Mary Charlotte Biron

COLEBROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Mrs. Mary Charlotte (Baker) Biron, 97, of Colebrook, New Hampshire, passed away Thursday morning, December 4, 2008, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Charlotte was born September 18, 1911, in South Canaan, Vermont, a daughter of the late Austin and Eva (Gray) Baker. Charlotte graduated from Colebrook Academy, Class of 1928, and later graduated from Plymouth Normal School in 1931 where she was known as “Charlie” and excelled at several sports and debating. Following graduation from Plymouth, she was a popular teacher in Errol, NH. In 1932, she married Ernest D. Biron and over the course of 55 years of marriage, they raised a family of ten children and they owned and operated the hotel in North Stratford, NH, the Colebrook Country Club and the Colebrook House and Motel in Colebrook, NH, and the Mount Jefferson Motel in Randolph, NH. She was also an avid card player and a member of the Colebrook Ladies’ Bridge Club for many years, continuing to play well into her nineties. She was a parishioner of St. Brendan’s Catholic Church and an honorary member of the St. Brendan’s Catholic Women’s Club. She was an angel and a gift to her family and to everyone who was fortunate enough to have her special touch in their lives. Charlotte is survived by three sons, James Biron and Michael Biron, both of Colebrook, NH, and David Biron of Chicago, IL; six daughters, Mrs. Barbara Dumont of Bath, Ontario, Mrs. Shirlee Fissette and Mrs. Jean Caird, both of Colebrook, NH, Mrs. Mary Pirog of Holland, OH, Mrs. Judith Ryan of Bedford, NH, and Mrs. Kathleen Biron-Brooks of Rochester, NH; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nancy Biron of Colebrook, NH; 25 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Charlotte is preceded in death by her loving husband, Ernest D. Biron, in 1987, and a son, Robert Biron in 2007. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, December 7, 2008, from 3-6 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, December 8th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church with The Reverend Craig Cheney as celebrant. An interment service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at the Colebrook Village Cemetery.

Mary Charlotte Biron

September 18, 1911 - December 4, 2008