Venia (Lorry) Baillargeon

Venia (Lorry) Baillargeon, 99, formerly of West Milan and Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2011 at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster, NH. She was born in Dummer, NH on August 5, 1911 the daughter of David and Flora (Parker) Lorry. Venia moved to Milan at the age of 5 and later moved to West Milan in 1951 where she resided for many years. She lived in Berlin for several years, before entering the nursing home in Lancaster. She was a member of the West Milan United Methodist Church, was a trustee and member of the Administrative Board of the church. She was a member and Past Noble Grand of the Emily Flint Rebecca Lodge, was overseer of the Androscoggin Grange, Past Master of the Mt. Forist Grange in Berlin and a member of Northern Lites Blind and Visually Impaired Club. She was a former 4-H Leader in West Milan and a Project Council member of the North Country Elderly Programs. Throughout her life she enjoyed flowers, wildlife, birds, and the flowers around her home. Her most important love was for her husband and family. She enjoyed traveling to yard sales and flea markets to buy and sell her arts and crafts. Members of the family include two sons Edward Baillargeon of Berlin and David Baillargeon of East Baldwin, ME; 6 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; one great great grandson. She was predeceased by her husband Eddie in 1995, by a daughter Elaine Rogers, a son Gene Baillargeon in 2007 and a daughter in law Joan Baillargeon in 2010. SERVICES: A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday Aug. 11, 2011 at 10 AM in the Chapel of the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH. Interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, West Milan, NH. There will be no calling hours. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in her memory to a charity of ones choice.