Elaine Anita Brault

Elaine Anita (Read) Brault, formerly of Belmont, NH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on July 2,1939, she was the daughter of Lewis Daniel Read and Pauline (Guyer) Read. Elaine grew up in Northfield, NH, and attended schools in Northfield and Tilton, graduating from Tilton High School, Class of 1957. Upon graduation, Elaine worked as a telephone operator at the Bell Telephone Company in Franklin, as well as Woolworths Store in Laconia. She enjoyed spending summers at her parent’s camp on Lake Opechee in Lakeport and at her aunt and uncle’s house in Willimantic, Connecticut, where she met her future husband, William Robarge, Sr. Together, they raised a family of five boys while they resided in Belmont and operated Bill’s Mobil Station and Grocery Store. While raising a family, Elaine also enjoyed being a Cub Scout Den Mother, being a member of a Weirs Bowling League, and enjoyed working at K-Mart in Gilford and the Cherry Webb & Touraine Store in Laconia. Later in life, Elaine would spend time with family and grandchildren in Ocala, Florida and, eventually, live with her son Michael and daughter-in-law Diane in Greene, Maine. Elaine was widely known for her kind spirit and warm heart. She loved collecting old movies, playing the piano and singing, and attending her grandchildren’s activities whenever she could. Her generous and joyful nature left a lasting impression on everyone she met. Elaine was predeceased by her parents, her former husband, and her brothers, Donald Read and Earl Read. She leaves behind a legacy of love in her surviving family, including her sons, William Robarge Jr. and his wife Donna, Michael Robarge and his wife Diane, Jeffrey Robarge, Daniel Robarge and his wife Robin, and Matthew Robarge; her sisters, Norma Read, and Gayle Colby and her husband Wes; her grandchildren, Jared, Nicholas, Lauren, Zachary, Courtney, Jackelyn, Hannah, William III and Philip; and her great- grandson, Jackson; her sisters-in-law, Bonita Read and Jane Read, and several nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to a visitation at Smart Memorial Home in Tilton, New Hampshire, on Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm to celebrate Elaine’s life and pay their respects. Arrangements have been lovingly cared for by Smart Memorial Home, www.smartmemorialhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations can be made to the Woodland Memory Care Facility in Lewiston, Maine. She will be dearly missed and forever remembered by all whose lives she touched.

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Elaine Anita Brault

July 2, 1939 - February 25, 2025