Page 16 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday , February 3 , 2017
Obituaries
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She was born in Lancaster on Aug . 23 , 1945 , the youngest daughter of Clifford and Eleanor ( Morse ) Colby .
Marcia attended area schools and made a career of painting and wallpapering . She served clients in the area for many years . She married her longtime partner , James Pond , of Lunenburg on Dec . 31 , 1981 . Jim died in 1988 .
Marcia loved to hunt and fish , and spent many hunting seasons with Jim at their camp in Lunenburg . She also enjoyed a few camping trips with her nephew Brian and family . She had dry sense of humor , and a quick wit . She loved to dance the two-step , and for many years invited family members to a holiday gathering with merriment and music . She had a soft spot for her pets , and liked feeding the wild birds in her yard . She lived a quiet and simple life , and will be missed very much by her family and friends .
Loved ones include her longtime companion , Roland Ingerson ; nieces and nephews Eleanor Frechette of Windsor , Vermont ; Brian Parks and wife Terri of Dalton ; Gary Pond of Haverhill , Mass .; George Silsby and wife Lynda of Lunenburg ; and several great-nieces and nephews and cousins .
Marcia was predeceased by her parents , her husband Jim ; brother Dana Colby ; sisters Karlene Silsby and Marilyn Pond , and her niece Charlotte ( Silsby ) Cornell , all of Lunenburg .
At Marcia ’ s request , there will be no calling hours or services . Private burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Lunenburg in the spring . In lieu of flowers , donations can be made to Lancaster Ambulance Service , 19 Mechanic Street , Lancaster , NH , 03584 .
Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster . Please go to www . baileyfh . net for more information or to send an online condolence .
Jeannine D . Boire
JEANNINE D . BOIRE
WEST STEWARTSTOWN – Jeannine Rouleau Boire , 89 , of Colebrook , passed away on Friday evening , Jan . 27 , 2017 , at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown where she had been a resident for the past three years . She had been a resident of Colebrook for 54 years .
Jeannine Marie Denyse Desautels was born on March 9 , 1927 , in LaPatrie , Que ., a daughter to Emile and Alice ( Paquette ) Desautels .
In her younger years , Jeannine had worked at the Stratford Plywood Mill , and she was later a cook at the Oblate Fathers ’ Shrine in Columbia . She was a parishioner at St . Brendan ’ s Catholic Church in Colebrook and a member of the Catholic Women ’ s Club . She will be remembered as a loving wife and wonderful mother , and a friend to many who were all blessed to have her in their lives .
Jeannine leaves behind her children , Micheline Lambert and husband Bruno of Bedford , Peter Rouleau and wife Nancy of Columbia , Diane Walsh and husband Thomas of Manchester , Serge Rouleau and wife Diane of Port Orange , Fla ., and Francoise Johnson and husband Scott of Newmarket ; numerous grandchildren , Bridget , Jason , Roxanne , Kim , Robert , Todd , Whitney , Marcus , Aimee , Christopher , April , Scott , Jennifer , Emily , and step-grandchildren , Laura , Ellie and David ; 16 greatgrandchildren , numerous nieces and nephews ; and two brothers , Jean-Luc Desautels of Wallingford , Conn ., and Marcel Desautels of Sherbrooke , Que . She also leaves behind her step-children , Jocelyn Boire and wife Iola of West Stewartstown , Germain Boire and wife Gaetane of Colebrook , Blandine Boire of Jefferson , Helen Phillips of Hampstead , Norman Boire and wife Alicia of Colebrook , and Rita Gilbert and husband Michael of Colebrook .
She is preceded in death by her first husband , Robert Rouleau , in 1995 ; her second husband , Herve Boire in 2004 ; three children , Jacques Rouleau as an infant , Judith Erbacher , and Denis Rouleau ; and six siblings .
There are no public calling hours . A memorial Mass and graveside committal will be held at St . Brendan ’ s Catholic Church later in the spring , of which notice will be given .
Expressions of sympathy in memory of Boire may be made to Coos County Nursing Hospital , P . O . Box 10 , W . Stewartstown , NH 03597 .
Condolences may be offered to the family online by going to www . jenkinsnewman . com .
Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins and Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook .
RICHARD W . ROSSER
GUILDHALL , Vt .– Richard W . Rosser , 71 , died at this home Tuesday morning , Jan . 24 , 2017 .
Richard was born in Llanelli , Wales , United Kingdom , the son of Wyndham and Gladys ( Nicholas ) Rosser .
He is survived by his wife Kathleen ( Bryan ) Rosser of Guildhall and a niece , Sally Lonergan , of Long Island .
Services will be held at the convenience of the family .
Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster . Please go to www . baileyfh . net for more information or to send an online condolence .
Patricia I . Dionne
PATRICIA I . DIONNE
ERROL – Patricia Ingrid Dionne , 76 , of Errol , passed away quietly at the Venice Regional Hospital in Venice , Fla ., on Fri ., Jan . 27 , 2017 .
She was born in Waterbury , Conn ., on April 27 , 1940 , to the late John and Ingrid Cronan . Pat was a loving wife , mother , grandmother and great-grandmother , and “ Nanny ” to all who knew her .
Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends . Family birthday parties were a very special event . The entire neighborhood could hear the Dionne rendition of the song “ Happy Birthday To You .” Playing cards and dominoes with " the girls " was her favorite pastime . She loved her flower gardens , reading her kindle or any book , doing ceramics , listening to music and shopping .
In her younger years Pat worked at Arlans Dept . Store , and was fondly known as “ Patty Popcorn .” She later worked at Scovill MFG in Waterbury . Relocating to Errol in 1973 , Pat and her husband Richard bought and operated the Errol General Store for many years . She worked at the front desk at the Balsams Grand Resort until early retirement in 1991 . Pat loved traveling the country with her husband , sightseeing , going to Las Vegas and especially being a snowbird in Arizona for 20 years , and most recently in Florida . She will be greatly missed by all who had the joy of knowing her .
Pat is survived by her husband of 56 years , Richard ; her father-in-law , Nicholas Cristello ; four children , Kathy and husband Russell , Lori and husband Paul , Joanne , and her “ favorite son ,” Gregg ; five grandchildren , Chris and wife Kate Marcum , Patty and husband Ed Christina , Jonathan , Sara and Danny ; five great-grandchildren , Andrew , Cora Ingrid , Grafton , Cayden , Dylan and Aiden ; brothers-in-
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