Francis John Pelletier

Francis J. Pelletier, 92, of 253 Hookers Gap Road, Candler, died Sunday, March 5, 2006. Mr. Pelletier was born in Waterbury, CT, and was a son of the late John B. and Florama LaRiviere Pelletier. He was a graduate of St. Thomas Seminary in Hartford, CT and was retired as paymaster from Sherwood Medical in Waterbury. He moved to Asheville in 1986 and was an active member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church where he served as a Eucharistic Minister for many years. He is survived by a sister, Dolores Paul of Salem, MA and a brother, Jean W. Pelletier and his wife, Fran Salone-Pelletier, of Shallotte, NC, and several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. John M. Pagel at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Waterbury, CT. His family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church Building Fund, 919 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806.