MEREDITH - George R. Horner, 88, of 153 Parade Road, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Forestview Manor in Meredith.
He was born on December 1, 1929 in Manhattan, New York, the son of the late Edwin and Mabel (Brooks) Horner. George received a bachelors' degree in engineering from Cornell University. He served in the US Air Force for twenty three years, retiring as Major. He also taught at the Daniel Webster College. George also worked in civil service. He was a lover of aircraft and proudly built two of his own planes.
He is survived by his wife, Rita (Haley) Horner, two sons; John Horner and his wife Denise and James Horner and his wife Denise, two daughters;, Pam Dunn and her husband Kerry and Cyndee Rizzardini and her husband Marcus, a step-daughter, Linda Radford , ten grandchildren; William Radford, Melissa Graham and her husband David, Lynne Rouse and her husband Trent, Laura Hayes and her husband Bryan, Nikki Rizzardini and her husband Drew Coulbourne, Daman Rizzardini, Rachel Tapner and her husband Brian, Greg Horner, Jeff Horner and Warren , seven great grandchildren; Piper, Trey, Liam, Lucy, Benton, Marshall and Joelle, a daughter-in-law, Barbara Zousimas, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a step-son, Christos Zousimas and a son-in-law, William Boyd Radford.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30AM on Friday, June 8, 2018 at St. Andre Bessette Parish - St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia.
Burial will be held at 12:30PM on Friday, June 8, 2018 at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen.
For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to Donation Processing, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014, to support Parkinson's disease research.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.