BERLIN, N.H. — Aldea E. Alimandi, 79, died Friday, Aug. 31,at the Coos County Nursing Home.

Mrs. Alimandi was born in Berlin, June 20, 1933, a daughter of John and Cecile (Desjardin) Perry. Aldea was a lifelong resident of Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. She worked as a LPN at the Coos County Nursing in Berlin and also started the exercise program at the Holiday Center. She often traveled with the Holiday Center, enjoyed knitting, watching hockey with her husband, spending time with her family and playing cards.

Family members include her husband, Francis J. Alimandi; two sons, Daniel Alimandi and his wife, Brinda, of Berlin, and Francis Alimandi Jr. of Berlin; a daughter, Anna Marie Lutz and her husband, David, of Berlin; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four reat-great-grandchildren; one brother, William Lessard and his wife, Florence, of New York, and Florida; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her son, Michael Alimandi in 2010; and a brother, Sylvio Lessard.

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