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Gertrude Nelson Lougee
Died: Thursday, December 30, 2004
Age: 95
Artist, seamstress, active in many organizations
WOLFEBORO - Gertrude N. Lougee, 95, of Wolfeboro, formerly of Hampton and Sarasota, Florida, died Dec. 30. She was born in Lakeport, the daughter of the late Charles M. and Mabel (Bowen) Nelson.
She grew up in Ashland and was a graduate of Swampscott, Mass. High School and the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston.
She moved to Hampton in 1940 and became involved in the Hampton community while spending her many summers in Wolfeboro. After the death of her husband, she spent her winters in Sarasota, Fla.
Lougee was a talented seamstress, winning several Vogue sewing contests and enthusiastically sewing outfits for herself and her granddaughters. She was also an accomplished artist, exhibiting her art work in galleries throughout New England and was an active member of many art associations including the Copley Society of Boston. Her ability to paint was curtailed in her last years due to macular degeneration.
She was involved with numerous organizations including past presidency of the Hampton Monday Club, New Hampshire Federation of Women's Clubs and an active member of the Hampton Historical Society and the Wolfeboro Women's Club. For more than 30 years, Lougee served as Sunday school superintendent at the Hampton First Congregational Church.
Lougee was one of the original residents of the Sugar Hill Retirement Community in Wolfeboro, cherishing her cribbage games, her friendships and her family close by.
In the last year of her life, she lived in Keene, where she was lovingly cared for by her granddaughter, Becky, and her young family.
She was predeceased by her husband, Carl M. Lougee; her son, Barry N. Lougee; her daughter, Becky L. Wallace; her grandson, Craig G. Lougee; and her brother, Philip C. Nelson.
Family members include her daughter-in-law, Glenna F. Lougee of Wolfeboro; granddaughters Loreen L. Kline of Fairfax, Va.; Wendy L. O'Brien of Wolfeboro; Angela L. Paisker of Glastonbury, Conn., and Becky L. Curran of Keene; her four grandsons-in-law; and ten great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 4, in Wolfeboro. Private burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, Mass. 01701 as her husband, daughter and son succumbed to this disease.
Assistance with the arrangements was by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton.
Morton Aldrich Hutchins
Died: Monday, November 08, 2004
Age: 94
Harvard graduate
WOLFEBORO - Morton Aldrich Hutchins, 94, of Taylor Drive, died Nov. 8 at SunBridge Care of Wolfeboro. He was born May 6, 1910 in Melrose, Mass., the son of the late George A and Gladys (Franksford Aldrich) Hutchins.
Hutchins attended the Woburn Elementary School and the Woburn High School, where he was a Sergeant Major in the High School Cadet Corp.
He later graduated from Harvard University in 1933 with a Major in Chemistry.
Hutchins worked for the Dupont Company in Leominster, Mass., from 1934 to 1939 when he was transferred to their Arlington, New Jersey Works, developing their color matching facility. During WWII he was able to produce a color that was used in special treatment for burns, which saved many lives.
In 1943 he married Carleen Maley of Montclair, N.J., whom he met when they were both summering in Tuftonboro. In 1949 he changed jobs to the Hercules Powder Company in Parlin, N.J., where he was in charge of their plastics coloring operation. This operation subsequently moved to Marshalton, Del., from which he retired in 1973.
In 1941, Morton and Carleen started their summer cottage on Tuftonboro Neck from the big pine trees that fell down on their property during the hurricane of 1938. With the help of a lumberman, they sawed them into 12-foot logs, which they used to frame their home. Two of Fred E. Varney's men worked for two weeks to do the heavy framing and Willis Bean built the chimney. Ever since then, they worked on the house themselves, laying floors, paneling the walls, from hand-planed boards and building the bookcases.
Since his retirement, Morton has worked with his wife, Carleen, who is a violinmaker and acoustical scientist. His specialty has been testing the wood from which she makes violins, violas, cellos, basses and the new instruments of the violin family. As a result of his wood testing and Carleen's research on the instruments and their parts they have given papers at meetings on violin making and acoustic in many countries including, Australia, England, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong and in 1982 were invited by the Ministry of Culture of the Peoples Republic of China to teach their violin makers to produce consistently fine sounding violins.
Much of their work of violin construction has been done in their home in Tuftonboro on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee during the warm summer months, and the acoustical testing and development in their winter home in Montclair, N.J., where they have established the Catgut Acoustical Society, which started in 1963 with 23 members and now has grown to over 750 in 36 countries. This society serves to help coordinate and disseminate acoustical information on musical instruments and their construction around the world.
Hutchins leaves his wife, Carleen M. Hutchins of Wolfeboro, and their children, William Aldrich Hutchins, Bethesda, Md., and Caroline Hutchins Coons, Wolfeboro, and six grandchildren.
Hutchins will be buried in the Townhouse Cemetery, Tuftonboro, today, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Morton A Hutchins Fund of the New Violin Family Association Inc., 42 Taylor Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
The Lord Funeral Home of Wolfeboro assisted the family with their arrangements.
Timothy Michael Skehan
Died: Sunday, November 07, 2004
Age: 28
Beloved father, son and brother
EFFINGHAM - Timothy Michael Skehan, 28, of Drake Road, Effingham passed away suddenly Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, surrounded by family members. He was born Jan. 21, 1976 at Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, the son of James P. and Ann (Popoloski) Skehan. He was a resident of Effingham, and was attending the New England Tech Institute of Warwick R.I. He had also worked for his family at the Skehan Home Center as Yard Foreman in Center Ossipee, NH. He attended elementary schools in Effingham, and Center Ossipee, and then graduated from Brewster Academy, Class of 1994.
He leaves his son, Timothy Michael Skehan Jr. and his mother, Jennifer Cora, Nashua; his parents James P. and Ann (Popoloski) Skehan of Effingham; his sister, Michelle Skehan of Tamworth; his brothers: David J. Skehan of Amherst, Mass., and Douglas J. Skehan of Effingham. He also leaves his paternal grandfather, Joseph G. Skehan and his wife Priscilla (Rene) Skehan, as well as aunts uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be Friday, Nov. 12, from 2-4, and 6-8 p.m. at Lord's Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, Saturday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m., at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Center Ossipee.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Cornerstone Christian Academy, 129 Route 28, Mountainside, Ossipee, NH 03864.
Doris Irene Hooper
Died: Sunday, November 07, 2004
Age: 79
Loved animals, jigsaw puzzles
WOLFEBORO - Doris Irene Hooper, 79, of the Ledges, died Sunday evening, Nov. 7, at SunBridge Nursing Home in Wolfeboro.
Born July 25, 1925 in Brookfield, daughter of the late Jesse R. and Annie May (Clow) Hooper, she had lived in Brookfield all of her life until moving to Wolfeboro in the early 1970s.
Hooper was a member of the First Congregational Church in Wolfeboro, was known for working on jigsaw puzzles and her love for animals.
She leaves a sister, Barbara Batten of Portsmouth, and many nieces and nephews. Her brother, Ralph Hooper, and sisters Gladys Hooper and Ruth Galvin, predeceased her.
The funeral was held Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service 85 Mill St., Wolfeboro. Burial was in the Wolfeboro Center Cemetery.
The Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.
Elizabeth (Eaton) McLeod
Died: Saturday, November 06, 2004
Age: 79
Longtime summer resident
BEDFORD, Mass. - Elizabeth "Betty" McLeod of Carleton Willard Village, Bedford, Mass., who had lived in Melrose, Mass. for 46 years, and was a long-time summer resident of Wolfeboro, died Saturday evening, Nov. 6, at her home in Bedford.
McLeod was born in Norwich, N.Y., Sept. 22, 1925, the daughter of the late Mildred (Cable) Eaton and Robert S. Eaton.
She was raised in Norwich, N.Y., graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Bradford Junior College in Bradford, Mass. McLeod attended the Parson's School of Design in New York City. For many years, she was a flight attendant for American Airlines. She was a member of Phi Theta Xi in Melrose, and the Florence Crittenton League.
McLeod was the wife of Melvin S. McLeod Jr., to whom she had been married for 56 years. She leaves her son, Scott E. McLeod and his wife Joan of Lynnfield, Mass., Catherine A. Ciccio of Lynnfield, Mass., and Elizabeth M. LeBoeuf of Ipswich, Mass. She was the sister of the late Constance Kidder. She leaves grandchildren Heather McLeod, Courtney Ciccio and Davide Ciccio all of Lynnfield. Mass., and Marette LeBoeuf and Melanie LeBoeuf both of Ipswich. Mass.
Service was held at the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., in Melrose, Mass., Nov. 10. Burial was at the Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
Arrangements were made by Robinson Funeral Home, Melrose, Mass.
Timothy J. Randall
Died: Friday, November 05, 2004
Age: 47
UNH graduate, sports fan
MIDDLETON - Timothy J. Randall, "Tim," age 47, of Woodland Road in Middleton, died Friday Nov. 5, at Dover Rehabilitation Center in Dover, after a brief illness.
Born Nov. 19, 1956 in Rochester, he was the son of Gary R. and Jean A. (Lougee) Randall. He had lived in Middleton for the past 21 years. He graduated from Farmington High School, Class of 1974, and received his associate's degree in civil technology from UNH.
He was employed with the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
Randall was an avid sports fan.
He leaves his parents: Gary and Jean Randall of Farmington; two sons: Jeremy Randall of Farmington and Dakota Randall of Wolfeboro; an aunt and uncle, Joan and John Pulsifer of Farmington; and several cousins. He was pre-deceased by his infant daughter, Sagan Randall.
A Funeral Service was held Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Peaslee Funeral Home, 24 Central St. Farmington, with Rev. Richard Arnold, pastor of the Nute Ridge Bible Chapel, officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Farmington. Flowers are acceptable or memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Gail Singer Memorial Building 360 State Route 101, Suite 501, Bedford, NH 03110-5032 or to the charity of one's choice.
Betty Pride
Died: Sunday, February 13, 2005
Age: 80
WOLFEBORO – Betty (Schoenhardt) Pride, 80, of Wolfeboro, died Feb. 13 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harold V. Pride. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Grace (Muzzi) Schoenhardt. She had lived in Cranston, R.I. for 35 years, then moved to North Providence, R.I. before moving to Wolfeboro 15 years ago.
Pride was a secretary in the Alumni and Development Office of the Lincoln School in Providence for many years before retiring. She was a member of the Christadelphian Church or Cranston. An avid bridge player, she belonged to the Wolfeboro Bridge Club.
She leaves two daughters: Nancy J. Adams of Mt. Ephraim, N.J.; and Lori S. Entwistle of Attleboro, R.I.; two sons: William G. Pride of Fenton, Mo. and Howard B. Pride of Danville, Pa.; 20 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Funeral services will be at the Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home, 659 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, R.I., today at 2 p.m. Calling hours were Wed., Feb. 16.
In lieu of flowers, gifts to the Christadelphian Church, 2104 Cranston St., Cranston, R.I. 02920, The American Cancer Society, R.I. Hospital, Eddy Street, Providence, R.I. 02903, or Women's and Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley St., Providence, R.I. 02903 will be appreciated.
