HEMOND: Lois E. (Page) of 222 High St. in Lyndonville, peacefully passed away Thursday afternoon, March 6, 2003, in Lebanon, N.H. at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center at the age of 87. She was born in St. Johnsbury on June 6, 1915, the daughter of Stephen P. and Minnie (Olcott) Page. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul, on Aug. 19, 2000. Lois graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1933, Lyndon Normal School in 1936, and taught in Walden, West Fairlee and Brattleboro schools. She married Paul Hemond, June 24, 1939 in Notre Dame Church in St. Johnsbury. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Lois was the beloved mother of Marie Hemond-Dinsmore (husband John) of Lyndonville and Michael Hemond (wife Janice) of Waterford. She also leaves her 12 grandchildren: Michelle Parseghian; Melissa Murphy; Michael, Mark, James and Jeremy Hemond; Margaret Metras and Annie Gregory; Peter, Michael and Mark Dinsmore and Pamela Salo; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister: Lucy "Bunny" Ruggles of Newport News, VA; one sister-in-law: Virginia Hemond of San Diego, CA; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by four brothers: Ernest, Earl, Kenneth and Erton Page; and by two sisters: Helen Greenwood and Ruby Elliot. Graveside services will be held in the springtime on Saturday, May 10 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. There will be no services or visiting hours at this time. Memorial contributions, marked in Lois' name for pediatric diabetes research, could be directed to Mary Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Attention: Michele Clark, Lebanon, NH 03756.
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