Obituary of Elizabeth Connor

WEARE -- Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Ramsey Connor, 71, died July 28, 2010, at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, after a period of declining health.She was born Sept. 24, 1938, in New Haven, Conn., to Fred E. and Lena (Maxwell) Ramsey. She was a graduate of Goffstown High School, class of 1957.She married Channing Connor in 1958 and together they raised five children and for several years ran a dairy farm in Weare.She was employed by Raytheon Corporation when computer programming was in its infancy; worked at several restaurants in the Manchester area, studied and practiced the healing arts at Dove Star Institute in Hooksett, and was a bookkeeper for Spa Life Hot Tubs in Goffstown.She was a member of AA since 1978. She along with others formed REBOS, a sober club in Manchester, and many in the fellowship of AA benefitted by her experience, strength and hope.Her passions included gardening, painting, sewing, crafts, cooking, and raising her Yorkshire Terriers.Family members include her children, Chris Connor of Weare, Jenny Connor-Belcourt of Contoocook, Jane Levesque of Deering and Lance Connor of New Boston. She was predeceased by a son, Carl Connor, and for the past five years, raised her grandsons Corey Connor and Zachary Connor. Other family members include siblings, Emily Ramsey-Rizzo of Whidbey Island, Wash., Nancy Ramsey Strasser of New Boston and Placentia, Calif., Fred Ramsey III of Fort Myers, Fla., Ellen Lunsford-Atherton of Mt. Union, Pa., and Barry Ramsey of Santa Ana, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.SERVICES: A memorial reception will take place Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at French and Rising Funeral Home, 17 South Mast St., Goffstown. A memorial Mass will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church in Goffstown.For more information or to sign an online guest book go to www.frenchandrising.com.