Portsmouth-----Wendy S. (Gove) Lauder, 45, of 555 Sagamore Avenue, passed away unexpectedly, at her home, on August 11, 2014.
Wendy was born July 6, 1969 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of Richard C. and Susan J. (Mountfort) Gove. She was raised in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School in 1987. She resided in Exeter for several years before moving to Portsmouth three years ago. She had been employed at Portsmouth Hospital for the past three years.
Survivors include her father, Richard C. Gove, of Florida; two sisters, Kelly (Gove) Foster and fiancé, Christopher Gagnon of Salem and Trudy (Harper) Kenny and husband, Kevin Kenny of Tilton; two stepsisters, Robin (Fortin) Moyer of Belmont and Jennifer (Fortin) Lacey of Belmont; as well as two nieces and two nephews. Wendy was predeceased by her mother, Susan J. Fortin, in 1997.
A Memorial Calling Hour will be held on Monday, August 18, 2014 from 4:00-5:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
Following the calling hour, a Memorial Service will be held at 5:00PM also at the Funeral Home.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247. ( Wendy was an avid animal lover.)
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.