Beverly Maratea Blanchard, 76, of Chellis Street in Claremont, NH died on December 12, 2013 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.

She was born in White Creek, NY on April 1, 1937 the daughter of Ezra and Ellen (Hall) Williams.

She was a loving and devoted wife and mother to all. She worked at Wal-Mart with her 2^nd family and enjoyed that a lot. She had her ways, and that was mom or Bev, either way she had her own way about her. She was quite the lady, quite the woman and quite the mom and if you really knew her, quite a friend.

The family includes her daughters, Susan Crochier of Northfield, MA, Becky R. Brooks of Warren, Nancy A. Bonneau of Hinsdale and Carol A. Cadran of Greenfield, MA; her son, Thomas M. Maratea of St. Petersburg, FL; 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; five sisters; a step daughter, Nora Blanchard and step grandchildren.

We will miss you, always love you and have you in our hearts forever.

Services will be held in the spring in Massachusetts.