EVELYN (MOUNTAIN) GARNEAU
BETHLEHEM, NH -- Evelyn (Mountain) Garneau passed away November 3, 2008 at her home in Bethlehem, NH following a year and a half long battle with cancer.
Evelyn was born September 22, 1942 in Bretton Woods, NH a daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Hibbard) Mountain. Evelyn worked as a nurse for the past 20 years at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT. She was a clinical coordinator on the night shift. She retired in June 2008. She was a member of the Catholic Womens Club and was an EMT with the Bethlehem Ambulance for a number of years.
Evelyn lived in Bethlehem most of her life and was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Parish. She loved horses and spent many hours trail riding around Bethlehem. Besides her parents, Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, William R. Garneau and by one brother, Fulton Mountain. She is survived by two brothers, James Mountain of S. Portland, ME and Joseph Mountain of E. Barrington, NH; four sisters, Margaret Morgan of Twin Mountain, Beverly Peacock of Littleton, Roberta Thresher of W. Brookfield, MA, and Marilyn Garneau of Twin Mountain; her children, Elizabeth Evans of Verdi, NV, Jacqueline Daniels of Lyman, William Garneau of Whitefield, and Veronica Garneau of Bethlehem; her grandchildren Rebecca, Samantha, Sheridan, William and Zachary as well as many nieces and nephews.
SERVICES -- Visiting hours for Evelyn will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Pillsbury Funeral Home located at 101 Union Street in Littleton, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, November 6 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Littleton, NH at 10:00 a.m. with rev. Fr. Daniel Sinibaldi as Celebrant. Committal and burial will follow at the Maple Street Cemetery in Bethlehem, NH.
Evelyns family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions in her memory be made to Norris Cotton Cancer Center North, 1080 Hospital Drive PO Box 468, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819.
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.