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Carol Breest Obituary

AYER, Mass. - Carol J. (Pokigo) Breest, 76, formerly of Goffstown, N.H., died unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Emerson Hospital, Concord.

Born in Brownwood, Texas, on Dec. 4, 1943, she was the daughter of B. Henry and Kazmiera (Sopel) Pokigo. She resided more than 45 years in Ayer.

She graduated from Goffstown High School and attended the University of New Hampshire.

Family members include her husband of 49 years, Robert G. Breest; her four sons , R. Manuel Breest and his wife Catherine of Ayer, R. Ottmar Breest and his wife Gail of Gastonia, N.C., Sean Truesdale and his wife Jennifer of Georgia, and Robert Ainesworth of New Hampshire; her two daughters, Laurie and Cammie Truesdale of Florida; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was the sister of the late Douglas Pokigo of Colorado, and the grandmother of the late Robert Joshua Breest of North Carolina, and Robert Ainsworth Jr. of New Hampshire.

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SERVICES: A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m. from St. Catherine's Church, 107 N. Main St., Westford, Mass.

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Published by Union Leader on Feb. 28, 2020.

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John

February 13, 2024

February 26, 2020

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

February 25, 2020

I will always remember Carol's pleasant smile.I will miss our conversations after Mass. First, she would give me a hug.I will miss that too.
To all her families:In time, may pleasant memories be stronger and happier than your grief now.

Patricia

February 25, 2020

To the family of Carol J. Breest. Please accept my condolenses for your loss. May you can find comfort in God's promise about the future resurection recorded at John 6:44

February 25, 2020

Dear Breest Family
So sorry for your loss. May God comfort you and your Family at this difficult time.

February 25, 2020

May the God of all comfort sustain your family during the days ahead Psalms 119:76

February 25, 2020

My condolences to the family . May you find comfort in your treasured memories and Gods promise to return our loved ones . 1st Thessalonians 4 : 13 & 14 .

February 25, 2020

Offering my deepest condolences to the family, may our God of all comfort give you the strength you need during this difficult time

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25 Fitchburg Rd - Route 2A, Ayer, MA 01432

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