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Richard T. Eaton
Richard T. Eaton, 69, of Folsom Road, died Jan. 18, 2001 at his home after a courageous struggle with cancer. "Dickie" was born Feb. 17, 1932 in Newburyport, Mass., where he had lived most of his life before moving to Center Ossipee in 1978 with his loving wife and family.
The "Captain" was best known as "Banpa" to all the children who he came to know and love. He loved to travel, read, watch wrestling, dance, listen to country music and spend time with family. He was a fine man who could be counted on at any time, day or night, for any reason. "Dickie" worked for himself as a respected carpenter and jack-of-all-trades. "Dickie's" kind, giving and gentle spirit will live on in his family and friends who knew and loved him.
He will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 27 years, Leila (Horr) Eaton of Center Ossipee; his sons, Richard Eaton of Revere, Mass., Robert Scripture of Center Ossipee, Steven Scripture of Bangor, Maine, David Scripture of Ossipee, Chuck Eaton of Manchester, N.H., and Michael Eaton of Salisbury, Mass.; his daughters, Shirlie Perry of Jackson, Patricia Eaton of Revere, Mass., Gloria Eaton of Conway, Kerrie-Lee Berry of Conway, Rose Coulter of Ossipee, Bonnie Eaton of Tamworth, Deborah Scripture of Center Ossipee, Laurie Scripture of Farmington, N.H., Diane Delp of Ossipee, and Tara Eaton of Salisbury, Mass.; 38 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leroy Fowler of Amesbury, Mass., and Owen Sargent of Haverhill, Mass.; two sisters, Nellie Horr of Bradford, Mass., and Louise Kerley of Bradford, Mass.; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Funeral services will be Monday, 11 a.m. at the Ossipee Valley Bible Church, Route 16, West Ossipee. Burial will be in the Chickville Cemetery, Center Ossipee. Donations may be made to the Hospice of Southern Carroll County, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro, N.H.
Miriam P. Edgerton
Miriam P. Edgerton, 90, of South Conway, died January 20, 2001, at her home following a lengthy illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the daughter of John and Jeannette (Mitchell) Reynolds, she lived in the West Hartford, Conn., area for 45 years and lived in Noxen, Pa., for 22 years before moving to Conway in 1988.
Mrs. Edgerton graduated from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Hartford.
She worked at Morley, Watson & Baldwin Insurance Agency in Hartford as Executive Secretary and she had been assistant manager of Sage Allen & Company in West Hartford for several years.
Mrs. Edgerton had been a member of the Conway Woman's Club.
She had three sons, Mills F. Edgerton Jr. and his wife Marianne of Lewisburg, Pa., John D. Edgerton and his wife Elise of Conway and James M. Edgerton and his wife Dale of ElCajon, Calif.; seven grandchildren; Michael, Nicholas, James and Scott Edgerton, Pauline Baker, Beth Campbell and David Edgerton; 11 great grandchildren and a niece.
She was predeceased by her husband , Mills F. Edgerton Sr. in 1991. She was also predeceased by three brothers, John, Erlham and William Reynolds and two sisters, Eleanor Leshon and Anna Smith.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Conway Village Congregational Church in Conway, with the Rev. Alfred J. Gagnon III, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Conway Village Cemetery later in the spring. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway.
Donations may be sent to the Conway Village Congregational Church Memorial Fund, 132 Main Street, Conway, NH 03818.
Mary Elizabeth (Legro) Benford
Mary Elizabeth (Legro) Benford died January 17, 2001 in Havenwood-Heritage Heights retirement home in Concord, NH. She was 84.
She was born in Minneapolis, MN on October 15, 1916, daughter of Frank and Edith (Haines) Legro, who soon returned to their New England roots in Marblehead, MA. Mary spent the rest of her life in New England.
She was educated in the Swampscott, MA public schools and graduated from Swampscott High School in 1934. After graduation she worked at a series of occupations that included the business offices of the B & M Railroad, nursing and secretarial work in a pediatrician's office, and a secretarial post with General Electric in Lynn, MA. On July 17, 1953 she married Bob Benford. Together, they raised two sons; Ted Kausel, Jr., of Harwinton, CT, and Steven Benford of Johnson, VT.
They lived in Swampscott and she worked as a secretary in the night school guidance office. She was active in Boy Scouting programs with both boys, and with activities in the First Church in Swampscott couples club and annual fair. She developed an interest in handicrafts of several types and developed her skills enough to being teaching small groups when the family moved to Lynnfield in 1961. Her skill with dried flowers led her to a specialty in decorated and framed wedding invitations. There are about a hundred of these in the local area, and some farther away. She was active in the church fairs again in Lynnfield and joined the Center Garden Club, where she became president and initiated new fund raising methods.
In 1976 the family purchased waterfront property on Silver Lake in Madison, NH, and retired there in 1980. By this time the family had grown with seven grandchildren, everybody pitching in to maintain and operate the facility, with Mary as matriarch. Her home and family were her life.
In 1999, with the family spread from Vermont to Ohio and the grandparents in their eighties, the property was sold. Mary and Bob moved south to Havenwood, part of the complex of cottages, assisted living and nursing care facilities. In the fall of 2000 Mary entered full time residence in a comfortable setting, with skilled and caring attendants. She died peacefully there, surrounded by her family.
Havenwood will host a remembrance service at 3:00 PM on Feb. 13 for her and others. A special gathering of her friends and family will be held later in the spring in Conway, NH.
Hilda S. Frasier
CONWAY - Hilda S. Frasier, 97, of Conway died Jan. 16, 2001, at the Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in North Conway following a long illness.
Born in Boston, Mass., the daughter of Charles and Sophia (Sanderson) Johnson, she moved to Conway in 1952.
The family includes: five sons, William S. Johnson, of Biloxi, Miss.; Charles A. Frasier and his wife Patricia, of Conway; Francis J. "Whitey" Frasier and his wife Joyce of Stratham; William L. Frasier Jr. and his wife Bobbie of Conway; and Paul Frasier, of Conway; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Her husband, William L. Frasier, predeceased her in 1977.
Visiting hours will be Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Graveside services will be held in the Maple Lane Cemetery in Stratham later in the spring.
Donations in her memory may be sent to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care Service of Northern Carroll County, PO Box 432, North Conway, NH 03860-0432.
Irene Meehan Kondrat
FREEDOM - Irene Meehan Kondrat of Ossipee Lake Road in Freedom died peacefully Jan. 10, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of complications from a recent automobile accident.
She was born June 4, 1917, in Portsmouth, to Mabel (Harrigan) Meehan and Thomas F. Meehan. She graduated valedictorian of Portsmouth High School in 1935 and attended the University of New Hampshire. She worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard during World War II.
In 1963, the family moved to Freedom. She worked as a dispatcher for State Police Troop E. Later she worked for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring as postmaster of the Freedom Post Office. She was active in many civic organizations such as the Community Club, Freedom Library, Freedom School, St. Joseph's Parish and the Lakeview Cemetery, her final resting place.
She is survived by four sons, James P., of Middleton, Thomas Z. and his wife Elaine, of Freedom, Michael S., of Freedom, and Peter A. and his wife, Shauna, of Conway, and their father, James J. Kondrat, of Freedom. A daughter, Kathy, predeceased her. She is also survived by her sisters, Ronnie Andrews, of Middle Haddam, Conn., Barbara Robbins and brother-in-law Lt. Col. Stephen Robbins, of Freedom, as well as numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, Jan. 15, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Chocorua. Following the Mass, friends and family are invited to Irene's home at 1005 Ossipee Lake Road for a celebration of her life. Internment will be in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Freedom Public Library.
Edward J. Dolan
CONWAY - Edward J. Dolan, 67, of Mountainvale Village in Center Conway, died Jan. 9, 2001, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Stroudsburg, Pa., the son of James and Mary (Morrow) Dolan, he graduated from East Stroudsburg High School in 1951. He attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and served in the U.S. Air Force Security Service as radio traffic analyst form 1953 to 1957. Graduating cum laude from East Stroudsburg State Teachers College in 1960, he caught at Kennett Square (Pa.) Junior High for three years. Later he was information center manager at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square and then worked as production manager in plastic molding in Newcastle, Del.
In New Hampshire, Mr. Dolan managed Ed's Convenience Store in Conway for 12 1/2 years and worked at Eagle Mountain House in Jackson as line cook for 2 1/2 years. He retired in July 1999 after serving the residents of Mountain View Nursing Home in Ossipee as cook for 12 years.
Ed's hobbies were gardening, preserving, imaginative cooking, woodworking, candle making and hunting. He particularly enjoyed cooking for the elderly and exchanging recipe and garden hints with family members. An avid reader, he enjoyed history and biography. Appreciating music, he sang baritone in a prize-winning choral group in the Air Force.
He attended the Nativity Lutheran Church in Center Conway.
The family includes his wife, Eugenia M. Benner, of Center Conway; two sons, Michael J. and wife Annet, Timothy E. and wife Stefanie, and three grandchildren, all of Den Hague, The Netherlands; six stepchildren, Richard E. Benner and Kim Merrigan, both of Kittery, Maine, Sheila Holt, of Barrington, Bonnie Benner, of Exeter, Melanie Ventrice, of Manchester, and Sylvia Baker, of Bel Air, Md.; seven step-grandchildren; his mother, Mary E. Dolan, of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; three sisters, Mrs. Donald (Marilyn) Turner, Mrs. Grover (Kathleen) Kiick and Mrs. Charles (Lynne) Garris, all of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway, with the Rev. Daniel Baker, of Bel Air, Md., and Rev. Timothy Rosen, pastor of Nativity Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Conway Village Cemetery late in the spring. Visiting hours will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Robert D. Bennett
MILTON - Robert D. Bennett, 36, of Milton, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at his residence.
Born in Dover on May 15, 1964, he was the son of the late Michael J. Bennett and Loretta M. (Sanphy) Bennett.
He was a resident of Milton for the past 16 years. He was a graduate of Somersworth High School, class of 1982, and was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, class of 1986.
He was a probation parole officer employed by the State of New Hampshire in Carroll County, and he was also employed as a part-time officer with the Milton Police Department. He was previously employed by the Farmington Police Department as a juvenile officer.
He was a member of the New Hampshire Police Association.
During his younger years, he was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church.
Bob was an avid University of New Hampshire hockey fan, enjoyed Winston Cup racing and clambakes at the Hills. He also did regular workouts at the Works Health Club.
Family members include his mother, Loretta M. Bennett, of Somersworth; one brother, Michael W. Bennett, and his wife, Sandy, of Poulsbo, Wash.; three sisters, Karen L. Bennett, of Berwick, Maine, Debra A. Bennett, of Dover, and Dianne M. Bennett, of Somersworth; his maternal grandfather, Wallace Sanphy, of North Conway; a niece, Kimberly P. Boucher, of Berwick, Maine, and two nephews, Trevor M. Bennett and Matthew R. Bennett, of Poulsbo, Wash.; aunts, uncles and cousins.
Relatives and friends may call today (Thursday) from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave., Dover. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, corner of Chestnut and Third Avenue, Dover. Burial will follow in St. Mary's New Cemetery, Dover.
Memorial donations may be made to Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1842, North Conway, NH 03860, or to the charity of one's choice.
William L. Bragg
JACKSON - William L. Bragg, 82, of Jackson, died January 4, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of William and Gladys (Pierce) Bragg, he grew up in Arlington, Va. and lived in Warrenton, Va. for 27 years prior to moving to Jackson in 1983.
Bragg graduated from Washington and Lee High School in Arlington in 1936 and he graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1940.
He worked in the government accounting office and also worked as an appraiser for Weaver Brothers Mortgage and Loan, both in Washington, for several years. Later, he worked as a self-employed building contractor in Northern Virginia. Since 1983, he has been a real estate broker for Linderhof Resort in Glen.
Bragg was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and he received two purple hearts while in Europe.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
The family includes his wife of 58 years, Golda (Sutton) Bragg of Jackson; three daughters, Susan Golightly of Alexander, Va., Rebecca Smith of Middleburg, Va. and Cynthia Joyce of Fairfax, Va.; six grandchildren; a brother, W. Pierce Bragg of Purcellville, Va. and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 p.m. in the Jackson Community Church with the Rev. Pojen Lee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Va. later in the spring.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
Florence (Ash) Stanton
CENTER OSSIPEE - Florence (Ash) Stanton, 52, of Mountain Road, passed away January 4, 2000, at her daughter's home in Center Ossipee following a long illness. She showed immense bravery in her battle with cancer.
Florence was a resident of Ossipee since 1985 and was best known about town as "Flo," a waitress at Loon's Landing in Ossipee Valley.
"Flo" is survived by her husband of 32 years, Arthur Stanton of Center Ossipee; her daughters, Tina Peterson of Charlotte, N.C., Laura Carlson of Union and Michelle Stanton of Center Ossipee. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Haley and Erica Carlson; a brother, Gary Ash of Weymouth, Mass.; nieces, nephews and other family members. She was predeceased by her parents, Gary and Florence Ash, as well as a sister, Linda Ash.
Florence was greatly loved and will be sadly missed by family and friends.
Visiting hours will be held today (Saturday) from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home at 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. At her request, there will be no funeral services.
Flowers can be sent to Lord Funeral Home, Center Ossipee, for the visiting hours.
