Rita Alma Gagnon
ST. ALBANS: Rita (Lawrence) Gagnon was called to her heavenly home with her beloved family at her side on Monday, September 19th, 2022.
She was born on October 7th, 1942, in Essex Jct., to the late Moses and Lorraine (Carron) Lawrence.
Rita married the love of her life, Harold John Gagnon, on June 24th, 1961, and they shared 61 beautiful years together proudly raising their children and getting to watch their family tree flourish into many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was a woman of faith, being devoted to Holy Angels Parish and the Ladies of St Anne. She was always donating her baked goods, pies, and canned goods to Martha’s Kitchen, friends, and many families. She was an avid collector of coins, an admirer of Princess Dianna and Elvis Presley, and had a great passion for Corvettes.
If you knew Rita, you knew her love for her family was beyond measure, especially her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Rita leaves behind her husband Harold, her son Phillip Gagnon and his wife, Melissa, her daughter Laury Willson; her grandchildren David Knight, Marita Knight, Christian Gagnon, and Joshua King; her great-grandchildren Lillyanna Riggs, Selena Dudley, Michael Dudley, Mason Dudley, and Arabella Gagnon. She is also survived by her sisters Mary Gervais, Marian Bombardier, and Arlene Lawrence, her brother-in-law Pat Garrow, her former son-in-law John Beecher Willson, as well as her close friends Anelda Machia and Annette Langevin and family.
Along with her parents, Rita was predeceased by several brothers and sisters.
Calling hours will be at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main Street, St. Albans on Thursday, September 29th, 2022, from 4 to 6 PM, with a 6 PM funeral service with Father Christopher Micale officiating.
Rita’s family would like memorial contributions in her memory to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike – Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Honored to be serving the Gagnon family is the Heald Funeral Home, where messages of condolences are welcome at www.healdfuneralhome.com
