Belmont-----Judy Ann Cass Larrivee, 65, of 21 Sturtevant Drive, died at the Laconia Rehabilitation Center - Genesis on Saturday, February 25, 2012. She was the widow of Francis J. Larrivee.
Mrs. Larrivee was born October 14, 1946 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of David F. and Eloise C. (Johnstone) Bidwell and was a lifelong resident of the Lakes Region. She had been employed by Avon as a unit leader and beauty advisor for nine years and also worked at the Gunstock Area where she was the fourth generation to work there. She also worked at the Belmont Elementary School and Laconia Woodland Heights kitchens, the Colebrook Restaurant, the Brass Lantern Restaurant, New Hampshire Ball Bearing and Metz Electronics.
Mrs. Larrivee was a charter member of the Loudon Lions Club and the first person in charge of sight & hearing and was a member of the Yankee Miniature Horse Club and Focus on Seat Belt Safety. She was a North East Halter and Show Champion of Miniature Horses and a member of the Yankee Miniature Horse Club. She received recognition by the New England Champion Cheerleaders.
She was a volunteer at St. James Nursery School, Lakes Region Day Care and Woodland Heights School, and assisted with fund raising at the Laconia Middle School. She enjoyed miniature horses, fairs, animals, plays and working with young children and was caregiver to her mother and father.
Survivors include three sons, Christopher Cass of Laconia, David Cass and his wife, Kathy, of Weare and Earl Cass and his wife, Karen, of New Boston; a stepson, Mark Forgione, of Lakeport; a stepdaughter, Michelle Champion, of Meredith; 7 grandchildren, David Cass, Jr., Devin Cass, Kaylee Cass, Cassandra Cass, Connor Cass, Gabriel Cass, and Gage Cass; five step granddaughters; one great grandson and a step great grandson; a brother, David Bidwell, and a sister, Helen Sullivan; four nephews and two nieces. In addition to her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband, Harold Cass, a stepdaughter, Valarie Felch, and her brother, Robert Bidwell.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 5:00-7:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.