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Belmont-----Stuart H. Batchelder, 79, of 18 Great Brook Drive, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, on Saturday, February 4, 2006.
Mr. Batchelder was born June 30, 1926 in Laconia, NH, the son of Roscoe and Mildred (Hawkins) Batchelder.
Mr. Batchelder was raised in Nashua, NH and attended local schools He graduated from Nashua High School in 1944 and then attended Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
Mr. Batchelder served in the U. S. Navy during WWII where he was a signalman on the USS Tangier. Mr. Batchelder was employed by the New England Telephone Company for 39 1/2 years where he worked in various departments. He retired in 1989. He volunteered with VITA, providing tax assistance to senior citizens and low income families.
Mr. Batchelder was a member of the Telephone Pioneers, the Power Squadron, a lifetime member of the Nashua Lodge of Elks and active with the pulmonary group in Nashua and with the Road Runners in Laconia. He was an avid sailor and enjoyed skiing, golf, genealogy and computers.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Norma (Worden) Batchelder, of Belmont, NH; two daughters, Karen A. Lofstrom of Nashua and Kim A. Batchelder of Portland, Maine; a grandson, Derek D. Lofstrom, of Nashua; a sister, Elizabeth Cruckshank, of Chester, CT and several nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by a brother, Richard Batchelder.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 11:00AM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH.
A private spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, NH.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association of NH, 9 Cedarwood Drive, Unit 12, Bedford, NH 03110 or Community Health & Hospice, Inc, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements.
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