Laconia---Vera Olivine (Guay) Morse Avery, 90, of 16 Charlevoix Place, Victoria Woods, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital of natural causes, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, May 27, 2012.
Mrs. Avery was born September 18, 1921 in Laconia, the daughter and only child of Stanley and Florence (Lesperance) Guay. She was raised in Belmont and attended school in Belmont and Laconia. She had lived in New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and Sanbornton, returning to Laconia in 1992.
Mrs. Avery had been employed at Sears Roebuck for a number of years and had also been employed at Annalee Dolls, Inc. She was a school bus driver in Connecticut.
Mrs. Avery had been a volunteer at the Community Wellness Center.
Survivors include grandsons, Jeffrey Morse and his wife, Wendy, of Penacook and Andrew Morse and his wife, Melisa, of Belmont; great grandsons, Adam and Eric Morse, of Penacook; a daughter-in-law, Evelyn Morse, of Belmont; a stepdaughter, a stepson and step grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Avery was predeceased by her first husband, Bernard E. Morse, in 1969, by her second husband, Bryan K. Avery, in 1989, by a son, Ronald B. Morse, in 1996 and by a stepson.
According to her wishes, there will be no calling hours.
A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, June 1, 2012 at 10:00AM at the family lot in Bayside Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or to the Community Wellness Center, 22 Strafford Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
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.