Ethel E. Cadieux, 84, of Windham, NH, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 in the Windham Terrace in Windham. She was born in Derry, NH on October 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Elwyn and Ethel (Venner) Bailey. A resident of Windham for the past three years, she was formerly a lifelong Derry resident. Ethel was a communicant of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Derry where she was a member of the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed volunteering for Bingo at St. Thomas, and at the Community Center helping out with food baskets. Ethel loved to go ballroom dancing, was a great seamstress, a gardener, loved birds, flowers and had many other interests. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and will be missed by all.
She is survived by her husband John D. Cadieux of Windham; two sons, Jack Cadieux and his wife Maureen of Laconia, NH, Dick Cadieux and his wife Kellie of Londonderry, NH; three daughters, Carol True and her husband Gary of Atkinson, NH, Mary Lou Dower of W. Newbury, MA, and Lynda Cadieux Ferland and her husband David of Portsmouth, NH; three honorary children, Tim Joule, Dayle Finn, and Joanne Sinky; seven grandchildren, Bruce, Jared, Kim, Mindy, Justine, Kaitlin, and Nick; seven great grandchildren, Sam, Kate, Hannah, Noah, Sarah, Isaiah, and Jennah; one sister, Lucy Brown of Derry; one brother, Warren Bailey of Derry; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours were held on Tuesday, June 28th from 6 - 8pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday at 10:30am in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Avenue, Derry. The burial followed in Forest Hill Cemetery in E. Derry. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The Kimi Nichols Center, 17 East Rd., Plaistow, NH 03865-3115.