As a child, Regina was a voracious reader and loved all kinds of literature, especially politics and history. Her love of reading endured, and, by adulthood, she had established an extensive home library and loved to envelop herself in a good book.
Regina loved music and took piano lessons as a child. She was very fond of Broadway musicals and could be found helping around the home while playing the music of “My Fair Lady” and “Oklahoma” on the record player.
Regina attended Villa Augustina Academy in Goffstown, New Hampshire. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in English from Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts and later earned two Master of Science Degrees in Communications and Administrative Studies from Simmons College and Boston College.
As an adult, Regina conquered her childhood fear of horses and enjoyed driving carriages through the countryside with her friends. She loved baking and would often attend the Boston Pops at Tanglewood and the Peterborough Players during the summertime months. She loved her home in New Hampshire, and her favorite vacations were visiting family in Virginia and Arizona. After 68 years of Atlantic winters, she had plans to embrace warmer climates by moving to Phoenix in the spring.
Regina thrived in an independent life and pursued an extensive career in business, finance, and education. She recently retired as Regional Director and Job Readiness Coordinator of the WorkReadyNH program at Manchester Community College. She also worked as an Assistant Professor and Tech Prep Education Director and later as Associate Dean and Consultant at Mount Washington College with Kaplan Corporation from 1996 to 2006 and was the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at Nashua Community College from 2006 to 2011. She balanced her work life with that of caring for her mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, until her passing in 2002.
Regina is survived by her sister Virginia Reardon of Culpepper, VA, her brothers, Arthur Kelleher of Phoenix, AZ, and Peter Kelleher of Keene, NH, and their families.
The viewing will take place from 5pm-7pm on Monday, February 4th, 2019 and the Memorial Service celebrating Regina’s life will take place at 10:00am Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 at Fletcher Funeral Home, 33 Marlboro Street, Keene, New Hampshire 03431.
Interment will follow later in the spring in the family plot in Hancock, New Hampshire.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Catholic Charities at https://www.cc-nh.org/donate/
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