Roger Lemenager of Madbury, N.H. died peacefully and surrounded by his loving family on March 27. He was 87.

He was born on Dec. 11, 1935 in New Bedford to Alfreda Renaud Lemenager and Edgar Lemenager. He graduated from Assumption College in 1957 and received his master’s degree in education and French from Bridgewater State College.

He went on to teach French and coach basketball at New Bedford High School in the 1960s and early 1970s, earning praise as he led the men’s varsity basketball teams to numerous Greater Boston League championships and appearances at the Boston Garden.

In 1973, Roger and his family moved to Edgartown. He taught French, coached the boys and girls basketball teams and served as assistant principal of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School for many years. He was an avid and enthusiatic golfer throughout his life and particularly enjoyed Farm Neck Golf Club.

After retiring, he moved to North Carolina and was a professor at Coastal Carolina University, teaching French.

He also enjoyed singing and performing, whether in a barbershop quartet, during karaoke, or on stage. A wine connoisseur, he savored trips to France and lived life to its fullest.

Roger is survived by his four children, Stephen E. LeMenager and his wife Laurie Huntsman, Justine M. Celentano, Jane A. Ragone and her husband Paul, and Mary Beth Carstens and her husband Joel; six grandchildren, Ryan M. Brown and his wife Katherine, Darren M. Brown and his fiancée Erin Sabatini, Emily J. Becker, Joshua R. Becker, Jeremy L. LeMenager and Claire A. Carstens; three great-grandchildren, Jillian, Aubrey and Daniel Brown; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family from Florida to Maine.

He is also survived by his brother, Normand Lemenager and his wife Annie of New Bedford; his sister in law Lee Lemenager of Spencer; and his former wife, Anne P.C. Whiting of Oak Bluffs.

He was predeceased by his parents, stepfather Emile Hebert, brother Donald Lemenager; former wife Anne K. Manley Lemenager, and his wife Marjorie Waters Lemenager.

Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, May 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals in New Bedford. His funeral mass will be held at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New Bedford on Thursday, May 11 at 10:30 a.m. with interment following at Sacred Heart Cemetery. A reception will be held at Century House in Acushnet. For directions and guestbook, please visit saundersdwyer.com. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Carriage Hill Assisted Living at carriagehillassistedliving.com, 306 Knox Marsh Rd, Madbury, NH 03823; Wentworth Home Care and Hospice at Amedisys Foundation at amedisys.com/about, 9 Andrews Road, Somersworth NH 03878; or Farm Neck Foundation at farmneck.net/fn-foundation.