Marlborough – Danella Hewitt Pearson, 87, died peacefully June 24, 2019. She was the daughter of the late John and Florence (Bousquet) Hewitt.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 63 years, Richard Pearson, and her son, Thomas Pearson and his wife Jean, their two children, Kayla Pearson and Jenna Feuling and her husband Mike, and their two children, Hailey Rose and Harper Jayde. She was predeceased by a daughter, Anne, and is survived as well by Anne’s daughter, Kristen Giordano. She is survived by many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She graduated from Westfield High School in Westfield, N.J. and from the College of William and Mary. She and her husband Dick were married in his last year of law school, and then moved to Concord, N.H., where Dick practiced law for six years. Eventually Dick became a law professor, and they lived for many years in Dover, Mass. and Gainesville, Fla., from where they retired to New London, N.H. in 1996. They moved to a retirement facility in Marlborough in Feb. 2017, where she lived until her death.
Danella was an avid gardener throughout her life and belonged to local garden clubs wherever she lived. Over the years she supported and worked for a wide variety of civic and charitable organizations. She was also an avid reader, belonging to book clubs in towns where she lived. She also loved to travel and visited all but one or two of the states in America. She traveled throughout the world, including China and Japan, Russia, South and Central America, Africa, and most of the countries of Europe.
Danella was a very special woman, a much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
Private family funeral services are planned.
