JAFFREY — Sheila L. Chamberlain, 75, of Gilmore Pond Road in Jaffrey, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a courageous battle with cancer.

Sheila was born in Nashua on Sept. 19, 1934, daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Crosby) Joynt. She was a 1953 graduate of Hancock High School.

Sheila was a telephone operator for 17 years and then worked at N.H. Ball Bearings Co. in Peterborough for 19 years before retiring and joining her husband in their craft shop, S&S Crafts, which they operated together from their home.

Sheila enjoyed camping with her husband and traveling in their RV. Together they had spent several winters in warmer climates and served as campground hosts in Georgia and Missouri state parks. She had lived in Jaffrey from 1966 to 1997, when she lived in Dublin for a brief time, and then moved back to Jaffrey to stay.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sterling E. Chamberlain, on April 20, 1999, and by her sister Mary Blood.

Sheila is survived by her three daughters, Carolynn Knight of Keswick, Va., Ann Marie Bernier of Dublin and Sandra Patton of Peterborough; her five sons, James Chamberlain and Michael Chamberlain, both of Jaffrey, Steven Chamberlain of Allegany, N.Y., Timothy Chamberlain of North Port, Fla., and Robert Chamberlain of Rindge; 19 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her sister Josephine Hollis of Jaffrey and many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.

Sheila has requested there be no calling hours or funeral. The Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Jaffrey is assisting her family with arrangements.

To share a memory of Sheila, or to send a condolence to her family, please visit www.cournoyerfh.com

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Sheila’s memory to the Jaffrey-Rindge Memorial Ambulance, P.O. Box 107, Jaffrey 03452.