Mrs. Rita C. Martineau

December 9, 1927 - May 27, 2011

Rita C. Martineau Loving Mother and Grandmother LOWELL—Rita C. (Dussault) Martineau, 83, the wife of the late Maurice J. Martineau, passed away on Friday evening, May 27, 2011 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill. Rita was born in Lowell on December 9, 1927, a daughter of the late Arthur and Hermina (Cordiero DeJesus) Dussault. She was a graduate of Lowell Schools and the Lowell Trade School. Rita and her husband Maurice were co-owners of Vic’s Pastry, a fixture in the Centralville neighborhood. Rita was a parishioner of the Sacred Heart Church until its closing. She loved to cook and she loved to have family around her. Rita enjoyed nature; gardening and bird watching. Every year she looked forward to traveling to her summer home in Ashburnham, MA. “She lived, she loved, and she believed. “ Surviving Rita are her three loving children, Belinda Hamel and her husband Donald of Danville, NH, Maurice Martineau and his wife Kathy of N. Chelmsford, and Gerald Martineau of Lowell; five grandchildren, Eric Hamel of Brookline, MA, Ryan Hamel and Mark Hamel both of Brookline, NH, Kerilyn Martineau and Tia Martineau both of N. Chelmsford; her great grandson, Sage Nolan Kim; her brother, Henry Dussault and his wife Jean of Hudson, NH; and her nieces and nephews, Susan Flaherty, Joanne Nebalski, Kathleen Willis, David Dussault, Steven Nelson, and Mark Nelson. Rita was the sister of the late Irene Nelson, sister-in-law of the late Henry Nelson, and the aunt of their late son, Henry Nelson. FUNERAL NOTICE Rita C. (Dussault) Martineau, 83, wife of the late Maurice J. Martineau, proprietors of Vic’s Pastry in Lowell. At her request, private family services and burial will take place. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Rita’s memory may be made to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Donation Processing Center, 7 Mill Brook Rd., Wilton, NH 03086. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com