Diane M. Leclair, 61, of Fairhaven died Dec. 30 peacefully at home after a long illness.

Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Patricia (Ford) Leclair of Dartmouth and the late Arthur H.J. Leclair, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life.

Diane was employed as a speech therapist in the New Bedford School System and Fairhaven School System for many years until her illness.

She was a member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.

Survivors include her mother; a brother, Arthur Leclair and his wife Donna of Mattapoisett; two sisters, Patricia Leclair of Mattapoisett and Kathleen Leclair and her husband Mark Bruno of Fort Myers, Florida; two nieces, Heather Perez and Tatum Leclair; and a nephew, Matthew Leclair.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated on Jan. 2 in St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett. Arrangements with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals. For online guestbook, visit www.saundersdwyer.com.