Ruth Faye Anderson, 71, died September 8, 2008, in her Fremont NH home after a courageous 6-year battle with cancer, with her children at her side.
She was born in Fremont on November 12, 1936, daughter of C. Merton and Bessie Healey. She attended Fremont Elementary and Middle Schools and graduated from Sanborn Seminary in Kingston. She and her husband Hollis owned and operated Bessie's Lunch in Fremont and Brentwood NH for over 30 years and retired when Hollis became ill in 1992. Ruth was always proud to say that she was a lifelong resident of Fremont. She served on the Fremont School Board for many years, Deputy Tax Collector for 15 years, Clerk to the Board of Selectman, and Ballot Clerk for many years. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends and she will always be a very special "Nana" to all of her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Hollis M. Anderson, Jr., in 1994 and sister Barbara Braley of Ocala FL.
She is survived by her loving family including her daughters Mary Anderson of Fremont and Lisa Chamberlain and husband Ian of Hampstead NH; sons Hollis M. Anderson III and wife Sandra of E. Hampstead NH and Roger Anderson of Fremont; grandchildren Ashley, Bradley and Jeffrey Chamberlain of Hampstead, Roger and Maria Anderson of Fremont, Kevin Anderson of Seattle WA, and Jessica Swann of Pocahontas AR; brothers Norman Healey of Stamford CT and Oliver Healey of Ocala FL; sisters Jerlene Jalbert of Fremont and Cynthia Howard of Tewksbury MA.
(Brewitt Funeral Home)
She was born in Fremont on November 12, 1936, daughter of C. Merton and Bessie Healey. She attended Fremont Elementary and Middle Schools and graduated from Sanborn Seminary in Kingston. She and her husband Hollis owned and operated Bessie's Lunch in Fremont and Brentwood NH for over 30 years and retired when Hollis became ill in 1992. Ruth was always proud to say that she was a lifelong resident of Fremont. She served on the Fremont School Board for many years, Deputy Tax Collector for 15 years, Clerk to the Board of Selectman, and Ballot Clerk for many years. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends and she will always be a very special "Nana" to all of her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Hollis M. Anderson, Jr., in 1994 and sister Barbara Braley of Ocala FL.
She is survived by her loving family including her daughters Mary Anderson of Fremont and Lisa Chamberlain and husband Ian of Hampstead NH; sons Hollis M. Anderson III and wife Sandra of E. Hampstead NH and Roger Anderson of Fremont; grandchildren Ashley, Bradley and Jeffrey Chamberlain of Hampstead, Roger and Maria Anderson of Fremont, Kevin Anderson of Seattle WA, and Jessica Swann of Pocahontas AR; brothers Norman Healey of Stamford CT and Oliver Healey of Ocala FL; sisters Jerlene Jalbert of Fremont and Cynthia Howard of Tewksbury MA.
(Brewitt Funeral Home)
Ruth Faye Anderson, 71, died September 8, 2008, in her Fremont NH home after a courageous 6-year battle with cancer, with her children at her side.
She was born in Fremont on November 12, 1936, daughter of C. Merton and Bessie Healey. She attended Fremont Elementary and Middle Schools and graduated from Sanborn Seminary in Kingston. She and her husband Hollis owned and operated Bessie's Lunch in Fremont and Brentwood NH for over 30 years and retired when Hollis became ill in 1992. Ruth was always proud to say that she was a lifelong resident of Fremont. She served on the Fremont School Board for many years, Deputy Tax Collector for 15 years, Clerk to the Board of Selectman, and Ballot Clerk for many years. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends and she will always be a very special "Nana" to all of her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Hollis M. Anderson, Jr., in 1994 and sister Barbara Braley of Ocala FL.
She is survived by her loving family including her daughters Mary Anderson of Fremont and Lisa Chamberlain and husband Ian of Hampstead NH; sons Hollis M. Anderson III and wife Sandra of E. Hampstead NH and Roger Anderson of Fremont; grandchildren Ashley, Bradley and Jeffrey Chamberlain of Hampstead, Roger and Maria Anderson of Fremont, Kevin Anderson of Seattle WA, and Jessica Swann of Pocahontas AR; brothers Norman Healey of Stamford CT and Oliver Healey of Ocala FL; sisters Jerlene Jalbert of Fremont and Cynthia Howard of Tewksbury MA.
(Brewitt Funeral Home)
She was born in Fremont on November 12, 1936, daughter of C. Merton and Bessie Healey. She attended Fremont Elementary and Middle Schools and graduated from Sanborn Seminary in Kingston. She and her husband Hollis owned and operated Bessie's Lunch in Fremont and Brentwood NH for over 30 years and retired when Hollis became ill in 1992. Ruth was always proud to say that she was a lifelong resident of Fremont. She served on the Fremont School Board for many years, Deputy Tax Collector for 15 years, Clerk to the Board of Selectman, and Ballot Clerk for many years. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends and she will always be a very special "Nana" to all of her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Hollis M. Anderson, Jr., in 1994 and sister Barbara Braley of Ocala FL.
She is survived by her loving family including her daughters Mary Anderson of Fremont and Lisa Chamberlain and husband Ian of Hampstead NH; sons Hollis M. Anderson III and wife Sandra of E. Hampstead NH and Roger Anderson of Fremont; grandchildren Ashley, Bradley and Jeffrey Chamberlain of Hampstead, Roger and Maria Anderson of Fremont, Kevin Anderson of Seattle WA, and Jessica Swann of Pocahontas AR; brothers Norman Healey of Stamford CT and Oliver Healey of Ocala FL; sisters Jerlene Jalbert of Fremont and Cynthia Howard of Tewksbury MA.
(Brewitt Funeral Home)
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