LACONIA ---- Evelyn T. Cote, 98, of Gillette Street, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024, at St. Francis Nursing Home, in Laconia, NH, surrounded by her loving family.
Evelyn was born on January 20, 1926, in Laconia, NH, the daughter of Henry and Grazeilla (Garneau) Jacques.
She loved taking care of family as well as entertaining her friends and family. Throughout her life, Evelyn worked at various jobs in Laconia; The Needle Shop and Gilbert Clock during the war, Henry’s Dry Cleaning, Vernitron and O’Shea’s Department Store while still finding time to volunteer for many church functions at Sacred Heart Parish, including scouting, Bean Suppers and St. Anne Society.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter Helen Murphy and her husband Jerry, daughter Janet Hebert and her husband Denis, son Dennis Cote and his wife Katherine, five grandchildren, Sean, Michael, Megan, Emily and Christopher, four great-grandchildren, Jeffrey, Benjamin, Fionn and Oona, several nieces and nephews and her sister-in-law Marie Jacques. In addition to her parents, Evelyn is predeceased by her beloved husband Armand Cote, brothers, Romeo, Robert, Armand and Normand and her sister Juliette Landry.
A Calling Hour will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 9:00am-10:00am, at St. Andre Bessette Parish-Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH, 03246.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:00am at the church.
Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Garfield Street, Laconia, NH.
For those who wish, memorial donations can be made to St. Andre Bessette Parish at Sacred Heart Church, 277 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246 or to St. Francis Nursing Home, 406 Court Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit wilkinsonbeane.com.