Elaine P. Comrie

Elaine P. (Coburn) Comrie, age 92, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully at the Inn at Deerfield, NH on Sunday, May 3, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Comrie with whom she enjoyed 39 years of marriage until his passing in 1990.

She was born in Boston on June 24, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Burton and Dorothy (Davis) Coburn.

Elaine was raised in Cambridge in the early years, and then moved to Bedford, MA. That was where she met the love of her life, Bobby. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1950 and went on to marry Robert Comrie in 1951. Elaine worked first as a loving homemaker but went on to work at a number of different things. She worked at Bowen ‘s toy store in Bedford and then helped to run the hobby store with her husband in Chelmsford. She worked at the bakery with her son, Scott, and multiple other family members. She even dabbled in handing out samples and smiles at Sam’s in Manchester, NH.

Elaine had many hobbies and interests. She was an avid quilter creating beautiful memories and keepsakes for her family. She loved to knit and crochet and did so for most of her life. At one point she was knitting hats for the children’s hospital. Elaine loved reading and it wasn’t very often that you found her without a book in her hand or on her side table. She also loved music of all kinds and loved to hum along to whatever song caught her fancy.

Elaine is survived by three of her children: Scott and his wife, Joan of Deerfield, NH, Patricia Hamblett and her husband, Frank of Westford, and Alycia Cronin and her husband, Gerard of Westford. Elaine is also survived by her sister-in-law, Marlene McCaffery of Bedford. She is proudly survived by 18 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren as well as cousins, nephews and a niece.

She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Robert Comrie; her son, Robert Comrie, Jr., and her brother and his wife, Curtis and Daisy Coburn.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, from 9am to 10:30am at the BLAKE CHELMSFORD FUNERAL HOME, 24 Worthen Street, CHELMSFORD. Her Funeral Service will be held at 11am at the funeral home following the visitation. Interment will follow in Heart Pond Cemetery, CHELMSFORD.