LACONIA - Dorothy Nazlian Bancroft, 83, passed peacefully after a long illness on April 4, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Hogop and Grace (Westhaver) Nazlian born in Hartford, CT. She grew up in Manchester, CT and raised her five children in South Windsor, CT before moving to Gilford, NH in 1972.
She was employed by the State of New Hampshire in their dietary department in Concord until her retirement December 1995.
Dorothy loved all things nature – flowers, trees and especially whales. She had a wonderful sense of humor that entertained all around her and was devoted to her family.
She is survived by her five children: Linda and her husband Mickey Bunk of Windsor, CT; John Bancroft, Jr. of Glencliff, NH; Judy Gessford and her husband David Desmarais of Simsbury, CT; Stephen Bancroft of Laconia, NH and Lisa and her husband John Nally of Ashland, NH. Her grandchildren: Christopher, Nicole, John III, Molly, David, Jacob, Jennifer, Sarah and Kyle. Her great grandchildren: William, Alice, Camden and Aiden. She also leaves behind her siblings Isabelle Taylor, Hazel Howard, John Nazlian and Donald Nazlian. She was predeceased by her siblings Marjorie, Rosalie, Chipman, Ralph, Mildred and Grace and by her son-in-law Michael Gessford.
A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11AM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St Laconia, NH., using the Carriage House entrance.
In lieu of flowers it was Dorothy’s wish for you to take someone out to lunch and share how much you care for them.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting with the arrangements.