Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from Wednesday, November 12, 2003 Copyright retained by the newspaper. Permission recieved to include in the USGenWeb Archives. EDWARD ERVIN CONNARY Edward (Eddie) Ervin Connary, 86, died on Friday morning, November 7, 2003 at his residence in North Stratford, with his wife and family by his side. He was born on July 27, 1917 in North Stratford, the son of Edward Joseph and Hazel (Mason) Connary. Mr. Connary attended Stratford schools and was a 1935 graduate of Stratford High School. He was married to Lena Carrier on August 9, 1943. The couple resided in Bloomfield for several years before moving to Stratford in 1953. Mr. Connary worked as a farmer and later as a plumber for several North Country businesses. He also worked as a car salesman for Crest Auto in Colebrook, B & J Auto in Berlin and Hayes Ford in Newport, Vt. Eddie was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, sugaring, and riding his ATV. He also enjoyed working with his hands, creating clocks and lamps. Eddie will be remembered as a true family man who enjoyed raising his six children. Edward Ervin Connary is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lena Connary of Stratford; three sons, E. Harlan Connary and Ronald B. Connary, both of Stratford, and Ervin T. Connary of Groveton; three daughters, Jayne Leigh of Groveton, Susan Connary of Stratford and Mary Lepine of Groveton; a sister, Delia Cushing of Bethlehem; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Crawford. Calling hours were private. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon, November 9 at the Sacred Heart Church in North Stratford. Internment will be in Fairview Cemetery in North Stratford at a later date. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be sent to Sacred Heart Church in North Stratford, NH 03590. Services were entrusted to Newman Funeral Home of Colebrook. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES KEAZER James C. "Bill" Keazer Jr., 89, of Colebrook, died on Thursday, November 6, 2003 at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital. Mr. Keazer was born on August 14, 1914 in East Colebrook on the family farm, son of the late James "Carmi" Sr. and Eva (Cook) Keazer. Bill owned, operated and worked on the Keazer family farm until his recent illness. He enjoyed sugaring, hunting and fishing, and did guide work in his earlier years. He was the cornerstone of the family and will be remembered for his love of farming and his family. Mr. Keazer is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Mary (Peabody) Keazer of Colebrook; two sons, Bradley Keazer and wife Gail of Manchester, Conn. and Robert Keazer and wife Dorothy of Colebrook; six grandchildren and one great- grandson; a sister, Annie Smith and husband Tom of Mt. Dora, Fla.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Keazer is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. There will be no calling hours. A funeral service was held on Sunday afternoon, November 9 at the Jenkins Funeral Home, with The Reverend Oliver Northcott officiating. An interment service followed at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Keazer's memory may be made to the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, c/o Kim Daley, Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRIET JOYCE LAURIE Harriet Joyce Laurie, 63, of Pittsburg, died on Saturday, November 8, 2003 at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in Stewartstown. She was born on October 6, 1940 in Windsor, Vt., the daughter of Ulysses and Arlene (Boyde) Gardner. Mrs. Laurie was a 1958 graduate of Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vt. She was married to Wesley Laurie on June 21, 1958. The Lauries lived in Meriden, N.H., and later moved to Sunapee. She was employed for many years by the Dorr Woolen Mill in Newport, N.H., and later as a special education teacher by the Sunapee school system. She enjoyed outdoor life, especially hunting. She shot many deer, and killed the largest moose taken in the state of New Hampshire in 1996. She was a member of the Audubon Society and the Pittsburg Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club. Mrs. Laurie is survived by her husband, Wesley Laurie of Pittsburg; a son, Kurt Laurie of Sunapee; a daughter, Brenda Williams of Pittsburg; a sister, Diane Ouellet of Lakeland, Fla.; and six grandchildren. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be held in the Spring. Arrangements are entrusted to Newman Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PATRICIA ANN OLSON Patricia A. Olson, 64, of Clarksville, died on Thursday, November 6, 2003 at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook. She was born on July 11, 1939 in Three Rivers, Mass., the daughter of Walter T. and Anna (Munic) Wilga. Mrs. Olson attended school in Worcester, Mass., and was graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1957. She was married to the late Roy E. Olson on June 25, 1960. After high school she attended cosmetology school. The Olsons lived in Worcester until the mid 1980s when they moved to New Boston, Mass., and finally to Clarksville in 2000. Mrs. Olson enjoyed family life, shopping, gardening and reading. Mrs. Olson is survived by a son, Mark Olson of Auburn, Mass.; two daughters, Debra Morabito and Mrs. Brian (Teresa) Bissonnette, both of Stewartstown; two brothers, Walter Wilga of Millbury, Mass., and Ronald Wilga of Worcester, Mass.; a sister, Joyce Monopoli of West Richland, Wash.; seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter, Destiny. She was predeceased by her husband, Roy Olson in July, 2003, and by a grandson, Joey Morabito, in 2000. Calling hours were held on Saturday, November 8 at the Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, also at the funeral home, with the Rev. Albert Bellefeuille officiating. Internment will be private.