Bertha Mae Lanctot

Bertha Mae Lanctot, 101, of Auburn died June 23, 2005 at Hanover Hill Nursing Home in Manchester following a brief illness. Bertha was born in Gray, Maine the daughter of the late William and Esther (Tetro) Beede. She grew up in Bedford and attended the Peter Woodbury School. At the age of 16 Bertha learned the craft of invisible mending. She quickly mastered the art and eventually retired as a supervisor from Amoskeag Mills at the age of 62. In her earlier years, she enjoyed horseback riding and traveling, visiting her family in Canada as well as other cross country trips. For a brief period, Bertha did some modeling at Pariseau’s before raising her six children in the Manchester area. She and her late husband enjoyed ballroom dancing. She loved to quilt and do arts and crafts and crocheted many beautiful afghans for her family as well as for the babies at the Elliot Hospital. Bertha was a loving homemaker, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her husband, Joseph A. Lanctot, Sr. who died in 1985, predeceased her. IN HER LIFE: A son, Roger Lanctot who died in 1984, predeceased her, as well as a granddaughter, Lori Baird who passed away in 1985. Family members include; two sons, Joseph Lanctot of Weare and Raymond Lanctot of Sun Lakes, Florida; three daughters, Constance Fitzwater of Manchester, Gloria Dupuis of Suncook and Jacqueline Vercauteren of Phoenix, AZ; 21 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; five nieces and one nephew. Calling hours will be Sunday, June 26th from 2:00 until 4:00 PM and 7:00 until 9:00 PM at Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 243 Hanover Street. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday morning at 10:00 AM at St. Peter Church on Manchester Street in Auburn. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.