Harriet Frances (Freeman) Emond, 87, passed away peacefully, with her husband by her side at their Florida residence on September 2, 2021. Daughter of the late Charles O. Freeman and Dorothy (Moulton) Freeman, Harriet was born in Orleans on November 10, 1933. She graduated from Nauset Regional High School, class of 1951 and played varsity basketball. After high school she worked as a regional telephone switchboard operator for many years prior to electronic switching. Harriet later pursued a 30-year civil service career with the United States Postal Service working primarily from the North Eastham Post Office facility.
Harriet married Donald E. Emond on September 19, 1963 and together they enjoyed a very active and adventurous life on Cape Cod, Maine and Florida with family and friends. Outer beach all-day cookouts in the Land-Rover; Cape Cod Bay deep sea fishing and recreational boating, getaways to their camp in central Maine, and finally a warm winter retreat in Lake Placid, FL where Harriet enjoyed shuffleboard and traveling by golf cart.
Family and bringing people together were very important to Harriet; she opened her house to extended family and hosted many holiday dinners. She adventured into cake decoration classes with close friend Beverly Young and even made a few wedding cakes.
Harriet was predeceased by son David Michael Brooke; two brothers, Robert L. Freeman and John H Freeman; three sisters, Winifred Freeman, Irene F. Doane, and Eleanor M. Lewis. Harriet of Lake Placid, FL & Eastham, MA She is survived by her beloved husband of 57 years, Donald E. Emond; three sons, Gary R. Brooke and his wife Valerie of Brewster MA; Craig A. Brooke of Franklin, MA; Donald Scott Emond and his wife Cindy of Xenia & Port Clinton, OH; one daughter, Darlene Burke of South Dennis, MA; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held on Saturday September 18th at Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham, MA.
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