Marcus "Marc" Albert Lanthier
May 15, 1934 ~ February 20, 2023
Born in:
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Resided in:
Arden, North Carolina
Marcus “Marc” Albert Lanthier, 88, of Arden, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at Mission Hospital.
Born in Pittsfield, MA, he was the husband of Sally (Watrous) Lanthier, and the son of the late Albert and Rose (LaPorte) Lanthier. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen Lanthier; a brother, James Liberty; a sister, Irene Tague; and a daughter-in-law, Kathleen Lanthier.
Marc was a member of St. Barnabas Catholic Church.
He received his degree in plumbing and heating from Erie County Tech in Buffalo, NY. His work in the nuclear field took him to Poland, Korea, and the former Yugoslavia. Marc was able to converse in French, Polish, and Korean.
In addition to his wife of 27 years, he is survived by five sons: Randy and his wife Lori, Kerry, Mark, Colvin and his wife Medina, and Colin Lanthier and his wife Joann; one daughter, Marklyn Vitello and her husband Frank; three stepchildren: Christopher Moffet and his wife Tracy; Teresa Moffet; and Deborah Robinson; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 PM on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at St. Barnabas Catholic Church with Father Adrian Porras officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard. Friends and family will be received from 10:30-11:30 AM prior to the service at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
Services
For those who wish to pay their respects: February 23, 2023 10:30 am - January 20, 2025 11:30 am
Room: Chapel
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian
72 Long Shoals Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)687-3530
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
Funeral Mass: February 23, 2023 12:00 pm - January 20, 2025 1:00 pm
Room: Sanctuary
St. Barnabas Catholic Church
109 Crescent Hill Road
Arden, NC 28704
828-684-6098
http://www.stbarnabasarden.org
Graveside Service: February 23, 2023 1:15 pm
Calvary Episcopal Churchyard
Hendersonville Road
Fletcher, NC 28732
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Sally So sorry for your loss. Hugs and Prayers to you and your family.
Will miss you Uncle Marc. Sending love to all the family.
You will always be remembered, I’ll see you in heaven.
Randy and Lori
I will miss and always love you Grandpa.
Will hook up again very soon , life but a vapor, being absent from the body is being present with the Lord ! With love from your son ! Colvin 👍🏻😇👍🏻