Beatrice H. (Croke) Reddick, of Newton, N.H., and former longtime resident of Merrimac, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill with her family by her side.Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late, Edward J. and Marguerite (Rolin) Croke. She attended Malden Catholic Grammar School, and was a Graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1942. A devout wife and mother, she and her late husband, started their family in Wilmington, they relocated to Merrimac in 1959 where they would raise their three children.After retirement, she moved to Pittsfield, N.H., in 1978. In 2000, she moved back to this area to reside with her son in Newton, N.H.Mrs. Reddick was employed in the shoe manufacturing industry most of her career, last employed by the WELPRO Co., in Seabrook, N.H. She loved receiving friends and family into her home. There was nothing more important to her than family gatherings. She enjoyed gardening, knitting, crocheting, and all kinds of crafts.The widow of Harrold Reddick, who died in 2000, she leaves her two sons, William, with whom she lived, of Newton, N.H., and Harrold Jr., of Saratoga, N.Y. five grandchildren, Robert and Scott Bergeron, Matthew and Joseph Reddick, and Jacquelyn Barrett a great-grandson, Matthew Bergeron two sisters, Shirley Marshall, of Malden, and Joan Teza, of Venson, Ariz., and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter, Evelyn Marie Bergeron sisters, Mary and Marguerite Croke, Grace Blackmar and brothers, Joseph, Edward, Thomas, and Gene Croke.ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125), Haverhill. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 4 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St. Lawrence, MA 01843. www.comeaufuneral.com.
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