Edna A. Isherwood
September 10, 1911 — April 12, 2006
Edna A. Isherwood
EDNA A. ISHERWOOD
LITTLETON, NH -- Edna A. Isherwood, beloved mother and grandmother, 94, of Littleton, New Hampshire, died April 12, 2006, at Riverglen in Littleton. She was born September 10, 1911, in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Edgar W. and Edith (Smith) Andrews.
She married Millen H. Ketchum on December 23, 1933, and they raised their three sons in Hamden, Connecticut. Edna worked as a secretary in the Hamden public school system for many years. She was an accomplished cook and seamstress. She loved gardening, music, and travel, and was an enthusiastic Red Sox fan.
After Millen Ketchum's death, she married Robert A. Isherwood in 1962. They lived in Hamden, Connecticut, Brattleboro, Vermont, and Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut, where she was a volunteer in the Women's Exchange. Since his death, she has lived in the Craftsbury Community Care Center in Craftsbury, Vermont, and most recently at Riverglen in Littleton, New Hampshire.
She is survived by two sons, Charles Ketchum and his wife, Margaret of Melbourne, Florida, and Robert Ketchum and his wife, Kathryn of Barton, Vermont, a daughter-in-law, M. Z. (Ziggie) Ketchum of Southbury, Connecticut; by grandchildren, Debra Underhill and her husband, Ben of Brattleboro, Vermont, Kenneth Ketchum and his wife, Judith of Greenfield, Massachusetts, Corey LaRocque and her husband, Alan of Kent, Connecticut, Randall Ketchum and his wife, Erika of Roxbury, Connecticut, Stephen Ketchum of Bridgewater, Connecticut, and Janna Ketchum of Barton, Vermont; great-grandchildren Jeffrey, Meghan, and Christopher John of Brattleboro, Vermont, Eli and Luke Ketchum of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and Grant and Warren Ketchum of Roxbury, Connecticut; and by a sister, Mary Lois Less of Nashua, New Hampshire; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her first husband, she was predeceased by her second husband, by a son, Dennis Ketchum, by a brother, Raymond Andrews, and a sister, Janet Dean.
SERVICES --There will be a memorial service in late spring or early summer. Should friends desire, donations in Mrs. Isherwood's name may be made to the Northeast Kingdom Community Orchestra, in care of Dr. Beth Nolan, Lyndon State College, P.O. 919, Lyndonville, Vermont 05851 or North Congregational Church, 11 Main Street North, Woodbury, Connecticut 06798.
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Inc. To view an online memorial or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.pillsburyfh.com.
LITTLETON, NH -- Edna A. Isherwood, beloved mother and grandmother, 94, of Littleton, New Hampshire, died April 12, 2006, at Riverglen in Littleton. She was born September 10, 1911, in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Edgar W. and Edith (Smith) Andrews.
She married Millen H. Ketchum on December 23, 1933, and they raised their three sons in Hamden, Connecticut. Edna worked as a secretary in the Hamden public school system for many years. She was an accomplished cook and seamstress. She loved gardening, music, and travel, and was an enthusiastic Red Sox fan.
After Millen Ketchum's death, she married Robert A. Isherwood in 1962. They lived in Hamden, Connecticut, Brattleboro, Vermont, and Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut, where she was a volunteer in the Women's Exchange. Since his death, she has lived in the Craftsbury Community Care Center in Craftsbury, Vermont, and most recently at Riverglen in Littleton, New Hampshire.
She is survived by two sons, Charles Ketchum and his wife, Margaret of Melbourne, Florida, and Robert Ketchum and his wife, Kathryn of Barton, Vermont, a daughter-in-law, M. Z. (Ziggie) Ketchum of Southbury, Connecticut; by grandchildren, Debra Underhill and her husband, Ben of Brattleboro, Vermont, Kenneth Ketchum and his wife, Judith of Greenfield, Massachusetts, Corey LaRocque and her husband, Alan of Kent, Connecticut, Randall Ketchum and his wife, Erika of Roxbury, Connecticut, Stephen Ketchum of Bridgewater, Connecticut, and Janna Ketchum of Barton, Vermont; great-grandchildren Jeffrey, Meghan, and Christopher John of Brattleboro, Vermont, Eli and Luke Ketchum of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and Grant and Warren Ketchum of Roxbury, Connecticut; and by a sister, Mary Lois Less of Nashua, New Hampshire; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her first husband, she was predeceased by her second husband, by a son, Dennis Ketchum, by a brother, Raymond Andrews, and a sister, Janet Dean.
SERVICES --There will be a memorial service in late spring or early summer. Should friends desire, donations in Mrs. Isherwood's name may be made to the Northeast Kingdom Community Orchestra, in care of Dr. Beth Nolan, Lyndon State College, P.O. 919, Lyndonville, Vermont 05851 or North Congregational Church, 11 Main Street North, Woodbury, Connecticut 06798.
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Inc. To view an online memorial or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.pillsburyfh.com.
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