ROCHESTER &#8212; Gail L. Belanger, 73, of 50 Leonard St., passed away Jan. 13, 2011, at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover after a long courageous battle with colon cancer.Born Aug. 31, 1937, in North Attleboro, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Whiting) Germaine.Gail had lived in Rochester for the past 43 years after moving from Attleboro, Mass. She was the general manager for Bootleggers (formerly known as Miltner's Shoe) for most of those years. More than five generations of customers were willing to wait for a fitting by her in particular because of her loving skills.Gail always went above and beyond for family gatherings and made every event a memorable one. She enjoyed gardening, boating on Winnipesaukee, floral design and crafts. She also enjoyed time spent at Lynn and Bruce's camp. She was most accomplished at creating happiness through her charm, smiles and boundless sincerity. Anyone who had ever met Gail remembers her as a very special person. Some of her best shopping adventures were when the weatherman was predicting &quot;Gail&quot; Warnings, a little inside joke that we always teased her about.Gail maintained the neatest yard on Leonard Street in which her daughter, Lynn, was married and where endless Easter egg hunts and many other celebrations occurred. Members of her family include former husband, Donald Belanger; her son, Michael Belanger and his wife, Karen, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; her daughters, Donna Lavoie and her husband, Craig, of Somersworth and Lynn Littlefield and her husband, Bruce, of Rochester; her grandchildren, Jessica and Alex Belanger of Palm Beach Gardens, Christopher Lavoie and his wife, Lyn, of Gonic, Matthew Lavoie and his wife, Kellen, of Rochester, Kristin Dunbar of Alfred, Maine, and Brent Littlefield of Rochester; a longtime friend, Derrill Ordway, as well as six great-grandchildren, BJ, Alex, Cassie, Andy, Bryce and Ava Lavoie.Services will be held at R.M. Edgerly &amp; Son Funeral Home, 86 S. Main St., Rochester, on Monday, Jan. 17 with calling hours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the services to follow immediately. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made in Gail's honor to Hyder Family Hospice House of Dover, ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=fosters'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Gail&ln=Belanger'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Gail'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Belanger'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=2057229961'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=2057229961'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, or a charity of your choice.@Online guest book:Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book.