Constant N. BLAIS

BERLIN, NH--Mr. Constant N. "Ace" Blais, 76, of 539 Lincoln Avenue, Berlin, NH, passed away on Saturday May 14, 2005 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in East Angus, PQ, Canada, on October 15, 1928, the son of Arthur and Alice (Duquet) Blais, and has lived in Berlin since he was six. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Europe during the Korean War. He had been employed by Brown Company in the service garage and James River Corp. as a company mail carrier. He was a member of St. Anne Church, now known as Good Shepherd Parish, the White Mountain Post #2520 VFW, the F.O.E and the Knights of Columbus. Members of the family include his wife, Irene (Robichaud) Blais of Berlin; one daughter, Constance Croteau and husband Michael of Berlin; two grandsons, Andrew and Eric Croteau of Berlin; one brother, Marcil Blais of Manchester, NH; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by a sister, Priscilla Vaillancourt, and three brothers, Val Blais, Herve Blais and Paul Blais. A private family funeral will be held on Monday May 16, at 3:30 p.m. at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Avenue, Berlin. Interment will be in the Mount Calvary Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Donations in his memory may be made to the AVH Memorial Fund, 59 Page Hill Road, Berlin, NH, 03570 or the Ecumenical Food Pantry, PO Box 570, Berlin, NH, 03570. For more information, please go to www.bryantfuneralhome.net.