Janice C. Ash, 64, of Paul Avenue, Derry, NH died Saturday November 9, 2002 at the Parkland Medical Center, Derry following a lengthy illness. She was born in Boston, MA on August 2, 1938, a daughter of the late Robert and Yvonne (Sevigny) Porthouse. She was raised in Lexington, MA and was a resident of Derry since 1990. She had worked for a bank in Boston, MA for several years. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Derry.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas C. Branscombe, of Derry, two sons Mark Busa, Dana Busa, both of Bedford, MA two daughters, Yvonne Etheridge, of Derry, Michelle Busa, Manchester, NH, six grandchildren and also her five puppies.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday November 13, 2002 at 2:00pm at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Hampstead Road, East Derry. Friends may call at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry on Tuesday November 12, 2002 from 7 – 9 pm.