Zoe Desmarais

Zoë Marie Desmarais, 21, of Dunbarton passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at the Concord Hospital in Concord, NH.

She was born in Manchester, NH on August 11th, 1998, daughter of Mark S. and Lori A. (Martin) Desmarais of Dunbarton. She was a graduate of Goffstown High School in 2016. It was here many watched her grow and discover her passion for goal crushing. During her time at GHS, she worked part time, while taking honors classes and excelling while always keeping her vision of becoming a college graduate. In May 2019, Zoë did just that. She graduated from Southern NH University, Cum Laude with her Business Accounting Degree after just 3 years.

Zoë was such a bright loving young woman. She was strong and independent. She had a beautiful smile. She loved life and she loved her family and friends. Zoë had started on a journey to better herself, and to take charge of her health and well-being. She started weight training and was passionate about pushing herself to be the best she could be. It was amazing watching her transformation. Every goal she set, she knew the struggle, but yet smiled. It was being one with nature that fully completed her. Her adventures including hiking, camping and just being outdoors, and of course the gym. With each she would find peace and insight to what her next adventure or goal was going to be.

Zoë had a newfound love for travel when she got to visit Chile while in College and then Ireland where she traveled with her Mom and friends. Zoë volunteered every year at Operation ELF.

Zoë was currently employed as a staff accountant at C & S Grocers in Keene.

She loved her beloved Alex; it is now that her family ask for you to share a random act of kindness in Zoë’s honor and share your acts with all you love.

She was pre-deceased by her paternal grandfather Walter Desmarais and an aunt, Marie Keenan.

Zoë will be forever loved and remembered by her parents Mark and Lori Desmarais of Dunbarton; a brother, Zachary Desmarais of Dunbarton; paternal grandmother Helen Desmarais of Nashua; maternal grandparents Jeanne and Charles Palermo of Nashua and Donald Martin of Merrimack; aunts and uncles, Debbie and Ian Gregory of Merrimack, Jason Nolin of Nashua, Trish and Scott Brannen of Goffstown, Bob and Laurie Desmarais of Amherst, Lorraine Desmarais of Nashua, and Pat and Mary Keenan of Concord; a great-aunt, Lorraine Zuidema of Nashua along with numerous cousins and friends.

Visitation hours will be held at the Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack on Saturday, October 5th from 12 – 3 PM. A memorial service will take place in the chapel of the funeral home at 3 PM.

For those who wish, memorial donations in Zoë’s memory can be made to NAMI (National Association of Mental Illness).

To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit rivetfuneralhome.com.