from the October 25, 1995 issue of The Country Chronicle
Lebanon, NH–E. Cecile Broughall, 58, died suddenly on Monday, October 16 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in Lebanon Dec 14, 1936 the daughter of Alban and Lorraine (LaCourse) Yelle. She was a lifelong resident of Lebanon and graduated from Lebanon High School. She later attended Plymouth State College. She was married to Stephen E. Broughall Feb. 5, 1965. Mr. Broughall died on Feb. 26, 1995. She served in the capacity of City Clerk, Ward I Election Moderator, Trustee of Trust Funds Bookkeeper, and was acting city Manager while in-between-Managers. She was an active member of the New Hampshire Government Finance Officers Association and was a member and past president of the Lebanon Business and Professional Women’s Organization. She was also a member and officer of the Court St. Teresa Catholic Daughters of America and the Claremont Chapter of the Catholic Daughters of America. She was an active and devoted member of Sacred Heart Parish where she served on the Parish Council, Social Committee, Martha’s Ministry, and was also a Eucharistic Minister. She served as an R.S.V.P. volunteer, delivered Meals on Wheels, and was the volunteer bookkeeper for the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council. She worked at the Red Cross Bloodmobile for many years. She and her husband Steve were the co-organizers of the annual Thanksgiving Dinners at the Sacred Heart Parish and the Christmas Dinners at Holy Redeemer Church in West Lebanon. She also served in the information booth on the Park in Lebanon. Mrs. Broughall was awarded the “Key to the City” of Lebanon on May 10, 1991. A Resolution was passed by the New Hampshire State Senate on May 10, 1991 honoring her in her retirement and by the Lebanon City Council as well. Even though she was an active volunteer in the community, her life was devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren.
Her family includes: a son, Gary Broughall of Grantham; two daughters, Linda Kosierk of Enfield and Holly Bergeron of Lebanon. A step-son, Lt. Col. Stephen E. Broughall Jr. of Washington, D.C.; a brother, Bernard Yelle of Lebanon; two sisters, Barbara Valentine and Maxine Lane both of Lebanon; eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. and Tuesday evening from 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church in Lebanon on Wednesday at 11 a.m., cremation followed with the burial in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery on Thursday at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Sacred Heart Church Memorial Fund, Hough St, Lebanon, NH 03766 or to the Lebanon Senior Citizens Center, Campbell St, Lebanon, NH 03766.