Laconia-----Mary Frances Hutton, 89, of 406 Court Street, died peacefully at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Thursday, February 16, 2012. She was the widow of Kenneth B. Hutton.
Mrs. Hutton was born April 5, 1922 in Laconia, the daughter of Harry E. & Mary (Smith) Downing.
Mrs. Hutton was a lifelong resident of Laconia. She was a longtime communicant of St. Joseph Church where she was a member of the Ladies’ Guild and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. She had been employed as a clerk in the Laconia City Tax Collector’s office for a number of years and also the Superior Court’s Office as a secretary. She also worked as a secretary for the Lakes Region Community Service Council, the Simoneau & Sons Memorial Home and also worked part-time for Atty. Brouillard.
Mrs. Hutton loved visiting her family and her friends at St. Francis and loved shopping with her sister on Saturdays. She enjoyed going to area lakes, word search puzzles, knitting, music and attending band concerts.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Ann Smith and her husband, Gerard, of Penacook and Maureen Trimper and her husband, Christopher, of Merrimack; five grandchildren, Paula Smith, Gail Skidmore, Katie Beliveau , Andrew Trimper and Sean Trimper; four great grandchildren and a sister, Arline Downing, of Laconia. In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. Hutton was predeceased by a brother, W. Russell Downing, in 1990.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2012 from 2:00-5:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H.
Spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center – Activities Program, 406 Court Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246 or to New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc., 215 Myrtle Street, Manchester, NH 03104.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com