Adeline Elizabeth Doucette, 86, of 243 Broad Street, Claremont NH died Wednesday morning, March 30, 2011 at the Valley Regional Hospital.

She was born in Berlin, NH on April 15, 1924 the daughter of Ernest and Margaret (Wheeler) Thibeault and has resided in Claremont for the past 24 years and previously in Beltsville, MD for five years and in MA, CT and NY for several years.

Adeline had worked for JC Penney’s as a clerk and had previously worked for Becker’s Leather Goods as a clerk in Hyattsville, MD.

She was an active member of the Marion Phillips Tenants Association and was very involved in getting the decorations out for the holidays around the building, she also enjoyed doing crafts.

The family includes one grandson, Richard Doucette of Utah and her good friend Anne Beattie of Newport, also nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her husband, Alfred W. Doucette whom she married on July 20, 1944 and he died on February 17, 1999; one daughter, Carol Ann Doucette who died on June 6, 1998; one sister, Shirley Turcotte.

One brother, Gerald Thibeault in 1996.

Visiting hours and services will be private.