Jaffrey, NH – Julie (Cramb) Pillsbury was known for her boundless generosity and creativity. An avid maker, she spent hours creating beauty for those around her. She loved seeking the next idea she might set her mind and heart to and make her own. She was multi-talented, and always had a variety of projects ready to capture her attention. Julie returned love and compassion with radiating devotion and care that came purely from her soul.
Julie possessed a light heart, found fun and beauty everywhere she went and good company in everyone she met. She was always ready for adventure-especially when it offered uninterrupted time with her husband, Roland Pillsbury, whom she married on August 19, 2006, and who survives her.
Born on October 18, 1959, to the late Judith (Raymond) Tieger. Julie adored her mother and was proud to have Marc Tieger as her father. When he remarried, Julie happily embraced Sharon Donaway Tieger as “Mom.” Her relationship with her stepmother, the late Ruth Cramb deepened in Julie’s early adult years.
In addition to her mother and stepmother, Julie was predeceased by her former husband, Wayne Kullgren; her brother-in-law, Wayne Rathburn; and her birth father, Donald Cramb.
Julie is survived by her children and grandchildren: Stacey Kullgren and her partner, Sue Vincent (Winchester, NH); Joni Schoeneck, her husband Ryan, and their children, Leo and Alexandra (Coral Springs, FL); Samantha Pillsbury, her fiancé, Skylar Armstrong-White, and her children, Celena, Kaya, and Ciara (Antrim, NH); and Shawn Kullgren (Greer, SC) and his daughter, Jayden Taylor (Jaffrey, NH). She is also survived by six siblings: Alan Raymond and his wife Gale (Naples, ME); Donald Cramb and his wife, Linda (Jaffrey, NH); Sandra Rathburn (Jaffrey, NH); Aaron Riverwood (Shelburne Falls, MA); Chris Cramb (Rindge, NH); and Timothy Cramb and his wife, Jane (Cheyenne, WY). Julie loved being a mother and grandmother; was proud of her extended family and to be an aunt to several nieces and nephews.
Julie passed in the early morning of January 29, 2026 after a rapid and unexpected decline in her health. Surrounded by family and friends in her final days, she was held in the love she so freely gave throughout her life. Her spirit will continue to inspire all who knew her, living on in their memories and in the love they share.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m on March 15. at the Marlborough House, 9 Ling Street, Marlborough, NH. Refreshments will be served at 3pm the community is welcome to attend either or both.
Julie’s family asks that those who wish to make a gift to honor her, do so by giving to the Jaffrey/Rindge Got Lunch Program by sending a check in its name to the First Congregational Church in Rindge, P.O. Box 451, Rindge, NH 03461, with her name in the memo line.
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