FRANKLIN----- Hannelore Spence, 97, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, peacefully at the Mountain Ridge Center in Franklin.
Hannelore was born on November 27, 1925, in Bonn, Germany, daughter of the late Otto and Klara (Mueller) Oswald, and arrived in the United States on October 12, 1934.
Hannelore enjoyed cooking, entertaining family and friends, and loved to make people laugh.
Hannelore leaves behind two nieces, Suzanne Bullerwell and Kristina Laurendeau; four great nephews; one great niece; two great grandnephews; and one great grandniece. In addition to her parents, Hannelore was predeceased by her husband, Gordon R. Spence, and two sisters, Elfriede and Edith.
Per Hannelore’s request there will be no calling hours or services.
A Private Burial will be held in the spring of 2023, with her husband at Pine Grove Cemetery in Gilford, NH.
Hannelore thanks all who were nice to her in her old age. In her memory, her family requests you do something nice for someone or make a memorial donation in her name to the Laconia Senior Center, 532 Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services and 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St. Laconia, NH, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.