Tamela Walsh

Tamela Drown Walsh, 66, of Manchester, NH, passed away at Concord Hospital on August 26, 2025.

 Born in St. Johnsbury Vermont on July 22nd, 1959, she was the daughter of Douglas Drown and Kathleen (Peña) Drown. 

She shared 15 years of companionship with her husband, the late Christopher Walsh. 

In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling (especially cruises), music, and spending time with family. She had a summer campsite at Old Orchard Beach, where she created many cherished memories with family and friends over the years. 

Tammy will be fondly remembered as a joyful and outgoing person who loved to make people smile.

 Tammy is survived by her mother, Kathleen Drown; her siblings, Timothy Drown, of Tampa, FL, and the late Thomas Drown, of St. Johnsbury, VT; her children, Matthew Laferriere of Norton, VT, Meaghan Rowe and her husband Nick of Hampton, NH, and Samantha Kelly and her husband Jordan of Litchfi eld, NH; as well as her stepchildren, Bryan Walsh and his wife Jamie of Reading, MA, Emily Bourgeois and her husband Eric of Hooksett, NH, and Kevin Walsh and his wife Sarah of Melrose, MA; her grandchildren, Ryder, Bowen, Madeleine, Hudson and Rory. 

Tammy’s family would like to thank the staff at Hillsbrook Village and Concord Hospital for their kind and compassionate care.

 Services will be held on Sunday, August 31st at the Cremation Society of New Hampshire, 243 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH. Family and friends are invited to gather from 1-3PM.