Laconia-----Raymond A. Laplante, Jr., 80, of 636 Benton Drive, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
Mr. Laplante was born May 2, 1931 in Franklin, the son of Beatrice (Lacasse) and Raymond A. Laplante, Sr. He was a resident of Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1949. He enjoyed getting together for luncheons with his former classmates.
Mr. Laplante served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. He resided in Stoughton, Mass. for many years before moving to Laconia twelve years ago. He had been employed in the banking business in the Boston Area for many years.
Mr. Laplante was a communicant of St. Joseph Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Roger Laplante of Chicopee, Mass. and Reginald Laplante of Franklin, N.H.; a sister, Jeanne A. Perry, of Laconia; nine nephews; fives nieces and his loving dog, Shultz. In addition to his parents, Mr. Laplante was predeceased by a brother, Robert Laplante, a nephew, Edward Laplante, and by a brother-in-law, Robert A. Perry.
A calling hour will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 9:30-10:30AM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
Following the calling hour, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, NH at 11:00AM
Burial will follow at 1:00PM in the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Raymond A. Laplante, Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 7312, Gilford, NH 03247-7312.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com