Adelma E. LAJOIE

Adelma E. LaJoie, 91, of Concord, died in Havenwood in Concord on Monday, May 2, 2005, very peacefully where she enjoyed living the last few years of her life. She was born in North Wilmot, on Oct. 13, 1913, the daughter of Joseph S. LaJoie and Eugenia (Jennie) Guay. She had lived in Wilmot, Danbury, East Andover and Warner before moving to Concord 60 years ago, moving to Heritage Heights in 1993 with her sister, who predeceased her, then to Havenwood in 2000 where she was very happy and content and loved by all the staff. She liked to keep busy, so she participated in all the activities including bowling, which she did up until the last few weeks before her death. She attended schools in Wilmot, Andover and Proctor Academy in Andover. However, because her family moved to Warner, she graduated from Simonds High School in Warner. She attended and graduated from the Concord Memorial Hospital Nursing School, doing her internship at Boston City Hospital. After returning home to Concord, she worked at the Concord Memorial Hospital, Concord Hospital and the Dewey Home. During World War II, she worked at Pratt and Whitney in Hartford, Conn. She worked many years for Tenny's Fuel Oil Co. in Concord until she retired. After her retirement, she volunteered, along with her sister and friends, at the Audubon Society, which she enjoyed immensely as long as she was able to. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church, the Unitarian Benevolent Society and the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. She was also a member of Elderhostel and the Concord Bird and Wildflower Club, which she enjoyed very much, traveling to England, Ireland, Africa and South America, as well as many states in the United States along the coasts and outer islands. She also enjoyed gardening and especially raising flowers of different varieties, knitting, sewing and doing crossword puzzles daily. She is survived by her devoted cousins, Esther and Tyler Grace of Wilmot; and also cousins, Lillian and Myron Owens of Georges Mills, Alice and Samuel Bixby of Ashland, Mass., Frederick W. LaJoie of Worcester, Mass., and Alfred and Rose Sargent of Edgewater, Fla.; as well as many friends. Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at Bunker Hill Cemetery in Wilmot. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Havenwood Memory Lane, 33 Christian Ave., Concord 03301; or to the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, 3 Silk Farm Road, Concord 03301. Bennett Funeral Home in Concord is in charge of the arrangements.