Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from August 6, 2003

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PATRICIA N. ROWELL

     Patricia Natley Rowell, 61, of Wilton, Maine died on Friday afternoon, July 25, 2003 at her home. 
     She was born in Canaan on March 19, 1942, a daughter of George and Hattie (Ellingwood) Brown Sr. She received her 
education in Canaan schools, was graduated from Canaan High School in 1960 and moved to Wilton in 1968. 
     Mrs. Rowell worked at Forster Manufacturing and G.H. Bass, and was always dedicated to her family. She enjoyed the 
outdoors, walking, and her dog. 
     She is survived by her children, Wendy Mae D¹Anjou and her husband Loic of Canaan, Wanda Jean Nichols and her husband 
John of Wilton, Wanita Jane Begin and her husband David of Beecher Falls, Wayne Earl Rowell of Canaan, Wenda Marie Deer 
and her husband Ben of Missionviejo, Calif., and Tracy Brooks and her husband Mark of Wilton; two sisters, Everdene Hodgon 
of Guildhall and Eunice Caron of West Stewartstown; two brothers, Sherwood Brown and his wife Vivian, and Linwood Brown 
and his wife Barbara, all of Granby, Vt.; 12 grandchildren; and the father of her children, Leslie Rowell of Washington 
Plantation. 
     She was predeceased by a son, Wade Leslie Rowell in 1989; and her brothers, Glen, George, Ronald, Wesley and Irving. 

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SR. RITA DIONNE

     Sister Rita Dionne (Sr. Gert-rude-Irene), 84, of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, Manchester, died on August 
3, 2003 at her residence. 
     Born on September 19, 1918 in Lewiston, Maine, she was the daughter of Ludger and Irene (Turcotte) Dionne. She 
entered the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in 1941, made her first Profession in 1943, and her final Profession in
1948. Sister Dionne received a bachelor of music degree from Rivier College in Nashua. 
     An accomplished educator and musician for 48 years, she taught primary grades and gave music lessons at St. Anne 
School and St. Joseph School in Woonsocket, R.I.; Guardian Angel School in Berlin; St. Albert School in Stewartstown; 
and Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson. Family members include a brother, Albert Dionne, and a sister, Mrs. 
Gertrude Ouellette, both of Lewiston, Maine, and several nieces and nephews. 
     Calling hours were held on Tuesday, August 5 in Resur-rection Chapel at St. Marie Residence in Manchester. A Mass 
of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10:30, also in Resurrection Chapel at St. Marie Residence, which 
is situated at 495 Mammoth Road, Manchester. Burial will be in the Presentation of Mary Cemetery, Hudson. Lambert 
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

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NORMAN THURSTON

     Norman O. Thurston, 89, of Errol, died on Monday, August 4, 2003 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster. 
     Mr. Thurston was born on April 7, 1914 in Errol, the son of the late Dwight and Lena (Olson) Thurston. 
     He worked on the family farm at an early age and supplemented the family income as a bookkeeper for C.R. West, Inc., 
and by ice fishing. He was the last official meter reader for the Errol Power Company, and after 33 years of employment 
with the New Hampshire Highway Department, he retired as a road patrolman. He was an active member of Evening Star Lodge 
#37 F.&A.M. and the Bektash Temple. He was a founding member and past-president of the Umbagog Fish and Game Club. He was 
also a lifetime member of the Aziscoös Grange. He held various offices in the Errol Congregational Church and will be 
remembered for his skills as a hunter and fisherman. 
     Mr. Thurston is survived by his two sons, Ralph Thurston and wife Jone of Wells, Maine, and Paul E. Thurston and 
Dianne Ingalls of Lancaster; his daughter, Frances Sytek and her husband Dick, of Colebrook; eight grandchildren; eight 
great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. 
     He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Eunice M. Thurston, on September 27, 2002; a brother, Gerald Thurston; 
and a sister, Marion Carey. 
     Calling hours will be held on Thursday, August 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Jenkins Funeral Home. Private Masonic service 
by Evening Star Lodge #37 F.& A.M. will also be held at the funeral home. A funeral service will be conducted on Friday, 
August 8 at 2 p.m. at the Errol Congregational Church, with pastor Larry Clough officiating. A private family interment 
will follow at the Errol Village Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend a reception at the Log Haven around 3:30 p.m., 
whether or not they are able to attend the church service. 
     Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Thurston's memory may be made to the Errol Congregational Church, c/o Pastor Larry 
Clough, RR1, Box 143, Canaan, VT 05903.