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- Atamaniuk Funeral Home
Brattleboro- Merry Belle Haskell, 74, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and sister, died Monday evening, April 8, 2024 at Pine Heights, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Merry was born in Goffstown, New Hampshire on December 20, 1949, the daughter of Edwin and Ruby (Stevens) Haskell, Jr. She was raised and educated in Hooksett, New Hampshire, graduating from Mashoba High School with the Class of 1967.
Merry went on to attend the former Thompson School for Practical Nursing earning her LPN license, was a graduate of Southern Vermont College in Bennington where she received her RN Degree, later graduating from the University of New Hampshire where she earned her Bachelor's Degree (BSN) in Nursing.
She worked her entire career in healthcare starting her career as a nurse's aide at the Thompson House Nursing Home. She later worked at Applewood Healthcare Center in Winchester, Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, and Brattleboro Memorial Hospital where she was employed as a nursing shift supervisor.
A devout Catholic, Merry was a communicant of Saint Joseph's Church in Hinsdale and was a member of the Catholic Daughters.
Of her leisure time activities, she enjoyed quilting, travel, riding motorcycles, baking and tending to her plants.
Merry was known for her positive outlook on life, her desire to always keep learning, her wonderful spirit of friendship, and the love she had for her family.
Survivors include two sons, Eric Graham (Sharon) of Ormond Beach, Florida, Wesley Graham (Alice) of Westminster, one sister, Jacqueline House of Green Cove Springs, Florida, one brother, Harold Haskell of Lubbock, Texas, 11 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, as well as a few nieces, nephews and cousins.
Merry was predeceased by her daughter, Laura Graham, her brother, Edwin Haskell III, one niece, Tammy Jo Linececum, and her parents, Edwin and Ruby (Stevens) Haskell.
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