Denise Rita Marie Shanks, 69, of Londonderry, NH, formerly of Derry, NH and Methuen, MA, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH after a lengthy illness. She was born August 20, 1949 in Lawrence, MA and was a daughter of the late Louis L. and Georgette (Cote) Cote. Denise was raised and educated in Lawrence and resided in Methuen, MA for many years prior to moving to Derry, where she lived for 23 years.
Denise had been employed as a general laborer with various local manufacturing companies. She was a longtime member of the Improved Order of Redmen where she served as Secretary/Treasurer and the Degree of Pocahontas. Denise loved to play Bingo and cards. She was also a very active member at the Londonderry Senior Center. After retirement, Denise always tried to enjoy life.
Members of the family include her husband, James Shanks, her daughter Lynn Mello, her grandchildren, Krystal Rae Mello, Minot DiLorenzo and Hunter DiLorenzo, her brother, Donald Cote of Hartford, CT and her sister Diane Elko of Cumberland, VA., as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her brother Denis Cote.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday September 28, 2018 at 12:00 pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Avenue Derry, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Londonderry Senior Center 535 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053.