Jean R. Dupuis, 65

Jean R. Dupuis, 65, of 21 Academy Square, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Monday, February 6, 2006. She was the widow of Norman D. Dupuis, who died August 24, 2005.

Mrs. Dupuis was born February 18, 1940 in Mansonville, P.Q., Canada, the daughter of Ephrem and Rose A. (Austin) Lapre. She lived in Mansonville until moving to Laconia in 1955.

Mrs. Dupuis was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She was employed at Genesis Behavorial Health for several years.

Survivors include four sons, Edward and his wife Joanne, of Hillsborough, Robert and his wife Pamela, of Leominster, Mass., Richard and his significant other Brandy Cilley, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Rowdy and his wife Tammy of Derby, Vt.; ten grandchildren, Michael, Billy, Dean, Nicolas, Camille, Adam, Richard II, Mathew Woodworth, Aaron and Chad; two great grandchildren; a brother, Theophile Lapre of Holderness; a sister, Elizabeth Blair of Orleans, Vt.; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, by Rev. Gary Kosmowski, Pastor of the Church.

Spring burial will be in the family lot in St. Theresa's Cemetery, Orleans, Vt.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Community Health and Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.

Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.