Laconia, NH-----Joan Marilyn (Adams) Laplante, 78, of 144 Eastman Shore Road N., died peacefully in the arms of her loving husband, Ernest, at her home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010.
Mrs. Laplante was born September 24, 1932 in Lowell, MA, the daughter of the late John Q. and Beatrice (Breton) Adams.
Mrs. Laplante was a long time resident of Lowell, MA and had been a summer resident of Laconia since 1966. She had been a permanent resident of Laconia for the past fifteen years. Mrs. Laplante attended Fitchburg State College. She had been employed by the Chelmsford Medical Associates for many years and had also been employed by the Internal Revenue Service in Andover, MA.
Mrs. Laplante was an active communicant of Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, boating on Lake Winnisquam, and delighted in the wildlife surrounding her lakeside home.
Mrs. Laplante is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-eight years, Ernest J. Laplante, of Laconia; brothers-in-law, Leo J. McCaffrey, of Chelmsford, MA, Raymond J. Laplante and his wife, Rita, of Florida, Maurice J. Laplante and his wife, Jeanne, of Pepperell, MA. and Marcel J. Laplante of Chelmsford, MA; two nieces, Pamela Zupkosky and her husband, Larry, of Westford, MA, Sharon Ryan and her husband, Richard, of Chelmsford, MA and many other nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Frances M. McCaffrey, and by two brothers-in-law, Joseph R. “Bob” Laplante and Donald J. Laplante.
SERVICE CHANGE DATE AND TIME DUE TO WEATHER
A calling hour will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 from 9:00AM-10:00AM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 10:30AM.
Burial will follow at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.