Joanne “Lindy” Noyes, 73, of Derry Road, Chester, NH died on Saturday, April 13, 2002 at the Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH. She was born at the New England Sanatorium in Stoneham, MA on June 12, 1928, a daughter of the late Ray H. and Meta (Miller) Lindgren.
Her grandfather Olaf Alexander Lindgren immigrated to the United States from Sweden and worked in the shoe industry, retiring in 1929 as Superintendent of the FM Hoitt Shoe Company in Manchester, NH. She grew up in Malden, MA, attended Beebe Junior High School and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1945. She received a BS Degree in Home Economics in 1949 from the University of Maine, Orono, ME. She married Leroy C. Noyes on June 23, 1949. After their marriage, they lived in Guilford, ME, Malden, MA, Reading, MA, Topsfield, MA, and Wrentham, MA before moving to Chester, NH in 1977. She was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. She was also a member of the PEO Sisterhood, Chapter Q, NH, and formerly a member of the PEO Chapter D, NH. She had been active in several local organizations, including the Chester Ladies Social Circle, where she was a past president. She attended the Fortnightly Club in Chester and was a member of the Chester Historical Society and the Gourmet Dining Group.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda N. Johnson, Eliot, ME, Nancy A. Noyes, Westfield, NJ, one son, Andrew L. Noyes, Bedford, NH, six grandchildren, Christine Holmes, Patricia Holmes, Samuel H. Noyes, Rebecca Noyes, Katherine Noyes, and Elizabeth Noyes, one sister, Shirley Manville, Cheraw, SC, three nieces and nephews.
Following cremation, Memorial calling hours will be Tuesday April 16, 2002 from 5 - 8PM at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 1:00PM at the Chester Congregational/Baptist Church, corner of Route 102 and 121, Chester. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, NH Affiliate, 20 Merrimack Street, Suite 1, Manchester, NH 03101-2244.