Anna M. Boisvert

PITTSBURG, NH – Mrs. Anna M. Boisvert, 88, of 69 Maple Mountain Road in Pittsburg, NH, passed away at the Coös County Nursing Hospital on Thursday, May 4, 2006. Mrs. Boisvert was born April 21, 1918, in Manchester, NH, the daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Anderson) Mehlhorn. Mrs. Boisvert attended Manchester schools and was a graduate of Hesser College. She was married to Leon C. Boisvert of Hooksett on April 24, 1947, and they lived in Hooksett for 35 years. Mrs. Boisvert was first employed as a medical secretary and office manager for Dr. Ezra Jones, Dr. Carl Friborg, and Dr. Don Webster, a three-doctor orthopedic firm in Manchester. After 21 years, she accepted a position as executive secretary to a Vice President of the New Hampshire Insurance Company, later to become integrated into American International Group, a world-wide insurance group. Mrs. Boisvert retired from AIG in 1980. While residing in Hooksett, Mrs. Boisvert was a member of the Hooksett Fire Department Auxiliary for many years, and was also a member of the Jay Dees Women’s Club. She served the town of Hooksett as a Trustee of Trust Funds for 20 years. Upon retirement, Mrs. Boisvert and her husband moved to Pittsburg where they had built a cabin in 1969. In Pittsburg, she was a member of the Pittsburg Road Runners and an affiliate of the NH Extension Service. She was also a member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Pittsburg Historial Society. Mrs. Boisvert loved to travel and enjoyed fishing, gardening, and knitting. Mrs. Boisvert is survived by her husband of 59 years, Leon C. Boisvert of Pittsburg; two nieces, Marlene Moore of Shelburne, VT, and Susan Mehlhorn, of Port Ste. Lucie, FL; one nephew, David Mehlhorn, of Litchfield, NH; and four grand-nieces and grand-nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Harold Mehlhorn. There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 12, 2006, at 1:00 p.m., at the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, NH, with The Rev. Timothy McDowell officiating. Burial will follow at the Lake Cemetery in Pittsburg. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Boisvert’s memory may be made to the Coös County Nursing Hospital, c/o Michelle Hyde, P.O. Box 10, West Stewartstown, NH 03597. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH.

Anna M. Boisvert

April 21, 1918 - May 4, 2006