STRAFFORD - On October 22, 2026, Elizabeth “Betty” Anne (Pomerleau) Tufts passed away at her home with her family by her side.
Elizabeth was born on December 29, 1935, in Pittsfield, MA to Joseph and Elsie (Tremblay) Pomerleau. She was one of ten children.
Elizabeth married Lauriston Tufts on March 21, 1953, and they lived in Gonic with their six children until 1975, when they moved to Strafford, NH. Elizabeth devoted her life to raising her six children and running the family farm. She also took many others into her home over the course of her lifetime.
She is survived by one sister, Annette Cook of Rochester, NH, and her five children, Mitchell A. Tufts and ex-wife Kim, Stephen A. Tufts and wife, Kathleen, Lori G. Zammeron and her husband, Felipe, Daniel R. Tufts and his wife, Susanne, and Roberta R. Siderchuck and her husband, Ron. She is also survived by her son-in-law, Gary Castine, and an “adopted” daughter, Wanda Sprague.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lauriston Tufts, an infant son, her daughter Taralie A. Castine, and her granddaughter Jamie Tufts. In addition, Elizabeth is survived by 15 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren, who were her pride and joy, along with numerous nieces and nephews.