Laconia-----Olga “Rusty” J. Gaydos, 86, of 227 Ledges Drive, Taylor Community, died, surrounded by her family, at her daughter’s home in Belmont on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. She was the widow of John J. Gaydos, Jr.
Mrs. Gaydos was born June 4, 1926 in Bayonne, New Jersey, the daughter of John and Anna (Ficula) Bilek.
Mrs. Gaydos resided in New Jersey for several years and was voted the prettiest girl in High School and married the football captain. She had been employed as a pharmacy technician at the Shore’s Drug Store in Linden, New Jersey. After retiring in 1981, she moved to North Carolina and in 2006 she moved to New Hampshire. She was a communicant of St. Andre Bessette Parish.
Survivors include a son, John J. Gaydos III, of Tilton; a daughter, Marianne Porter, of Belmont; three grandchildren, Lauren Oxier of Groton, Mass., Melissa Porter of Gilford and Christopher Porter of Gilmanton.; three great grandchildren; a sister, Helen Miller, of Bridgewater, N.J.; a brother, Walter Bilek of Pt. Pleasant, N.J.; four nephews and two nieces. In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. Gaydos was predeceased by a sister, Pauline Montoney and by a brother, Michael Bilek.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish- Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will follow at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H.
For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main 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.