Lea Marie (Gendreau) LaPorte
Lea Marie (Gendreau) LaPorte 93, a resident of Seabrook Beach, NH and Delray Beach, FL., passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 18, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Roland A. LaPorte for over 70 years.
Lea was the daughter of the late Dr. Raymond J. and Lea (Archambault) Gendreau, born in Lowell, MA on January 3, 1927. She was a graduate of Notre Dame Academy, Tyngsborough and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Trinity College, Washington, D.C. in 1948.
She was a stay at home Mom, active in church and civic affairs. She was a founder and past president of the Friends of St. Joseph’s Hospital, one of the founders of the D’Youville Manor Ladies Guild and a member of Catholic College of Lowell.