Linda A. Lapete, 70

BRISTOL — Linda A. Lapete, 70, of Park Street, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.  She was born and raised in Whitefield, the daughter of Flavys and Edith (Stanford) Lapete Sr.  She moved to Groton and graduated from Bristol High School.  She has lived in Bristol since 1977.  Prior to her becoming sick, Linda had worked for a time at IPC, later in banking, and most recently as an LNA she worked for various agencies and later as a private duty nurse.

Linda enjoyed doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, playing cribbage and Skip-bo with her family, bingo and reading.  She was very proud to be a mother and grandmother.  She loved to be involved in her families’ lives and was proud of each one of them.  She even made up a game of “sheets” to pass time with her grandson.  Her family will remember how she always maintained a positive outlook on everything, no matter how bad it looked in reality.  She had a “spitfire” personality and was known for her humor (often off color) and her tenacity.  She fought for and through everything, including all of her health issues.  

She will be greatly missed by her children: Charles “Rick” Matthews of Haverhill; Kevin Matthews of Tilton; Tawnya Hobart of Bristol; grandchildren: Shania, Kaleb, Sarah, Hanna, Corey, Lacey, Jonna, Tessa, and Angel; great-grandchildren: Carter, Xylana, and Alayah; and siblings: Beatrice Dodge, Flavys “Sonny” Lapete, Evelyn Dodge, Kathy Lapete all of Florida, and Electa “Letty” Towne of Bristol.

Memorial calling hours will be held Friday, Dec. 15, from  6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Emmons Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bristol.  Interment will be at a later date at the Whitefield Cemetery in Whitefield.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Center, 501 St. Jude place, Memphis, TN 38105.