Obituary for Laura Belanger
Laura R. Belanger, 102, of Willimantic died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Mansfield Center for Nursing.  She was born in Willimantic on October 31, 1908 and lived there all her life. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Albina F. (Sarazin) Belanger.  She was educated in the local schools and was a graduate of Windham High School Class of 1927. She also attended the Windham Public Evening School for several years.  Miss Belanger retired from Windham Regional Vocational Technical School in 1985 after 23 years there. She did volunteer work at the school for several years following her retirement.  She was an Auxiliary Member of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church, Baltic, Connecticut and a member of St. Anthony Guild, Paterson, New Jersey. She was a communicant of St. Mary Church.
​           Miss Belanger is survived by two nieces, Elizabeth Berkana of Portland, Maine and Nancy Ann O’Hara and her husband Frank of Jackson, New Jersey; one grandniece and three grandnephews:  Kristin B. Petty of Brewster, Massachusetts; Evan C. Barthelman of Glendale, California; Brian and Kevin O’Hara of Los Angeles, California; and one great-grandnephew Finn W. Petty of Brewster, Massachusetts.  She was predeceased by a sister and three brothers:  Sister M. Mary Aquin, S.C.M.C., Arthur H., Albert L., and Alfred B. Belanger.
           A calling hour will be held on Thursday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Bacon Funeral Home, 71 Prospect Street, Willimantic followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 46 Valley Street in Willimantic. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. ​Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Renovation Fund, 80 Maple Avenue, Willimantic, CT 06226 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
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​           Miss Belanger is survived by two nieces, Elizabeth Berkana of Portland, Maine and Nancy Ann O’Hara and her husband Frank of Jackson, New Jersey; one grandniece and three grandnephews:  Kristin B. Petty of Brewster, Massachusetts; Evan C. Barthelman of Glendale, California; Brian and Kevin O’Hara of Los Angeles, California; and one great-grandnephew Finn W. Petty of Brewster, Massachusetts.  She was predeceased by a sister and three brothers:  Sister M. Mary Aquin, S.C.M.C., Arthur H., Albert L., and Alfred B. Belanger.
           A calling hour will be held on Thursday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Bacon Funeral Home, 71 Prospect Street, Willimantic followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 46 Valley Street in Willimantic. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. ​Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Renovation Fund, 80 Maple Avenue, Willimantic, CT 06226 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
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