Her parents, Leo and Lillian (Zecha) Bergeron, welcomed their daughter into the world on October 12, 1941 in Keene. She was a 1959 graduate of Keene High School.
Loretta attended the Wilfred Beauty Academy of Hair Design graduating in 1960, and provided hairdressing to many within the community. Loretta worked for area salons before finding her niche styling hair for the residents at the Harborside Westwood Nursing Home in Keene for over 25 years.
Loretta was an active member of her community, serving as a Girl Scout leader; den mother; room mother at St. Joseph Regional School in Keene; serving on the St. Joseph School’s PTA; a member of the Cheshire County Extension; and volunteering in many events for her children and grandchildren. Loretta was well known in the community for her cake baking and decorating abilities. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Bernard Church in Keene.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert J. Lariviere, of Keene; two daughters, Cathy Johnson and her husband, Andrew, of Lyndhurst, OH, Denise Croteau and her husband, Chuck, of Harrisville, NH; two sons, Chris Lariviere, of Sullivan, NH, David Lariviere and his wife, Shari, of Madison, CT; her daughter-in-law, Howeina Lariviere of West Swanzey, NH; eleven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A son, Robert J. Lariviere, Jr., a brother, Joe Bergeron, and a sister, Linda Roy, predeceased Loretta.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, December 6, 2021 at 11:00am in St. Margaret Mary Church, 33 Arch Street, Keene. Burial with committal prayers will follow the mass in St. Joseph Cemetery, Main Street, Keene. Family and friends are invited to call on Sunday, December 5th from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene. All those in attendance at the visitation are required to wear facemasks and to maintain the physical distancing protocols.
In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, donations may be made in Mrs. Lariviere’s memory to St. Joseph Regional School or to the Mercy Academy, c/o of Parish of the Holy Spirit, 161 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431.
