LACONIA-----Robert “Bob” Wayne Turcotte, 75, of Winter Street, passed away on August 24, 2019.
Bob was born on July 12, 1944, in North Conway, NH, to the late Oliver Joseph Turcotte and Jeanette Hammond Brown Turcotte. Bob married his high-school sweetheart, Terry Lee Saunders Turcotte of North Conway, NH in 1967 and they lived together in Laconia, NH for over fifty years.
Bob was a proud Marine and Vietnam Veteran, and received two purple hearts. Many will remember him through his work as a stellar appliance repairman for over forty years. Prior to owning Turcotte Appliance Repair, Bob worked for Head’s Electric and Sears. While Bob retired in 2014, he continued to provide expert appliance advice to friends and family. Throughout his life, Bob enjoyed fixing and repurposing just about everything, hiking, cooking, gardening, embarking on new adventures with his Gold Wing motorcycle, and most recently driving anywhere in his big red truck.
Bob is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Terry; daughter Heather M. Turcotte, son-in-law, Brian B. Briggs, and two granddaughters, Sequoia Terrerta Turcotte Briggs and Seyge Robohn Turcotte Briggs; sister, Norma, brother-in-law, John, and niece, Michele McShane; his brother, Oliver, sister-in-law Danette, nephew Craig Turcotte, and niece, Theresa Fox; mother-in-law, Ethel Saunders; brother-in-law, Glenn, sister-in-law, Sonnhilde, and nephews, Mark and Kirk Saunders; nephews, Chris and Greg Saunders, and niece, Katherine Biddle; and dear friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Seychem Turcotte Briggs; father-in-law Forest; a brother-in-law, Scott; and sister-in-law, Carol Saunders.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, August 30, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, followed by a reception at Hector’s Restaurant, 53 Beacon Street West, Laconia, NH.
A Private Military Burial will follow at Conway Cemetery, West Side Road, Conway, NH.
Bob was a generous man who contributed to a variety of charitable organizations. He had a special affinity for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and the work they do for children and their families. The family suggests in lieu of flowers a memorial donation in his name be made online at http://giftfunds.stjude.org/rwturcotte.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.