Carolyn B. Brooks

COLEBROOK, NH -- Mrs. Carolyn B. Brooks, 73, of Colebrook, passed away on Thursday afternoon, December 16, 2010, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, NH, surrounded by her loving husband and friends, and after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in West Baldwin, Me., on June 6, 1937, a daughter to the late Percy and Olive (Stanton) Burnell. Carolyn was a graduate of the Potter Academy in Sebago, Me. Music and family were central to Carolyn’s life, and she will be remembered as one of the area’s most beloved musicians. As the anchor to the the musical group known far and wide as “Carolyn & Friends,” she and her husband, Brad, along with many other local musicians, provided musical entertainment and enrichment to many local events and charitites for many years. Her other intesests including gardening, writing poetry, and spending time with her family. Carolyn was a member of the Monadnock Congregational Church, a member of the Mohawk Grange and the West Baldwin Grange in Maine for more than 50 years, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She will be dearly missed by her family and her extended family of countless friends and neighbors. She leaves behind her loving husband of 54 years, Bradford Brooks of Colebrook, NH; three sons, Clinton Brooks and wife Eldonna of Colebrook, Stanton Brooks of Peaks Island, Me., and Leland Brooks and wife Ann of Columbia Falls, Mont.; five grandchildren, Matthew Brooks, Aaron Brooks, Asenath Brooks, Mitchell Brooks and Ada Brooks; two great-grandchildren, Anja and Kylie Brooks; a daughter-in-law, Linda Brooks of Portland; and a brother, Robert Burnell of Fryeburg, Me.; as well as several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be on Monday, December 20, 2010, from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH (with a service presented by the Order of the Eastern Star at 6:45 p.m.). A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, December 21, at the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook at 11 a.m. with The Reverend Rebecca Larson officiating. A committal service and interment will be in the spring at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Brooks’ memory may be made to the UCVH, 181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576. 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, Colebrook, NH.

Carolyn B. Brooks

June 6, 1937 - December 16, 2010