Leona Theresa Morin's Obituary
Leona Theresa (Rancourt) Morin, 92 of Methuen, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. She was the beloved wife of the late George J. Morin, to whom she was married for 38 years.
Leona was born in Lawrence on February 19, 1932. She was the daughter of the late George J. and Violet C. (Foucher) Rancourt. She graduated from Lawrence High School, class of 1950. She lived in Lawrence until 1996, when she moved to Methuen. She was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Church in S. Lawrence, until its closing. She was then a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel/St. Theresa Church in Methuen, where she was a member of The Marist Third Order of Mary. She was a member of The 55 and Over Club, a longtime member of The Moving On Group of the Merrimack Valley, and a member of the Red Hat Society.
Leona will be deeply missed by her four children, Susan Prest and her husband, Larry of Hooksett, NH, Gary Morin and his wife, Patricia of Estero, FL, Neal Morin and his wife, Kathryn of Plaistow, NH, and George Morin, Jr. and his wife, Karen of Salem, NH; eight grandchildren, Jason Prest, Amy Testa, Noel Morin, Nicole Folopoulos, Hannah Ketchen, Elizabeth Stephens, Joseph Morin, and Daniel Morin; eight great grandchildren, Mya Testa, Chloe Testa, Maxen Morin, Hadley Morin, Hudson Morin, Joseph Folopoulos, Holly Folopoulos, and Thomas Stephens.
Family and friends will honor and celebrate Leona’s life by gathering for her calling hours from 4 – 7 PM on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence Street, Methuen. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM on Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel/St. Theresa Church, 22 Plymouth Street, Methuen. To remotely watch a live stream of the Mass, please go to www.olgcparish.com. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Andover. For directions or to send an online condolence, please visit www.pollardfuneralhome.com. The Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home is honored to serve the Morin family.
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