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      Ruth E. (Snow) DeVeau, 84

NORTHWOOD, NH

Ruth E. (Snow) DeVeau, 84, of Northwood, formerly of Haverhill, died Friday, December 30, at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Newton, NH, she was the daughter of the late, Charles E. and Ruth E. (Yeargle) Snow. Educated in Haverhill public schools, she attended Haverhill High School. She lived in Colorado for many years before returning to New England in 1996 and has lived in the Northwood, NH area for the past fifteen years.

Ruth had a long and varied career; she was always affiliated with service to people. As a waitress she was employed at many local restaurants, including the Lanam Club in Andover. She then moved on to become a private duty home health care provider and worked for the Home health V.N.A. of Merrimack Valley.

In her spare time Ruth loved to travel, she enjoyed playing BINGO and had difficulty passing by any store, always looking for a bargain.

A devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she leaves her beloved children, Hubert J. “Jean” DeVeau Jr, currently of Tennessee, Joseph L. DeVeau, Sr, currently of New Jersey, Gregory J. and his wife, Carolyn, of Annapolis, MD, Cheryl A. Davis,  of Sandown, NH, Juanita A. and Gerard Marchand, of Plaistow, NH, Yvette “Terry” DeVeau-Hurd, and her partner, Robert Griggs, of Northwood, NH, Simone R. and her husband, Simon Tbani, of Methuen,  two sisters, Nancy Tilden and her husband Paul, of Kingston, Nh, and Alma Foster, of Haverhill, two brothers; Raymond Snow, of  Williamstown, VT, and Charles Snow and his wife, Doreen, of Danville, NH, nineteen grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her Husband Hubert J. De Veau Sr, and her siblings, Evelyn Henderson, Geraldine Gibbs, Minnie George, Virginia Hartman, and Alfred, Charles, Arthur, Richard, and Marylyn Snow.

Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Tuesday, January 3, from 5 until 8 PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 11:00 AM in All Saints Church, Bellevue Ave. Haverhill. Burial will follow in Willow Grove Cemetery, Whittier St. Newton, NH. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Shrine of St. Jude, 3200 East 91st Street, Chicago, IL, 60617-4408.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home