Her parents, Fred G. and Melvina (Duprey) Bedaw, welcomed their daughter into the world on September 16, 1926 in Keene, NH. She was a 1944 graduate of Keene High School.
Doris’ long and full work career centered on customer service, first as a billing clerk for the City of Keene in their water department in the mid-60s. She later owned and operated the College Girl Dress Shop in Keene for thirteen years. During this time, Doris also became involved in real estate, obtaining her broker’s license, and worked for many years with several real estate agencies in the area.
Doris was a lifelong parishioner of St. Bernard Church in Keene and a member of the Court Josephine Catholic Daughters of America. As a member of the Catholic Daughters, Doris helped as a volunteer with the American Red Cross’ blood drives held at St. Bernard Church.
She was a member of the Old Homestead Garden Club and the Ashuelot Garden Club. Doris enjoyed bowling, taking long walks, and traveling. She was also a yoga instructor, starting a program at the Keene Senior Center that she ran for over twenty years.
She will be greatly missed by many, especially her husband of thirteen years, John J. "Jack" Laurent of Keene; her children, Joseph DuMond and his companion, Vicki Gragen, of Keene, Robert DuMond and his wife, Colleen, of Keene, Holly Filiault and her husband, Randy, of Keene; her grandchildren, Melissa Cunningham, Shaun Filiault, Timothy DuMond, Nicholas DuMond, Anna DuMond; and her great-grandchildren, Marley Cunningham and Waylon Cunningham. Her first husband, Joseph F. DuMond, Sr.; and a daughter, Nancy Magee Mitchell, predeceased her.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 10:00am in St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene. Burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Keene, will be held at a later date. There are no public calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, donations may be made in Mrs. Laurent’s memory to Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services, PO Box 564, Keene, NH 03431-0564; or to St. Vincent dePaul, c/o Parish of the Holy Spirit, 161 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431.
