Cora Rancourt

May 18, 1926 - December 16, 2019

COLEBROOK — Cora Rancourt, 93, of Colebrook, passed away on Monday morning, Dec. 16, 2019, at her home after a long period of declining health and with her family by her side. She was born in Hereford, Québec, on May 18, 1926, a daughter to the late Gilbert and Blanche (Landry) Breault. As a young girl, her family moved just across the border to Canaan near Lake Wallace, and she was raised on the family farm. As a teenager, Cora also worked for a time at the paper product mill in Northumberland. Her life was spent as a dedicated homemaker and mother to her children. She loved to cook, and passed along many of the traditional French-Canadian recipes that were her favorites. She enjoyed going shopping, and she and her husband also enjoyed wintering in Florida for several years before illness kept them home. She leaves behind her six children, Guy Rancourt of Canaan, Gary Rancourt of West Stewartstown, Richard Rancourt of Pittsburg, Dennis Rancourt of Canaan, Alan Rancourt of Derby, Vt., and Doris Smith of Columbia; her sister, Annette Breault of Manchester, 11 grandchildren; as well as numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Gilles Rancourt in 1996, as well as all her siblings, Claude Breault, Leo Breault, Leandre ‘Pete’ Breault, Donald Breault, Paul Breault, Jeanne Breault and Pauline Breault. There are no public calling hours. A memorial Mass will be held on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at 11 a.m. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Colebrook. A graveside interment service will follow in the spring at St. Albert’s Cemetery in West Stewartstown, of which notice will be given. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.