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PAPADINIS, ROWENA LEEL
PAPADINIS, ROWENA LEEL, passed away November 26 at the Clipper Harbor of Portsmouth Care and Rehabilitation Center, in Portsmouth, N.H.. Born on Feb. 5, 1930, in Barre, she was the daughter of Charles and Edna Leel. She moved to Portsmouth in 1959, where she quickly made friends and became involved in the seacoast community. She met and married Thomas Papadinis in 1963. Rowena was well known in the area as the manager of Sweaterville USA for over 25 years. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, she enjoyed knitting, cooking especially Greek foods, traveling with friends and family, and relaxing at the beach. To her grandchildren, she was known as "Yaya," and they enjoyed days at the beach, holidays and vacations with her for many years.Rowena is survived by her son, Bruce Perreault, and wife, Ann, of Leicester.; her daughter, Maxine Jerauld, of Hampton, N.H.; four granddaughters and their spouses; and her sister, Maxine Leel Crehan, of Hanover, Mass. She was also blessed with four great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Tom, and her brother, Charles Leel.
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