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Ruth A. Charest
Longtime member of Methodist Church
MOULTONBOROUGH - Ruth A. Charest, 83, died Feb. 1, 2001, at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Wolfeboro.
She was born in Methuen, Mass., and had lived there all her life before moving to Moultonborough in 1997.
She was a 1936 graduate of Edward F. Searles High School in Methuen.
She had been employed for several years as the manager of the notions department at the former Grants Store in Lawrence, Mass. She had also worked at Sav-Mor Clothing Store in Methuen.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church in Methuen for 71 years and taught Sunday school at the church for 40 years. She was a charter member of Faith United Methodist Church in Methuen and a member of the United Methodist Women’s Association.
Her husband, Leo Charest, died in 1981.
Family members include a son, the Rev. Edward Charest of Moultonborough; a daughter, Nancy Picone of North Andover, Mass.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Services were held Feb. 4 at Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, Salem. Burial was at Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Beatrice Hobbs
Former longtime resident of Center Ossipee
TAMWORTH - Beatrice (Drinkwater) Hobbs, 82, of Skandia North, died Feb. 1, 2001, at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro.
She was born Aug. 19, 1918, in Taunton, Mass., daughter of Clyde and Alma Briggs Drinkwater.
She had lived in Center Ossipee for many years before moving to Tamworth four years ago.
Family members include her husband of 56 years, Thomas Hobbs of Tamworth; two sisters, Barbara Eldridge and Natalie Lawton, both of Center Ossipee; and nieces and nephews.
Services were held Feb. 4 at Lord Funeral Home, Center Ossipee.
Burial will be in the spring at Lakeview Cemetery, Freedom.
Angelo Tunis
U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam
WOLFEBORO - Angelo Tunis, 54, of Wolfeboro, died Feb. 6, 2001, at Huggins Hospital from complications due to lung cancer.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., first son of Joseph and Hazel Tunis, and moved with his family to Chatham, N.Y., when he was a young boy.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1963 and was in active service in Vietnam during 1966-67. He received an honorable discharge in 1967.
He moved to Wolfeboro in 1992 to be closer to his son, with whom he enjoyed hikes in the White Mountains, paintball and target practice, among other activities.
He was a faithful participant in the Alcoholics Anonymous program and had 16 years of sobriety.
He was known as a kind-hearted and generous man who comforted friends and strangers. Throughout his life, he was especially concerned with issues of poverty and homelessness.
Family members include his brothers, Michael and Paul Tunis of Plymouth, Mass.; his wife, Diane Kuhn-Tunis; his son, Christopher San Antonio-Tunis; his friend and Christopher’s mother, Nadine San Antonio; step-brothers Bill and Jack Quinn of Austerlitz, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
He was predeceased by a son, Angelo, and by his parents.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at First Baptist Church in Wolfeboro Falls. A reception will follow at the home of Christopher and Nadine San Antonio, 9 Pork Hill Road, Ossipee.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the NH Coalition to End Homelessness. An account has been
established at Community Bank & Trust, Varney Road, Wolfeboro. Checks may be made payable to Christopher San Antonio-Tunis.
Edith Allen
Resident of Wolfeboro
WOLFEBORO - Edith (White) Allen, 94, of Wolfeboro, died Jan. 7, 2002, at Sunbridge Nursing Home.
She was born July 21, 1907, in Hackensack, N.J., daughter of Armand E. and Catherine (Schroeder) White.
She was predeceased by her husband, Leroy Allen, in 1995, and a son, Leroy Allen, Jr.
Family members include a son Stephen Allen of Tuftonboro; two daughters, Suzanne Parsons and Priscilla Mather, both of Wolfeboro; 8 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
No services are planned.
Baker-Gagne Funeral Homes and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
Myrtle Folland
Centenarian, former summer resident of Ossipee
MELROSE, Mass. - Myrtle O. Folland, 101, died Christmas Eve, 2001, at Epoch Senior Care Center in Melrose.
She was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
She was the widow of Hedley A. Folland.
She was a member of the Eastern Star for many years and employed for many years at Melrose City Hall in Massachusetts.
She and her husband had resided summers at Granite Street in Ossipee for many years.
Family members include one son, George H. Folland and his wife, Alice, of Moultonborough; a son-in-law, Robert Baker of Melrose, Mass.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Olive Baker.
Arrangements were by Robinson Funeral Home, Melrose, Mass.
Burial was in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody, Mass.
Harold Leavitt
Active in the Tuftonboro community
TUFTONBORO - Harold John Leavitt, 87, of County Road, Melvin Village, died Jan. 14, 2002, at SunBridge of Wolfeboro.
He was born June 4, 1914, in Lynn, Mass., son of Fred H. Leavitt and Elsie C. Wahleh.
Mr. Leavitt, often called the Lieutenant General, was an electrician by trade. He served his country during World War II in the Navy, having been stationed in the South Pacific as a member of the Sea Bees.
He worked for many years for Wolfeboro Oil Company and, more recently, was self-employed in property maintenance prior to his retirement. He was active in community service as a 4-H educator, board member of the Tuftonboro Historical Society and member of the Town House Cemetery Society and Fire Department. He was a longtime member of Melvin Village Community Church.
Family members include his wife, the former Louise Bianca Glimmer, now at SunBridge; and two nephews and two nieces.
There are no calling hours.
A funeral service will be held Friday, Jan 18, at 11 a.m. at Melvin Village Community Church.
The family requests that any remembrances be made to the VNA-Hospice of Southern Carroll County and Vicinity, Inc., or to the charity of your choice.
Lord Funeral Home, Wolfeboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Edmond Nadeau
Self-employed contractor
TAMWORTH - Edmond R. Nadeau, 71, of Durrell Road, died Jan. 8, 2002, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway.
He was born May 18, 1930, in Pawtucket, R.I., son of Arthur and Anna (Leveque) Nadeau.
He served his country with the United States Army.
He was a self-employed contractor in Moultonborough and Tamworth for many years.
He was the widower of Dorothy Ann (Roberts) Nadeau, and leaves no immediate family.
A graveside service will be held at Wonalancet Cemetery in the spring.
Baker-Gagne Funeral Homes and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
