Laconia-----Harry Weymouth Hammond, 84, of 15 Mistwood Lane, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Monday, September 3, 2012.
Mr. Hammond was born July 1, 1928 in Laconia, N.H., the son of Carl W. and Eva (Rogers) Hammond. He was a lifetime resident of Laconia and was a 1946 graduate of Laconia High School.
He served four years in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He had been employed as a tool maker and tool designer with Arwood Corporation, Tilton, N.H. for thirty years. He was also a co-founder of Dorel Machine & Tool Co. of Belmont.
Mr. Hammond was an outdoor enthusiast, hunter, fisherman, and enjoyed many years of sailing with his son on Lake Winnipesaukee. He was a former member of the Winnipesaukee Radio Controllers.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-two years, Dorothy (Fitzpatrick) Hammond, of Laconia; a son, Gary W. Hammond and his wife, Cindy, of Laconia; one grandson, John W. Hammond, of Laconia; two granddaughters, Alicia Hammond Elnagger and her husband, Adam, of Salem, Mass. and Rennie Brooke Nourse and her husband, Shayne, of Wilmington, N.C. and two great grandchildren, Bailey and Gavin Nourse.
There will be no calling hours.
A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, September 10, 2012 at 11:00AM at 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, N.H. or to the New Hampshire Humane Society, P.O. Box 572, Laconia, N.H.
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.