Laconia---Dora Thorp, 93, died peacefully on February 27, 2012 at Forestview Manor, Meredith, following a brief illness.
Mrs. Thorp was born on May 3, 1918 in Goffstown, the daughter of Herman and Sarah (McCollom) Whipple. She was raised, educated and spent most of her life in Goffstown. On
September 24, 1938, Dora married Chuck Thorp, her high school sweetheart, and they shared 50 loving years of marriage.
Mrs. Thorp was a lifelong member of the Goffstown Congregational Church, a member and past president of the Mother's Club, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a volunteer at the Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, FL. She owned and operated a nursery school in Goffstown and also worked at Burnham Brothers, the Hillsborough County business office and the Siebrecht Agency of Palm Beach, FL.
While not widely known, Mrs. Thorp was an accomplished pianist and organist. Her family was always the center of her life and her first priority. "Gram" will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Thorp is survived by a son, C. Bradford "Brad" Thorp and his wife Jo-Ann of Goffstown; a daughter, Gayle Green and her husband Merrill of Laconia; three grandsons, David Thorp of Brookline, Steven Thorp of Merrimack and Scott Green of Copenhagen, Denmark; six great-grandchildren, a brother in-law, a nephew and three nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles "Chuck" Thorp, her parents, brothers, Milton and William Whipple and three nephews.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 10th at 1:00 p.m. at the French & Rising Funeral Home, 17 South Mast Street, Goffstown, NH.
For those who may wish to make a gift in memory of Mrs. Thorp, the family suggests a donation to Central NH VNA and Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.