DERRY, NH: Azilda M. (Dube) Vela, 28, of Derry, passed away Wednesday, April 30th 2008 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of David A. Vela who she married in 2002. Mrs. Vela was born on August 11, 1979 in Fort Kent, Maine a daughter of Orese M. (Michaud) and Paul E. Dube. She had resided in Derry for the past year. After graduating from Hunter College in 2002, Mrs. Vela had worked as a registered nurse in New York, Florida, Eagle Lake, Maine and then at Hampstead Hospital in Hampstead, NH. Mrs. Vela was a very family oriented person, loved spending time with them and coordinated all the family get-togethers. She was passionate about cooking and enjoyed to cook for friends and family.
Mrs. Vela is survived by her husband, David A. Vela of Derry, two sons Vincent P. Vela and Anthony D. Vela, both at home; her parents of Eagle Lake, Maine; two brothers David P. Dube of Eagle Lake, and Ryan E. Dube and his wife Jennifer of Shapleigh, ME; two sisters, Ruby J. Shorey and her husband David of Derry, and Sarah A. Dube of Eagle Lake; her maternal grandmother Edna Michaud of Eagle Lake and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visiting hours were held Sunday, May 4th from 3-5 at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St. in Derry. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, May 5th at 10 AM at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Ave in Derry. Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery in E. Derry.