Ethel “Monie” C. (Field) Lorden, 89, went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2020.
She was born in Canaan on April 6, 1930, the oldest child of Raymond and Violet (Neily) Field; fondly referred as “the ring leader.”
John and Ethel settled in Boscawen in 1952 and were “snowbirds,” wintering in St. Petersburg, Florida in their retirement years. She was the true homemaker, loving her family and her home. She was a great baker and would make custard pies for the Webster church booth for the Hopkinton State Fair every year, where people would line up just to get a slice.
She was down to earth and always welcoming, with coffee and a baked good when you visited her home. She loved dogs and especially the ones they rescued, as well as watching the birds, especially the hummingbirds. Monie used to like to play softball and would spend summers just being by the pool with the family.
She is predeceased by her parents; her husband of 51 years, John E. Lorden, Jr. in 1999; sisters Lorraine Field and Betty Stevens; and a brother, Raymond Field.
She is survived by a daughter, Pamela J. Lorden, and a son and his wife, Mark and Linda Lorden, all of Boscawen; six grandchildren: John and Shelly Genest, Amy and Matthew Nichols, Donald Genest, Joseph Genest and husband, Tony Benson, Samantha and Joseph Poulin, and Katie Rae Davenport; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great granddaughters; a sister and her husband, Judith and Norman Dubreuil of North Springfield, Vermont; and a brother-in-law, Richard Stevens of Kingston, New Hampshire; a sister-in-law, Jan Field of Florida; and a brother-in-law, James Lorden and wife Germaine of Louisiana; and dear friends and extended family Gerald and Gloria Silver; and Ernest and Lisa Cummings and family.
Funeral home hours were on February 9, with a service following. The Reverend Dr. Allen Koop, pastor of the Wilmot Baptist Church, officiated. Burial will be in Proctor Cemetery, Andover, in the spring.
The family appreciates the fine care and compassion shown to Monie by the staff at Merrimack County Nursing Home, especially 3S, and the Concord VNA.
Memorial contributions may be made to a local rescue/SPCA or Merrimack County Nursing Home Resident Christmas Fund, 325 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen NH 03303.