PEMBROKE — Mrs. Rita M. (Petrin) LaBranche, 75, of Pembroke, passed away
peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, May 22,
2018.
Born in Biddeford, Maine, Rita was the daughter of the late Ernest and
Alfreda (Bourgeault) Petrin. She was raised and educated in Biddeford,
residing there until 1971. She and her husband then resided in Brewer,
Maine, for 10 years before moving to Pembroke in 1981.
Prior to her retirement, she was a longtime receptionist for Suncook
Family Dentistry. In earlier years, she worked in the school lunch
programs in Maine and New Hampshire.
Rita was an avid golfer and longtime member of the Plausawa Country
Club. She also enjoyed traveling. She was a member of the Ladies of
Sainte Anne. Above all, she cherished the time she spent with her
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her siblings, Albert Petrin and Marie Pelletier.
She is survived by: her beloved husband of 53 years, Raymond M.
LaBranche; her four children, Diane Currier and her husband, Eddie of
Pembroke, Suzanne Auger and her husband, John of Midland, North CarolinC, Richard
LaBranche of Pembroke, and Sharon Warren and her husband, Marty of Spring
Hill, Tennessee. She was the sister to Patricia Seymour of Port Orange, Florida,
Roland Petrin of Cumming, Georgia, Raymond “Pete” Petrin of Sandston, Virginia, and
Maggie Gagnon of Biddeford, Maine. She is also survived by nine
grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, May 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in
the Still Oaks Funeral & Memorial Home, 1217 Suncook Valley Highway in
Epsom. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, May 26 at
10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church in Allenstown. Burial will take
place at a later date in Maine. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita’s
memory may be sent to the Payson Center for Cancer Care, 250 Pleasant
St., Concord, NH 03301. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please
visit www.stilloaks.com.
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