Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from Wednesday, October 13, 2004

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GRAVESIDE SERVICE PAUL BOBEY

     A graveside service for Mr. Paul Bobey, 82, of Colebrook, who died on
October 1, will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 14 at the
Colebrook Village Cemetery, with The Rev. Priscilla Hull officiating.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins Funeral Home of
Colebrook. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to
www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net.

BARBARA CROSS

     Barbara T. Cross, 86, of Conway, died on October 8, 2004 at Sunbridge
Care and Rehabilitation Center in North Conway after a long illness.
     She was born in Wentworth Location, the daughter of Thomas and Maude
(Flint) Tracy. Mrs. Cross was graduated from Berlin High School in 1934 and
from Plymouth Normal School in 1938. She taught in Milan Hill School and
North Conway Elementary School.
     She grew up in the Berlin-Milan area and had lived in North Conway,
Hudson and Concord before moving to Conway in 1956, when she and her
husband owned Cross Farm on West Side Road.
     The family includes a son, Lary A. Cross of Conway; a sister, Harriett
Leblanc of Webster; and several nieces and nephews.
     She was predeceased by her husband, Albert R. Cross, in 1993, and by a
son, Robert A. "Jack" Cross, in 1986.
     Calling hours were held on Monday at Furber and White Funeral Home in
North Conway. A private service was held at the funeral home, with burial
to follow in the Conway Village Cemetery.

HAILEY GRIMARD

     Hailey Rae Grimard of Lancaster, infant daughter of Paul David Grimard
and Amanda Ariel Rainault, died on Monday evening, October 4, 2004 at Weeks
Medical Center following her birth. Family members include her parents of
Lancaster; paternal grandfather Michael Grimard Sr. of Whitefield; two
paternal uncles, Michael Grimard Jr. of Whitefield and Ed Grimard of
Littleton; her maternal grandfather, Gilbert Rainault of Guildhall; three
maternal uncles, Jason Rainault and Ben Rainault, both of Colebrook, and
Travis Rainault of Berlin; two maternal aunts, Angel Rainault of Orleans,
Vt., and Amanda Kelly Rainault of Portsmouth.
     Her maternal grandmother, Ruby Rainault, predeceased her in 2003.
     Visiting hours were held on Saturday, October 9 at the Bailey Funeral
Home. A funeral service was held immediately after visiting hours, with
Sandra MacKillop of Lancaster officiating.

HAZEL HICKEY

     Hazel (Placey) Hickey of Center Ossipee died on October 4, 2004 at
Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia.
     She was born on January 22, 1918 in Colebrook, the daughter of the
late Reselthia and Walter Placey. She was a graduate of Colebrook Academy.
     A longtime resident of Ossipee, having moved there from Berlin in
1946, she owned and operated Hickey's IGA Grocery Store in Center Ossipee
for 43 years with her husband, Edward P. Hickey. Hazel lived on the shore
of Ossipee Lake for 32 years, enjoying the lake for gatherings of family
and friends.
     She was predeceased by her husband, Edward P. Hickey, in 1987, and her
sister, Theda Placey, in 1980.
     She is survived by her son, Stephen E. Hickey and his wife Bonita of
Center Ossipee; her daughters Ellen H. Laase and her husband Francis of
Mirror Lake, and Barbara A. Hickey of Center Ossipee; seven grandchildren
and two great-grandsons; and a brother, Winifred Placey of Whitefield.
     Calling hours were held on Thursday evening at the Lord Funeral Home
in Center Ossipee. Funeral services were on Friday at the First
Congregational Church in Center Ossipee, with burial in the Grant Hill
Cemetery, Center Ossipee.
     Donations in Mrs. Placey's memory may be made to the Ossipee Town
Library, New Hampshire State Library Talking Books Program, Ossi-pee
Historical Society, or the American Diabetes Association.

KATHERINE MOUSSEAU

     Mrs. Katherine A. (Smith) Mousseau, 87, of Pittsburg, died on Monday,
October 11, 2004 at the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua.
     Mrs. Mousseau was born on July 11, 1917 in East Swanzey, the second
daughter of the late Karl B. and Alice (Keyser) Smith. She attended
elementary school in Royalston, Mass., and in 1931 was graduated as
valedictorian of her class from high school at Winchendon, Mass. Mrs.
Mousseau is preceded in death by her husband, Keane Mousseau in 1995, and
by five brothers and two sisters.
     Mrs. Mousseau was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She will be
remembered for her devout faith and generous hospitality. She enjoyed
gardening and had beautiful seasonal flower gardens, as well as a large
vegetable garden which she planted and harvested with her late husband,
Keane. During those years she canned and preserved hundreds of jars of
fruits and vegetables for her family.
     Mrs. Mousseau enjoyed making braided rugs and log cabin quilts,
crocheted doilies and afghans, and many afghans and mittens for her entire
family. In her retirement, Mrs. Mousseau embroidered beautiful, large,
counted cross-stitch pictures. Although she enjoyed and excelled in her
role as homemaker and grandmother at her home in Pittsburg, she also spent
several seasons cooking at The Glen.
     Mrs. Mousseau always enjoyed traveling, which she and her husband
frequently did while visiting their children and grandchildren. They drove
the eastern seaboard from Maine to Florida and drove west as far as
Montana. In recent years she often traveled with one or more of her
children, going to Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon and California. To
celebrate her 85th birthday, her five children and their spouses
accompanied her on a three-day cruise to Nova Scotia. She was delighted by
this surprise gift from them.
     Mrs. Mousseau is survived by five children: Julia Mitchell and her
husband Robert of Milford, Helen Garcelon of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oliver
Mousseau of Chesterfield, N.H., Francis Mousseau and his wife Marlena of
Lewiston, Maine, and Melissa Fandrich and her husband Edgar of Dunbarton,
N.H.; two brothers, Henry Smith and Ralph Smith, both of Homosassa, Fla.; a
sister, Ruby Ullrich of Lecanto, Fla.; fourteen grandchildren; nineteen
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
     Calling hours will be held on Friday, October 15 from 7-9 p.m. at the
Jenkins Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service will be conducted on
Saturday, October 16 at 11 a.m. at the Community Church Hall. An interment
service will follow at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery.
     Flowers may be sent or expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Mousseau's
memory may be made to the Pittsburg Ambulance Corps, c/o Marjorie Straw,
Back Lake Road, Pittsburg, NH 03592. Cond-olences may be offered to the
family on-line by going to www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net.