1922 – 2016

KITTERY — Rita E. Pellerin, age 94, of Main St. in Mexico, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Durgin Pines in Kittery following a brief illness.

She was born in Quebec, Canada on Sept. 20, 1922, one of seven children of Ernest and Marie (Thibault) Pellerin.

Before her marriage to Henry P. Pellerin on July 7, 1948, she worked as a nanny for neighborhood families in Canada, moving their family to the United States in 1952.

Rita was a communicant of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church and she enjoyed knitting and gardening. She lived a long and healthy life until her stroke in 2014.

Surviving are her children, M. Louise Eshleman and husband, James E., of Norway, Colette Pellerin of Gloucester, Mass., Jacques Pellerin and wife, Tina, of Byron, Suzanne Gallant and husband, Robert, of Mentor, OH, J. Gerard Pellerin of Mexico, Normand Pellerin and wife, Wendy, of Clinton, Miss., and Francine Batchelder of Portland; a sister, Madeline Pellerin of Quebec, Canada; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Henry; two brothers, Arthur and Antonin Pellerin; and three sisters, Germaine Moreau, Margaret Castonguay and Yvonne Marchand.

You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the family by visiting their guest book at www.sgthibaultfuneralhome.com.

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