Gertrude I. (Adam) Davis, 91, of Exeter, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Oceanside Center in Hampton. She was born March 24, 1926 in Auburn, Maine the daughter of the late Hildege and Octavie (Lussier) Adam.
Gertrude moved to New Hampshire and on October 6, 1951, married Clifford Davis. Together they raised three boys. She worked as a fancy stitcher at the Alrose Shoe Company and the Exeter Footwear Company.
She was a longtime communicant of St. Michael Church of Exeter. Gert put her deep faith into practice through volunteerism, serving as a Pastoral Visitor to local nursing homes. Gertrude also embroidered baptismal bibs and made rosary beads destined for Catholic missions in Haiti. She also hosted Block Rosaries in her home.
Gertrude was bilingual and sought to maintain her first language by hosting a French club, informally known as Les Alouettes. Here, her friends would challenge each others English to French vocabulary, and sing and converse in French.
She was predeceased by her sisters and brothers, Rose Marie Dube, Aurelie Grenier, Sister Lucille Adam, Georgie Demaine, Armand Adam, and Venerand Adam; and a niece, Marie May Dube.
Gertrude is survived by her husband, Clifford Davis; three sons and their spouses, Richard (Priscilla) Davis, Daniel (Diane) Davis, and Jim (Jody) Davis; three grandchildren, Chris Davis, Meagan Davis, and Nick Davis; seven great-grandchildren, Owen, Dominic, Joleigh, Cameron, Kylie, Emmie, and Keagan; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael Church on Front Street, Exeter, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4. Burial to follow in the Exeter Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Rd., Exeter, NH.
Gertrude moved to New Hampshire and on October 6, 1951, married Clifford Davis. Together they raised three boys. She worked as a fancy stitcher at the Alrose Shoe Company and the Exeter Footwear Company.
She was a longtime communicant of St. Michael Church of Exeter. Gert put her deep faith into practice through volunteerism, serving as a Pastoral Visitor to local nursing homes. Gertrude also embroidered baptismal bibs and made rosary beads destined for Catholic missions in Haiti. She also hosted Block Rosaries in her home.
Gertrude was bilingual and sought to maintain her first language by hosting a French club, informally known as Les Alouettes. Here, her friends would challenge each others English to French vocabulary, and sing and converse in French.
She was predeceased by her sisters and brothers, Rose Marie Dube, Aurelie Grenier, Sister Lucille Adam, Georgie Demaine, Armand Adam, and Venerand Adam; and a niece, Marie May Dube.
Gertrude is survived by her husband, Clifford Davis; three sons and their spouses, Richard (Priscilla) Davis, Daniel (Diane) Davis, and Jim (Jody) Davis; three grandchildren, Chris Davis, Meagan Davis, and Nick Davis; seven great-grandchildren, Owen, Dominic, Joleigh, Cameron, Kylie, Emmie, and Keagan; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael Church on Front Street, Exeter, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4. Burial to follow in the Exeter Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Rd., Exeter, NH.
Gertrude I. (Adam) Davis, 91, of Exeter, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Oceanside Center in Hampton. She was born March 24, 1926 in Auburn, Maine the daughter of the late Hildege and Octavie (Lussier) Adam.
Gertrude moved to New Hampshire and on October 6, 1951, married Clifford Davis. Together they raised three boys. She worked as a fancy stitcher at the Alrose Shoe Company and the Exeter Footwear Company.
She was a longtime communicant of St. Michael Church of Exeter. Gert put her deep faith into practice through volunteerism, serving as a Pastoral Visitor to local nursing homes. Gertrude also embroidered baptismal bibs and made rosary beads destined for Catholic missions in Haiti. She also hosted Block Rosaries in her home.
Gertrude was bilingual and sought to maintain her first language by hosting a French club, informally known as Les Alouettes. Here, her friends would challenge each others English to French vocabulary, and sing and converse in French.
She was predeceased by her sisters and brothers, Rose Marie Dube, Aurelie Grenier, Sister Lucille Adam, Georgie Demaine, Armand Adam, and Venerand Adam; and a niece, Marie May Dube.
Gertrude is survived by her husband, Clifford Davis; three sons and their spouses, Richard (Priscilla) Davis, Daniel (Diane) Davis, and Jim (Jody) Davis; three grandchildren, Chris Davis, Meagan Davis, and Nick Davis; seven great-grandchildren, Owen, Dominic, Joleigh, Cameron, Kylie, Emmie, and Keagan; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael Church on Front Street, Exeter, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4. Burial to follow in the Exeter Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Rd., Exeter, NH.
Gertrude moved to New Hampshire and on October 6, 1951, married Clifford Davis. Together they raised three boys. She worked as a fancy stitcher at the Alrose Shoe Company and the Exeter Footwear Company.
She was a longtime communicant of St. Michael Church of Exeter. Gert put her deep faith into practice through volunteerism, serving as a Pastoral Visitor to local nursing homes. Gertrude also embroidered baptismal bibs and made rosary beads destined for Catholic missions in Haiti. She also hosted Block Rosaries in her home.
Gertrude was bilingual and sought to maintain her first language by hosting a French club, informally known as Les Alouettes. Here, her friends would challenge each others English to French vocabulary, and sing and converse in French.
She was predeceased by her sisters and brothers, Rose Marie Dube, Aurelie Grenier, Sister Lucille Adam, Georgie Demaine, Armand Adam, and Venerand Adam; and a niece, Marie May Dube.
Gertrude is survived by her husband, Clifford Davis; three sons and their spouses, Richard (Priscilla) Davis, Daniel (Diane) Davis, and Jim (Jody) Davis; three grandchildren, Chris Davis, Meagan Davis, and Nick Davis; seven great-grandchildren, Owen, Dominic, Joleigh, Cameron, Kylie, Emmie, and Keagan; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael Church on Front Street, Exeter, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4. Burial to follow in the Exeter Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Rd., Exeter, NH.
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