Julie Ann Patterson

Chichester, NH — Julie Ann Patterson, 67, of Chichester, NH was an amazing, giving, and kind daughter, mother, sister and a friend too many. She passed away on Sunday, August 1st, 2021 after fighting a difficult battle with cancer over the last year.

Julie was born in Nashua, NH on August 7th, 1953, to Barbara (Maker) Patterson and the late Dana Patterson who died in 1991. She attended Merrimack schools and then graduated from Rivier College with a Bachelor of Science to be a medical technologist. She went to work for Elliot Hospital after graduating and had a long career there. She then went back to school and earned an MBA from UNH to rise up to become a supervisor in the lab at Elliot Hospital. She worked extremely hard and while working full time at Elliot Hospital, she also worked for the emergency room in Merrimack that was part of St. Joseph's Hospital system. After her father passed away, she went to work for the family business, J&S Patterson, for a few years and then later left to follow her dream of running Kelley Corner Farm in Chichester for many years. It was a working farm with chickens, dogs, goats, turkeys and sheep. She loved that farm so much and it was one of her favorite places to be besides the ocean.

In addition to her father Dana, Julie was also pre-deceased by her son Serge J. Mailhiot in 2016 whom she absolutely adored and a beloved baby sister, Melissa J. Patterson in 2017.

She will be deeply and forever missed by her daughter, Heather Ann (Mailhiot) Artus and her husband Brian and their three children, Shaylee, Kyla and Gavin Artus; her mother Barbara A. Patterson; a younger sister Jennifer Patterson; a younger brother Steven Patterson and his wife Pamela Newkirk; a niece, Mandy Couturier and her wife Sarah and their three children, Alex, Paris and Joel, and a nephew, Jonah Couturier. She also leaves behind her Aunt Dorothy (Maker) Pynenburg whom she had very special memories of from her childhood and lastly the father of her children Lucien "Lucky" A. Mailhiot, and though they did divorce in 1987, remained friends till the end and he was extremely loyal and helpful to Julie, his daughter Heather and his son-in-law, Brian so that she could pass peacefully in her own home.

There will be a small private family memorial held at a later date.

For those who wish to make a memorial contribution in Julie's memory, you may do so to the Salinsky Cancer Center at Elliot Hospital or Dana Farber Hospital.

To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit rivetfuneralhome.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Concord Monitor on Aug. 15, 2021.

Memories and Condolences
for Julie Patterson

20 Entries

Heather Artus

August 1, 2025

Mom I am still here missing you. This last year has been so messy. I finally got up the courage to do what you had been begging me to do for years because you wouldn’t always be here. I wish you were here still because you have always been my number one fan and I could use the support. But I know deep down you are with me because I will always be Julie Ann Patterson’s daughter.

Heather Artus

September 21, 2024

I miss you. I want just want another hug from you. I just want to ask you a million things that I never got to ask you. I love you Mom.
Heather Ann

Judith Morin Hanson

May 3, 2024

This is 5/2024 and I just find out about my good friend, whom I worked at the Elliott Lab with for years passed away! It's very sad news. My deepest condolences to Heather and all of Julie's family.

GEORGE KARAFELIS

August 20, 2021

So sorry for your loss

Mike Casavant

August 19, 2021

Rest In Peace Julie and my condolences go out to your family and friends.

Tim & Donna Decato

August 15, 2021

We will always remember your smile. You will be be missed by all. R I P

Fran Combs

August 15, 2021

Hello
Heather you Grandmother probably will not remember me but your mother snd I had babies within an he Apart on 1/9/70!! I was thinking of her recently and tried to find her but could not. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Your Mom certainly worked hard to achieve her goals. I know you must be so proud of her.

Nancy Pickering-Cortina

August 14, 2021

I have very Fond Memories of The Patterson Family...

My Mom worked for your Dad for many years...

My Deepest Sympathy To You All ...

Much Love
Nancy E Pickering-Cortina

Brenda and Greg Thomas

August 14, 2021

I will miss the light you brought to this earth but I know you are with ones you have missed and love. I will never forget your beautiful smile and the best sense of humor. Greg and I were honored to help you complete this journey, we wouldn't have had it any other way. I am glad I was able spend time with you and will never forget the kindness you showed many, often my folks. I will see you again, save me a seat

The Staff of George R. Rivet Funeral Home

August 15, 2021

Offering our deepest condolences during this time.

Ryan & Suzanne Mailhiot

August 13, 2021

So sad to hear this news. I will always remember her kindness and taking care of me whenever I visited at the house in Merrimack as a kid. To Heather and Uncle lucky... she's in peace now spending time with her son. She will be missed! Love you Auntie

Heather Artus

August 13, 2021

I love you Mom. I miss you so much. This loss has been so much harder than I thought. We went through so much together over this year and you never lost your sense of humor. There were times we laughed and times we cried. I thought that if I honored your wishes and you were able to pass away in the house you loved so much that it would ease the pain. But as you would say nothing is ever as easy as you think it will be. I spent last night at the farm reflecting over this last year. I still feel you there, especially as I listened to nature and watched the sun set over the pond while petting your dog Katie. I realized as painful as this now, I am forever honored to be your daughter and that I am forever grateful that I was able to hug you as you took your last breath. I wouldn’t rewrite a thing. Forever in my heart and always on my mind.

Heather Artus

August 13, 2021

I just wanted to say this has been the hardest year of my life. I thought I was prepared for this loss after everything my mother and I had been through together. But a world without my mother feels like a very lonely place. There are people who helped me so much through this year. It was hard to write my mother’s obituary. But I wanted to thank my cousin Brenda and her husband Greg who helped my mother and I so much. The gift basket that Brenda gave my mother before her first chemo treatment that had all these things that I had no idea might come in handy at the hospital and all the plumbing work that Greg did to make my mother’s house one floor living with the best shower to help a cancer patient. The out pouring of love from the Mailhiot side of my family. You know who you are and it is so truly appreciated. I also wanted to thank my Aunt Jennifer who helped me by taking care of my mother after her back biopsy, while Brian, Greg and I worked to make my mother’s house one floor living. I wanted to thank my father who took time to help us with so many things. I also wanted to say thanks to Shayna for being there to listen to me cry when it got so hard. You will always be like a sister to me. Thanks to everyone who has sent flowers and cards or taken time to write sweet things about my mother. Lastly, Christie thank you so much for all your love and support, while we were entering the last phase of this fight. The door dash gift card came in handy while Brian and I were taking care of my mother in three hour shifts. I wanted to thank my children who had to make so many sacrifices so I could be there for my mother. My cousin Mandy who dropped everything to drive all the way down from Vermont to bring my grandmother to see my mom one last time. I wanted to thank all my mother’s friends in Chichester who helped out in a pinch, especially Kathryn. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it also takes a village to help a very special woman die with grace in her own home. Thank you to everyone from the past and present who loved my mother and either privately reached out to me or wrote condolences here. I love you Mom. I miss you so much. But I know you are with Serge and Aunt Missy now.

Shayna Boisvert

August 12, 2021

It fills me sadness to write this post as it feels too soon. Going up to Julie's farm was one of the best parts of my childhood. I remember her smile, laugh, and kindness to me. I know she will be missed by many including me. I extend my sympathies to her family particularly Heather who I know spent/ gave all that she had to make sure her mother's last days were filled with more laughter and love. And, to Lucky. She's up there with a beautiful farm and with Serge, now.
Requiescet in pace Julie.
Shay Boisvert

Deborah Clark

August 12, 2021

Lucky, Heather & Family
I was very sorry to hear of Julie's passing. She was such a wonderful person and I always enjoyed spending time with all of you in my teenage years. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time.
Debbie (Annis) Clark.

Jill Stocking

August 12, 2021

To Julie’s Family,We are so heartbroken for your loss of Julie She sure was a special person. We will all miss her. RIP Jules

Erin Conley

August 12, 2021

Heather & Family,
I’m deeply saddened to hear of Julies passing! She was always wonderful to me and treated me like I was one of her own. She had a beautiful smile that radiated when she laughed. She will always have a place in my heart. When you have her service please send up some whispers of love to her from me.
Love,
Erin

Jeff/Dawn Nielsen

August 12, 2021

We will always have memories of her kindness, and soft spoken demeanor. The world is truly diminished with her passing. Dawn & I extend our deepest condolences to all who were closest to her. R.I.P. Auntie. :-(

lucien mailhiot

August 11, 2021

Gone too soon,you wills always own a piece of my heart !!! RIP Lucky

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