Diane P. Gomes, 54, of Manchester, died July 24, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a yearlong battle with cancer.
She was born in Coaticook, Quebec May 29, 1960 to Leopold and Jeanne (Ouimette) Chouinard. She was a graduate of West High School and had been a Manchester resident most of her life.
Diane enjoyed spending time with family and friends and especially time spent with her granddaughters.
She leaves her husband of 34 years, Ronald W. Gomes of Manchester; a daughter, Sonya Ann Avery of Manchester; two granddaughters, Elizabeth and Chloe Avery; her mother, Jeanne Chouinard of Manchester; three brothers, Alain Chouinard of Pembroke, Daniel Chouinard and Guy Chouinard, both of Massachusetts; a sister, Johanne Van Rossum of Loudon; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, July 28, 2014 at St. Marie Church, 378 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery.