Manchester, N.H. – Roland Bellegarde, 80, of Manchester, N.H., died April 5, at Maple Leaf Healthcare Center, Manchester, after a brief illness.

Born in Lewiston, on July 22, 1926, he was the son of Zepherin and Rose (Parent) Bellegarde.

He grew up in Lewiston and briefly worked building Navy destroyers at Bath Iron Works. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on board the U.S.S. Antietum.

He earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine. During his working career he lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., Pine Bluff, Ark., Marion, Ohio and Reading, Mass. He moved to Manchester in 1965, and worked for the Portland Cement Association, and as a project manager for Harvey Construction Company for many years.

After retiring in 1991, he worked as a consultant for Empire Sheet Metal in Manchester, Merrimack Concrete in Merrimack, N.H., and Crowley Construction Company in Leominster, Mass.

He was married to Gisele (Beland) Bellegarde, who died in 1999.

The family includes three sons, Daniel Bellegarde of Guatamala City, Guatamala, David Bellegarde of Manchester, N.H., and Paul Bellegarde of Vienna, Va; five grandchildren, Stephen Bellegarde, Isabelle Bellegarde, Joseph Bellegarde, Lauren Bellegarde and Christopher Bellegarde; cousins and nieces.