Nashua's Linette Manus: Librarian, Bookstore Owner Dies at 95

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Nashua resident Linette Manus died Sun., March 22. She was 92.

Manus was born in Port-au-Prince and eventually became a librarian then opened her own bookstore.

Here’s her obituary from Zis-Sweeney Funeral Home:

Aline “Linette” (Bloncourt) Manus, 92, of Nashua, NH passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 in St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, with her loving family at her side. She was born January 15, 1923 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a daughter of the late Melvil and Anna (Chenet) Bloncourt.

As a young woman Linette loved books, eventually became a librarian in a public library and later opened her own book store. She married Leon Manus and opened her own hardware store. Linette was a very dedicated and hard worker, working Monday through Saturday all of her life. She was also a very faithful and devoted Catholic, being a member of the Society of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales and a communicant of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Nashua. She believed in the power of prayer. Linette loved to bake and did some catering, she loved to entertain and have visitors and Mondays were a great joy to her as she could no longer attend church, the church people came to her. She was still very connected to what went on back in Haiti and was devoted to helping others, from still donating money to pay for many children’s education and assisting families in need. She lived her life for her family, for others and for God.

She is survived by her son; Charles Manus of Potomac, MD, two daughters; Elizabeth Manus Gonzales and her husband Jean Paul of Potomac and Martine Manus Menard and her husband Jean Pierre of Nashua, three grandchildren; Soukeina Gonzalez, Nathalie Menard and Jonathan Menard, two brothers in law; Pierre Decatrel of Atlanta, GA and Emile Elie of Miami, FL and a sister in law; Eberthe Manus of Pittsburg, PA. She is also survived by four nephews; Benjamin Jean Marie Mondesir of Atlanta, Ronald Pinkombe of Miami and Gabriel Bloncourt of Miami and Gerry Decatrel of Atlanta, Ga, two nieces; Brigitte Decatrel of Atlanta, Ga, Bettina Bloncourt Coq of Brooklyn, NY and also by many close nieces and nephews on her husband Leon’s side of the family; the Beaufils, Rouzier, Appolon, Keppler, Dupuy, Boirard, Manus, Nadal, Mathelier, Larouche, Decatrel, Lancelot, Bloncourt and Elie, Pelissier and Joseph families. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Leon Manus in 2012, a brother; Jean Bloncourt, two sisters; Maggie Pinkombe and Miquette Decatrel and a brother in law; Roger Pinkombe.

Visiting hours will be held Friday, March 27, 2015 from 9:00am to 10:30am in the Zis-Sweeney Funeral Home, 26 Kinsley St., Nashua. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 216 E. Dunstable Rd., Nashua. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Linette’s memory to Hope to Haiti’s Children, P.O. Box 62328, Cincinnati, OH 45262.