Somersworth- Beatrice ("Bea") Landry, 84, was born on May 2, 1931 in Berlin, NH, the daughter of William and Eva (Brunelle) Croteau and the eighth of 16 children. At an early age she moved from Berlin to Rollinsford, NH with her family and completed school at St. Mary's School.

Prior to retirement, she worked over 37 years at General Electric in Somersworth. She enjoyed summers with family and many friends at their camp at Lovell Lake and wintered in Florida for 22 years of retirement before moving back to Somersworth. She loved cooking for family and friends, attending family outings and Saturday night Croteau card parties, and spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She belonged to Post 69 American Legion Auxiliary of Somersworth.

She is survived by Roland, her loving and devoted husband of 64 years, and three boys: William of Summerville, South Carolina, Ron and wife Linda of Naples, Florida, and David and wife Pam of Somersworth. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren include Kristopher Landry and wife Rachel and their children Scarlet and Nash, Kyle Landry, and Jennifer and husband Douglas Clarke and son Dexter, all of Naples, Florida, and Nicole and husband Ryan Colbath of Dover, NH.

Surviving family members include brothers and their wives Armand and Alice Croteau of Somersworth, and Albert ("Minna") and Linda Croteau of Rollinsford and sisters Doris Dionne of Somersworth, Mrs. Almon (Anita) Landry of Rochester, Mrs. Ron (Florence) Shorey of Somersworth, sisters-in-law Jeanne Croteau of Dover, Helen Croteau of Somersworth, and Carol Croteau of Rollinsford, and many cousins, nephews and nieces.

She is predeceased by five brothers, Wilfred Croteau, Eddie Croteau, Alex Croteau, Richard Croteau, Dave Croteau, Johnny Croteau and Edgar Croteau, as well as three sisters Irene Cote, Delia Carr and Pauline Pepin.

Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial for Beatrice will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 at St. Martin's Catholic Church, 120 Maple St. in Somersworth, NH. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00pm on Monday, 23 November at Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South St. Somersworth, NH. Care of the Landry family has been entrusted to the Bernier Funeral Home in Somersworth, NH. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.bernierfuneralhome.net.