Virginia C. Stickney

WEST STEWARTSTOWN – Virginia “Ginnie” Stickney , 98, passed away at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown early Wednesday, July 1, 2020. She was born in Barre, Vt., on July 7, 1921, the daughter of the late George and Leila (Jameson) Currier. Ginnie was a 1939 graduate of the Northfield School for Girls, attended Duke University and graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Me., in 1943. She married Dean “Rick” Stickney on July 8, 1950, and together they owned and operated Stickney’s Pharmacy and Gift Shop until January of 1971. In 1963, Ginnie and Rick purchased Colebrook’s oldest house in town, known as “Polly’s Place,” and renovated the former guest house and tea room back to its former glory. Ginnie lived in her home until she moved to the Coös County Nursing Hospital in 2013. Ginnie enjoyed her time with Rick at their winter home in Florida and their cottage on Wallace Pond. She loved to travel and took numerous trips with her cousins and nieces. She was an active member of the local “Red Hat Society” and no one enjoyed a game of Bridge more than she. She was a member of the Monadnock Congregational Church and an active volunteer for the “Two Rivers Ride For Cancer” organization. Ginnie leaves behind her nieces and nephews: George (Nancy) Gooch, Robert (Ann Marie) Gooch, Brenda (Robert) Lavalette, Becki (Sherman) Ramsey, Betsey Hilfrank, Bruce (Peggy) Hilfrank, Brian (Tracy) Hilfrank, Mary Beth (Brent) Washburn, Mary Ellen (Jim) Hasselbacher, and David Shallow. She is preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, Rick in 1980, and two sisters, Priscilla (Nan) Hilfrank and Elinor Gooch. There are no public calling hours. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 11, at 11 a.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Stickney may be made to the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, c/o R. Mulliken, 53 Spring St., 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.

Virginia C. Stickney

July 7, 1921 - July 1, 2020