Page 16 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday , March 17 , 2017
Obituaries
Marie E . Pelletier
MARIE E . PELLETIER
ELIZABETH CITY , N . C .– On the afternoon of Jan . 20 , 2017 , at the age of 94 , Marie Evangeline Pelletier departed this world to be with her Lord and her beloved family .
Marie was born in Saint- Ephrem De Fitch Bay , Que ., on Dec . 22 , 1922 . She was predeceased by her Father Pierre Pelletier , Mother Marie-Anne Rioux-Pelletier and 12 other brothers and sisters : Marie Anne , Zephirin , Edouard , Valeria , Aurore , Robert , Augustine Joseph , Joseph Victor , Andre Joseph , Adrien , Marie Louise and Theresa .
Marie , or “ Be ” as she was fondly called , moved with her family to the United States as a young girl speaking only French at the time . They ultimately settled in Lancaster where the family farmed the land , and raised numerous milking cows . Her calling in life was not to marry and have children of her own ; she chose to dedicate her life to lovingly care for her parents , immediate family members , and others she held dear to her heart .
Along her family ’ s side she worked hard on the farm . In the early 1950 ' s she worked at a nursing home in Lancaster and then later in the 1950s and early 1960s , she worked at Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster as a dietitian . She also spent many years helping others through Home Health Care . Marie also lived and worked in Chicopee , Mass ., for a short time to be with her sister Aurore " Pelletier " Morin and niece Pauline Morin . In 1979 she moved to Littleton with her sister Aurora and a grand-niece . Within the first few years in Littleton she worked at home for the Littleton Shoe company lacing shoes at home . In 1982 she was asked to help an elderly friend at home during this friend ’ s illness . Marie was a loyal friend , confidant and employee and as such she never refused helping her friends like Ms . Bobbie Pollard and her husband , Lyle in their retail store , " The Hideaway Shop ," in Lancaster .
In the pursuing years from 1983 to 2003 she along with her sister Aurora retired in Littleton enjoying their time with her great-grandnephew Nathan Lloyd and great-grandniece Nicole Lloyd Whipple as well as
helping and caring for anyone in need .
In the fall of 2004 at the age of 83 , just prior being diagnosed with dementia , she moved to Elizabeth City , N . C . where she lived for the last ten years of her life in the home with her greatniece and spouse Rita and David Cornelius , and their children , Justin , Brianna , and Aunt Be ’ s " little doll ," Kayla . She enjoyed the warm climate and her family there for as long as her memory allowed .
When her health severely declined , she was then taken care of by the caring staff of The Kindred Care Nursing Home in Elizabeth City , N . C . until her passing .
She leaves behind a trail of many fond memories by nieces and nephews and others she touched with her kind heart and caring hands .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday , May 12 , at 11 a . m . at All Saints Church in Lancaster . Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery , Lancaster .
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 .
Carol A . Hallee
CAROL A . HALLEE
COLEBROOK – Carol Anne ( King ) Hallee passed away on March 5 , 2017 at the Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon , after a brief illness .
Carol was born on March 10 , 1949 , in Waterville , Maine , the first of five children of Donald J . and Frances ( Billiard ) King . Carol graduated from Waterville High School in 1967 . She received her Bachelor ’ s degree in Psychology from the Catholic University of America in Washington , DC , in 1971 .
Carol married Peter Hallee in 1971 in Waterville , and settled in Colebrook , where they raised their two children . She was close to her extended family ; enjoying family gatherings and long conversations .
Carol loved raising and caring for her children ; she was at one with their lives . They were blessed with her love , enthusiasm , and tenderness . Her family will always be inspired by her bravery throughout her life . Carol enjoyed the songs of her canaries and the happy sounds of her other birds , crunching through the fall leaves , standing on top of Mt . Washington or listening to the ocean ’ s waves smashing into shore . She enjoyed life at their home on South Hill and trips to the Washington , DC area , especially to visit her granddaughter .
Carol was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband Peter , son Daniel and wife Elizabeth and their daughter Lillian of Montclair , Va ., daughter Kristin and her guide dog Lola of Nashua , brother David King and wife Nancy of Daytona Beach , Fla ., and Milbridge , Maine , sister Mary Levesque and husband Carl of Wilmington , Del ., sister Suzanne King of Waterville , Maine , sister Linda Webster of Ipswich , Mass . and many nieces and nephews .
Interment will be at St . Francis Cemetery in Waterville , Maine , 10 a . m . on June 3 , 2017 .
Around The Region
CORNED BEEF CHALLENGE
Back around 2010 , a tradition started at the Lennoxville Curling rink –“ The Corned Beef Challenge ,” held in memory of Cliff Beaudreau . Now , every year about this time , a group of local curlers along with some from a distance away get together to form teams Red and Yellow . The two teams compete for points and hope their color wins in the end .
The Chronicle visited the curling rink on Saturday and found the two teams in fierce play , but at times all sharing a big grin , too . Both sheets at the Lennoxville Curling Club were full of action all morning with a warm up and liquid refreshments being taken after the 5th end . It was then time to play the final five ends . In the end , the Yellow team won with 57 points and Red had 42 points .
In this Bonspiel , the losers have to pay the winners ’ dinner . A lovely corned beef with all the fixings was served to all . The past two years , Red has won , so it was a welcome change for Yellow not to have to pay for dinner . All certainly had fun competing Saturday , and we ’ re sure they will be talking about this for weeks .
– Corey Bellam
In memory of Carol , the family asks that people give someone a kind word or a helping hand .
Condolences may be offered to the family online by going to www . jenkinsnewman . com .
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins and Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook .
There was plenty of action to be found at the Cliff Beaudreau Memorial Bonspiel on March 11 at the Lennoxville Curling Rink . Corey Bellam photo .
Sheet # 1 , from left : Wes Mason , Ralph McCully , Jarrod Sharman , Claude Charron , Glen Buck , Jim Thompson , John Tomasik , Denis Oakley . Corey Bellam photo .
Sheet 2 , from left : Bob Fitzsimmons , Garth Smith , Derek Heatherington , Arnold Bell , Dave McCormack , Rollie Dionne , Jeff Bailes , Bob Davidson . Corey Bellam photo .