Nancy L. Dauphinais-Harris
August 13, 1945 — March 27, 2017
TEMPLETON - Nancy L. ((LeClair) Dauphinais-Harris, 71, of 11 Otter River Greene, died peacefully Monday evening, March 27, 2017 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner with her family at her side.
She was born in Fitchburg on August 13, 1945, daughter of the late Clifford and Lillian (Gagne) LeClair and lived in Fitchburg and Lunenburg for many years before moving to Otter River 15 years ago. At one time, she lived on Lake Shirley in Lunenburg, where she loved her heart shaped beach.
Nancy worked many years ago as a self employed hairdresser. At one time, she worked as an administrative assistant to former Fitchburg Mayor Hedley Bray. Nancy was a member of the Fitchburg YMCA. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, to whom family was most important.
She leaves her husband of 17 years, William W. Harris; two children, Alan Dauphinais and his wife Danet of Houston, TX and Wendy Nelson and her husband Krist of Deerfield, NH; two sisters, Betty Shepherd of Leominster and Donna Greenstreet of Leominster; a brother, Richard LeClair of Apache Junction, AZ; five grandchildren, Jamie and Jessica Nelson, Ally, Paula and Nancy Dauphinais; her stepchildren, Betsy A. LaBelle and her husband David of Lunenburg, Jodie L. Parker and her husband Thomas of Otter River, Julie Brown and her husband Randy of Otter River, William C. Harris and his wife Carol of Templeton, Molly R. Paine and her husband Richard of Baldwinville and Jonathan A. Harris of Baldwinville; her step grandchildren, Katie and Andrew LaBelle, Joseph, Jacob and Joshua Parker, Jason and Jennifer Brown, William and Danielle Harris, Kayla and Brittany Paine, Justin Dean and Julian Harris, 7 step great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Her first husband, Peter Dauphinais and a sister Gail Roy, predeceased her.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 11 AM in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street, Winchendon.
Calling hours in the funeral home will precede the funeral Saturday from 9 to 11 A.M.
Memorial donations may be made to Templeton Fire Department Rescue Squad, 2 School Street, Baldwinville, MA 01436.
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