Center Harbor, NH----- Walter U. Emerson, 90, of Center Harbor, died on Wednesday, February 29 at Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith. He was the widower of Greta J. (Wendell) Emerson who died in 2010.
Mr. Emerson was born January 16, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of George and Mabel (Tustin) Israel. He had been a full time resident of Center Harbor since 2008. He grew up in Medford, MA and raised his family in Lynnfield, MA. He had summered in the Lakes Region since 1954.
Mr. Emerson served in the U. S. Army Air Corps (9th Air Force) from 1942-1945 and was stationed in England. He was a pilot flying B-26 Martin Marauder bombers. He flew 55 combat missions over Europe. His first mission was on D-Day. He was awarded a Purple Heart, a Presidential Citation, and the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. He had been employed at General Electric for thirty-five years prior to his retirement.
Survivors include three daughters, Susan Smith of Solana Beach, California, Kathleen Viens of Center Harbor, NH, and Gretchen Becker of Albuquerque, New Mexico; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 17 at 11:00 AM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH.
Burial with Military Honors will be on Monday, March 19 at 10:00 AM in the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital-Tribute Program, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN, 38148-0142 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Donor Services, PO Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202, www.leukemia.org.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.