BELMONT ---- Brooke Marie Pinard, 42, of Joy Avenue, passed away after many years of health complications and a massive stroke, on Friday, July 5, 2024, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, with her family by her side.
Brooke was born on July 2, 1982, in Laconia, the daughter of Brenda Pinard.
She attended several area schools and graduated from Lakes Region Community College with an associates degree in Early Childhood Education in 2019. Brooke had many jobs from making pizzas at Gilford House of Pizza, Southend Pizza, Watts Regulators, Garden Island Laundromat, teacher’s aide at Open Door Learning Center and her job as a flagger at GMI Construction whom she was still employed at her time of passing.
Brooke enjoyed and loved spending time with her family and friends. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed hiking Mount Major in Alton, NH. She had a love for giraffes and said one day she would have one in her backyard if she could get away with it.
Brooke is survived by her children, Regan Durocher and her boyfriend Dylan Brofee, of Maine and Marshall Braase of Belmont; mother Brenda Pinard of Belmont, brother, Joshua Kern and his wife Amanda and their child Audrey, of Yeley, FL and aunts, Debra Davis and her husband, Neil of New Hampton, Rhonda DeRosa, of Belmont, Darlene White and her husband Douglas of Belmont, Lois Pinard, of Belmont and Linda Sinclair of Laconia. She is predeceased by her grandparents Lewis and Muriel Pinard (grandpa being her favorite) and uncles, Gary Pinard and Roger Poire. Additional family includes cousins, Stacie White of Belmont, Shawn White of ME, Jason Poire of Sanbornton, Corey Sinclair, of Laconia, Jennifer Boulanger, of Meredith, Carissa Elfphick of Meredith, Tricia Michaud, of Somersworth and Cassie Danforth of Belmont.
She had several friends that definitely made an impact in her life. She will truly be missed by all who knew her.
Calling Hours will be held on Sunday, July 21, 2024, from 12:00pm-2:00pm, in the Carriage House at Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations can be made in Brooke’s name to the Neuro Care Unit at Dartmouth Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, or to the New England Donor Services/Organ and Tissue Donation at www.neds.org
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, Laconia, NH, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit wilkinsonbeane.com.