Alberta LAGACE

Sister Jeanne-Pauline (Sr. Alberta Lagace), 84, of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, St. Joseph Residence in Manchester, died December 1, 2005 at her residence. Born in Lewiston, ME, on December 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late August and Rose-Anna (Tardif) Lagace. She entered the Order of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Hudson, NH, on January 21, 1941, made her First Profession in 1943 and Final Profession in 1948. Sister Jeanne-Pauline was an outstanding elementary school teacher who taught at St. Benedict in Cascade, St. Marie Elementary in Manchester, Our Lady of the Mountains Academy in Gorham and spent her last 24 years of teaching at the Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, NH. In 1988, she retired at the Presentation of Mary Community in Hudson and remained active in community services. Sister Jeanne-Pauline will be remembered as a totally dedicated teacher, an expert seamstress and master craftswoman. Sister Jeanne-Pauline received her bachelor degree in education from Rivier College in Nashua. Members of her family include five sisters, Therese Ouellette of Lewiston, ME, Cecile Mailhot of Lewiston, ME, Lucille Martin of Parkman, ME, Gloria Vallee of Lisbon, ME and Jeanne Sanchez of new Britain, CT; several nephews, nieces, and cousins. Calling hours are Sunday from 2 to 4pm and 6:30 to 8pm, with a prayer service at 7pm in the Resurrection Chapel of St. Marie Residence, 495 Mammoth Rd., Manchester. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10:30am in the Resurrection Chapel. Burial will follow in Presentation of Mary Cemetery, Hudson. Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St, corner of North St, Manchester, is assisting with the arrangements.