Roger Leon LaBrecque, 91, of Gosselin Road in Winchester, NH, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Applewood Nursing Home where he had been a resident for the past few weeks.

Roger was born March 12, 1934 in Collinsville, CT to Albert and Lucienne (Royer) LaBrecque, the fourth of seven children. The family later moved to Hartford, CT. When Roger was nine years old the family moved again, this time to Southwick, MA where his father, aided by Roger, had built a house. Roger attended local schools. After graduating from high school, Roger attended the General Motors Training Center in Dedham, MA and became an automotive machinist.

In 1956 Roger joined the U.S. Army and spent two years in Texas and Georgia. Upon discharge from the army, Roger returned to his family home in Southwick and began working at Parkside Auto Parts in Westfield.

On June 18, 1960, he married Marcia Ann Holda at St. Joseph’s Church in Ipswich, MA. The newlyweds made their home in Feeding Hills, MA. In 1987 they moved to Newfane, VT, then briefly to Punta Gorda, FL where Hurricane Charley destroyed their home six years later. They then moved back to Vermont, this time settling in Brattleboro. In 2016, health issues forced them to move to their daughter’s home in Winchester, NH.

Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Marcia Holda LaBrecque; sons: Todd (Laurie) LaBrecque of Wethersfield, CT, Troy (Gabriela) LaBrecque of Vernon, CT, and Darren (Noel) LaBrecque of Greenfield, MA; and a daughter, Kristen (Kristopher Parsons) LaBrecque of Winchester, NH. Also surviving are one brother, Robert LaBrecque of MA; a sister, Lucille Dewey of MA; grandchildren: Keegan and Mia Parsons of Winchester, NH, Colton and Weston LaBrecque of Vernon, CT, and Shannon (Wesley) Gray of Tulsa, OK; and great-grandchildren: Charity, Elijah, Hope Ann, Enoch, Grace, Ethan and Elon Gray Tulsa, OK.

Roger is predeceased by two brothers, Albert and Armand LaBrecque; and two sisters, Doris Seymour and Dorothy Hamilton.

A memorial service will be held at the Green Mountain Chapel on Western Avenue in Brattleboro on Saturday, April 5th at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at a later date in Highland Cemetery in Ipswich, MA.

Memorial contributions may be made to Green Mountain Chapel, 480 Western Ave., Brattleboro, VT 05301; Monadnock Humane Society, 101 West Swanzey Rd., Swanzey, NH 03446; or Windham County Humane Society, P.O. Box 397, Brattleboro, VT 05302.