Nancy Ann Bellefeuille Hennessey, of Berlin, NH passed away on March 24, 2019 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a short illness surrounded by her family. Born May 14, 1934 in Berlin, NH, the daughter of the late Julius and Louise (DiProspero) Porretta, she attended public schools in Berlin, NH and graduated Berlin High School in 1952 as the class Valedictorian. She attended Plymouth State college to study business administration, and after 1 year transferred to Boston University and graduated in 1956. She later obtained a Master’s Degree from Lyndon State College in 1980.
Nancy married Richard Bellefeuille in 1957 and together they raised 2 sons, David and Paul in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. She taught business administration (typing, shorthand, and book keeping) at St. Johnsbury Academy from 1970 to 1995. Her hobbies included playing clarinet in the St. Johnsbury town band. In the winter she enjoyed skiing and, in the summertime, playing tennis and golf, as a longtime member of the Androscoggin Country Club. She also enjoyed traveling, especially in Europe and Russia. She was active in her Catholic faith by serving as a Eucharistic minister at St. John the Evangelist Parish in St. Johnsbury, St. Kieran Parish and St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin, NH.
She was pre-deceased by her 1st husband Richard Bellefeuille 1983, grandson Nicolas Bellefeuille 2005, and 2nd husband Jim Hennessey 2018. Survivors include son David Bellefeuille and wife Sherryann Bellefeuille of Morrison Colorado; grandson Aaron Bellefeuille and wife Trisha Bellefeuille, great-grandson Lyric Bellefeuille, of Hot Sulfur Springs, Colorado; granddaughter Brittany (Bellefeuille) Moore and husband Nich Moore of Escondido California; son Paul Bellefeuille and wife Lise Bellefeuille of Waterford, Vermont; several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday March 30, 2019 at 10 AM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will be in the Holy Family Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin on Friday evening from 5 to 7 PM. Donations in her memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.