Beatrice R. Estrella

Pelham, NH - Beatrice R. (Descoteaux) Estrella, 82, a resident of Pelham, NH for the last several years, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at the Salem Haven Nursing Home in Salem, NH. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel R. "Spike" Estrella.
Born in Lowell on January 17, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Maude (Heperan) Descoteaux.
Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Estrella had been employed by the Teltron Corporation of Chelmsford. She had also worked for Honeywell of Lowell and for the Campbell School in Dracut, where she worked in the cafeteria.
She was a longtime Dracut resident and was a member of St. Francis Parish. Mrs. Estrella enjoyed playing bingo and taking ceramic classes and making ceramic creations.
She mostly enjoyed spending time with her loving family.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Maryanne and Dorian W. Rousseau of Hudson, NH and Michelle S. and Robert Socha of Dinwiddie, VA; four sisters, Jane Chaput of Dracut, Pauline Bourassa and her husband George of Dracut, Sylvia Descoteaux of Windham, NH and Barbara Breton and her husband Robert of Windham, NH; three grandchildren, Mark Rousseau and his partner Stephanie Chambers of Hudson, NH, David Rousseau and his partner Denise Martin of Hudson, NH, and Tyler Socha of Dinwiddie, Va; two great grandchildren, Aryanna Trant and Jordan Rousseau; a step great grandchild, A.J. Garcia; a brother-in-law, Paul Paquette of Lowell; also many nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Richard A. "Weasle" Estrella and sister of the late Inez Cote, Jeannette Paquette, Betty Kildalh, Thomas, Harold and Roger Descoteaux.