Leopold J. Chouinard

MANCHESTER - Leopold J. Chouinard, 75, died Sept. 19, 2011, at Elliot Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born on Nov. 5, 1935, in Coaticook, Quebec, to Eusebe and Felicite (Bilodeau) Chouinard. He lived in Manchester for many years.

Mr. Chouinard worked at Chicopee Mills, Pandora Mills and Mount Carmel Nursing Home, all in Manchester, for many years. While in Canada, he was a member of Les Zouave. He enjoyed hockey and was a fan of the New York Rangers. He also enjoyed country music, playing cards, reading, puzzles, horseshoes, fishing and all family sporting events.

The family includes his wife of 54 years, Jeanne (Ouimette) Chouinard of Manchester; five children, Alain Chouinard and his wife, Marie, of Pembroke, Diane P. Gomes and her husband, Ronald, of Manchester, Johanne S. Van Rossum and her husband, Craig, of Auburn, Daniel A. Chouinard and his wife, Pauline, of Fitchburg, Mass., and Guy M. Chouinard of Methuen, Mass.; 10 grandchildren, Jennifer, Sonya, Renee, Chantel, Desirae, Samantha, Dominique, Micaela, Kerry and Stephan; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Andre Chouinard and his wife, Monique, and Marcel Chouinard and his wife, Ethel, all of Sherbrooke, Quebec; a sister, Yvette Chouinard of Sherbrooke, Quebec; three brothers-in-law, Wilfrid Ouimette of Manchester, Origene Cournoyer and his wife, Therese, of Connecticut, and Gilles Ouimette and his wife, Nicole, of Canada; many cousins, nieces and nephews.

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SERVICES: Calling hours are Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., corner of North Street. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at Ste. Marie Church, 378 Notre Dame Ave. Committal prayers will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 474 Goffstown Road. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association of Greater Manchester, 2 Wall St., Manchester 03101. For more information, go to lambertfuneralhome.com.