Mr. Raymond C. Lanctot Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

STE. HERMÉNÉGILDE, QUE – Raymond C. Lanctot, 78, of Ste. Herménégilde, Qué., passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the hospital in Coaticook. Born in West Stewartstown on July 3, 1935, he was the son of the late Arthur and Rose (Benoit) Lanctot. He attended St. Albert’s School, and later served with honor in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Raymond was a master furniture and finish repair craftsman by trade, working first for the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen, and later in Massachusetts and Connecticut for other retailers, including Sears and Country Squire. Known by his family and friends as “a little man with a big heart,” Raymond was a very social person with a wonderful sense of humor. He could carry on a conversation with anyone at any time. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and boating, and he loved to spend time with his family. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the VFW. Family members include his wife, Bibiane (Tetreault) Lanctot of Ste. Hermenegilde; two daughters, Linda Cummings and husband Peter of Colebrook, and Carol Fry and fiancé Robert Samble of Longmeadow, Mass.; three sisters, Louise Bissonnette of Colebrook, Theresa Merrill and husband Kedrick of Canaan, and Suzanne Wheeler and husband Jack of Canaan; three grandchildren, Gerard Cummings, Sr. of Florida, Stephan Cummings and wife Chrystal of Portland, Ore., and Gabrielle Cummings and fiance Benjamin Doucet of Manchester, NH; four great-grandchildren, Hayley Cummings, Callie Cummings, Sheridan Cummings and Gerard Cummings, Jr.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Lanctot is preceded in death by nine brothers and two sisters. Calling hours will be on Saturday, April 5, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A graveside committal with military honors will be later in the spring at St. Albert’s Catholic Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Lanctot may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301; or online at www.dav.org. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

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July 3, 1935 - March 30, 2014

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