WILLIASMTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth Ellen LaPlante, 85, of Pines Lodge Park died on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. 

 

Born in Williamstown on Dec. 30, 1931, a daughter of Horace E. and Laura L. Varno Haley, she attended local schools, graduating from the former Williamstown High School with the class of 1949. She was a member of the first graduating class of licensed practical nurses at McCann Technical School and later completed a nursing degree from Berkshire Community College. 

 

Mrs. LaPlante was last employed as a registered nurse at the former North Adams Regional Hospital, retiring after 26 years.

 

She was a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 90 in Pownal, Vt., and a communicant of the Parish of Sts. Patrick and Raphael. She enjoyed her flower garden and crafts.

 

She and her husband, Edward T. LaPlante, were married in St. Patrick's Church on Aug. 5, 1950. 

 

Besides her husband of 66 years, she leaves her daughter, Leslie Antinick and her husband, Stephen, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; two sons, David E. LaPlante and his wife, Dawn, and Michael J. LaPlante and his fiancée, Tracie Bailey, all of Williamstown; a sister, June Leavens of Arkansas; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchild, as well as nieces, nephews and a former daughter-in-law, Jackie DeMarsico. 

 

Her son Terrance Brian LaPlante died in 1975.

 

FUNERAL NOTICE — A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Mrs. LaPlante will be celebrated Friday, July 14, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Williamstown. Burial will follow in Westlawn Cemetery. 

 

Calling hours will be Thursday, July 13, from 4 to 7 at Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Memorial donations are suggested for SPCA through the funeral home.