Pauline Theresa Beaudet

Pauline “Theresa” Beaudet, age 92, of Laconia, New Hampshire, formerly of Northfield and Franklin, passed away on March 12, 2026, at Concord Hospital in Laconia.

Born on September 1, 1933, in Concord, New Hampshire, to Eva Drouin and Joseph L’Heureux, Theresa grew up attending Penacook High School, where she excelled in sports and especially loved playing basketball. She married Donald Beaudet and together they raised ten children. A devoted homemaker for many years, she and Don shared a lifelong passion for sports, playing volleyball and softball while enthusiastically supporting their children’s and later their grandchildren’s athletic events. Once her children were grown, Theresa worked at Merrimack Magnetics and Webster Valve, continuing to follow her family’s activities with pride.

In her later years, she found joy in the company of friends at the Franklin Senior TRIP Center and as a member of the Red Hatters. Theresa was known for her warm smile, loving nature, and a heart filled with kindness.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Donald Beaudet, her son Brian Beaudet, her brother Alfred L’Heureux, and her sisters Beatrice Hardy and Rita Hoyt. Theresa is survived by her children Donna Bickford and husband Doug, Linda Proulx and husband Tom, Donald Beaudet and wife Judy, Bruce Beaudet and wife Marie, Gary Beaudet and wife Kay, daughter-in-law Tammy Beaudet, William Beaudet and wife Jenny, Brent Beaudet, Bradley Beaudet, David Beaudet and partner Carol Dalton, her sister Marie “Yvonne” Thornton, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.