Marie LAPIERRE

NASHUA, N.H. - Marie 'Betty' (LaPierre) Jordan passed away Jan. 2, 2005 after a brief illness. Born in Portland, on Dec. 26, 1902, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Helen (Cormier) LaPierre.She was predeceased by her siblings, Frank LaPierre, Lora LaPierre Jordan, Ernest LaPierre, Alfred LaPierre, and Florence LaPierre Powers. Having spent most of her life in South Portland, she was the widow of the late Lewis G. Jordan Sr. She was a graduate of Deering High School and Grays Business College and was active in the Portland Post Office Auxiliary and was a long-time communicant of Holy Cross Church in South Portland. She lived in her own home until the age of 96, and then resided under the loving care of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Chester Lopez of Nashua, N.H. An avid Red Sox fan, she was the feature of newspaper articles citing her as one of the team's oldest fans. In addition to her love of sports, she also enjoyed knitting, playing cards and spreading joy with her humor and kindness.Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son, Lewis G. Jordan Jr. and his wife Phyllis of Amherst, Mass.; grandchildren, Steven Lopez and his wife Janette, Gary Lopez and his wife Theresa, Suzan Lopez of Nashua, and Eric Jordan and his wife Jennifer of Westfield Mass., Karen Jordan of Baltimore, Md., and James Jordan and his wife Marion of Belchertown Mass. She also leaves two great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be 9-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday Jan. 5, 2005 at the Conroy - Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, Cottage Road, South Portland. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland.