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OSSIPEE -- Janet (Downs) Currier, 86, of Ossipee, died July 5, 2001, at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and growing plants.
She was born May 2, 1915, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the daughter of the late Anne Reed Downs and Ralph A. Downs. She graduated from Chandler Secretarial School in Boston, Mass. During World War II she applied her skills as a secretary at the County Court House in Pine Bluff, Ark.
After living in Pine Bluff for 31 years, with summers spent in Effingham. Janet married and settled in Ossipee in 1946.
Janet was predeceased by her sister Anne Downs who died in 1925 and her brother Reed Downs who died in 1976.
She is survived by her husband John Currier of Ossipee; two daughters, Anne Brodeau of Boston, Mass. and Janet Jillette of Concord; one son, John Currier of Nashua; one grandson, Joseph Jillette of Durham; her brother, Dr. Ralph Downs of Little Rock, Ark.; and nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours. Graveside services will be held Monday, July 16, at 2 p.m. in the Ossipee Cemetery in Ossipee.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice of Southern Carroll County, P.O. Box 1620, Wolfeboro NH.
Lord Funeral Home, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee is in charge of arrangements.
WOLFEBORO -- Dorothy (Elkinton) "Dorry" Mulloy, 81, of Sewall Road in Wolfeboro, died July 9, 2001, at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro.
She was born May 21, 1920, the daughter of the late Thomas W. and Elsie (Roberts) Elkinton, in Moorestown, N.J., where she attended Moorestown Friends School. She was a graduate of Westtown School in Westtown, Pa., Class of 1938, where she was a member of the swim and field hockey teams. Dorry was also a good figure skater and a member of the Philadelphia Ice Skating Society, Ardmore, Pa.
After graduating from Boluve Boston Physical Education College, she taught school in the Boston area. She also taught swimming and sailing in summer camps in Maine.
While living in Haddonfield, N.J., she was active in the Haddonfield Friends Meeting and the Estaugh Quaker Boarding Home. She later became a member of the Board of the Medford Leas, one of the first Quaker retirement organizations in southern New Jersey. She was also a member of the Haddonfield Historical Society and the original Haddonfield Library Company.
Dorry had a love for sailing and spent many summers sailing on Barneget Bay at Seaside Park, N.J., as well as on Lake Winnpesaukee, Wolfeboro.
Moving to Wolfeboro in 1976, Dorry became a member of the Wolfeboro Garden Club, the Wolfeboro Historical Society and became interested in the Village Players, as well as the Wolfeboro Area Children's Center.
Dorry is survived by her husband of 55 years, Charles R. "Chuck" Mulloy, of Wolfeboro; her son, C. Roberts "Rob" Mulloy, and his wife, Sue, of Seaside Park, N.J.; a brother, Thomas Elkinton, of Wolfeboro; three nephews, Thomas W. Elkinton II, of Stratham, Richard E. Elkinton, of Gilford, and Herbert R. Elkinton, of Little Compton, R.I.; and her nieces, Elizabeth Roark, of Wolfeboro, Mrs. Lora Miller, of Little Compton, R.I., and Mrs. Lisa Barr, of Louisville, Ky.
There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be held today (Friday) at 2 p.m. at the Tuftonboro United Methodist Church, Tuftonboro. Rev. Bill Hartford will officiate. Burial will be in the Lake View Cemetery, Wolfeboro.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Wolfeboro Area Children's Center, South Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Lord Funeral Home on Route 28 in Wolfeboro is in charge of arrangements.
OSSIPEE -- Dorothy May Williams died July 10, 2001, at the Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro at the age of 90.
She was born in Dover, the daughter of Perley and Margaret Williams, and had lived in the Laconia area for many years before moving to Ossipee in 1982. Dorothy was predeceased by her brothers Willis and Perley Williams, and she is survived by nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours. A private prayer will be given at the time of her burial in the Chickville Cemetery, Center Ossipee.
Lord Funeral Home, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee is in charge of arrangements.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Luanne Emmons, 38, of San Antonio, Texas, and formerly of Fryeburg, died July 4, 2001, in San Antonio.
She was born in San Antonio, the daughter of Sylvester and Judith Case Burns. At an early age, her mother married Bruce Emmons, and she was adopted by Bruce. She grew up in Fryeburg and attended Fryeburg Academy. Her junior year she transferred to Lakes Region High School and graduated from there. She lived in Florida for a time and returned to Maine and worked in real estate. For the past 10 years she had lived in San Antonio and worked as a publicist for the National Reserve Law Officers Association.
She is survived by her adopted father, Bruce Emmons, of Zephyrhills, Fla.; her biological father, Sylvester Burns, of Mathis, Texas; one brother, William Emmons, of Gray, Maine; and one half-sister, Dorothy Nulton, of Harveys Lake, Pa.
Visiting hours will be Sunday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 12 Warren Street, Fryeburg. A graveside service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Brownfield, with the Rev. Violet Eastman officiating.
Charlotte (Weed) Eldridge, 73, of Silver Lake, passed away July 8, 2001, at the Sunbridge Care of North Conway.
She was born March 16, 1928, in Waterville, Maine, and had lived in New Jersey where she attended local schools. Charlotte later moved to New Hampshire, and she had lived in Silver Lake since 1958.
She was the widow of John K. Eldridge of Silver Lake and was also predeceased by a son, Douglas Eldridge.
Charlotte is survived by her sons Kenneth Eldridge and Peter Eldridge of Silver Lake, and Bruce Eldridge of Woburn, Mass., and her daughters Betsy Wilson of Ossipee and Susan Lightbown of Denver, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; two sisters, Katherine Weed of West Ossipee and Carol Isleib of Lansing, Mich.; and a brother, Donald Weed of Portland, Maine.
There will be no calling hours. Graveside services will be private in the Lyman Cemetery, Silver Lake.
Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lord Funeral Home, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee, is in charge of arrangements.
Patrick Steven Cote, age 1, died Saturday July 7, 2001, at Massachusetts General Hospital.
He was born March 15, 2000, in North Conway, the son of Steven and Lisa Marlock Cote. Nearly 14 months of Patrick's life was spent in a hospital, first at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, briefly at Duke University Children's Hospital and for seven months at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. He never allowed his chronic illness to get in the way of fun and exploration. He loved watching cartoons and videos on television and playing with toys while in his crib or high chair. Family members enjoyed rocking with Patrick, reading stories or singing songs. He was happiest when his sister, Kimberly, came to visit and played with him. Patrick adored the caring Massachusetts General Hospital for Children staff, and treated them as his second family. They enjoyed interacting with him, making him smile or receiving his vocal disapproval for one too many tests. He was kept in isolation due to his immune deficiency. In past weeks, however, he was taken outside in a stroller to experience the warm air, sights and sounds.
Patrick's family includes his parents of Center Conway; a sister, Kimberly Henigan, of Center Conway; paternal grandparents, Richard and Catherine Cote of Fryeburg; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Thomas (Linda) Greeley of Auburn; maternal grandfather Thomas Marlock and companion Lorraine Johnsen of Florida.
Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Narthex of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Route 5, Fryeburg. A Mass of the Angels will be celebrated Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Patrick's name may be sent to Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, c/o Development Office-Deborah Boyd, 100 Charles River Plaza, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114. Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Ted B. Smalle, 78, passed away on May 30, 2001.
Ted was born in Lowell, Mass., on May 21, 1923.
He enjoyed the outdoors. A hunting guide, his grandfather owned the Chocorua View House, where a sign hung advertising his service. He moved to the West Coast in 1954 and started his real estate career. Later, he studied for his Oregon brokers license and opened his own real estate office in Roseburg. In the '60s, he volunteered many hours to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department and looked forward to annual hunting trips with his friends. He was innovative in starting the Multiple Listing Service locally, was a member of the National Board of Realtors, held various officer positions and was named Realtor of the Year in 1967.
He retired in 1978 and spent many vacations in New Hampshire where he grew up visiting family and friends and enjoying the many lakes.
He had a wintertime residence in Yuma, Ariz. Later, he spent most of his time camping and fishing as well as traveling to New Hampshire and Arizona from Oregon. Because of failing health, he moved to be closer to his daughter in 1997. He made many friends these Arizona years, traveling the state, looking at architecture and real estate, attending church services, experiencing good restaurants, playing bingo, visiting casinos, camping and enjoying nature.
He is survived by his daughter, Virginia Vasilev, of Mesa, Ariz. ; along with his granddaughters Sharon Browning, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Alice Vasilev, Orange, Calif., and Stefanie Vasilev, currently on an Army tour in South Korea. His brother, Henry Robinson, is in Tamworth, and his other brothers and sisters, Sonny, Roz, Muriel and Betty, are no longer living. Various cousins, nieces and nephews still reside in the Tamworth and Chocorua areas.
A memorial service was held for him at the Tempe Church of Christ, 2424 S. Mill, Tempe, Ariz., on June 9, 2001. His ashes will be brought to the top of Mount Chocorua by his nephew. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1-28 E. McDowell, Phoenix, Ariz. 85006.
BOW -- Robert Rhoden Meredith III (Rhodey/Bob), 79, died peacefully in his
sleep the evening of July 7, 2001, at Concord Hospital, in the company of his wife and daughter.
Born in Pepperell, Mass., in 1921, Rhodey grew up in Newton, Mass.,
spending childhood summers and part of every year in Prince Edward Island, Canada, where he cherished his time with relatives and friends. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in World War II, and was stationed in Burma, China, India and Africa during his five years of duty.
Rhodey was devoted to the wool business for over 60 years, working with
mills and suppliers worldwide. In mid-life, he started White Mountain
Woolens, a fabric shop in Conway, running it for 25 years before moving to the Concord area.
A passionate outdoorsman, he spent his life traveling throughout New England and Canada, fishing, hunting, and relishing the natural beauty of the country.
Married Nov. 15, 1947, to the love of his life, Dorothea Black Meredith,
he is survived by her, their children Jody (and partner Carl) of Portland,
Maine, and Rob (and wife Sarah) of New York City and his beloved
grandchildren Jesse and Russell Meredith.
Memorial donations can be made to the Salvation Army, which was held in great esteem by Rhodey since his experiences during the war. A celebration of his life is being planned to mark his 80th birthday in September, during his favorite season for hunting and fishing.
