M. Annette Shallow

BEECHER FALLS, VERMONT – Mrs. M. Annette (Laroche) Shallow, 84, of Beecher Falls, Vermont, passed away early Sunday morning, October 19, 2008, at the Fletcher Allen Healthcare Center in Burlington, Vermont. Mrs. Shallow was born October 20, 1923, in Sawyerville, Quebec, a daughter of the late Oliva and Yvonne (Lessard) Laroche. At the age of 19, Mrs. Shallow married Denis Caouette on September 15, 1942. She and her husband owned and operated a farm raising cows, horses, pigs and chickens. In 1946, she and her family moved to Colebrook and she worked as a cook in her father’s logging camp in Kelsey Notch. She and her husband later purchased a farm and lived on Bungy Road for 34 years until her husband’s death in 1969. She remarried in 1970 to Clyde Shallow and enjoyed spending time with him at Mohawk Grange parties where they enjoyed dancing and visiting with friends. She was a very active member of St. Albert’s Catholic Church participating in auctions, craft parties, raffles and sharing her renowned peanut butter fudge with fellow parishioners. While she remained a committed homemaker, she also worked outside the home. She worked at The BALSAMS Panorama Golf Clubhouse, the Lambert’s Grocery Store and the Tillotson Rubber Company making gloves and test balloons. Following her retirement, she moved to Beecher Falls and lived in her Uncle Joe’s home whom she cared for when he was sick. She enjoyed caring for others and volunteered at the Coos County Nursing Hospital. Her other interests included playing the harmonica and accordion and spending time with her friends and family members playing Skip-Bo. Mrs. Shallow’s most valuable possession was her family, and she is survived by three daughters, Marie L. Smith and husband, Jim, of Colebrook, NH, Diane Westmoreland and husband, Gary, of Colebrook, NH, and Anne Marie Crawford and husband, Donald, of South Burlington, VT; a step-daughter, Mildred Colby of Bloomfield, VT; two sisters, Blanche LeBlanc and Jane Straub, both of Tupper Lake, NY; 9 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Shallow is preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Denis Caouette in 1969; her second husband, Clyde Shallow in 1977; her son, Gilles Caouette in 1998; an infant daughter, Nicole Caouette; two brothers, Leo Laroche and Armand Laroche; and a sister, Laura Cyr. Calling hours will be held on Monday, October 20, 2008, from 5-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 21st at 11:00 a.m. at St. Albert’s Catholic Church with The Reverend Craig Cheney as celebrant. A private interment service will be held at St. Brendan’s Catholic Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

M. Annette Shallow

October 20, 1923 - October 19, 2008