Rita E. DeBonville

She was born in Keene, NH, October 11, 1924, the daughter of Alfred and Mary A. (Levesque) Massicotte.

Mrs. DeBonville worked for 23 years as a school crossing guard at the corner of Elliot and Main Streets in Keene. She was a lifetime parishioner of St. Bernard Church in Keene, and was a longtime member of the Ste. Anne Sodality where she served as treasurer, the Altar Society, and the Knights of Columbus Council #819 Auxiliary.

She is survived by five children, John DeBonville and his wife, Cathy, Susan Cowhig and her husband, Jim, Elizabeth “Betsy” Donohue, Scott DeBonville, Mary Boynton; six grandchildren, SSG Dylan Gray and his wife, Sarah, Travis Gray and his wife, Maggie, Katie DeBonville, Christian DeBonville and his wife, Lisa, Ryan DeBonville, Nathan DeBonville; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Joseph “Henry” Massicotte and his wife, Dot; a sister, Lorraine Hale; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Hervey J. DeBonville, a brother, Paul Massicotte, and two sisters, Muriel O’Neil and Jeannette Carrier.

A memorial mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 11:00AM in St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene, NH. Members of the Ste. Anne Sodality will form an honor guard at the church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Main Street, Keene. Family and friends are also invited to call at St. Bernard Church on Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00AM.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. DeBonville’s memory to HPH Hospice, Clinton Avenue, Dade City, FL 33525.

The Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements.