Esther M. Montague
PORTSMOUTH, NH: A life well lived, Esther M. (Beard) Montague, age 91, recently of York, Maine, formerly of Tewksbury and Litchfield, NH, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, NH.
She was the beloved wife of Frederick W. Montague, who passed away August 31, 2016. Their love was like no other and they were married for 66 years.
Born in Boston on October 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Verna(Crowell) Beard.
Esther was raised in East Boston and graduated from East Boston High School in 1949. Married in the fall of 1949, they began their family in 1953. Esther’s children and husband were her world. No words are adequate to describe the care and devotion she took in being a wife and mother. Becoming a grandmother brought her to a whole new level of happiness and pure joy. Her Princess and her Angel were loved and cared for beyond measure.
Prior to her retirement in 1997, she was employed as an investigator by the Internal Revenue Service in Andover, MA.
She resided in Tewksbury for 48 years, Litchfield, NH for 11 years until moving to York, Maine in the fall of 2019.
During her years in Tewksbury, she was an active member of the Tewksbury United Methodist Church, where she served on the Pastor Parish Relations Committee, the Worship Committee, the Sunday School Education Committee, and the Interfaith Committee. In addition, she volunteered many hours to the Tewksbury Community Food Pantry. She not only cared about her family but also her community as well.
Besides her late husband and parents, Esther’s family members include her daughter, Susan E. Comas, of York, ME, her son, Curtis W. Montague, of Lowell, MA, her late daughter, Judith A. Montague-Levesque: two grandchildren, Leah B. and Faith N. Comas: her brother, William M. Beard, of Port Charlotte, FL, her late sister, June Chapman: two nephews, Bob and Tom Chapman.
Family and friends are invited to her funeral service to be held Monday, March 20th at 11:00 am at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee Street, Tewksbury. Interment will follow at Tewksbury Cemetery. Per Esther’s request, there are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Tewksbury Community Pantry, 999 Whipple Road, Tewksbury, MA 01876, as well as Londonderry United Methodist Church, 258 Mammoth Rd, Londonderry NH 03053. Please earmark womans JUBILEE. A dear group of women that support each other and the community.