Anita M. Pelletier

She was born in St. André, NB, Canada, and has lived in East Hartford for 52 years. She leaves her children; Stolan and his wife Réjeanne of Windsor Locks, Pierrette of Windsor Locks, Gaston and his wife Carol of Plainville, Rachel and her husband John Bernetich of Charlestown, RI., Alma and her husband Dan Burnham of East Hartford, Raphaël and his wife Irene of South Windsor, Eugène and his wife Shirley, Rebecca Kearney all of East Hartford, Denise and her husband Larry of Willis, TX., and Robert of Wethersfield. She also leaves behind to cherish her memory, 23 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters Noëlla, Victorine, Marie-Mai, Dorothy and Hugette and her brother Guillard all of New Brunswick, Canada.

She is predeceased by her children; Hermance, Marie-Reine, Joseph, Daniel, Marc and Jacques, her sisters Corinne and Imelda and her brothers Enoil, Ephrem, Rosario, and Irenée.

Family and friends are invited to pay their respect on Friday, January 18th from 5p.m. to 8p.m. at the Benjamin J. Callahan Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Avenue, East Hartford, CT 06108. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 19th, 2013 at 9a.m. at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00a.m. at St. Mary Church, 15 Maplewood Ave., East Hartford, CT. Burial will follow in Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford.

The family would like to thank the staff at Bickford Health Care Center for the outstanding care given to our mother.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Anita’s memory to Bickford Healthcare, attn. Residents Council, 14 Main Street, Windsor Locks, CT. 06096.

For more information or to leave online condolences, please visit www.callahanfuneral.com