Grace (Nowell) (Larkin) Tibbo, 90, formerly of Goffstown, died December 28, 2019 at Hanover Hill Health Care Center after a brief illness.
She was born in Franklin on February 27, 1929 to James and Alexina (Graveson) Nowell. She grew up in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School. She later lived in Manchester for many years before moving to Goffstown in 1970.
Grace owned a business selling wicker products. She also enjoyed baking, knitting, crafting, sewing and creating dried flower arrangements.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Richard Larkin and Robert Tibbo; two daughters, Leslie (Larkin) Todd and Maureen (Larkin) Slattum; a son-in-law, Gary Foye; and two siblings, William Nowell and James C. Nowell Jr..
She is survived by ten children, Sally (Tibbo) Adams and husband, Paul, of Manchester, Joan (Tibbo) Dunbar of Texas, Mary (Larkin) Foye of Manchester, Kathleen (Larkin) Beauchemin and husband, Thomas, of Goffstown, Patricia (Larkin) Bourque and husband, Daniel, of Manchester, Kelly (Larkin) Soucy and husband, Ronald, of Tolland, CT, Jamie (Larkin) Palmer and husband, Allan, of Goffstown, Susan (Tibbo) Soucy and husband, Steven, of Florida, Richard Larkin of California and Robert Tibbo and wife, Nicole, of Concord; a son-in-law, Craig Slattum of Weare; 25 grandchildren, Karen Turcotte, Beth Jordan, Peter Foye, Amy Sliney, Tony Slattum, Joseph Beauchemin, Ann Melim, Seth Beauchemin, Eric Bourque, Elizabeth Bourque, Katherine Lehmann, Ronald Soucy, Jonathan Soucy, Matthew Soucy, Alan Palmer, Riley Palmer, Dustin Belanger, Keri Walsh, Tyler Todd, Calvin Todd, Sarah Todd, Ryan Tibbo, Owen Tibbo, Benjamin Tibbo and Kyle Soucy; 20 great grandchildren; and cousins, nieces and nephews.
SERVICES: Calling hours are Friday (1/3) from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., corner of North Street, Manchester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday (1/4) at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Church, 267 Webster St., Manchester. Committal prayers will follow in the chapel of St. Joseph Cemetery, 448 Donald St., Bedford.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148