Lorraine E. (Demers) Richard, 86, of Overland Park, KS and formerly of Nashua, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in Overland Park.
Mrs. Richard was born in Manchester, NH on July 23, 1932, a daughter of the late Paul and Alma (Lesmerises) Demers. The family moved to Nashua, NH in 1933 where Lorraine made her home until she moved to Overland Park, KS in 2016.
Lorraine is the widow of Roger W. Richard, a longtime Nashua barber, whom she married on May 28, 1955. They shared 58 years of marriage until his death in 2013.
Educated in local schools, Lorraine graduated from Nashua High School Class of 1951. She worked in the Transcribing Department at Nashua Corporation until she left to raise two children. Later, she continued her career for 23 years as a secretary for the Nashua School Department.
Lorraine was a lifelong communicant of Infant Jesus Church. In her younger years, she was very active in church organizations, including Catholic War Veterans Association-1700, Ladies of Ste Anne, and the Infant Jesus School Board. Lorraine was also a member of the Nashua area Retired Educators Association and the Nashua Senior Activity Center.
Lorraine was an excellent cook and was noted for her pork pies and her caramels, which were always popular at Christmas time.
Besides her parents and husband, Lorraine was predeceased by her daughter, Emily Richard; her beloved granddaughter, Tiffany Richard; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Julien and Ruth Demers, Marcel and Claire Demers and Andre and Edith Demers; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Lorette and Leo Lavoie, Pauline and Robert Latour, and Jeanne and Thomas O’Loughlin Jr.
Members of her family include a son, Marc Richard; granddaughter, Crystal Scott and her husband David Scott; grandson, Ryan Navarro and his wife Sharon; great-grandsons, Benjamin Scott and Abram Scott; her sister, Cecile Mitchell; her brother, Guy Demers and his wife Carol; sister-in-law, Cathy Monbleau; and many nieces and nephews and one cousin, Robert Lesmerises.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John XXIII Parish (Infant Jesus Church) 121 Allds Street, Nashua, Saturday morning, June 29th at 10 o’clock. Interment will follow in St. Louis Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend. Donations in her memory may be made to The Sisters of the Holy Cross, 377 Island Pond Road, Manchester, NH 03109-4811.
Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneralservice.com
