Agnes L. Brooks

June 18, 1936 - January 29, 2015

COLEBROOK – Agnes L. Brooks, 78, of Colebrook, passed away on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2015, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH, with several members of her family by her side. Agnes was born in West Stewartstown on June 18, 1936, a daughter to the late Hector J. and Florence (Thibeault) Benoit, and she was raised on the family farm in Stewartstown. For many years, Agnes was a homemaker, raising her children, but later also was a caregiver in others’ homes and for local elderly people. She loved to cook, and she was loved to play all types of scratch tickets, at which she was fairly successful. She loved to keep up with all the news and current events, and she was known for her sense of humor. Agnes is survived by her children, Norman Brooks and wife Amy of Stewartstown, Robert Brooks and wife Deborah of Stewartstown, Michael Brooks and Stephen Brooks of Colebrook, and Diane Merrill and husband Scott of Pittsburg; three sisters, Aleda Maurais of Canaan, Vt., Rose Breault of Maine, and Irene Jeffers of Concord, NH; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by two brothers, Leon and Eddie Benoit; two sisters, Germaine Caron and Palmyra Dube; and a grandson, Christopher Brooks. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Colebrook with The Rev. Craig Cheney as celebrant. Interment will be in the spring at the Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Brooks may be made to the Autism Society of NH, P.O. Box 68, Concord, NH 03302; or online at www.autismspeaks.org. 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 in Colebrook.