Evelyn E. Comstock

Ware – Evelyn E. (Meegan) Comstock, 87, formerly of Ware, passed away at the Highlands Nursing Home in Fitchburg on Monday, January 7, 2025.

She leaves behind her daughters, Paula Comstock and her husband Joe Francis and Denise Comstock. She is the only child of John Meegan and Eleanor Roach.

Evelyn was born in Ware and lived most of her adolescence in and around Boston, ultimately graduating at David Prouty High School in Spencer. Her experiences at her grandparents’ Hibbard Dairy Farm in New Braintree were amongst her most celebrated remembrances. Following high school she graduated from secretarial school. She worked at the former Wm. E. Wright Company before marriage and later at Mary Lane Hospital.

She was a spirited soul who loved music, dance, shopping, Tai Chi, creative writing, travel, fine food, the Newlywed Game with Bob Eubanks, nature walks, animals and birds. Her most advanced accomplishment was persevering through severe mental illness in which the ignorance and cruelty of her community made it difficult. Her indomitable strength assisted her in surviving many obstacles.

A Funeral Mass for Evelyn will be held at 12:00pm on Friday, January 10, 2025, in All Saint’s Church, 17 North St., in Ware. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery following mass.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Health at www.nami.org , or other mental assistance foundations.

Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 Pleasant St. in Ware is assisting her family with her arrangements. An online tribute page is available at charbonneaufh.com.