Hudson – Shirley “Deema” Ann (Bellrose) Zink, 80, of Hudson, passed away peacefully March 24, 2019, surrounded by her beloved family, after a period of declining health.
Deema was born Jan. 30, 1939, in Chester, Vt., a daughter of the late Ethel G. (McClure) Medeiros. She spent her teenage years in Hudson, where she graduated from high school and later moved to Bolton, where she lived happily married to Harry Zink for 23 years, together raising their two children, Stephen Zink and Pamela Granzel, before moving back to Hudson.
Deema had a long and successful career as a Quality Control Inspector for Honeywell Corp, retiring after 39 years of employment.
Shirley was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. She enjoyed going for walks, gardening, doing yard work and baking for her family. She also loved hunting for old treasures at yard sales and antique stores. Shirley was animal lover and she had a very special bond with her granddog, “Coco.”
Amongst her many heartbroken survivors, she leaves her son, Stephen M. Zink and his wife Mindy of Windham, Maine; her daughter, Pamela J. Ganzel and her husband Donald of Goffstown, N.H.; her grandchildren, Tyler Clow, Tiffany Ganzel, Savannah Lee, Kyle Borella, Vincent Zink, and Emma Frizzell and her husband Dustin; her great-grandchildren, Rian Borella and Weston Lee; her step-grandchildren, Donald Granzel, Alicia Granzel, Suzanne Granzel, and Jonathan Granzel; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her infant daughter, Donna Marie Zink, and her siblings, Jeanette Kinnette and Audrey Wallace.
Relatives and friends are invited to a period of calling hours Friday, March 29, from 5- 8 p.m., at Tighe Hamilton Regional Funeral Home, 50 Central St., Hudson. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m., in the funeral home, followed by a procession to Forestvale Cemetery for committal services.
