EAST RYEGATE, VT ---- Scott Wayne Ordway, 78, of Ryegate Road, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022, at Concord Hospital in Laconia, NH.
Scott was born on September 16, 1944, in Brunswick, ME, to the late Vesper and Ruth (Stimpson) Ordway.
On October 15, 1966, he married Barbara Joan Savary. Scott enjoyed ice fishing, hunting, working in the garden, cooking, and spending time with his family. He also enjoyed working with wood and metals. He liked to make people laugh with his dry sense of humor. There were many who considered and loved him as “Dad” or “Grandpa”. After he came to know Christ, he became passionate about sharing the Word of God with his community and many of the people he encountered. Along with his late wife, Barbara, he hosted a Bible Study in their home for numerous years where hundreds of people were influenced by his teaching and their example. He also supported his local church financially wherever he lived and gave to programs such as, foreign missions, home missions, Save our Children, Mothers Memorial, and Christmas for Christ. For years he also supported Tupelo Children’s Mansion in Tupelo, MS.
In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, Barbara J. Ordway, two brothers, Dennis and Victor, and grandchild, Gracen Tae Ordway. Survivors include his five children, Scott W. Ordway, Jr. and wife, Jo-Ann of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Heidi Ordway McClure and husband, James (Chris) of Clayton, DE, Duane H. Ordway and wife, Olivia of New Hampton, NH, Alisa (Ordway) Levesque and husband, Eric of Belle Haven, VA, and Viola Ordway of East Ryegate, VT; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Derrill, Roy and Lenny; two sisters, Connie Boyle and Shirley Gilman; two sisters-in-law, Nona Davis and Nancy Clifton; along with nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to Concord Hospital, Laconia, NH, Comfort Keepers of Plymouth, NH, and Lakes Region VNA of Meredith, NH for helping with his care at the end of his life.
There will be no calling hours.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday April 14, 2023, at Faith Pointe Church in Laconia, NH.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services and 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.