E. Pauline Lemieux

COLEBROOK – Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. (Proverbs 31:25) E. Pauline Lemieux, 84, loved this verse and lived it to the end. She died peacefully at home on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 2, 2018, following a two-month hospice, being lovingly cared for by her three children, Kathleen, Robert, and Anne-Marie, and her dedicated sister Kathy. She was born on March 10, 1933, the eldest child of Robert and Beulah (Brigham) Spitzner, in the very same house in which she died and which her mother had been born. Pauline, or ‘Pop’ as she was known locally, grew up and attended all 12 years of school in Colebrook, graduating from Colebrook Academy in 1951. She met Hercules (Herc) Lemieux at a Grange Hall dance (now the Tillotson Center) and they married 6 years later in 1955. Herc and Pauline spent the first 2 years of their marriage in Germany while Herc served in the Army. They returned to Colebrook in 1958 to help with the family business, Spitzner's Amaco Station, which they bought in 1959 and renamed Lemieux Garage. They worked side by side at the garage for 43 years until Herc's death in 2003. Lemieux Garage was one of the first snowmobile dealers in New England and provided work, training opportunities, and a second family for many local high school kids. While managing the garage and raising a family, Pauline also worked at the First Colebrook Bank for 20 years. Pauline never really retired because she loved her customers and interactions with the public. She was a lovely, special woman with a big smile. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Nowak (Chester) of Tucson, Ariz., her son Robert Lemieux (Alicia) of Stewartstown, NH, her daughter Anne-Marie Nadeau (Gregory) of Waterville Me., two sisters, Roberta Rainville of Franconia NH, and Kathleen Spitzner of Beecher Falls, Vt. She also leaves grandchildren Lindsie Santamaria (Paul) of Hebron, NH, Stephen Nowak (Jacquelyn) of Rockville, Maryland, Emily McDonnell (Bryan) of Gray, Me.; great-granddaughters Payton and Piper Santamaria, and step-grandchildren Alexis and Bryson Lamontagne. Calling hours will be on Saturday, Jan 6., 2018, from 2-6 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A graveside interment service will take place on Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Lemieux may be made to the Colebrook Public Library, P.O. Box 58, Colebrook, NH 03576, or to a local charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

E. Pauline Lemieux

March 10, 1933 - January 2, 2018