1927
Leonard
2011
Leonard F. Fontaine
August 18, 1927 — April 6, 2011
LANCASTER - Leonard F. Fontaine, 83, died Wednesday evening, April 6, 2011, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster.
Mr. Fontaine was born in Berlin, NH, on August 18, 1927, the son of George A. and Mary Rose (Gagne) Fontaine.
During World War II he served in the US Army as a military police officer and for many years was employed as a working line foreman for Seaward Construction Company. Leonard enjoyed snowmobiling, gardening, family get togethers and food.
Memberships include the Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he was life member, the Retiree's Club of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Senior Citizens Club at Colonel Town, and the senior citizens exercise group at Colonel Town.
Family members include his wife Eunice Mary (Holt) Fontaine of Lancaster; 8 children, JoAnne Mary Emerson and her husband Leslie of Lancaster, Richard Lionel Fontaine and wife Beatrice of Lancaster, Mary Ann Baird and husband Steve of Beckly, WV, Rosanna Mae Currier and husband John of Lancaster, Nannette Marie Stone and husband Charles of Healy, AK, Dennis "Ben" Leonard Fontaine of Jefferson, Bonnie Lee Bryant and husband Delbert of Milan, Roger Lucien Fontaine and wife Brenda of Lancaster; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a brother Nelson Fontaine and wife Barbara of Groveton; a sister Doris Woodward of Berlin; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by 2 brothers Roland Fontaine and Lionel Fontaine.
Memorial visiting hours will be held Wednesday evening, April 13, from 7 to 9 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday morning at 10:00 AM at All Saints Church in Lancaster. Reverend John MacKenzie, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery, Lancaster.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Huntington's Disease Society of America, New England Regional Office, 6 Courthouse Lane Unit 12, Chelmsford, MA 01824.
Mr. Fontaine was born in Berlin, NH, on August 18, 1927, the son of George A. and Mary Rose (Gagne) Fontaine.
During World War II he served in the US Army as a military police officer and for many years was employed as a working line foreman for Seaward Construction Company. Leonard enjoyed snowmobiling, gardening, family get togethers and food.
Memberships include the Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he was life member, the Retiree's Club of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Senior Citizens Club at Colonel Town, and the senior citizens exercise group at Colonel Town.
Family members include his wife Eunice Mary (Holt) Fontaine of Lancaster; 8 children, JoAnne Mary Emerson and her husband Leslie of Lancaster, Richard Lionel Fontaine and wife Beatrice of Lancaster, Mary Ann Baird and husband Steve of Beckly, WV, Rosanna Mae Currier and husband John of Lancaster, Nannette Marie Stone and husband Charles of Healy, AK, Dennis "Ben" Leonard Fontaine of Jefferson, Bonnie Lee Bryant and husband Delbert of Milan, Roger Lucien Fontaine and wife Brenda of Lancaster; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a brother Nelson Fontaine and wife Barbara of Groveton; a sister Doris Woodward of Berlin; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by 2 brothers Roland Fontaine and Lionel Fontaine.
Memorial visiting hours will be held Wednesday evening, April 13, from 7 to 9 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday morning at 10:00 AM at All Saints Church in Lancaster. Reverend John MacKenzie, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery, Lancaster.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Huntington's Disease Society of America, New England Regional Office, 6 Courthouse Lane Unit 12, Chelmsford, MA 01824.
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