Marie L. Holden

WEST STEWARTSTOWN – Marie L. Holden, 87, of West Stewartstown, and formerly of Colebrook, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown. She was born on Nov. 10, 1937, in Newmarket, NH, a daughter to the late Rene and Eva (Lambert) Baillargeon. Marie worked for many years at Manchester Manufacturing in Colebrook, the Colebrook Country Club, and at The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, where she found family in her co-workers. She was loved by everyone she worked with, and when working in the hotel with Marie you would hear an ocean of “hellos” as she passed by. Marie had an amazing life and was able to travel with her family as far as Africa when she was a young mother. She was a selfless person who dedicated her life to caring for others. She was always there for her family and was best known for her contagious smile. She loved to dance in her younger years and could be found on the dance floor winning polka contests with friends and family. She was an avid bird watcher and would sit for hours on the porch with her husband looking at the different birds that would come to visit her home. Marie was best known for being the world’s best Grammy to her many grandchildren. She loved to spend time with them in the garden, picking berries in the yard, or going for walks around town. Many summers she would take her grandchildren because there was no place they would have rather been. She was very proud of her many grandchildren and great grandchildren and she always enjoyed showing everyone any new pictures. She never missed a holiday function or BBQ with her family and she loved to enjoy family outings close to home. Marie leaves behind her children, Ann Kelly (and husband Richard), Mr. & Mrs. Robert Joyce, Sharon Dobson (husband Jeff), and Linda Reynolds (husband Calvin); her grandchildren, Christopher Hughes, Michelle Dobson, Scott Dobson, Chastity Reynolds Greene, and Christine Reynolds Wheeler; her great-grandchildren, Trevor and Katelyn, William and Skye, Nicole and Justin, Colin and Isabella Marie, Jake, Molly and Lila. She is predeceased by her husband, Richard Holden, in 2007, and a daughter, Susan Joyce. There are no public calling hours. A graveside interment service will be held on Mon., Aug. 5, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. 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 in Colebrook.

Marie L. Holden

November 10, 1931 - July 14, 2019