Merilyn D. Eaton, 79, of Londonderry, NH, died Tuesday April 26, 2011 in the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. She was born in Cambridge, MA on September 1, 1931, a daughter of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Larrabee) Downs. She was a resident of Londonderry for the past 15 years, formerly living in Needham, MA. Mrs. Eaton was a 1949 graduate of Needham High School, and had attended Blackstone College in Blackstone, VA. She was formerly employed at Taylor's Stationary in Needham. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Londonderry.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Robert P. Eaton of Londonderry; one son, Robert M. Eaton of Londonderry; three daughters, Gail Cote and her husband Charles of Ft. Mill, SC, Lynn Eaton of Manchester, NH, and Jane Wolfe and her husband Mark of Thousand Oaks, CA; eight grandchildren; as well as a family friend, Geraldine Colburn of Nashua, NH. She was predeceased by a sister, Nathalie Lavin.
Calling hours were held on Friday, April 29th from 5 - 8pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. Funeral services were held on Saturday at 2:00pm in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 Peabody Row, Londonderry. Following cremation, she will be buried in the Needham Cemetery in Needham, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 Peabody Row, Londonderry, NH 03053, or to the Community Hospice House, 230 Naticook Rd., Merrimack, NH 03054.