NOTTINGHAM – Janice Lorraine (Boucher) Michaud, 79, of Nottingham died December 18th in Manchester, NH. She was born October 30th, 1940, daughter of Joseph and Edna (Patenaude) Boucher in Pomfret, CT. At seventeen, she met her true love. They married in December 1957; best friends for over 62 years. Their first residence was in Tennessee, followed by Woonsocket, RI, Portsmouth and Dover, NH. Joe and Jan raised their children in Northwood, NH and moved to Nottingham in 2015. Jan especially loved her faith, family and friends of which she stayed close down through the years. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, Olive Garden, shopping, high-heeled shoes, traveling as well as casinos in Las Vegas and Oxford, ME. She worked for Clarostat, Globe Manufacturing, then changed to nursing at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and retired from Concord Hospital. She was active in the church women’s club, choir, and long-time member of Saint Joseph’s Parish in Northwood, NH. Surviving family members include: a daughter, Teresa (Michaud) Bascom, with husband Michael and son, Joseph M. Michaud and wife, Robin Marouthis, 5 grandchildren, JoAnna Arendarczyk, Sarah Hussey, Joseph Shane, Gabrielle and Demetrious Michaud, 4 great-grandchildren, Jordan, TJ and Ezekiel Arendarczyk and Jonathan Hussey, 2 sisters, Irene Allen and Jeanette Preston. She was predeceased by her brother, Arthur Boucher and sisters, Cecile Bobbie Melvata and Doris (Pelland) Paul. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, December 23rd, at 10 a.m. at Saint Joseph’s Parish, 844 First NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to St. Jude’s 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105; Nottingham Fire & Rescue, PO Box 1111, Nottingham, NH 03290 and Rockingham VNA, 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833. Arrangements are under the direction of Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Lee, NH 03861. To sign our online guestbook, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com