Elizabeth "Betty" J. Frizzell

COLEBROOK – Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Frizzell, 84, of Colebrook, N.H., passed away at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, after several years of declining health. Betty was born in Colebrook on July 24, 1937, the second daughter of Arnold J. and Marguerite “Rusty” Hughes Wiswell. She was proud to be one of the extended Hughes clan that grew up in Colebrook in the ‘50s. She was graduated from Colebrook Academy in 1955, where the Colebrook girls had to quickly change from their basketball uniforms to pressed cheerleading dresses on cold nights at the old Town Hall. As a young girl in downtown Colebrook, Betty chased and caught one of the Frizzell boys who also lived on Parsons Street. Don and Betty were wed at St. Stephens in 1956, and Betty then graduated from Burdett Business College in Boston in 1957. Don and Betty moved often the first few years of marriage, but settled down on East Road in Clarksburg, Massachusetts for almost ten years. While there, Betty was involved in local Sunday schools, the Cub Scouts, and the P.T.A. Betty was never so happy as when she and Don moved back to their beloved Colebrook in 1973. Later, with her three sons getting older, Betty rejoined the work force. For many years, she was the medical secretary, personal bookkeeper, and typist/editor for Dr. Gifford and Dr. Parsons. When they formed the Indian Stream Clinic, Betty took her talents there. With Don working at UCVH, the two of them were an integral part of the north country health care community for many years. Betty welcomed many new doctors to town with homemade cookies or a casserole. She was always an active volunteer. She served on the Vestry at St. Stephen’s Church, and was one of their Wonder Workers. She was part of the UCVH Auxiliary, and later, was on its Board of Overseers. Betty served on the Planning Board, and helped with Meals on Wheels in that program’s infancy. Along with Rusty and Audrey, she loved the Colebrook Area Historical Society and the Academy Alumni Association. If Betty’s social calendar was bare, she would fill it. Any excuse was enough for a get-together. She and Don shared a lifelong love of dancing, and enjoyed trips to Ireland, Old Orchard, and the Lancaster Fair. She would organize high school and family reunions. She loved her many trips with the Traveling Girls, and her trips to Cancun. Betty taught family and friends to play guitar, and sipped wine with the Baggy Minstrels. She cheered on her sons and grandkids at hundreds (thousands?) of ball games. She took faithful care of her mother in Rusty’s declining years. Betty was also a trusted confidant to her many friends, classmates, co-workers, and family members. Betty will be remembered as an always cheerful, behind-the-scenes hard worker, who made sure everything got done timely and correctly, and made sure everyone’s needs were met. Betty is survived by her three sons: Mr. and Mrs. Timothy and Linda Frizzell, of Lemington, Vermont, and their children, Melissa (Pete), Kyle (Samantha), and Jessica (Jesse); Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Jane Frizzell, of Lemington, Vermont, and their children Justin (Jennifer), Ian, and Sarah (Brian); and Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan and Katherine Frizzell, of Colebrook, and their children, James (Asenath), Maggie (Kate), and Cameron. Along with her ten grandchildren, Betty was also blessed with eight great-grandchildren, with another on the way. Betty is preceded in death by her sweetheart and husband of 48 years, Donald G. Frizzell; by her sister, friend, and ally, Audrey W. Noyes; and her grandson, Ryan Thomas Frizzell (Marecar). Calling hours will be on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A graveside interment service will be held the next morning, Monday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery with the The Rev. Timothy Brooks officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Colebrook Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 32, Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home.

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Frizzell

July 24, 1937 - September 29, 2021