Edith V. Crosby

Edith V. Crosby ALSTEAD — Edith Viola Crosby, 92, of High Street passed away at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in a peaceful surrounding. She was born in Stoddard, New Hampshire, on Nov. 7, 1927, the daughter of Edward Cecil Lambert and Ruth Caroline Jennings. Edith was a 1945 graduate of Keene High School in Keene, New Hampshire. She grew up in Stoddard and Keene with six other siblings in her family. She worked at Troy Blanket Mills, Troy, New Hampshire, right after high school then moved to American Optical in Keene, New Hampshire. Edith married Raymond Rajala and their daughter, Judith Rajala, was born in 1946. Edith married Vernon E. Crosby in December 1957 and daughter Pamela Jean Crosby was born in 1959. Edith was a wonderful mother to both her daughters, Judith and Pamela, and she could always face difficult times with a positive, courageous outlook on life. She helped many of her neighbors, friends and family throughout her life. She loved family gatherings, holidays, dinners, birthdays, gardening and traveling. She loved to cook, in general, and baked wonderful desserts. She cooked for many organizations throughout the years. Together, she and husband Vern refinished antique furniture for many years, did upholstering and caned chairs. Being an expert seamstress, she did tailoring for community people, as well as making braided rugs, many beautiful quilts and hundreds of pairs of knitted mittens for young and old. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the Charlestown Senior Center. Edith is survived by her daughters, Judith Rajala Bellows and husband Bruce of Alstead, New Hampshire, and daughter Pamela Jean Crosby and partner Chip of Charlestown, New Hampshire; five grandchildren, Heather Gendron and husband Randy, Melanie Marsden and husband Jeffrey, Barrett Bellows and wife Gayle, all of Alstead, New Hampshire, Amanda Windes of Reno, Nevada, and Nathan Beach of Langdon, New Hampshire; and nine great-grandchildren, Tyler Gendron, Sara Marsden, Tess Marsden, Owen Marsden, Anna Bellows and Willem Bellows, Faith, Lane and Emma Windes. Edith is survived by three siblings, Herbert Lambert of Keene, New Hampshire, Olive Pickering of Keene, New Hampshire, and Helen Cantlin of Voorhesville, New York, having many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Vernon Crosby, in 2002; a sister, Emily DePina; a brother, Richard, and another brother, Robert Lambert. The family would like to say a special thank you to the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and the Sullivan County Nursing Home in Unity, New Hampshire, to all the doctors and nursing staff; and last but not least, to the family and friend caregivers for Edith Crosby while at home and for all of their support and encouragement. There will be a private family graveside service in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Alstead, New Hampshire. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care, 154 Hitchcock Loop Road, Lebanon, NH 03756.