Alice H. (LeBlanc) McCann, 94, a longtime resident of Merrimack, widow of Albert E. McCann, passed away Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020 at Nashua Crossings, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. McCann was born in Concord, Massachusetts on February 17, 1926, a daughter of the late Armand and Lena (Fournier) LeBlanc. Alice moved to Tinker Road, Merrimack as a young woman and attended schools in Merrimack. She was a graduate of Nashua High School Class of 1944.
Alice had been employed as a cashier and bookkeeper at the former Gordon’s Market on Bridge Street in Nashua and then was the office manager of Nashua School Department for many years.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed traveling, trips to Foxwoods, camping at Mayo’s in Meredith for over 30 years, going to Old Orchard Beach, Maine and snowmobiling in her younger years.
Alice and Albert were married on September 2, 1946 and shared over 71 years together until his passing on March 3, 2017.
Members of her family include her three sons and daughters-in-law, Arthur and Susan McCann of Hudson; Edward and Sandra McCann and Michael and Pam McCann all of Merrimack; three grandchildren, Arthur “JJ” McCann II, Amanda McCann, Shannon (McCann) Gagnon and her husband Matthew; two great-grandchildren, Kaelyn Gagnon and Kayson Gagnon; three brothers, Armand LeBlanc, Robert LeBlanc and Raymond LeBlanc and his wife Suzanne; also many nieces, nephews and cousins.
There are no calling hours. A private funeral service will be held in the Farwell Funeral Home on Saturday, December 12th. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Hudson. Donations may be made in her memory to: Compassionate Care Hospice, 18 Orchard View Drive, Unit 4, Londonderry, NH 03053. The FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua, is assisting to the family with arrangements.
