MILFORD, NH – Edith Alberta (Russell) DeVeau, 95, formally of Atkinson, NH and Haverhill, MA, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Ledgewood Bay Assisted Living Facility in Milford, NH.
Edith was born in Haverhill on November 13, 1928 to Albert L. and Amy U. (Snow) Russell. She was a graduate of Haverhill High School, Class of 1946. Edith worked as a teller at the Haverhill Cooperative Bank for many years, and then as a secretary at AT & T and Lucent Technologies. Along with enjoying day trips to Knubble Lighthouse along the coast road, Edith liked traveling to Florida. She and Donald were snowbirds, spending many winters in Ft. Pierce and Vero Beach Florida. Edith will be remembered dearly by those she has left behind as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Edith is survived by her daughters Donna and her husband William Hopkins, of Bow, NH, Lee and her husband Robert Kifer, of Leominster, MA. She also leaves behind her grandchildren Jason Hopkins, Hannah Joy Hopkins-Smith and her husband Geoffrey Smith, Sarah and her husband Donald Thackeray, and Amy and her husband Connor Hansen.
Edith was predeceased by her husband Donald L. DeVeau; and also her brothers Phil Keniston, Leslie Keniston, Sydney Russell and Stanley Russell, and her sisters Florence Belmont and Betty Hackett.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Saturday, January 20 from 9:30AM until 10:30AM, followed by Celebration of Life at 10:30AM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. Burial to follow at the Walnut Grove Cemetery, 21 Grove St., Methuen. Memorial donations can be made in lieu of flowers to Atkinson Elder Services, 4 Main St., Atkinson, NH 03811. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com
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Pam Gray says
January 12, 2024 at 11:42 pmTo Edie’s family,
I’m so sorry to hear about Edie. She’s a wonderful and caring person. We had such a good time when we got together with her and Don. They made us laugh. When she called me or I called her she always ended up saying “I still love ya”
Steven Sweeney says
January 13, 2024 at 4:03 pmI remember Mrs DeVeau quite well. She was a lovely lady and great neighbor. I recall she loved her gardens and flowers. She grew begonias long before they became popular. She also had a lily pond on the side of her home. She took Donna and me to Fuller Gardens in Rye to see the magnificent plantings. Decades may have passed but my memory of this special lady has never faded.
Denise Andrews says
January 13, 2024 at 9:32 pmI’m sorry to hear of Edie’s passing. I knew Edie through Atkinson Elder Services. She always sounded cheerful when she phoned the office. With caring thoughts, Rest in Peace Edie.
Mary Diane and Robert Allard says
January 20, 2024 at 3:06 amOur heart felt condolences. We will miss Aunt Edith and Uncle Donald they were such an important part of life growing up. Such happy and warm memories. Sorry we won’t be with you on the 20th due to illness. Sending warm thoughts.