Phyllis H. Sanville
September 8, 1913 — March 31, 2008
Phyllis H. Sanville
PHYLLIS H. (GODING) SANVILLE
LITTLETON, NH -- Phyllis Henriette (Goding) Sanville, 94, a nearly life-long resident of Littleton, New Hampshire, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 31, 2008, surrounded by family and friends after a period of declining health.
Phyllis was born September 8, 1913 to Annie (Boswell) and Leonard Goding. Phyllis attended schools in Littleton until her senior year of high school when she moved to Whitefield with her mother to care for her invalid grandmother, Julia Boswell. She graduated from Whitefield High School in 1932. Phyllis always regretted not being able to graduate with her Littleton classmates. She went on to graduate in 1936 as a Registered Nurse from Morrison Hospitals School of Nursing in Whitefield.
During her senior year of nursing school in 1935, she was providing private care to guests at the Mount Washington Hotel through an arrangement the Hotel had with Morrison Hospital. She was assigned to care for a wealthy young man from Massachusetts with chronic health problems. The hotel had provided a car and chauffer for the young man to visit a doctor in Sugar Hill. He requested that his nurse accompany him on this trip, which ended up as a quest for medical care throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. A few days later, Phyllis and the chauffer were rescued by the FBI at a hotel on Northern Lake Champlain. Phyllis was alleged to have been kidnapped by the nationally known con man, and the story made national news. Phyllis was unperturbed by the experience. Her position was that she was only doing her job. He always acted like a perfect gentleman, Phyllis invariably responded when asked about her adventure. I never thought of myself as kidnapped. The press blew the whole incident out of proportion.
After graduation, Phyllis spent many years working as a staff nurse for the Goodyear Rubber Company in Windsor, Vermont. She also worked in local hospitals until her marriage to Davis M. Sanville on November 11, 1945. Dave and Phyllis were a typical Post - WWII love story. Their mothers introduced them when Dave returned home to the North Country after the War. Their marriage was a long and happy forty-three year partnership ending with Daves death at the age of 73 in 1987.
Phyllis was a stay at home mom and raised two daughters, who fondly remember homemade donuts, cookies, and mittens as part of their childhood experience. Her intricately decorated Christmas Cookies, which she faithfully created for each childs annual school parties, were the envy of teachers and classmates alike.
She was predeceased by her brother, Bernard, in 1917, her father in 1924, and her mother in 1984.
Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Moberly and husband Dr. Alan Moberly of Littleton, Luanne Whipple and husband Curt Whipple of Littleton; Suzannes children: Jarrod and Kiel Tirrell of Henniker, Scarlett, David, and Genevieve Moberly of Littleton; Luannes children: Michael Pinson of Louisiana, Scott Pinson and wife Lena of Lisbon, Charles Nile and wife Meghan of Whitefield; and nine great-grandchildren.
SERVICES -- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Wednesday, April 2nd, at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Fr. Marcel Martel as Celebrant. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Funeral Homes and Cremation Service Inc. To view an on-line memorial or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.pillsburyfh.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Phylliss name to the Childrens Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (CHAD), One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756 or North Country Home Health and Hospice, 536 Cottage Street, Littleton, NH 03561.
LITTLETON, NH -- Phyllis Henriette (Goding) Sanville, 94, a nearly life-long resident of Littleton, New Hampshire, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 31, 2008, surrounded by family and friends after a period of declining health.
Phyllis was born September 8, 1913 to Annie (Boswell) and Leonard Goding. Phyllis attended schools in Littleton until her senior year of high school when she moved to Whitefield with her mother to care for her invalid grandmother, Julia Boswell. She graduated from Whitefield High School in 1932. Phyllis always regretted not being able to graduate with her Littleton classmates. She went on to graduate in 1936 as a Registered Nurse from Morrison Hospitals School of Nursing in Whitefield.
During her senior year of nursing school in 1935, she was providing private care to guests at the Mount Washington Hotel through an arrangement the Hotel had with Morrison Hospital. She was assigned to care for a wealthy young man from Massachusetts with chronic health problems. The hotel had provided a car and chauffer for the young man to visit a doctor in Sugar Hill. He requested that his nurse accompany him on this trip, which ended up as a quest for medical care throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. A few days later, Phyllis and the chauffer were rescued by the FBI at a hotel on Northern Lake Champlain. Phyllis was alleged to have been kidnapped by the nationally known con man, and the story made national news. Phyllis was unperturbed by the experience. Her position was that she was only doing her job. He always acted like a perfect gentleman, Phyllis invariably responded when asked about her adventure. I never thought of myself as kidnapped. The press blew the whole incident out of proportion.
After graduation, Phyllis spent many years working as a staff nurse for the Goodyear Rubber Company in Windsor, Vermont. She also worked in local hospitals until her marriage to Davis M. Sanville on November 11, 1945. Dave and Phyllis were a typical Post - WWII love story. Their mothers introduced them when Dave returned home to the North Country after the War. Their marriage was a long and happy forty-three year partnership ending with Daves death at the age of 73 in 1987.
Phyllis was a stay at home mom and raised two daughters, who fondly remember homemade donuts, cookies, and mittens as part of their childhood experience. Her intricately decorated Christmas Cookies, which she faithfully created for each childs annual school parties, were the envy of teachers and classmates alike.
She was predeceased by her brother, Bernard, in 1917, her father in 1924, and her mother in 1984.
Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Moberly and husband Dr. Alan Moberly of Littleton, Luanne Whipple and husband Curt Whipple of Littleton; Suzannes children: Jarrod and Kiel Tirrell of Henniker, Scarlett, David, and Genevieve Moberly of Littleton; Luannes children: Michael Pinson of Louisiana, Scott Pinson and wife Lena of Lisbon, Charles Nile and wife Meghan of Whitefield; and nine great-grandchildren.
SERVICES -- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Wednesday, April 2nd, at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Fr. Marcel Martel as Celebrant. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Funeral Homes and Cremation Service Inc. To view an on-line memorial or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.pillsburyfh.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Phylliss name to the Childrens Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (CHAD), One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756 or North Country Home Health and Hospice, 536 Cottage Street, Littleton, NH 03561.
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