Laconia--------------Jean M. (Morrison) Brough, 88, formerly of 14 Beech Street died at Goldenview Healthcare on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.
Jean was born February 12, 1922 in Northfield, N.H., the daughter of Ernest S. and Ida M. Morrison Greene.
Jean lived all of her life in the Belmont-Laconia area. She attended Belmont Elementary School and graduated from Belmont High School in 1941.
Jean was a waitress at the Shore Diner in Lakeport for years. She worked for 31 ½ years at Laconia Shoe and at K-Mart in Gilford for 13 ½ years. She obtained her beautician, real estate and notary licenses. She also served ten years on the Zoning Board.
Jean was a member of the United Baptist Church of Lakeport. She was a very active person. She was a forty-two year member and former president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1670 Auxiliary, a forty-two year member and former president of American Legion Post #1 Auxiliary and District Director. She held many posts in both Auxiliaries, She was a thirty-six year member of the Laconia Emblem Club #80 and held many offices, serving twice as president.
Her hobbies included crocheting, reading and putting together puzzles. She loved playing with her puppy, traveling, eating in new restaurants, all of her clubs, organizations and helping others. She was a very loving and giving person.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Edward Brace, Jr. and his wife, Carolyn, and James Stanley Brace and his wife, Gerry, all of Bossier City, Louisiana; a daughter, Donna Mae Monroe, and her husband, John A Monroe, Jr. of Center Barnstead, N.H; nine grandchildren, David Vaillancourt, Jr. of Epsom, N.H. and his daughter, Whitney Vaillancourt, and his fiancée, Tracy Freeman, and daughters, Jenna & Britta Osburg, John L. Monroe and his wife, Cheryl, and their children, John, Arthur and Carter, of Bow, N.H., Robin Quinn and her husband, Kevin, and their children, Harold and Henry all of Shreveport, Louisiana, Michelle McKellar and her husband, Gregg, and children, Grace and Carolyn, all of Shreveport, Louisiana, James Brace and his wife, Diane, and their children, Tyler and Kailee from New Boston, N.H., Christine Boulanger and her husband, Rob, and their children, Nick and Andrew, from Auburn, N.H. and Jamie Good and her husband, Josh, and their children, Jenna and Jacob, of Temple, Texas and Kim Dowling Flint and her children, Kiley Stedman and her children; sisters, Anne Ouellette Morrison of Laconia, Marion Pitman of Ft. Lucie, Florida and Dot Patterson of Rumney; a sister-in-law, Pia Morrison, of Westminster, MD and many nieces and nephews. Special recognition is given to nephew, Dave Ouellete, and his wife, Tammy, and niece, Diane Ouellette, for being so loving and devoted to Jean. She was predeceased by her husband of twenty-eight years, Norman Brough; by three brothers, John S. Morrison, William G. Morrison and Ernest R. Morrison and by three sisters, Ida H. Maleham, Ruth Martin and Jacqueline Morrison
Calling hours will be held on Friday, September 17, 2010 from 7:00-9:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 10:00AM also at the Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Garfield St., Laconia, N.H.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Norman & Jean Brough Scholarship c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 7312, Gilford, N.H. 03247-7312
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.