Katherine A. Mousseau

Mrs. Katherine A. (Smith) Mousseau, 87, of Pittsburg, NH, passed away Monday, October 11, 2004, at the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH. Mrs. Mousseau was born July 11, 1917, in East Swanzy, NH, the second daughter of the late Karl B. and Alice (Keyser) Smith. She attended elementary school in Royalston, MA, and in 1931, graduated as Valedictorian of her class from high school at Winchendon, MA. Mrs. Mousseau is preceded in death by her husband, Keane Mousseau in 1995; five brothers; and two sisters. Mrs. Mousseau was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She will be remembered for her devout faith and generous hospitality. She enjoyed gardening and had beautiful seasonal flower gardens as well as a large vegetable garden, which she planted and harvested with her late husband, Keane. During those years she canned and preserved hundreds of jars of fruits and vegetables for her family. Mrs. Mousseau enjoyed making braided rugs, Log-Cabin quilts, crocheted doilies and afghans, as well as making many afghans and mittens for her entire family. In her retirement, Mrs. Mousseau embroidered beautiful, large counted cross-stitch pictures. She also worked several seasons cooking at The Glen. But she enjoyed her role of grandmother most and loved having her family visit her at her home in Pittsburg. Mrs. Mousseau always enjoyed traveling, which she and her husband frequently did while visiting their children and grandchildren. They drove the eastern seaboard from Maine to Florida and drove west as far as Montana. In recent years she often traveled with one or more of her children, going to Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon and California. To celebrate her 85th birthday, her 5 children and their spouses accompanied her on a three day cruise to Nova Scotia. She was delighted by this surprise gift from them. Mrs. Mousseau is survived by five children: Julia Mitchell and husband, Robert, of Milford, NH, Helen Garcelon of Council Bluffs, IA, Oliver Mousseau of Chesterfield, NH, Francis Mousseau and wife, Marlena, of Lewiston, ME, and Melissa Fandrich and husband, Edgar, of Dunbarton, NH; two brothers, Henry Smith and Ralph Smith, both of Homosasa, FL; a sister, Ruby Ullrich of Lecanto, FL; fourteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Katherine A. Mousseau

July 11, 1917 - October 11, 2004