Haverhill: Emelda I. (Arsenault) Mowbray, 90, of Haverhill, died peacefully on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Hannah Duston Long Term Healthcare Center, with her family by her side.

Born in Moncton, NB, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Matilda (Meunier) Arsenault and attended local schools. She met and married Patrick J. Mowbray, and they began to raise their family and eventually moved to the United States and settled in Haverhill in 1963. Emelda was employed first in the local shoe industry and later worked for Hoyt and Worthen Tanning Co. in Haverhill.
A longtime member of All Saints Parish and the former Saint Joseph Parish, Emelda was an avid reader and enjoyed playing cards, Bingo and trips to Foxwoods. Devoted to her large family, she was known as "Mem" by anyone who knew her and had a gracious smile and "laughing French eyes".

Predeceased in 1984 by her husband Patrick J. Mowbray, she will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by a son and daughter-in-law, Edmund P. and Anna Maria Mowbray, of Bedford, NH, a daughter and son-in-law, Judy M. and Michael Noury of Bradford, and a daughter Rachel Bergeron of Ste. Samuel, PQ, Canada, two brothers,  Edmund Arsenault, Jr. and Emery Arsenault, both of Haverhill, a sister Diane Coleman of New Hampshire, ten grandchildren, Anthony, Bernadette, Christina, Jennifer, Jason, Derrick, Sarah, Keith, Melissa and Alicia, twenty-two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by a daughter Gail Mowbray, a daughter and son-in-law, Pauline M. and Sandy Basiliere, two brothers, Charles Arsenault and Joseph Arsenault, sisters, Doris Walker, Jeannette O'Brien, Anita Duval and Josephine LeBlanc, and stepsisters, Lorraine and Agnes.

Relatives and friends are invited to calling hours to be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Berube-Comeau Funeral Home, 47 Broadway, Haverhill. Her funeral service will follow at 1:15 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. Burial in Saint Joseph Cemetery will be private. To send a message of condolence to the family or to share a cherished memory, please visit: www.berubecomeau.com.