Rita BAILLARGEON

NEWMARKET — Rita (Baillargeon) Cardin James, 79, formerly of Bennett Way, died Jan. 6, 2005, at the Rockingham Nursing Home, Brentwood.Born on April 22, 1925, in Newmarket, she was the daughter of Aurel and Eva (Lambert) Baillargeon.She was a charter member in the Roger E. Cardin Jr., Post 114 in Barrington. She was also a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Newmarket.She was predeceased by her husbands, Roger E. Cardin Sr., who died in 1978, and Samuel M. James, who died in 2002; and a son, Roger E. Cardin Jr., who died in 1992.Survivors include her son, Raymond Cardin and his wife, Robin, of Newmarket; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters, Cecile of Rochester and Marie Holden of Colebrook; several nieces, nephews and cousins.Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket, N.H.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Church, Newmarket, on Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. John Finnigan officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Newmarket.Flowers are acceptable or memorials may be made to Newmarket Fire & Rescue, PO Box 201, Newmarket, NH 03857. For directions, to sign the online guestbook, or for more information please visit www.kentandpelczarfh.com.