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Margaret LAFOND Obituary
LAFOND, Margaret M.
Margaret M. LaFond, 91, 0f Manchester, beloved wife of Philip D. LaFond, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, (March 9, 2012) at Home Hospice surrounded by her family. She was born in Biddeford, ME on August 31, 1920 to the late M. Harry and Cecelia Whelan. Margaret, also known as "Peg" to her many friends, attended Seton Hill College in Pennsylvania and became a teacher. Peg married her husband, Philip, in 1943, and was a long time resident of Manchester and a parishioner of St. James Church. She was a devoted mother and cherished the time spent with family. She touched many people and will be missed by all who knew her. Besides her husband, Philip, she is survived by her sons, Peter A. LaFond and his wife Judith of Coventry, and Richard LaFond and his wife Anne of Lakewood, CO, as well as her daughters, Christine LaFond and her husband Bill Ferraioli of Manchester, Joan Roast and her husband Rick of So. Portland, ME and Judith Fournier and her husband Len of Nashua, NH. She was predeceased in 1990 by her daughter Susan, to whom she donated a kidney. Peg also leaves her brothers Ed and Mike Whelan; nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, (March 14) at 11 a.m. at St. James Church, 896 Main St., Manchester followed by a graveside service in East Cemetery, Manchester. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to either the Alzheimer's Association CT Chapter 2075 Silas Deane Hwy. Suite 100 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or Vitas Hospice 628 Hebron Ave. Suite 300 Glastonbury, CT 06033. The John F. Tierney Funeral Home, Manchester has care of arrangements. For online condolences please visit tierneyfuneralhome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for Margaret LAFOND
Elaine Swart (Belanger)
March 13, 2012
To the LaFond Family: We loved your mom so much. I will never forget her wonderful laugh, beautiful eyes and smile. She always had a kind word to say. She is missed so much.
Stephen LaFond
March 13, 2012
I suppose everyone has a favorite aunt, but Peg was more than that to me. This beautiful woman was someone I could always count on to help me no matter what. Her kind understanding and wise advice were invaluable. I love her dearly and will miss her incredibly. My sympathy goes out to Phil and their children, Peter, Joan, Christy, Dick and Judy and their families.
Marie-Louise LaFond
March 13, 2012
In memory of Peg, deeply loved and deeply missed.
Danielle LaFond Kidwell
March 13, 2012
Aunt Peggy was such a huge part of my childhood and I'm so sad to hear of her passing. What a kind, warm, loving woman she was. She was like a grandmother to me and how we cousins loved to sit under the dining room table and play! I remember her house with the roll top desk, the toy furniture for our dolls, and the cookies that always seemed to be coming out of the oven just as we arrived (how did she DO that?). I'm sending my love and heartfelt prayers to all the LaFonds and those who loved her.
Marie-Louise LaFond
March 13, 2012
It has been said that 'you can't judge a book by its cover'. Well, in Peggy's case, this is just not true. She was a beautiful lady with a beautiful heart. We love her dearly and will miss her terribly. Steve and I have lots of wonderful memories of times we spent together with Peg. We know you will miss her even more.
March 12, 2012
To all the Lafonds...
Wellington Road will always be our first home in Manchester...what a wonderful place to live and grow...your mom will be remembered as one of the great ladies in our memorory...and we know someone up in heaven who is waiting at the pearly gates to see her right now...it will be just like old times!
The Sulick's
Margi LaFond- Kyle
March 12, 2012
Our dear Peg was such a wonderful lady. I always admired and looked up to her and have so many fond memories of the times we spent with her and the family.
She was one of a kind and will be missed.
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