Accompanied by her family, Rita Lanteigne Cormier passed away at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre on May 1, 2026, at the age of one hundred. She had just celebrated her 100th birthday on April 20, 2026. She was proud to say that Queen Elizabeth II had her birthday on April 21 and was born in the same year, in 1926.

She was the daughter of the late Prospère Lanteigne and the late Ella Chenard, of Caraquet. Before her admission to the hospital, she lived at the Oasis Residence in Dieppe.

She leaves to mourn, her son Paul Cormier; her grandchildren: Isabelle and Christopher; the mother of her grandchildren, Heidi Bohler; many nephews, nieces, cousins; a goddaughter, Diane Godin; and her longtime good friend, Yolande Bourque.

She has gone to join her husband, Alvin Cormier; her brothers and sisters: Gilles, Claude, Livain, Irène, and her sister Alvine, who died at a young age.

After attending the Fredericton Normal School, she taught in various schools and spent the majority of her career at Essex School in Moncton, where she retired.

She loved to travel very much. In 1993, with her son Paul, she visited the Groesbeek Military Cemetery in Holland, a precious memory, since it is there that the grave of her brother Gilles is located, who died on March 9, 1945, at the age of 20, just before the end of the Second World War.

A celebration of life will take place at Frenette Funeral and Cremation Centre, located at 88 Church Street in Moncton (506-858-1900), on Saturday May 9 at 11 a.m.  In accordance with her wishes, there will be no visitation. Interment will be at Our Lady of Calvary cemetery in Dieppe. In memory of Rita, a contribution to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Words of comfort and donations may be done at www.frenettefuneralhome.com.