Annette Veronica Cossitt, 76, of Middleboro, passed away peacefully in the evening of Wednesday, December 14th, 2022. Annette’s family and friends are heartbroken and devastated in the wake of her unexpected illness and passing.

 

Annette is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Warren Cossitt; her cherished siblings, Olga Semeken and Warren George with his wife Audrey; her beloved children Christine Cullen with her husband Andrew, Elizabeth (Lisa) Noel, Michael Cossitt, and Brandon George; and her adored grandchildren Fiona DiGiandomenico with her husband John, Kaleb Cullen with his husband Lee, Aiyana Noel, Harvey Noel, Eric Noel, Skylar Jacko, and Tiohawíhton Peterson.

 

Annette was born in Nulato, Alaska, a small village along the Yukon River on November 26th, 1947. She graduated from Copper Valley High School in 1966. While she was attending nursing school in Anchorage, she met Warren who was stationed there while serving in the army and married him on June 30th, 1967. After having her first child, Christine, in Anchorage, her new family began moving around the country before settling in Jamaica Plain, MA where she would then have her next two children, Elizabeth and Michael. After living in Jamaica Plain for 46 years, Annette and Warren decided to move away from the hustle of the big city and enjoy a quiet retirement in Middleboro in 2016.

 

While living in Jamaica Plain, Annette enjoyed going on walks around Jamaica Pond or having picnics in the Arnold Arboretum with her family. She loved taking her children, and later grandchildren, to the many museums and learning centers in the city: the Boston Children’s Museum, the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, and the Franklin Park Zoo to name a few. Annette helped foster a love of nature and science during these times spent with her family. When she wasn’t busy with family, she was completing her degree in nursing at Bunker Hill Community College which allowed her to later work at the Boston Medical Center as a CNA before retiring.

 

In the quieter moments of her life, Annette enjoyed going on bike rides around the city and frequenting neighborhood yard sales, always looking for another amazing find. Being very in touch with her Alaskan Native heritage, Annette would attend the Pow Wows organized by the many tribes of New England as frequently as she could. After becoming a grandmother, or mema as she was called, she discovered a love of playing highly competitive fast-paced board games and card games with her grandkids, and she wasn’t the type to just let the kids win.

 

Annette brought joy and laughter to the lives of every person she met. She would be funny or feisty, and always quick-witted. She was a wonderful and loving wife, sister, mother, and mema and her absence will be felt by many. She was dearly loved and will be terribly missed by all those that knew her.

 

Following Cremation, a Memorial Gathering will be held in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 17 Main St., Route 105, Lakeville on Tuesday, December 27 from 4-8 p.m.