Hinsdale, NH
Andrea Elizabeth Walker will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She left us
unexpectedly Sunday, January 15th at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Andrea was born
May1st, 1967 in Bridgton, ME. She graduated from Maine Central Institute in1986. She
earned her BA at the University of New Hampshire in 1989 and later earned her Masters
Degree in English. Andrea devoted her career to teaching high school English in
Colebrook, NH; Sanford, ME; Alton, NH; spending her last nine years at Keene, NH. She
is survived by her parents, Richard and Susan Walker of Milan, NH; her sister Kathleen
Hanson, brother-in-law Brian Hanson, nephew Alexander Hanson and niece Grace
Hanson of Little Canada, MN; her uncle John Stanley of Waymark, PA, her uncle David
Stanley of Florida and her former husband and friend Stephen Brown of Walpole, NH.
She was predeceased by her nephew Benjamin Walker Hanson. Andrea found happiness
in her beloved pets, needlepoint, gardening, photography and her love of teaching and
devotion to her students. She enjoyed reading and writing mysteries, and achieved her
goal of authoring a mystery novel in 2010. A visitation for remembrance of her life will
be held at the Fletcher Funeral Home at 33 Marlboro Street, Keene, NH on Saturday,
January 21st from 11:00 ?1:00. She will be placed to rest with her family at the West
Milan Cemetery in West Milan, NH in the spring. In lieu of flowers, contributions may ?
be made to Benjamin Walker Hanson Neonatology Fund. Donations can be sent to 791
Carla Lane, Little Canada, MN 55109.
Arrangements are under the care of Ker-Westerlund Funeral and Cremation Service, Brattleboro and Fletcher Funeral Home, Keene.