Elnore L. Koza, 88, of Maple Avenue, Claremont, NH died Sunday, January 30, 2011, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH.

She was born in Concord, NH on May 22, 1922, the daughter of Edward R. and May V. (Corbett) Lovely.

She was a graduate of Concord High School in 1939 and received her Associates Degree from Concord Commercial College in 1941.

She worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Concord as a clerk and office manager from 1941 to 1954.

Elnore was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church.

She enjoyed taking care of her family and her home.

The family includes her husband, Casimir “Casey” Koza, whom she married on November 10, 1951; one daughter, Kimberly Harris and her husband, Michael, of Pella, Iowa; grandsons, Lech and Will Harris of Pella, Iowa; a sister, Mary Lou Meek of Cartersville, GA and nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Jane L. Koza in 1997 and a sister, Virginia M. Lovely in 2001.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 3^rd at 11 AM in St. Mary Church with Rev. Fr. Shawn M. Therrien, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Claremont.

Friends may call at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad St., Claremont from 9:30 to 10:30 AM prior to the Mass.