Barnstead---Florence S. Waldron, died peacefully on August 17, 2012. Born in Portsmouth, NH on January 15, 1931, to Gladys L. (Hardy) and Frank L. Peckham, Florence was educated in Portsmouth, NH and served as a candy striper and nurses aid at the Portsmouth Hospital during World War II. She was a superb chef and shared her culinary talents at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Officer’s Club and the State of NH, youth correctional facility in Manchester, NH. Florence relocated to the Lakes Region in 1969 and retired from employment at the Laconia State School 1977.
Throughout her life, Florence enjoyed the great outdoors fishing, camping, boating, skiing, beekeeping, and feeding the wildlife. She shared her love of the White Mountains of New Hampshire with her family and friends at every opportunity.
Florence was predeceased by her loving husband, Ernest J. Waldron, Sr. on June 30, 2011 and by her parents and her brother and sister. She is survived by four daughters: Brenda Paquette of Belmont, NH, Debra Black O’Neal of Deerfield, NH, Sandra Swain of Plymouth, NH and Rachel Knecht of New Orleans, LA. She also leaves 10 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, a sister in-law, Judith Peckham, of Farmington and a brother in-law, Clarence Waldron, of Orlando, Florida.
Florence will be laid to rest along with her husband, in a joint ceremony at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Rt 3, Boscawen, N. H. on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247 or to the charity of one’s choice.
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.