree in mechanical drafting, then Wayne served in the United States Navy. Following his discharge from the Navy, Wayne worked in a variety of fields but spent most his career working at Lewis and Saunders in purchasing.
He married his high school sweetheart, Gale (Belanger) Fontaine, also from Laconia, on June 24, 1972. They spent most of their life together living in Laconia until the couple moved to their dream home in Gilford in 1996 where he retired.
Pepé enjoyed cribbage, apple picking and watching the Patriots, the All American Red Sox, and the Boston Celtics. He loved all sports but his favorite was the Boston Red Sox. The light of his life were his grandchildren and he enjoyed spending time with them, watching them grow and teaching them new things. He enjoyed being in the warm sunshine and spending time at the ocean. Hampton Beach was his favorite.
He was famous in his family and beyond for his secret recipe of chocolate chip cookies and no family event was complete without his dinner rolls. Also, he was not afraid of hard work, whether it was mowing the lawn, painting their house or anything else to help a friend.
Wayne is survived by his loving wife, Gale Fontaine; his son, Scott, and his daughter, JoAnne, and his daughter- in- law, Jill, along with four loving grandchildren – twins, Calsey and Morgan and Amelia and Henry. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters – Diane and Gene Wilmot; Brian and Grace Fontaine; Tammy Fontaine; Andre Fontaine as well as his brothers and sisters-in-law – Keith and Margo Belanger, Orize Belanger and Ike Engle. He also leaves behind his god-daughter, Melissa Belanger, and many nieces and nephews who he loved dearly, special friends, Mark and Cindy Gagne and his faithful companion, Mittens. Wayne was predeceased by his grandparents, Frank and Beryl Fountain; his mother, Jacqueline Fontaine; his brother in-law, Lee Belanger, and his beloved sister in-law, Jane Belanger.
Calling hours will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH.
Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Garfield Street, Laconia, NH, in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Two Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, N.H. 03110.
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.