MARLBOROUGH,–Sr. Anita Pelletier, a Sister of St. Anne, known in religion as Sister Mary David of the Sacred Heart, died at the age of 76, at Marie Esther Health Center in this city on May 5. She was in her 46th year of religious life. She was the daughter of Alexandre Raoul and Gratia (Guillemette) Pelletier of Webster, MA. She completed her elementary education at St. Anne Elementary School and obtained her high school diploma from Bartlett High School, both in Webster. Sister held a B.A. degree in Education from Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA. Sister Pelletier entered the Novitiate of the Sisters of St. Anne in Marlborough, MA in 1958 and pronounced her religious vows in 1960. She began teaching in several elementary schools staffed by the Congregation in Worcester, Easthampton, Holyoke, Marlborough, all in Massachusetts; St. Marie in Cohoes, NY, and in Manville, RI; and Springvale, ME. In 1979, she left for Quebec where she taught at St. Anne Academy in Rawdon. Besides teaching, she was also actively involved in social events and sports. Her next assignment was at Queen of Angels Academy in Dorval, QC and in the Printing Room at the Motherhouse in Lachine, QC. She returned to the United States in 1994, and was assigned to St. Anne Convent in Malborough where she performed many community services. Sister is survived by her two brothers, Ernest, Emile, and her sister Grace, of Webster, MA; by her two brothers,Gerald and Leon of Southbridge, MA; and by her brother-in-law, Lionel Ayotte of Webster, MA, and several nieces and nephews. The Wake will take place at St. Anne Convent, 720 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough, on Tuesday, May 8, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m. in the Convent Chapel with burial in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Marlborough. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fitzgerald & Collins Funeral Home, (www.SFCFH.com) 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. A memorial contribution may be made to The Sisters of St. Anne Retirement Fund, 720 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough, MA 01752, or to a charity of your choice.