Obituary of Alice Blanchard

Alice Blanchard 1915-2015 Wauregan-Alice Blanchard, formerly of Norwich and Wauregan, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Colonial Health Care in Plainfield. She was the wife of the late Raymond Blanchard, who died in May 1974. She was born in Willimantic, daughter of Joseph and Emma (Poirier) Cusson. She was a graduate of the Backus Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Nurse Supervisor at Uncas on Thames Hospital in Norwich for many years, retiring in 1978. Alice was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Wauregan. She was devoted to her family and will be greatly missed. She leaves her sister, Irene Trembly, her roommate at Colonial Health. Her son, David Blanchard predeceased her in November 2014. She leaves her children, Barbara (Mrs. Walter) Wojcik of Marlborough, MA; James Blanchard of Storrs; and Judith (Mrs. Howard) Stern of Sheldon, CT. Also nine grandchildren: Kedron (Mrs. William) Murphy of Boston, Michael (wife Malea Powell) Wojcik and Mark Wojcik of Michigan, Matthew (wife Rosemary) Wojcik of VT, and Amy Wojcik of HI; Also Michelle (Mrs. Joseph) Janis and Christopher Stern of Sheldon, Jonathan Stern of Japan; Carolyn (Mrs. Gabriel) Garcia and Christine Blanchard of Texas. Her great-grandchildren are William Murphy, Jr. and his wife Chelsey, Joseph, Sean, and Samantha Murphy; Emma and Ethan Janis, Marian and Caroline Wojcik, Clarissa and Sara Blanco, and Audrey Swartz. Also two great-great-grandchildren, Lucille Swartz and Evan Murphy. A calling hour will be Saturday, November 28, 2015 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds Street, Danielson, CT, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at St James Church, 12 Franklin Street, Danielson, CT. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Colonial Health Center, 16 Windsor Avenue, Plainfield, CT 06374, where she truly received TLC; or to Development Office, Daughters of the Holy Spirit, 72 Church Street, Putnam, CT 06260.Share a memory at www.gagnonandcostellofh.com