Anita Blanche Ste. Marie

Old Town – Anita Blanche (Morancy) Ste. Marie, 83, died Nov. 20, 2010 after a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 10, 1926 to Leontine Madore and Alfred Morancy.

Anita graduated from Old Town High School in 1946. She was employed at White’s Canoe Company, and she also worked 9 years for the family of Braley Gray. She was an active member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary. The things that brought her great joy was cooking, gardening, crocheting doilies, family gatherings, coloring with her grandchildren, and cheering on her favorite teams, the Patriots and the Red Sox.

Anita is survived by her husband of 49 years, Paul R. Ste. Marie; children, Sandra Allen of Old Town, Sharon Veino and her husband Corey of Greenbush, John Ste. Marie and his wife Jan of Freemont, NH, Sherry Terra and her husband Joseph of Glenburn, and Shelly Brown and her husband Louis of Lincoln; sister Mary Doucette; grandchildren, Pauline, Ambre, Stephen, Renee, Brandon, Travis, Ashley Rose, Abigail, Hannah, and Autumn; step grandchild Dominick; great-grandchildren, Cassandra, Breanna, and Christian; great-great-granddaughter, Kayli, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Anita is predeceased by her sisters, Germaine, Yvonne, and Jean; and her Aunt Margrete LeBlanc.

Family and friends are invited to call from 6-9pm Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Birmingham Funeral Home, 438 Main St., Old Town, where a prayer service will be lead by the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary at 6:30pm. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10am on Wednesday, Nov. 24 at Holy Family Church in Old Town. Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Old Town. Afterwards, all are invited to a light luncheon at the parish hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in support of the family c/o Paul Ste. Marie/Sandra Allen. Notes of condolences may be left at www.birminghamfuneralhome.com