Linda Ellen Lamothe

Linda Ellen Lamothe (Lehto), 77, of Swanzey, NH, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2025. Linda was born on July 5, 1947, to the late Miriam and Eugene Lehto, in Hartford, CT. Her family moved to Sterling, MA where she attended school and was a member of the Wachusett Regional High School graduating class of 1965. She was an avid accordion player. After high school, she graduated from the School of Practical Art in Boston in 1969,where she met her husband to be James Lamothe of Leominster, MA. They were married in 1970. She worked at Hub Mail in Boston before moving to Windham, NH, where their one and only daughter Melissa was born. In 1973 they moved to Swanzey, NH, where Linda‘s parents owned property, and began their life of over 50 years there. Over the years she worked at Emerson School in Fitzwilliam, MRHS, then earned her teaching certificate from Franklin Pierce College where she went and taught art in the Monadnock Regional School District North elementary schools. Linda was an extremely...