Helene E. Cochran
November 30, 1933 — January 1, 2016
WINCHENDON – Helene E. (LaFortune) Cochran, 82, of 86 Elmwood Road, died peacefully Friday evening, January 1st, in Baldwinville Nursing Home, with her husband and family at her side.
She was born in Winchendon on November 30, 1933, daughter of the late Oscar P. and Rose A. (Boucher) LaFortune and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon.
Helene was a self-employed music teacher for many years. She taught piano lessons to hundreds of students, including children of many area doctors. She was a 1951 graduate of Murdock High School and a 1955 graduate of New England Conservatory of Music. Helene was an avid reader. She loved the ocean and visiting lighthouses. In recent years, Helene attended monthly worship services at Baldwinville Nursing Home with her husband. Her greatest enjoyment was spending time with her family.
She leaves her husband, David S. Cochran; a sister, Evelyn R. Parker and several nieces, nephews,grandnieces, grandnephews, great great nieces, great great nephews and two cousins.
Private funeral services will be held in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street, Winchendon. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. There are no calling hours.
Memorial donations may be made to the Beals Memorial Library, 50 Pleasant Street, Winchendon, MA 01475 or to United Parish, 39 Front Street, Winchendon, MA 01475.
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