Sr. Marie Thomas, PM (Sr. Leontine Roberge), 98, of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary died October 20, 2008 at St. Joseph Residence in Manchester.
Born in St. Desire du Lac Noir, Quebec on October 29, 1909, she was the daughter of Delphis and Alma (Roberge) Roberge.
She entered the order of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec in 1926, made her first profession in 1929 and her final profession in 1934.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rivier College in Nashua.
During her career as an educator, she served on elementary school faculties in Burlington, VT and West Stewartstown and Dover, NH. From 1943 until her retirement in 1987 she taught business education on the secondary level at Notre Dame High School in Berlin and at the Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson. She was also a gifted dramatics director whose plays were well appreciated by the staff and students.
The family includes a brother, Robert Roberge of Lisle, IL and cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday, October 25, 2008 in the Resurrection Chapel. Burial was in Presentation of Mary Cemetery in Hudson.
Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., Manchester was in charge of arrangements.