Mary (Tracy) Gosselin

Mary (Tracy) Gosselin CLAREMONT — Mary Susan (Tracy) Gosselin, 90, died on Sunday, May 1, 2022. She was born April 10, 1932, in Manchester, New Hampshire, the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Learned) Tracy. She resided in Manchester nearly all her life, before recently moving to Claremont, New Hampshire. Mrs. Gosselin graduated from St. Joseph’s High School for Girls in 1950. She met the love of her life and best friend, Roger Gosselin, at Hampton Beach and they courted at the USO dance socials held at Grenier Field Air Force base until they were married in September of 1953. Roger predeceased Mary in July 1985. She is survived by her sister, Patricia Gagnon, of Manchester; her sons, James and his wife, Lisa, of Claremont, New Hampshire, Robert, of Harker Heights, Texas, and William, of Moultonborough, New Hampshire; six grandchildren, Nate Gosselin, of Brooklyn, New York, Mary Elizabeth Gosselin, of Providence, Rhode Island, Colleen White, of Bow, New Hampshire, Jordan Gosselin, of Massachusetts, Becky Bird, of Maricopa, Arizona, and Jaime Gosselin, of Mesa, Arizona; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews She was predeceased by her sister, Kathleen Houghton, brother, Walter Tracy, and infant sister, Jane Tracy; as well as her brother-in-law and dear friend, Paul Gagnon. Mary was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church until its closure, at which time she became a member of St. Anthony’s Parish. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Durning, Bykowski & Young Funeral Home, 285 Manchester St., Manchester. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 172 Belmont St., Manchester, NH 03103. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, www.alzfdn.org To view an online guestbook, please visit www.durningbykowskiandyoung.com