PLYMOUTH - On November 15, 2017, Raymond B. Goddard passed away after a brief illness.
Raymond was born and raised in Laconia NH. After graduating high school in Laconia NH he joined the US Air Force as an Air Force Mechanic. During this time he met and married Edith Howe Goddard of Whitefield NH. After the Air Force they settled in and began to raise their family in the Laconia NH area.
Raymond was active in the Order of Mason’s and the Odd Fellows. He was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church. He was an active outdoorsman and gardener. He worked for the Laconia Needle Co. and then the Ashland Woolen Mill.
Raymond was pre-deceased by his parents: Raymond L. Goddard & Martha French Goddard, siblings; Lionel “Ted” Goddard, Beverly Goddard Fuller, Priscilla Goddard Austin, Patricia Goddard Laurent, Norman Goddard, Helen Goddard Bryant, Mary Goddard Rich, Jannette Goddard and his first wife Edith Howe Goddard.
Raymond is survived by his second wife, E. Marjorie Goddard of Plymouth NH; son Mark A. Goddard and his wife Wendy of Lancaster NH, son Gary S. Goddard of S. Portland Me, daughter Deborah Goddard Nielsen and her husband David of Gilmanton NH, grandson Thomas B. Nielsen and his wife Krista of Alton NH and great grandchildren Jakob Nielsen of Lake Wales Fl, Mekayla Collette, Merek Collette and Joe Mae Collette of Alton NH.
Calling hours will be Nov. 27, 2017 from 10AM-1PM at the Wilkinson Beane Funeral Home in Laconia. The burial will be a private event after the service at the Union Cemetery in Laconia, NH.
A memorial service will be held November 27, 2017 at 7:00pm at the Ashland Methodist Church 12 Washington St. Ashland, NH 03217
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ashland United Methodist Church 12 Washington St. Ashland NH 03217 or The Old Man of the Mt. Museum and Preservation Assoc. P.O. Box 106 Belmont, NH 03220.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.