Doris M. Berthiaume

The skilled hands of the creative hair stylist fell still with the passing of Doris M. Berthiaume 92, a lifelong resident of Keene, NH, on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Langdon Place of Keene. Her parents, Albert and Marion (Boucher) Drogue, welcomed their daughter into the world on September 15, 1926 in Keene, NH. Doris was a 1944 graduate of Keene High School. On November 23, 1946, Doris married the love of her life, Albert “Albie” Berthiaume. The couple shared 65 years of marriage until his passing in 2012. Doris worked for many years with Coiffure by Ethel in Keene. She and Albie also owned and ran the successful B&W Upholstering Company. Having a deep abiding faith, Doris was a longtime parishioner of St. Bernard Church in Keene, and a longtime member of the Ladies of St. Anne Sodality, serving as president. Doris also was a member and past president of the Knights of Columbus Council 819 Ladies Auxiliary. When not hard at work, Doris enjoyed bingo, puzzles, and playing cards. She was also an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. She was also very involved in orchestrating her class reunions. She will be greatly missed by many, especially her wonderful family of nieces and nephews including Maryann Rosner of Granite Bay, CA, Carollynn Cutter of Nashua, NH, Louis “Chip” Drogue, of Roxbury, NH, Rosemary Bluhm of Somerset, CA, Alan Drogue of Keene, NH, Kevin Drogue of Hanover, MA, Kenneth Drogue of Naples, FL, and Donna Curboy of Sturbridge, MA; her sister-in-law, Marie Drogue of Sturbridge; and many extended family members. In addition to her parents and her husband, Doris was predeceased by two brothers, Earl Drogue and Donald Drogue; a sister-in-law, Florence Drogue; and a nephew, Earl “Newby” Drogue. Family and friends are invited to call on Monday evening, September 2, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 10:00am in St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene. Burial with committal prayers will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Main Street, Keene. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, donations may be made in Mrs. Berthiaume’s memory to the American Diabetes Association, 260 Cochituate Road, #200, Framingham, MA 01701.