Mrs. Jenefer Jean Lumbra

November 20, 1939 - June 5, 2017

Jenefer Jean Rix Lumbra passed to a new chapter on June 5th 2017 after a lifetime of laughter and love. Born November 20, 1939 to Harry Victor and Hilda Mae Rix in Great Massingam, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, she attended West Norfolk High School for Girls and was a member of the local chapter of Girl Guides. She met Ralph C Lumbra while serving his country at RAF Sculthorpe in England. They were married Nov 16, 1957 and moved to the United States on April 10, 1958. She loved piano, dancing, the arts, sewing as well as repairing, refinishing and reupholstering old furniture "treasures". Over the last few months, she had designed and laid out a quilt with family members. During her final hours, family rallied together while in her presence and completed the quilt so she could witness her final creation. She loved all her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as her dog, Alfie. She had an eclectic sense of style which kept others amused and on their toes. She worked for New Hampshire Health and Human services for almost 10 Years, the Claremont Housing Authority, and eventually retired from Dartmouth-Mary Hitchcock Hospital in 2007. She lived in Greenville, RI in the early years however, was long time resident of Claremont, NH. After leaving Claremont in 2013, she resided in Lakeland, Fl and the Keene, NH area. She was predeceased by her husband Ralph C. Lumbra, her sister Helen "Anne" Whiting, her parents and her grandson Nolan Jacob Lumbra. She leaves behind her sister Marion Joy "Judy" Rubin and her husband Olis Rubin: her son, Stanley and his wife, Connie; her daughter, Karen and her husband, Steve Tewksbury; her daughter, Jacqueline and her husband, Joseph Parent; her son, Dale Lumbra; and her youngest daughter, Jennifer Lumbra and her fiance Dick Rennie. She had many cherished grandchildren; Stanley Lumbra Jr, Angela Marsh, Christopher Toth, Nicolyn Stacy, Hannah Blair, Joseph Parent Jr, Andrea Cobb, Owen Lumbra, Madison Lumbra, Nathan Parker, Justan Parker and Haydan Parker, their spouses as well as ten great-grandchildren. There will be no calling hours. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM in St. Mary's Cemetery, Plains Rd. Claremont NH. In leiu of flowers please send gifts in her name to Monadnock Humane Society, 101 W. Swanzey Rd, Swanzey, NH 03446. The family invites you to share a memory of Jenefer with them or leave a message of condolence in the family guest book at www.royfuneralhome.com.