Carmen L. ALBERT

Carmen L. Deschenes, 71, of Nashua, N.H., died Feb. 12, 2005, at her winter residence in Brooksville, Fla., of complications due to a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.Mrs. Deschenes was born in Madawaska, Maine, daughter of the late Felix and Elise (Cyr) Albert. She had been spending the winter months in Florida for 10 years.She was the wife of Reno Deschenes. They celebrated 50 years of marriage on Sept. 4.Mrs. Deschenes and her husband established and ran Reno’s Auto Body together for the past 35 years.She graduated from Madawaska High School in 1952.Mrs. Deschenes was predeceased by a brother, Edwin, and a sister, Dolores Albert.Besides her loving husband, survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda Deschenes of Nashua, and Patricia and John Cassidy of Merrimack; two sons, John Deschenes of Nashua and Joey Deschenes of Litchfield; three grandchildren, Timothy Deschenes of Nashua and Crystal and Nicole Cassidy of Merrimack; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Eldon and Marjorie Albert of Newington, Conn., and Gilbert and Carol Albert of Huntington Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Theresa Albert of Brewer, Maine, and Kathleen Audibert of Hamden, Maine; and many nieces and nephews.Services will be held at a later date.The Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in Brooksville, Fla., are in charge of arrangements.