Nettie W. Brooks

January 6, 1931 - April 30, 2018

BLOOMFIELD — Nettie W. Brooks, 87, of Bloomfield, passed away at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook on Monday, April 30, 2018, after a short period of failing health. She was born in Pittsburg on Jan. 6, 1931, a daughter of Carroll and Caroline (Dorman) Crawford. She attended the local schools in Pittsburg. Nettie and her husband farmed their land for many years, and she later worked as a seamstress at Manchester Manufacturing for 9 years, and then in the housekeeping department at The Balsams for more than 12 years. Nettie loved her flowers, and she was an avid reader. She enjoyed visiting with her family and friends, and she was always more concerned about others than she was about herself. She leaves behind her two daughters, Mary Skinner and husband, Steven, of Colebrook, and Rose Marois of Manchester, NH; three sisters, Ethel Aldrich of Seminole, Fla., Linda French of Bloomfield, Vt., and Nancy Leigh of Canaan, Vt.; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband, Glen Brooks in 1995, and a grandson, Adam Brooks, in 2004. There are no public calling hours. A memorial graveside service will be on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. in the Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Nettie’s memory may be made to the Coös Animal Sanctuary, 1057 U.S. Route 3, North Stratford, NH 03590; or online at www.coosanimalsanctuary.org. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com.