Willey, Rose A. (Comeau), age 67 of Ossipee, NH and formerly of Plaistow, NH, died Friday morning, May 16, 2008 at Youville Hospital, Cambridge.
She was born February 18, 1941, the daughter of the late James P. and Grace (LaPerle) Comeau. Educated in the public school system, she was a 1958 graduate of Haverhill High School.
She was employed as an IBM operator for six years with the Merrimack Valley National Bank before leaving work to raise her family. She then returned to working as an Insurance Secretary for the New England Business Association, formerly both in Plaistow and Bedford, NH, for fifteen years until her retirement.
Following retirement she and her husband moved to Ossipee, NH and cherished the time they spent there together. She enjoyed working with ceramics, even starting her own ceramics business - Rosie's Ceramics, in Plaistow, NH. She also enjoyed her flowers, planting, fishing, vacationing in Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario, and camping at the same site for many years which their home is built on now in Ossipee, NH. Most importantly she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
She was married for over 45 years to William H. Willey of Ossipee, NH. In addition to her husband she is survived by her children, Michael J. Willey and his wife Linda L. of Plaistow, NH and Luann M. Haggerty and her husband Rex of Wakefield, NH; grandchildren, Dawn E. Fields of Hampton, NH and Rebecca A. Haggerty of Exeter, NH; two great-grandchildren, Tegan and Addison; siblings, John P. Comeau of Derry, NH, Louise Teveault of Gorham, ME, Jeannine Brooks of Dixmont, ME, Irene Lane of Detroit, ME, Terry Kochokian of Mariaville, ME, and Christine Kadish of Meriden, CT; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning, May 20, in the C. Frank Linnehan and Son Haverhill Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Main Street, Groveland. Visiting Hours Monday, 4:00-8:00 p.m. Relatives and friends invited. Contributions in Rose's name may be made to the American Cancer Soceity, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.