Margaret B. Gouin

Mrs. Margaret B. (LaBranche) Gouin, 92, of Ocean Boulevard, Hampton and formerly of Douglas St., Haverhill, MA, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, NH.

Born in Haverhill, MA, daughter of the late Joseph E. LaBranche and Alice (Jolivet) (LaBranche) Aurrichio, she attended St. Joseph's Grammar School, Haverhill High School and the Chelsea Naval Hospital School of Nursing.  Mrs. Gouin worked as a L.P.N. for the Hale Hospital in Haverhill, MA for twenty years, until her retirement in 1974.

She was a member of St. John the Baptist Parish, Haverhill, MA and the Association of L.P.N.'s. She was an avid Red Sox fan who enjoyed crocheting and was very devoted to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was the former wife of the late Arthur Gouin and is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret "Peggy"'  and Joseph Ebert of Hampton, NH, with whom she made her home, and Sheila and Richard Deal of Madison, NH; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul D. and Marie Gouin of Haverhill and James M. and Martha Gouin of Alpharetta, GA; a sister, Alice Dion of Jacksonville, FL; twelve grandchildren, eight great-granchildren and several nieces and nephews.  She was pre-deceased by a son, Arthur J. Gouin, who died in 1973 and a daughter, Barbara Reed, who died in 1994.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial to be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 1:00 PM in St. John the Baptist Church, Haverhill, MA.  Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Haverhill, MA.  There will be no calling hours.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St. (Route 121A), Plaistow, NH.  To view her online obituary or to send a message of condolence, please visit our website at www.brooksidechapelfh.com