Bath, NH- Noreen Ellen Chase, 82, of Goose Lane, died on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH, after a period of failing health, with her family by her side. Noreen was born in Haverhill, NH, July 19, 1932, the daughter of Elmer G. and Lilla (Martin) Stimson. She graduated from Woodsville High School with the class of 1950. Noreen married Robert C. "Bud" Chase on July 24, 1950. Her love of the Lord was known, and Noreen and Bud were founding members of Calvary Baptist Church in Woodsville. Noreen was very active in, and faithfully attended the church. She loved tending her flowers, feeding the birds, baking donuts and bread, picking berries, and making jams. Noreen helped her husband run their family farm on Goose Lane, the Chase Hill Dairy Farm in Bath. They received the Green Pastures Award in 1984, being recognized as the top dairy farm in New Hampshire. Noreen loved working on and around the farm, especially taking care of the calves. She had also worked at Cottage Hospital for 11 years and Glencliff Home for the Elderly for 22 years, as a nurse's aide. During their retirement years, Noreen and Bud enjoyed taking bus trips and seeing different areas of the country. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert C. "Bud" Chase on July 7, 2010; a son, Robert D. Chase on December 24, 2006; and four siblings, Ardeth Ball, Eunice Dale, Wilma Fillinger, and Delton Stimson. Survivors include her six children, Pastor Steven Chase and wife Marietjie of Greenfield, MA, Peter Chase and wife Stacia of Newbury, VT, Bonnie Henson and husband Douglas of North Haverhill, NH, Sally Chase DeWitt of Maitland, FL, Julie Keith and Rob Ellingwood of Littleton, NH, and Donna Chase of Houlton, ME; a daughter in law, Barbara Chase of Colrain, MA; 18 grandchildren, Dylan Chase, Ryan Chase, Christina Chase Kennedy, Stephanie Chase, Tyler Chase, Hannah Chase, Joshua Chase, Sarah Chase, Jonathan Chase, Josiah Chase, Lisa Chase, Nicholas Chase, Jonathan Henson, Justin Henson, Joy Henson, Alison Hersom, Jack B. Williams, and Mollie Saunders; 15 great grandchildren; a sister, Elsine Roderick of Bath; a brother, Preston Stimson of Sterling, VA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Calling hours will be on Friday, April 17 from 6 to 8 PM at the Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. A funeral service will be on Saturday, April 18 at 11 AM at the Calvary Baptist Church, 18 Elm Street, Woodsville, NH, with Pastor Alan Morrison from the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Swiftwater Road, Woodsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church, C/O Building Fund, 20 Elm Street, Woodsville, NH 03785.