Margaret

Goodwin

Margaret (Woodward) Goodwin went to her eternal home on October 18, 2026.

She was born January 18, 1931 to Harold & Hattie (Boswell) Woodward in Laconia, NH. She lived most of her life in the Quincy area of Rumney, NH, attending 8 years of Rumney Village grammar school, graduating from Plymouth High School in 1948.

Before going into nurse’s training, she worked several years in Plymouth and Littleton for New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., during the installation of the dial system throughout the North Country towns.

After graduating from nursing school, she worked nearly thirty years at Sceva Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, NH and part time for four years at Plymouth State College infirmary.

She loved camping and canoeing with her husband and friends and enjoyed many outings on Lake Umbagog, The Connecticut Lakes and many other waterways in New Hampshire and Maine.

She also loved to play cribbage and was always up for a game with anyone who had the time to stop by.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, Chesley A. Goodwin of Rumney, NH; her brothers, Sheldon A. Woodward of Forestdale VT, and Carlton H. Woodward of Lebanon, NH; her sisters, Arlene (Woodward) Person of Salt Lake City, UT, Beatrice (Betty) Morin of Laconia, NH, Barbara Woodward of Rumney, NH, and Ethel Woodward of Contoocook, NH; and her great grandson; Ryan Berg of Bristol.

She is survived by her two sons, Christopher Berg and his wife Joann of Richmond, NH, and Deane Berg and his wife Kim of Rumney, NH; two step-daughters, Deborah Bedran of New York City, NY, and Carole Lyford; and grandson, Elijah of Plymouth, NH; grandchildren, Shantell Gilbert and husband Nate with two sons, Sam and Owen of Manchester, NH, Brian Berg and his beloved partner Angela of Bristol, NH with children, Austin, Riley and Brady Boynton, Amanda Berg and her beloved partner Ryan Schofield of Plymouth, NH with two sons, Trenten and Evan Pawlik, Jessica Hernandez and husband Chris with two children, Jackson and Olivia of Fostoria, Ohio.

ARRANGEMETNS: At her request, there will be no formal services. Assisting the family with arrangements is the Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Littleton. To view Margaret's Online Tribute, send condolences to the family, or for more information, visit www.phaneuf.net.