FARMINGTON – Laura Remeika, 87, longtime resident of Highland Terrace in Mexico, died Monday, Dec. 8, at Sandy River nursing home.

She was born in Edmundston, N.B., Canada, on Dec. 7, 1921, a daughter of Joseph and Marie (Lagasse) Belanger.

She was a beautician in Mexico for many years. She was a communicant of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church.

While a resident at Sandy River, she enjoyed playing beano, and helping other residents with their cards and delivering the mail.

She is survived by a daughter, Ann Harlow and husband, William, of Jay; seven grandchildren, Mark Remeika and wife, Darlene, Brian Remeika and wife, Barbara, Christopher Remeika, Dean Harlow and wife, Sandy, Paula Nelson and husband, Chris, Cindy Drumm and Kristie Drumm; and several great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Paul Remeika; a son, Robert Remeika; a sister, Cecile Parent; and two brothers, Walter and Leo Belanger.