Haverhill – Therese (Gardner) Comeau, 90, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021, with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Oscar J. Comeau for 67 years.
Born and raised in Haverhill, Therese was the daughter of the late J. Wilfrid and Florence C. (Archambault) Gardner. She attended St. Joseph’s Grammar School, and St. James High School, graduating Class of 1949. Continuing her education at the McIntosh Business School, she majored in Bookkeeping. After taking time to raise four children and care for her parents and cherished aunts, she worked as the bookkeeper for her husband’s business, Indian Rock Hardware, Windham, NH.
Therese was quiet but spoke volumes with her infectious smile. Family and friends came first, and she enjoyed entertaining, always cooking for family gatherings.
An amateur gardener, she took great pride in growing a variety of summertime perennials. She was a woman of strong faith and kept active in the church with her husband. She was a long-time member of the St. Anne’s Society of All Saints Parish, and an avid bingo player.
In 2014, Therese and her husband moved to Brightview Senior Living in North Andover where they made several new friends, participated in numerous activities, and enjoyed frequent day trips.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Geralyn M. Comeau of Melrose, Stephen J. Comeau and his wife Suzanne of Franklin, David G. Comeau of Salem, NH, and Jeffrey A. Comeau of Manchester, NH, her grandchildren, Bree H. Comeau, Dayna M. (Comeau) Muse and her husband Josh, and Devin J. Comeau. She is also survived by her brother Henry W. Gardner and his wife Kathleen of Atkinson, NH, and several cousins, nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. She is predeceased by her brother Alfred (Freddie) Gardner of Haverhill MA.
Family and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Sunday, November 14 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St., Haverhill. Funeral services will begin at the funeral home at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 15, with a Mass of Christian Burial following at 10:00 a.m. at All Saints Church, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill, MA. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hilldale Avenue, Haverhill, MA. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to either the Capitol Improvement fund for All Saints Church or St. Vincent De Paul Society, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill, MA.Therese’s family would like to thank the staff at Brightview Senior Living, North Andover, Hospice Services of Massachusetts and Penacook Place, Haverhill, for their loving care and compassion. Dementia may have taken her words but not her smile.
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Sue Arel Culligan says
November 11, 2021 at 9:32 pmI have so many fond memories of all the good times we shared with the Comeau’s. Your Mom and Dad would let us swim in your pool until our lips were as blue as that wonderful bug zapper you had. We would always look forward to our trips to Ossipee and all the fun to be had. As noted your Mom would always be smiling and gentle even though some of my siblings were surely annoying. What a great picture you chose of Aunt Theresa exactly as I remember! My deepest sympathy to you all, she will be greatly missed but never forgotten!