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Jean T. Leske
DENMARK - Jean T. Leske, 85, of Denmark, died Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at the Bridgton Health Care Center.
She was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the daughter of Earl and Florence Dudley Tobey. She graduated from House in the Pines High School in Norton, Mass., and also from Vassar College in New York. She was a Navy pilot during World War II and was a navigational instructor and an aerial photographer. She moved to this area in 1967 from Nantucket, Mass., and owned and operated the White Horse Stables and the White Horse General Store, both in North Conway.
She is survived by one son, Tobey R. Leske, of Nantucket, Mass.; one daughter, Nancy Leske of Denmark; one brother, Guilford Tobey of Marblehead, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
A memorial graveside service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Mass.
Local arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home in Fryeburg.
Mary (Lord) Kirkwood
FREEDOM - Mary (Lord) Kirkwood, 75, of Ossipee Lake Road in Freedom, died Dec. 8, 2000, at her home.
She was born Jan. 23, 1925, the daughter of the late John A. and Laura Mae (Knight) Lord of West Ossipee, and she lived in Ossipee most of her life before moving to Freedom 12 years ago. She attended grammar school in West Ossipee and later attended Ossipee High School in Center Ossipee.
She was a member of the West Ossipee Women's Club and a member of the First Congregational Church Ladies Aid.
An avid golfer, she was a member of the Province Lake Golf Club and a member of the Indian Mound Golf Club in Center Ossipee. She was active in the Women's Twilight League as well as the State Ladies League. She also had a love of gardening.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence D. Kirkwood.
She is survived by her loving children, Bonnie Nystedt, of West Ossipee, Laurinda Barr, of Merrimack, Deborah K. Harkins, of Ossipee, Victoria Kirkwood, of Rochester, and Cynthia Mamigonian, of Dover; 19 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; a brother, Rolland W. Lord, of West Ossipee; two sisters, Charlotte Boisse, of Hookset, and Edna Kennard, of Center Ossipee; and several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be today, Tuesday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Ossipee Valley Bible Church, Route 16, West Ossipee. Rev. John Aron, pastor, will official. Burial will be in the Ossipee Valley Cemetery, West Ossipee.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Hospice of Southern Carroll County, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Jared Dana Brown
WOLFEBORO - Jared Dana Brown, 19, of Pine Hill Road, died Dec. 9, 2000 from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Wolfeboro.
He was born May 17, 1981, in Rochester, N.H., the son of Helena Belle (Andersson) Brown and Douglas M. Brown, and had lived in Wolfeboro most of his life. After graduating from Kingswood High School, Wolfeboro, N.H., in June 2000, Jared enrolled in the Laconia Technical School for Graphic Arts, Laconia, N.H., and worked at Ciccarone's Pizza in Wolfeboro.
As a child, Jared loved to play baseball and as a teenager he loved basketball, playing as a member of the Kingswood High School Varsity Basketball team. He also loved snowboarding. He had the gift to love people, making them laugh, care, and feel happy.
Jared belonged to the First Congregational Church, Center Ossipee, N.H., since he was born.
Jared's family members include his mother and stepfather, Helena Belle and R. Gerry Hammer of Wolfeboro, N.H.; his father and stepmother, Douglas M. and Marie E. Brown, West Ossipee, N.H.; his sisters, Annalese R. Brown, Wolfeboro, N.H., and Cassandra E. Brown, West Ossipee, N.H.; his brothers, Hudson G. Hammer, Wolfeboro, N.H., and Matthew M. Brown, West Ossipee, N.H. He is also survived by his stepbrother, Ricky G. Hammer, Wolfeboro, N.H.; his maternal grandmother, Barbara W. Andersson, Limerick, Maine; his paternal grandfather, Gordon L. Brown, North Conway; his paternal great-grandmother, Alice C. Brown, Swampscott, Mass.; his aunts, Donna B. Schuler, Windham, N.H., and Ruth A. Andersson, Limerick, Maine; his uncles, Geof S. Brown, Salem, Mass., and Colin S. Squires, South Windsor, Conn.; his great-uncles, Wendell H. Berry, Newport, N.H., and Roger Brown, Zypsum, Colo.; his cousins, Deborah Bally, Visalia, Calif., Jed Berry, Missoula, Mont., Kirsten L. Schuler, Windham, N.H., and Kurt W. Schuler, Windham, N.H.
Visiting hours for Jared will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, Route 28, Wolfeboro, N.H. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m., at the First Congregational Church, Family Life Center of Ossipee, N.H. Pastor David Morgan will officiate.
Donations in his memory may be made to The Jared Dana Brown Art Scholarship Fund, care of Community Bank and Trust, 15 Varney Road, Wolfeboro, N.H., 03894.
Frances (Moore) Chapman
There will be a memorial service on Friday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Route 25 in Tamworth for Frances (Moore) Chapman of Chocorua who died on November 25, 2000.
Reta May (Welch) Weare
TAMWORTH - Reta May (Welch) Weare, 74, of Tamworth Road, died December 4, 2000, peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Tamworth on July 24, 1926, daughter of the late Russell and Hester (Clark) Welch, she was a lifelong resident of Tamworth.
Predeceased by her husband, Donald E. Weare in 1988, she leaves two sons, Thomas Weare of Tamworth and Michael Weare of Tamworth; three daughters, Judith Kayser of Tamworth, Susan Hayford of Tamworth and Margaret Merrithew of Tamworth; a brother, Frederic Welch of North Fort Meyers, Fla.; four sisters, Margaret Brueckner of Floral Park, Fla., Florence Fortier of Chocorua, Helen Dicey of Chocorua, Beatrice Kondrup of Rochester; 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home on Route 16 in West Ossipee.
Burial will be in Wonalancet Cemetery in Wonalancet.
The Baker-Gagne Funeral Home of West Ossipee is in charge of arrangements.
Douglas E. Melzard Sr
FREEDOM - Douglas E. Melzard Sr., 88, of West Bay Road, died Dec. 1, 2000, at the Mountain View Nursing Home in Ossipee after a period of failing health.
He was born Feb. 26, 1912, in Lynn, Mass., the son of the late Charles E. and Harriet (Quimby) Melzard.
He had lived in Swampscott, Mass., where he graduated from the Swampscott High School in 1930. Later in 1935, he graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering. After graduation, he began working for Lever Bros. in the food and flavor lab in Boston and later worked for Arthur D. Little, during which time he moved to Georgetown, Mass. In 1969, he moved to Freedom, while he worked for Bickmore Products of Hudson, Mass., until his retirement in 1980.
While living in Swampscott, he became a member of the First Congregational Church of Swampscott and in 1971 he became a member of the First Christian Church of Freedom, where he joined the men's club and enjoyed being active in the youth fellowship.
Mr. Melzard enjoyed fishing, water skiing with the children and climbing mountains in New Hampshire. During his earlier years in Massachusetts, he enjoyed tending his lobster pots and selling his lobsters. He was an avid fan of the Red Sox as well as Swampscott High School football. Mr. Melzard also had a special love for his dogs throughout his life.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lillian E. (Jordan) Melzard of Freedom and Ossipee; his three daughters, Ruth E. Stewart of Georgetown, Mass., Lois F. Day of Castleton, Vt., and Dorothy Ann Melzard of Chester; a son, Douglas E. Melzard Jr. of Mashpee, Mass.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and a sister, Ann Frost of North Conway. He was also predeceased by a brother, Roland Quimby Melzard.
Memorial service will be Sunday, Dec. 17, at the First Christian Church in Freedom. Donations in his memory may be made to the Hospice of Southern Carroll County, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro, N.H. 03894, or the Alzheimer's Association, 919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 100, Chicago, Ill. 60611-1676.
Lord Funeral Home, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee, is in charge of arrangements.
Donald Buzzell
FRYEBURG, Maine - Donald Buzzell, 80, of Fryeburg, died November 29, 2000, in Maryville, Tenn.
Donald was born in Fryeburg at the family farm where he lived for almost all his life. He was a loved member of the community, and was especially remembered for his role in the organization of the Fryeburg Fair. For over 50 years, he managed the cattle barns and was a trustee of the fair. He was instrumental in the establishment of the calf scramble and the 4H baby beef program. Don was involved in the Oxford County and Maine Farm Bureau, and was a former selectman of Fryeburg.
Don served as a member of the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Board. He was instrumental in the establishment of the North Fryeburg Fire Department and served on the Fryeburg Cemetery Association. He was a 32nd degree mason. Don loved gardening, even after decades of farming, and was an avid fisherman.
Don is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jo Buzzell of Fryeburg and his daughter, Brenda Hitchcock and grandsons, David and Brian of Maryville, Tenn.; a brother, Ed of Fryeburg and a sister, Mary Pattberg of Bayonet Point, Fla. Many nieces and nephews will miss Don as well.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the North Fryeburg Fire Department or the Fryeburg Rescue Squad. A memorial service will be held later this summer.
Frances (Moore) Chapman
CHOCORUA - Frances (Moore) Chapman of Chocorua died Saturday, November 25, 2000, at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, two months short of her 94th birthday.
Born January 29, 1907, Franny, the daughter of Frederick and Charlotte (Young) Moore, was born and brought up in Norway, Maine. She married Alexander Hamilton Chapman of Springfield, Mass. in 1925. After living several years in Oklahoma, Alec, a petroleum engineer with Standard Oil, was assigned to Bucharest, Romania, where the Chapmans lived for eight years before being transferred to London, England. During this time they traveled extensively throughout Europe and the near east. They lived there into the war years, being forced to return to America in 1941. Once back in this country, the Chapmans lived in Washington, DC, New York City and for two years, in Portland, Maine, where Alec oversaw the construction of the pipeline from Maine to Montreal.
In 1935, the Chapmans bought land in Chocorua and built a cabin on Page Hill where they spent their holidays. Over the years, Alec made several additions to the original structure, resulting in a striking contemporary residence with a breathtaking view. In 1970, they purchased land in the village next to the Nickerson-Linder House, where they built their retirement home.
A "woman for all seasons," Franny was an avid reader, master gardener, superb cook and poetess. A nature lover, she was a preservationist and lover of animals, especially German shepherds. While in Europe, she visited Fortunate Fields in Switzerland, resulting in breeding and training seeing-eye dogs. While living in Chocorua, she continued this affiliation through Morris Frank in Morristown, N.J. She was a member of the Poetry Society of New England and published a well-received book of poetry in 1966 entitled "Time for Tea".
Franny is survived by a cousin, Marion Smith of Norway, Maine, and numerous nieces and nephews
There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be private. Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee, is in charge of arrangements.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Chocorua Public Library, Chocorua, N.H. 03817.
James Clark Heath
WEST PARIS, Maine - James Clark Heath, 43, of West Paris, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 29, 2000. He was born in Lewiston on January 4, 1957, the son of Clayton E. and Helen Tamlander Heath.
He graduated from Oxford Hills High School and Central Maine Technical College on a scholarship from Maine Machine Products. He had been employed with Maine Machine Products for the past 20 years. He enjoyed fishing.
He married Melissa Salls on November 8, 1992. He is survived by his parents, his wife of West Paris; two daughters, Christiana and Sarah, both of West Paris; three sisters, Diana Nadeau of Greenwood, Lauri Roode of Intervale and Melinda Seames of South Paris.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make contributions to Gallilee House, 50 Paris Street, Norway, Maine 04268.
