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Gilford-----Raymond F. Ellsworth, 69, of 190 Dockham Shore Road, died Sunday, April 4, 2004 at his home after a courageous battle with colon cancer.
Mr. Ellsworth was born March 11, 1935 in Laconia, NH, the son of Everard and Ethel (Hilliard) Ellsworth.
Mr. Ellsworth was a lifelong resident of the Belmont and Gilford area and was a graduate of Belmont High School. He served three years in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Germany.
Mr. Ellsworth was employed for thirty years as a salesman for J. J. Nissen’s. He was very active in all sports and was a coach for the Laconia Little League, the Gilford Little League and the Lou Athanas Youth Basketball League. He also was a a softball and basketball referee. Mr. Ellsworth was a State Ping Pong Champion. He enjoyed golf and snowmobiling, but most of all, his greatest love was teaching his grandchildren ping pong.
Mr. Ellsworth was a lifelong member of the Laconia Lodge of Elks # 876 and was a member of the Belknap Snomobile Club.
Mr. Ellsworth is survived by his loving and caring wife of forty-five years, Paula (Moore) Ellsworth of Gilford, NH; a loving daughter, Rhonda Vitale, of Lawrenceville, GA; two sons, Rodney Ellsworth and his wife, Tracie, of Southbury, CT; and Raymond Ellsworth of Concord, NH; four much loved grandchildren, Taylor, 10, Caitlin, 8, Cameron, 5, and McKenna, 3, all of Southbury, CT; two brothers; two sisters and several nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by a brother, Wendell Ellsworth.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2004 from 7-9PM at the Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH. At 7:00PM, the Laconia Lodge of Elks will conduct a Session of Sorrow.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, NH on Friday, April 9, 2004 at 11:00AM. Rev. Michael Graham, Pastor of the Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, NH at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Research Center, One Medical Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756 or to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 N. Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
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