GONIC - Ronalee A. Goupil, 73, passed away on Thursday July 16th, 2026, after a brief period of failing health.
Initially from Pittsburgh, PA Ronalee was born on July 8, 1953, to Albert Brooks and Vivian (LeDonne) Brooks.
In 1980, Ronalee married her beloved husband of 43 years, Louis Goupil of Gonic, NH. Their children Matthew and Sarah completed their family.
Ronalee began her career in the medical field as a receptionist at Strafford Medical where she worked for several years. She then took a position with Jay Gooze, MD a local eye doctor also as a receptionist.
Rona went back to school in 1997 to complete her Associates Degree to become a medical secretary, continued to work for Jay Gooze, MD, and retired in 2001.
In 2023 Rona moved to the Residences at Silver Square, located in Dover, then to Dover Center for Health and Rehabilitation for Hospice also in Dover, NH. She enjoyed endless cups of tea, crafting, sewing, gardening, and keeping track of the New England Patriots and her hometown team the Pittsburg Steelers. Rona particularly enjoyed visits from her grandsons, whom she affectionately referred to as her Gremlins, and laughing at their wild antics. You could often find them playing card games at Silver Square. Her kindness made her a staff and resident favorite. The family is grateful for the compassionate care given to Rona these last few years.
Rona was a devoted wife, caring mother, and loyal friend. She was always willing to help others, teach a skill, or share a recipe. Rona had a great sense of humor and a serious love of sewing. She enjoyed watching her daughter’s dance classes, her son’s sporting events, and sewing clothing and quilts. In her spare time Rona was most often found in her flower and vegetable gardens, preserving food for the
year, or in her sewing room. She was a member of the Cocheco Quilt Guild and won several awards for her quilts. When she wasn’t sewing Rona was spending time with her husband up at the family woodlot picking blueberries, watching the waves at the Nubble lighthouse with an ice cream, or catching up with family.
Ronalee was predeceased by her husband Louis R. Goupil and leaves behind her son Matthew Goupil and his wife Laura Goupil, daughter Sarah Howard and her husband Timothy Howard, grandchildren Tyler Howard and Ellis Howard, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
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