Eulalie (Fellows) Cogswell of Nashua, N.H., passed away at her home on December 16, 2018. She was 93 years old. Beloved wife of the late Walter C. Cogswell, to whom she was married for 64 years, she was the devoted mother of Martha (Cogswell) LaMontagne and her husband, Henry, of Reading, MA, Laura Cogswell and her husband, John Thorson, of Croydon, NH, and W. Cleveland Cogswell and his wife, Baysie Wightman, of Boston, MA. Grandmother of Christine (LaMontagne) and her husband, David Carosella, Brian LaMontagne and his wife, Rebecca Kelley, Kathryn (Thorson) and her husband, Ryan Flatley, Jill Thorson and her husband, Paul Robertson, James Cogswell and his wife, Danielle Castrechini, and Joshua Cogswell. Great- grandmother of Madeleine and Phillip Carosella, Spencer and Mabel Flatley, Nathan and Addison Cogswell, and Alexis Sheehan. Also survived by a dear sister, Priscilla (Fellows) Carpenter, of Manchester, N.H. and many nieces and nephews.
Daughter of the late Carroll E. and Ruth (Kane) Fellows, she grew up in Dover, N.H., and was one of seven daughters. She was predeceased by her sisters, Velma Richards, Ellen Pinkham, Genevieve Taylor, Ione Cogswell, and Marilyn Coffey. Eulalie graduated from Dover High School and Keene State College. She was an elementary school teacher in Nashua, Brookline, and Hudson, N.H. , for many years.
Eulalie was a long time member of Main Street United Methodist Church in Nashua. In earlier years, she served as President of the United Methodist Women, Chairperson of the Religious Education Board, and was a Sunday School teacher. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Nashua Y.W.C.A. and was a past member of the Nashua Women’s Club, the Nashua College Club, the Nashua Retired Teachers Association, and volunteered in the coffee shop at the N.H. Southern Medical Center. She and Walter were long time members of the Nashua Country Club. Eulalie was proud to have been one of the founders of the former Greater Nashua Child Care Center and served on its board for many years.
In their retirement years, Eulalie and Walter enjoyed traveling, spending winters in Clearwater Beach, Florida, attending auctions and flea markets, and spending time with family and friends.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 from 11am to 1pm, with a service beginning at 1pm. at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. A luncheon will follow at the Nashua Country Club. Private burial services will take place in the spring. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Salvation Army, 1 Montgomery St., Nashua, N.H. 03060. For directions, obituary, and online condolences visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
