Ervena N. Rainville

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NH—Mrs. Ervena N. Rainville, 100, of Colebrook, NH, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, November 30, 2011, at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown. She was born in Stanstead, Que., on January 8, 1911, a daughter to the late Jed and Ida (Dingman) Lyons. She attended the local schools in Colebrook. Ervena and her husband owned and operated a farm in East Colebrook from 1935-65. She also worked later for Ernest Biron at the Colebrook House and as a cook at the Speedy Chef Restaurant and at Colebrook Academy. She also worked several years at Tillotson Rubber Co. in Dixville. She was a member of the Kidderville Church and a lifetime member of the Mohawk Grange in East Colebrook. She also was a member of the Bungy Beavers snowmobile club and played piano at many different functions in the area with the North Country Music Group. Ervena was the current holder of the Boston Post Cane for the Town of Colebrook. She leaves behind her son, Frederick Rainville and wife, Carolyn, of Colebrook; a daughter, Priscilla Fogg of Colebrook; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Wilfred in 1990; two sons, Howard and Richard Rainville; three sisters, Laura Shallow, Marguerite Cox, and Lila Purrington; three brothers, Albion, Archie & Earl Lyons; and four grandchildren, Bruce Rainville, Joy Lynn Fogg, Kelly Rainville and Danny Rainville. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2011, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 5, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Colebrook with The Rev. Rick Boyden officiating. An interment service will be held in the spring at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Rainville may be made to the UCVH, 181 Corliss Lane., Colebrook, NH 03576; or to the Coös County Nursing Hospital, P.O. Box 10, West Stewartstown, NH 03597. 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, Colebrook, NH.

Ervena N. Rainville

January 8, 1911 - November 30, 2011