Woodsville, NH Viola Mae Grenier, 95, died December 27, 2011 at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, following a period of failing health. Vi was born in Bath, NH, October 8, 1916, a daughter of Arthur and Leona (Noyes) Young. She was a graduate of Bath High School, Class of 1934 and from the Concord College of Business in 1939. Vi worked as a bookkeeper at the Laconia State School and as a stenographer for the Exeter, NH Manufacturing Company. During World War II, she served with the WAVES and was stationed in San Pedro, CA, where she was in charge of personnel records for enlisted men. She served from May 1944 to March 1946 receiving her Honorable Discharge as a Yeoman First Class. For many years following, Vi was a legal secretary for the former Harold K. Davison Law Firm and later at Dearth Insurance Agency, both in Woodsville. A gifted seamstress, she enjoyed sewing and needlework and taught sewing to 4-H classes for many years. She was a member of Ross-Wood American Legion Post # 20 and Auxiliary of Woodsville where she served as the Auxiliary secretary for more than 50 years. Along with her sister, Zellene Burt, they altered and repaired the uniforms for McLure s Student Band, and in recent years she was a volunteer with the local RSVP. Vi was married to Frederick J. Grenier on June 12, 1948 and he predeceased her on February 25, 2010. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Isabelle White, Elsie Willis on January 4, 1999, and Zellene Burt on March 21, 2004. Survivors include a daughter Cheryl Garside and husband Jeffrey of Fair Haven, NJ and a son Michael Grenier and wife Delia of Concord, NH; four grandchildren, Timothy, Christopher, Kimberly, and Amie; and four great grandchildren Emily, Ashley, Logan, and Olivia; half sisters, Florence Ruggles of Littleton, NH and Irene Breault of Ryegate, VT; and a half-brother, Alfred Young of Concord, NH; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. There will be no calling hours. The funeral service will be on Friday, December 30, 2011, at 11 AM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. Spring burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Woodsville. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Fund, c/o Mrs. Nancy Partington, Legion Auxiliary Unit #20, 4 Ammonoosuc Street, Woodsville, NH 03785.