Leo William Soucy, Sr., 69, of Nashua, passed away Thursday evening, February 3, 2022 at St. Joseph Hospital after a period of declining health.
A lifelong resident of this city, Leo was born on July 9, 1952, son of the late Leo P. and Bertha (Durand) Soucy. He attended the former Sacred Heart School of St. Patrick Church and Nashua public schools.
Leo began working as a teenager at Maynard & Lesieur, Inc. in Nashua from 1968 to 1983; then as a maintenance man at the McDonald’s restaurant on Derry Road in Hudson from 1983 to 1988. He continued his career at Kollsman Instruments in Merrimack as an HVAC technician from 1988 to 1992 and later worked at Costco until his retirement in 2012.
In his leisure time, Leo loved drag racing and collected Hot Rod magazines. He and his wife Carol, visited 180 breweries around the country and traveled to Lake Placid, NY where they enjoyed riding on a 4-man bobsled and dog sled. Leo also loved spending time with his family at his camp at Shapleigh on Treasure Island in Maine for many years. A very religious person, Leo read his bible every day.
Members of his family include his wife, Carol L. (Casey) Soucy, whom he married on May 8, 1971, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year; his son, Leo W. Soucy, Jr; his daughter, Christine L. Soucy and her dog “Royal”; two grandchildren, Evan and Elena Soucy; two sisters and their husbands, Susan and Carbo Sauls of Sutton, NH and Paula and Bruce Sawyer of Moultonborough, NH; brother-in-law, Paul A. Desrosiers of Nashua; also nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Leo was predeceased by two sisters, Laurette Desrosiers and Lucille Baker; and his beloved cat “Puss”.
Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Friday evening, February 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. His funeral service will be held in the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 242 Derry Road in Litchfield, Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Friends are invited to attend. To send an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, Nashua, NH.