Shirley A. Bunnell

May 19, 1944 - May 24, 2019

COLEBROOK — Shirley Ann Bunnell, 75, of Colebrook, passed away at the Coös County Nursing Home in Berlin on Friday evening, May 24, 2019, from long-term complications and years of struggling with diabetes. She was born on May 19, 1944, in West Stewartstown, the younger daughter of the late Julius J. and Dorothy E. (Lunderville) Sweeney. Shirley worked in Manchester, NH, for a period of time, and also at the Ethan Allen factory in Beecher Falls. She was a very talented floral arranger and enjoyed working locally at the Flower Basket and the Blossom Shop. She also enjoyed working at the Coös County Nursing Hospital as a CNA until her health prohibited her from doing it. She loved working in her flower gardens and greenhouse, planting flower boxes and window boxes for many of the camp owners in Pittsburg, playing golf and cards, dancing, and she loved to bake cookies, cakes and pies. Shirley loved traveling and enjoyed a Caribbean cruise and vacations to Prince Edward Island with her husband, and she cherished a month-long southern trip taken with her mother and sister. She leaves behind her husband of 40 years, Clifford Bunnell of Colebrook; step-children Peter L. Bunnell of Beecher Falls, Vt., Donna Estes and husband Ted of Bloomfield, Vt., and David Bunnell and partner Julie St. Onge of West Stewartstown; 3 grandchildren, Felecia Dobson and husband Craig of Lowville, NY, Laura Thibodeau and husband Marcel of Canaan, Vt., and Peter N. Bunnell of Canaan; nine great-grandchildren; her brother-in-law, Bill Brooks of Colebrook; as well as several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her first husband, Lewis “Bucky” Ray; a sister, Francese Brooks; and brother-in-law, David Goulette. There are no public calling hours . A graveside service will be held on Friday morning, May 31, at 10 a.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Shirley may be made to one’s choice of the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, c/o R. Ferns, 53 Spring St., Colebrook, NH; or to the Coos Animal Sanctuary, P.O. Box 345, 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, Colebrook, NH.