Patricia E. Archibald

Patricia E. Archibald obituary, Mont Vernon, NH

Patricia E. Archibald

Patricia Archibald Obituary

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Patricia E. Archibald, 84 was received into the hands of the Lord on December 2, 2025. She passed after a long struggle with cancer at the Merrimack Community Hospice House. Patricia was born in Nashua, NH on December 13, 1941, daughter of Harold R. Pillsbury and Johann E. Pillsbury. She is survived by her husband of 60 years Willard “Bill” Archibald, Jr and daughters Nancy, Erin, Lisa Sweeney and her husband Paul and grandson Andrew. She is survived by a sister Joan Daigle and a brother Harold Pillsbury, and had a predeceased sister Ann Shattuck. Pat graduated from Pepperell, MA High School and received an associate’s degree from Nashua Business College. She worked as book keeper and in retail and banking. Most of all she was a beloved and devoted wife and mother. She was very family oriented and always put family first. A private celebration in honor of her life will be held. The family requests that any remembrances consideration be made to the Community Hospice House, in Merrimack, NH.

Smith & Heald Funeral Home

63 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055

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