Connie Reitan

August 3, 1931 - February 14, 2014

Beloved Mother, Grandmother Connie (Paton) Reitan, 82, of Hudson, NH died unexpectedly Friday February 14, 2014. Born: August 3,1931 in Nashua, NH. Connie was the daughter of the late Francis and Josephine Paton both from Nashua. She grew up in the Nashua, Litchfield, Hudson area. At a young age she attended Sacred Heart School in Nashua. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1948. She was a long time resident of Hudson where she shared her life with her late husband David A. Reitan who she met at Fort Devens. They were married on February 6, 1953 and shared 54 years together. They lived and worked on the Paton Farm on Dracut Road for many years. She raised four wonderful children and enjoyed life to its fullest. Connie began her working career with the J.F. McElwain shoe company then became a stay at home mother but continued to work the farm stand. Later she re-entered the work force in the shoe industry at Scottie Shoe Company in Hudson and later the Lowell Shoe Company in Hudson where she retired from in 1996. This incredible lady had a great love of life and family and friends. She enjoyed people and spending time with them telling wonderful stories and tales from her life. She was extremely proud of her Irish heritage and told many stories related to her from her Irish grandparents. She was blessed with the gift of story telling and everyone who knew her loved her. She was known as mom to many other children who entered in and out of her life and she accepted that role with an open heart to all. After retirement she spent time traveling to many places around the country and the world. She especially loved the Maine beach vacations that she took yearly with all her family members. She loved to sing and dance, in her early years and later loved to garden, cook, knit, crochet, read, dine out and play video games. Her greatest hobbies were watching the Boston Red Sox as well as other New England sports teams. She took great pleasure in watching and feeding the birds and squirrels that visited her yard. Connie was a member of the Hudson Seniors where she had many friends and enjoyed taking trips and attending the social gatherings with them. This wonderful lady had a very generous loving heart and a great sense of humor which made people want to be a part of her life. She was a very loving, caring mother and her greatest treasures in life were her children and grandchildren. This woman with the greatest heart of all left us on the day most remembered for love, Valentines Day. She will be dearly missed but is now reunited with her beloved husband and son. Survivors include her 3 daughters and son-in-laws, Donna and Ronald Gagnon of Hudson, Kathryn and Robert Gagnon of Litchfield and Debra and Craig Larouche of Hudson. A daughter-in-law, Michelle Reitan of Taichung, Taiwan. Five grandchildren, Joseph Gagnon and Mandy Larouche of Hudson, Heather, Tyrel, and Curtis Gagnon of Litchfield. A sister, Kathrine Gagne of Nashua, a brother and sister-in-law, James and Beth Paton of Tennesse, an Aunt, Helen Beaudin of Nashua, a sister-in-law, Joyce Knutson and brother-in-law John Reitan of Minnesota, and brother-in-law Glen Spletter, of Arizona as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Connie was pre-deceased by her husband David A. Reitan, her beloved son David Allen Reitan and her brother, Francis Paton. Visiting Hours will be held on Thursday February 20th from 4-7pm in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry St., Hudson. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated the following morning at St. Kathryn’s Church, 4 Dracut Rd., Hudson beginning at 10am. Burial will take place following the service in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Hudson.