Laconia-----Philip “Frog” Armand Dutile, fifty-six years young, of 18A Olive Place, passed away April 19, 2012, at his home in Laconia with his loving family and friends.
Philip was born on February 7, 1956 in Laconia, the fifth son of Armand and Theresa (Carrier) Dutile. Welcoming him home were his brothers, Ronald, Danny, Michael and Paul and later the family was blessed with a baby girl, Linda.
Philip was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.
Philip was interested and shared a family experience learning of home heating products, such as coal and oil, related to his father’s father’s business, Dutile and Sons Oil Co., founded by his Uncle Peter and is presently located on Messer St. in Laconia for almost a century.
Philip attended Sacred Heart High School and Laconia High School and graduated in 1970. He pursued a career as a meat cutter after graduating from the Ohio School of Meat Cutting. His first job was at Walter’s Market and later worked at Shaw’s Supermarket as an assistant meat manager. His career goal was to own and operate his own business. With the support and encouragement from family and friends, he bought the Corner Deli on Gilford Ave. in Laconia. He retired and sold his business in 1993 due to a muscular disease.
Philip married Suzanne Colstad-Gillen in 1975 and from that union they were blessed with two daughters, Christine and Patricia.
His pastime after retirement was fishing, camping, woodworking and was a copper craftsman in which he made memorable pieces for family and friends pertaining to events in their lives.
Survivors include his loving daughters, Patricia Hogan and son-in-law, Greg, of Mass. and Christine Cordeau and son-in-law, Rob, of New Hampshire; his brothers, Ronald Dutile and his wife, Linda, of Laconia, Danny Dutile and his wife, Margo, of Meredith, Michael Dutile and his wife, Ricarda, of Laconia, Paul Dutile and his wife, Kim, of Arkansas, and his sister, Linda Dutile, of Arizona and three nieces and seven nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Armand Dutile, and his mother, Theresa Dutile.
A special thank you from his family to his beloved friends, Mike Riopel, Chuck Laurent and Marylou Leach who were at his side in his final days.
Visitation for immediate family and close friends will be held from 11:00AM-11:30AM on Monday, April 23, 2012 in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. followed by a Funeral Service also at the Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the family lot of Armand Dutile at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
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 on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.