Beverly A. Briand

Beverly A. Briand, 88, of Bow, passed away peacefully while surround by her family on Monday, January 9, 2023. She was born on April 29, 1934 to the late Victor Randolph Randlett and Phyllis (Titus) of Concord NH. Predeceased by her loving husband Edward in September.

Beverly grew up in Concord and was educated in the Concord public school system. During the early years of her career, she was known as “The Lunch Lady” at Merrimack Valley High School before working at Beede Electric. Later went to work for Jay Cate as an Administrative Assistant for the Director of Nursing, at the New Hampshire State Hospital.

Beverly met the love of her life 33+ years ago and they are now together again. The love they had for each other was immeasurable. Beverly took great pride in helping care for her husband as his health started to fail.

She enjoyed; stopping at every yard sale she saw, spending time with her loving family and friends, traveling and camping in her earlier years.

Beverly loved keeping her hands busy, she made many quilts. Knit and crocheted hundreds of hats, mittens, scarfs. The list of creative crafts was as endless as Beverly’s imagination. She had and loved many animals throughout her life.

She is survived by her daughters Nancy Lee Dionne; Nelson Couch, Carole Cummings; Randy, Liane Sauerheber; John, Cheryl Faucher; Mario, Gail Marcouillier, Brenda Steadman; Bruce, Kathy Harrington; Dave. Sons Duane Briand; Maria, Neil Briand; Martha, and Jeffery Briand; Chris. She is predeceased by her sons, Jim Ham III, and Mark Briand. Beverly will also be missed by all her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, many other family members and friends.

A visitation will be held from 10am to 12pm on Friday, February 10 at Bennett Funeral Home located at 209 N. Main St, Concord with a Memorial Service to begin at 12pm. A burial will follow immediately at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery located at 110 Daniel Webster Hwy, Boscawen NH.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bennettfuneral.com for the Briand family.