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Harriet Eleftheriou

June 20, 1925 — June 6, 2011

Harriet Eleftheriou, 85, died peacefully Monday June 6, 2011 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH surrounded by her eight children.

She was born June 20, 1925 in Fitchburg, MA, daughter of the late Costa and Marika (Papapetros) Gastalos. She had attended Fitchburg schools and was a resident of Fitchburg until her marriage in 1949.

In 1958 Harriet and husband, Bill opened the Pine Point Restaurant in Rindge which began their lives in New Hampshire. And since 1967 their family has owned and run the Cyprus Grove Restaurant.

Harriet loved visiting with everyone, telling stories of her life and of the children that surrounded her. She enjoyed trips to the ocean and the casino, and her time with friends at the Monadnock Adult Daycare Center. She loved the fresh grown tomatoes and cucumbers her son Peter grew for her and loved to sneak a cookie or two when she thought no one was looking. In 1979 she and her mother were able to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and was blessed in the Jordan river.

She is survived by her 4 sons, Larry Eleftheriou of Anaheim, CA and his wife Rebecca, Dean Eleftheriou of Troy,NH and his wife Elizabeth, Peter Eleftheriou of Rindge, and Janet Eleftheriou of Richmond, NH, George Eleftheriou of Peterborough and his wife Brenda; her 4 daughters, Hope Eleftheriou of Richmond, NH, Marika Pournaras of Nashua and her husband Arthur, NH Andrea Eleftheriou and Despene Eleftheriou both of Rindge. Grandchildren; William Eleftheriou, Markos Pournaras, Vasilios Pournaras, Alysia Lemelin, Alexa Eleftheriou, Nicholas Eleftheriou, Natasha Eleftheriou, Christopher Bennett, Christina Webster, and Sara Hutchins and 6 great grandchildren. She also leaves a sister, Sophia Gastalos of Fitchburg and her brother Arthur Gastalos and his family of Fitchburg and many many nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her husband Bill of twenty five years, he died June 5, 1975.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers that donations in her name be made to the Monadnock Adult Daycare of Jaffrey, NH that gave her such joy and companionship.

Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg.

Family and friends are warmly invited to call at the Cournoyer Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 33 River Street (Route 202 south) in Jaffrey NH on Wednesday, June 8, 2011from 5:00 to 8:00PM.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 9, 2011at 11:00AM at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1319 Main Street in Fitchburg, MA.

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