Renee M. (Gapinski) Lau, 74, of Merrimack, NH, wife of Terry T. Lau, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania on February 29, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Chester E. and Dorothy K. (Marasco) Gapinski.
Renee grew up in Johnsonburg, PA and was a graduate of Elk Christian High School in St. Marys, PA with the Class of 1966. She furthered her education at Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh and afterward started her career as a registered nurse. In 2012, Renee retired from St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua where she was a maternity nurse for 26 years.
Renee and her husband Terry were married in 1976 and resided in Elgin, Illinois. The couple moved to Merrimack, NH in 1984, where they have made their home for the past 38 years.
In addition to her parents, Renee was also predeceased by a brother, William Marasco Gapinski. Besides her husband, she leaves behind her three children, William G. Lau and his wife Elena, Abigail R. Cahill and her husband Jim, and Michael T. Lau and his wife Breann; her six grandchildren, William “Liam” Cahill, Adeline Cahill, Kalin Lau, Kinsley Lau, Lilyana Lau and Calvin Lau; a brother, Chester Joseph Gapinski and his wife Mary Ann; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Tuesday, August 23rd from 5 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Our Lady of Mercy Church, Baboosic Lake Road in Merrimack, Wednesday, August 24th at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Last Rest Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend. For additional information, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
