Retired Manchester Teacher:

Margarget F. Hoben, 85, of Manchester, NH, died January 5, 2005, at Merrimack Community Hospice House, after a brief illness.

Born in Hooksett, NH on April 27, 1919, she was the daughter of Thomas J. and Alice (Therrien) Enright. She was a lifelong resident of the city.

Mrs. Hoben graduated from Manchester High School Central and earn her teaching degree at Mount Saint Mary College.

Before her retirement, she worked as a business teacher at Manchester High School Central for twenty years.

Mrs. Hoben was a member of the Manchester Women’s Club and the Manchester Retired Teachers Association. She was a longtime communicant of Saint Catherine Church.

Mrs. Hoben will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and reading.

She was married to John H. Hoben Sr. for twenty years. He died April 26, 1965.

Family members include three sons, John H. Hoben of Manchester, NH, Thomas J. Hoben of Versailles, KY, and James P. Hoben of Nashua, NH; two daughters, Mary-Ann Hoben of Nashua, NH and Andrea M. Hoben of Manchester; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, several cousins.

Services: A memorial mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11AM in Saint Catherine Church, Manchester, NH.

Urn burial will follow in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 360 Route 101, Bedford, NH. 03110.

The Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 537 Union Street, Manchester, NH is in charge of the arrangements.

For information or to view the on-line guest registry, please visit www.connorhealy.com.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jan. 6, 2005.

Memories and Condolences
for Margarget Hoben

10 Entries

Jim Raiser

January 7, 2005

I am very sorry to hear about your loss my thoughts are prayers with you and your family.

June Lamy

January 7, 2005

In editional to my first entry....Tom, sorry I forgot your name my deepest sympathy

Love June & Dennis Lamy

June & Dennis Lamy

January 7, 2005

To Andrea, Mary Anne, Jim & John,

Our prayers & thoughts are with you at this time. Your mom will always have a special spot in my heart. She always opened her home to any of your friends. I have alot of great thoughts & memories about her that I will always treasure.

My mom Lillian also sends her deepest sympathy in the loss of your mother.

Love & Prayers

Dennis, June & Lillian

Michelle, Kevin & Courtney Walsh

January 7, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Loosing a parent is never easy. It is loosing a part of oneself and that is hard to bare. I am certain that your memories over the next few days and months will bring a smile to your face and your heart.

I wish I had met her. She seemed like such a pistol. Now I know where Mary-Ann got that personality!

When you see the stars twinkling in the sky each night you will see one brighter than all the rest. That is her smiling at you.

Joe Cowan

January 7, 2005

I am very sorry for your loss but trust that all your memories will be warm and cheerful. Take care...

Joe

Pamela Thibodeau

January 7, 2005

I'm very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Pam Thibodeau

Tradepoint Systems

Mary-Ann Hoben

January 7, 2005

I never knew how hard it was to be a mom. Having gone thru life without any children, I didn't understand how hard the job was. Now that I have 2 step-children, I realize how hard my mom worked for all of us. She gave up so much for all of us kids and things were not always easy .. her being a single parent for so long...us kids being kids and teenagers and all that goes along with that.

I have so much respect for my mom and I hope that she knew that. I will miss her sense of humor and love of life.

I only hope that I can be as strong as she was and that I can go thru life and death with a sense of humor and dignity as she did.

Much love!!!

Mary-Ann

P.S. I think she was the "Troublemaker"!!!

Mary Beth Erickson

January 6, 2005

Mary-Ann, Andrea, and Family,

We all consider ourselves lucky to have met and known your mother. She touched so many lives. She was a beautiful lady. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Fondly,

Mary Beth, Bob, Bobby and Chad Erickson

Andrea Mandalinci

January 6, 2005

To Mary-Ann and all your family,

I am honored to have had the privilege of meeting your mom. She is such a great lady and I am sure she will be sadly missed by all of you and everyone she touched.

We all have another angel in Heaven watching over us.

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

Andrea