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Dana A. Hamel, of North Palm Beach, Florida, a devoted father and grandfather, accomplished businessman, and generous philanthropist whose quiet vision helped transform the University of New Hampshire, passed away on September 4, 2025, at the age of 94, at his beloved summer home in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. Dana is predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Kathryn Poore Hamel; his brother, Stanley Arthur Hamel, his sister-in-law, Suzanne (Poore) Davis and her husband, Kingsbury Davis. He is survived by his three children; David Arthur Hamel (Debbie Hamel), Douglas Poore Hamel (Teresa Hamel), and Karen Pauline Hamel Simas (John Simas), his grandchildren; Sean Oliver Hamel, Sarah Clark-Hamel,...

William J Hurley Jr, of Wolfeboro, NH passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025. Funeral Services will be private. Please visit, lordfuneralhome.com.

Wolfeboro - Mildred Arlene Beach passed peacefully at her home on Crescent Lake Avenue, Wolfeboro on Sunday, April 6, 2025. She was 101. Mildred was born in Wolfeboro on March 2, 1924, the eldest of three children born to Clarence and Hazel (Libbey) Beach. Since 1939 she proudly resided in the home her father and mother had built. She was a graduate of Brewster Free Academy and attended the University of New Hampshire before settling into her professional life in Wolfeboro. Fondly known as "Beachie" or "Millie" she was fortunate to find her true passion early on as Executive Secretary of the Lakes Region Association (LRA) where she promoted travel and tourism in the Lakes Region and the...

It is with great sadness that Margaret J. Bagshaw, 63 of Effingham, New Hampshire passed away Friday, May 24, 2024, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, New Hampshire following weeks of declining health. Peggy was born on June 13, 1960, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Peggy lived in Colorado for about four years. After her biological mother's sudden death, Peggy's Father found love again and remarried. They moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts after their wedding. Peggy and her sister were adopted by Asta Moore Bagshaw. Then the family was blessed with three more siblings. They stayed in Gloucester until 1980, and then the family moved to Bedford, New Hampshire. From there...

Larry Kenneth Kimball 4/15/50 - 4/6/24 Larry Kenneth Kimball passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on April 6, 2024. Larry was born in Franklin, NH to Malcolm and Marjorie Kimball on April 15, 1950. Larry is survived by his wife of 55 years, Irene Stacey Kimball; his son, Mark Kimball, wife Heather, and their children Nicole and Kyle of Dillon, CO; his daughter Michelle Kimball and her children Reese, Brady and Lainey of Wolfeboro, NH. He is also survived by his brothers Leland Kimball of Bow, NH, Brent Kimball of North Hampton, NH, his sister Carlene Guimond of Bow, NH, as well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his brother Stephen LaChance of New Egypt, NJ....

Kenneth Paul Hughes Sr. of Silver Lake New Hampshire passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, peacefully by the lake. Ken was born in Brooklyn, MA on March 15, 1933. Ken Hughes enlisted in U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and served 2.5 years at Brady field (tent city) on the Island of Kyushu, Japan with the 437th and 315th Troop Carrier Squadrons. The squadrons received the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation award. Upon his return he went on to earn a Doctorate degree in Law from Boston University. Ken served in the F.B.I. from 1962-1987 as a Special Agent with expertise in firearms and fingerprints. His Bureau assignments were in Pittsburg, Memphis, Jackson where he...

Nancy Knowlton Pascoe, a long-term resident of Freedom and West Ossipee, NH, passed away on Thursday September 21, 2023. Nancy was born on January 4, 1928 in Boston, Mass. to James and Esther Knowlton. She and her husband operated Shawtown Campground in Freedom, N.H. for 24 years. The campground first opened in the early sixties with 23 sites, and eventually grew to over 300, all cleared by the Pascoe's themselves. Nancy worked hard with Dick during those years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Pascoe, and her sister, Sally Robinson. She is survived by her son, Steven Pascoe, and wife Suzanne of Amherst, N.H., daughter Susan Noreen, and husband Scott of Gunnison, Colo.,...

Wolfeboro, NH-On August 19, 2023, angels delivered Gloria Duchano, 93, of Wolfeboro, NH to Heaven. She passed peacefully with her family by her side after a brief illness. Calling hours will be from 2:00-4:00 pm on Sunday, August 27, 2023 in Lord's Funeral Home, 23 Club Lane, Wolfeboro, NH. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Monday, August 28th in St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 40 Hidden Springs Rd., Alton, NH. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Wolfeboro, NH.

Timothy James Brand, 80, from Alton, NH died Sunday, April 23 at Concord Hospital following a brief illness. Tim was born May 27, 1942 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was a son of the late Paul and Arlene Brand. He was a graduate of Sheboygan North High School in 1960. Tim went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Astronautics and Aeronautics from Stanford University. On November 15, 1963 Tim married his high school sweetheart, Ellen Dommisse. They would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in November of this year. Tim is survived by his wife Ellen; three children, Kathy Brand Busko (Jerry), Thomas Brand...

On Monday, October 3, 2022, Marcus Hughes Lackey, passed away at the age of ninety-two at Ledgeview Nursing Home part of Taylor community in Laconia, NH surrounded by his loving wife and three children. Born to Ellen McClure (Hughes) Lackey and James Quinn Lackey, Jr., he was their second son and the first child to be born in the newly completed Riverview Hospital, Louisa, Kentucky. His mother Ellen was a high school English teacher, and father "Junior" was Postmaster for Louisa and Commander of the Kentucky Department of the American Legion. Mark's father died when Mark was just 4 years old. Mark is survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, Yvonne Gail (King) Lackey and their three...

Wolfeboro, NH Doris (Roy) Meunier of Wolfeboro, NH passed away on her birthday, August 15, 2022. Born in Sanford, Maine in 1934, Doris was one of 12 children born to the late Joseph and Clara (Bernier) Roy. She attended St. Ignatius High School and graduated in 1952. Following her 18th birthday, she flew to England to marry her husband, Roger, who was serving in the U.S. Air Force at Brize Norton Air Force Base in Carterton, Oxfordshire, England. Doris was a stay-at-home mom who proudly raised five successful children and enjoyed many crafts and hobbies. She was also an avid reader and enjoyed travelling both domestically and abroad, including returning to England where she and Roger were...

Wolfeboro, NH Donald Richard Pflug, 50, of Wolfeboro New Hampshire, lovingly known as Donnie, passed away in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 The son of Richard and Janine, David and Lori, and Phillip and Virginia, Donnie, born on 1/9/72 is survived by his love Angie and children Rick (Gabrielle), Ashley (Kelvin), Nick (Kacie), Teiah (Jos?), Vinson (Gabrielle), Brendon and Aidon; he is also survived by grandchildren Layla Mae, Bradley, and Roarick. A father to many, more than just his own, he also had the good fortune to raise his niece Izabella and his beloved little sister Sandy. Donnie was well-educated in the School of Hard Knocks. He lived many places but...

Wolfeboro, NH Roger D. Meunier passed away on Wednesday May 18, 2022 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. Roger was born in Sanford, ME on July 25, 1931 to the late Thomas A. and Germain R. (Beland) Meunier. Roger attended Sanford High School, graduating in 1950. Roger enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951. Following basic training at Sampson Air Force Base in Seneca, NY, Roger was selected to attend Air Traffic Controller School in Biloxi, MS. Upon graduation, he was assigned to Brize Norton Air Force Base in Carterton, England. He was honorably discharged in 1954. Roger was employed as an Air Traffic Controller with the Federal Aviation Administration, serving in Portland, ME, Burlington,...

Wolfeboro, NH Stephen Douglas Durgan, 73, of Wolfeboro, NH passed away unexpectedly but peacefully the morning of Tuesday April 12, 2022. Steve was born to William and Beverly Durgan on July 29, 1948 in Saco, Maine but spent his childhood growing up in East Boston, where he developed a tough skin and lifelong passion for the Red Sox and New York Giants (but only because there was no such team as the New England Patriots yet). His family would eventually move to Danvers, MA where he would meet the first love of his life, Sheila. After putting himself through college at Salem State University (bachelors) and later Plymouth State University (masters) he got his first job teaching at...

Emily May (Hill) Jennings, a longtime resident of Tamworth, NH, died at 101 years of age, on Sunday March 27, 2022, at Harris Hill Center in Concord, NH. She went peacefully in her sleep with her son, Dale, at her side Emily was born April 12, 1920, in Winchester, NH, to Cecil Hill and his wife Jennie (Thompson) Hill. Emily married her husband, Bernard Jennings, on December 30, 1939 in Winchester, NH. Emily lived a full life that included farming in Winchester, NH, running a family-built grocery store, Market in the Pines, in Tamworth, NH, and motorcycling on the back of Bernie's Honda Gold Wing all the way to the Calgary Stampede in Canada. She participated as a 4-H Leader, served on...

Pamela, daughter of Gordon "Bud" and Jean (Stocks) Wentworth, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 in her home with loved ones by her side. Pam was born June 3, 1954. She attended school in Goffstown, NH and then worked in health care and retail. Pam traveled and lived in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, always returning to New Hampshire. Pam's passion was family, close friends and crafts which included tole painting, basket making, stained glass and most recently wood applique. Family was important to Pam. She is survived by her husband Walt; brothers Paul Wentworth and Peter Wentworth, four sisters -in-law; Ginger, Jane, Ann, and Ellen; three brothers -in-law; Will, Art and Gary as...

Wendell W. Noyes, 74, of Tamworth, NH, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Memorial Hospital, North Conway, NH. He was born July 12, 1947, in St. Albans, Vermont, the son of Kenneth N. and Beverly J. (Broe) Noyes. He was raised in Richford, Vermont, before moving to Wallingford, Connecticut, in his teens. Wendell spent the remainder of his life in New Hampshire where he loved spending time with his family and riding his motorcycle. Wendell is survived by his sons Jason Noyes and his wife Susan; Kenneth Noyes and his wife Alyssa and Jarred Noyes of Tamworth, NH, as well as his three granddaughters and many nieces and nephew. He also leaves behind his brother Gene Noyes and his wife...

Roger L. (Bill) Williams, 91, of Center Tuftonboro, NH passed away on Saturday March 20, 2021. Almost a lifelong resident of Center Tuftonboro. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in road construction. Roger was involved in Tuftonboro throughout his life, acting as selectman, town treasurer and the caretaker of the town's many cemeteries. He enjoyed keeping the town's history alive. WWW>lordfuneralhome.com.

Joseph J. Balboni Jr., age 80 of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on February 9, 2021 from CNS lymphoma. Joe was the loving husband of Mary F. (Cronin) Balboni, and devoted father to Kevin Balboni, Karen Donovan, Lynn McGowan and Kim Richard. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, on April 18, 1940, Joe was the son of the late Philomena and Joseph J. Balboni, Sr. Joe was raised in Somerville, MA where his lifelong passion for honest work and community service was instilled in him by his extended Italian family. At the age of 15, he started his first business, operating a horse drawn wagon selling vegetables throughout the neighborhoods of...

Martha Georgene Babalis (Georgie), 90, of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire passed away peacefully Saturday January 30, 2021. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, March 27, 1930, daughter to Russell and Martha Shoemaker. She was the loving wife of 51 years to John Steven Babalis before his passing in 2003, and mother to their three children, Christine, Steven and Beth. Georgie had a magnetic and energetic personality that made instant friends of all those she met. She was active in her community both in Kettering, Ohio and later in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire where the family moved in 1981. She was a dynamic member of the ladies' auxiliary to the Greek Orthodox Church in Dayton, Ohio where she helped to...

Kathryn Verity (Carr), Born October 4th 1971, passed away at Concord Regional VNA Hospice on January 9th 2021 after a brave struggle with Pancreatic Cancer. Kathy was born in Norwood, Mass. and lived in Sharon before moving to New Hampshire with her family. She graduated from Merrimack Valley High School and was employed by several N. H. law enforcement agencies as a part time officer including the Town of Ossipee and Merrimack County Corrections Dept. She was also employed by several N.H. emergency services, as a Certified EMT. Kathy had a big heart and loved to spend time with her favorite yellow lab Kody. Kathy was preceded in death by her mother Jan and is survived by her...