Laconia-----Catherine Marielle (Lambert) Columb, 72, of 114 Hickory Stick Lane, died at her home on Tuesday, November 09, 2010.
Mrs. Columb was born August 28, 1938 in Highgate, Vermont, the daughter of Homer and Lucienne (Laroche) Lambert.
Mrs. Columb was a graduate of Highgate High School and attended the University of Vermont. She resided in Rouses Point, New York for several years where she was employed in the Guidance Office of the NCCS School District. After moving to Laconia thirty years ago, she was employed as a dental office administrator for Dr. Sanfacon & Dr. Cerveny and later Drs. Patel.
Mrs. Columb was a communicant of St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church and was a Eucharistic minister and a member of St. Joseph’s Ladies’ Guild. She was also a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Missionary Servants of Pope John Paul I.
Mrs. Columb was a Girl Scout leader, a Cub Scout den mother, a religious education teacher and a choir member of St. Patrick’s Church, Rouses Point, New York. Her hobbies and interests included home making, cooking, baking, sewing, ballroom dancing, antiquing, playing scrabble, playing softball and skiing.
Survivors include her husband, Alfred T. Columb, of Laconia; two sons, Ronald M. Columb of Laconia and Randal J. Columb of Hollis, Maine; a daughter, Tara J. Columb, of Gilford; two grandchildren, Emelia M. Columb and Kelsea O. Columb; six brothers, Raymond Lambert of Brattleboro, Vermont, Henry Lambert and his wife, Molly, of Swanton, Vermont, Edward Lambert of St. Albans, Vermont, Louis Lambert and his wife, Susan, of South Glens, New York, Steven Lambert and his wife, Alana, of Hyde Park, Vermont and Michael Lambert and his wife, Wendy, of Highgate, Vermont; six sisters, Dorothy McGrath and her husband, Steven, of Clearwater, Florida, Anna Lambert of Plymouth, Mass., Mary Chapman of Westerville, Ohio, Ruth Lambert of Colchester,Vermont, Barbara Chevalier and her husband, Claude, of Highgate, Vermont and Rita Lavallee and her husband, Peter, of Milton, Vermont and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Columb was predeceased by a daughter, Tawnya L. Columb, and by a daughter-in-law, Donna Kirste-Columb
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 3:00-6:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H.
A celebration of life will be celebrated on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 9:30am (prior to 10:00am mass) at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N. H.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N. H.
Burial will follow at 12:30PM at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Columb’s name be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N. H. 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.