Armand Carrier

COLEBROOK, NH – Mr. Armand Carrier, 84, of Colebrook, NH, died late Wednesday morning, August 30, 2006, at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown after a long period of failing health and with his loving family by his side. Mr. Carrier was born January 27, 1922, in North Stratford, NH, son of the late Evangelist Carrier and Olivine (Bergeron) Carrier. Mr. Carrier graduated from North Stratford High School in 1940. During his teenage years, he worked in the local grocery store, and he later worked various jobs at a shipyard in Maine and for the railroad before being inducted into the armed forces. He served with honor and distinction in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 – 1945. He was present on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944, and also participated in the Battle of the Bulge. During his time in the Army, Mr. Carrier earned a Bronze Star. Upon separation from the military, Mr. Carrier returned to northern New Hampshire. He married Doris Lavertue in 1947. While raising their family in the North Country, Mr. Carrier made his career in the plumbing and heating business, owning and operating Colebrook Plumbing & Heating from 1953 to 1977. Since retiring, the business has been carried on by Mr. Carrier’s sons. Mr. Carrier loved time spent with his grandchildren, as well as time spent at his camp in Island Pond, VT. He will be remembered as a loving husband, and a devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Doris (Lavertue) Carrier of Colebrook; six children, Dianne (Carrier) Micklus and husband, Lance, of Essex Junction, VT, Laurent Carrier of Colorado Springs, CO, Bernard Carrier of Colebrook, NH, David Carrier of Boothbay Harbor, ME, Brendan Carrier and wife, Lyse Dagesse, of Williston, VT, and Edward Carrier of Colebrook; two sisters, Lena (Carrier) Connary of North Stratford, NH, and Dorothy (Carrier) Rancourt of West Stewartstown, NH; seven grandchildren, Christie (Carrier) Tamayo, and husband, Raymond, of Tampa, FL, Jamie Carrier of Colebrook, NH, Chad Carrier and wife, Angela (Lepine) Carrier, of Salt Lake City, UT, Marc Carrier of Boothbay Harbor, ME, Kyle Carrier of Williston, VT, Nicholas Carrier of Colebrook, NH, and Austin Carrier of Williston, VT; three great-grandchildren, Chase Plante of Colebrook, NH, Kobe Carrier of Colebrook, NH, and Jordan Carrier of Boothbay Harbor, ME; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Carrier is preceded in death by three sisters, Morna Saunders of North Stratford, NH, Annette Dumont of Colebrook, NH, and Irene Stevens of Groveton, NH. Calling hours will be held on Friday, September 1, from 2 – 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, September 2, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Colebrook, NH, with The Rev. Albert Bellefeuille and The Rev. Craig Cheney as co-celebrants. Interment will follow at St. Brendan’s Catholic Cemetery with military honors. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Carrier’s memory may be made to St. Brendan’s Memorial Fund, c/o chairperson, 156 NH Rt. 26, Colebrook NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH.

Armand Carrier

January 27, 1922 - August 30, 2006