GILFORD ---- Lewis N. Kimball, 77, of Gilford, NH, died on Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord, NH, after a period of declining health.
Born in Plymouth, NH, on November 8, 1945, he was the son of Charles Robie and Jacqueline Audre Kimball.
Lewis loved family and enjoyed getting together for Sunday dinners, cookouts, and holidays. He was a longtime member, volunteer, and officer of the Laconia Elks Lodge. He also belonged to the Sons of a Legion.
He loved taking care of his vegetable garden. He could take care and repair anything around the house. He loved to dance and socialize with everyone. He especially enjoyed all the great people he met having lunch at the Brick Front Restaurant. He absolutely loved going to Old Orchard Beach for vacation in the summer. He also enjoyed his retirement job as a cashier at Gilford Walmart. He loved to chat with everyone.
Lewis is survived by his companion of 25 years, Anne Trefrey, his stepdaughter Angela and husband DJ, grandchildren, Alexis and companion Max, Hali, Jakob and companion Korina, Ashlee, and Kayde, and his great-grandson Finnley. He would have loved to enjoy his estranged grandchildren, Kyle, Joshua, and Marissa, his brother Joel and wife Ann of Lebanon, NH, and his sister Jacqueline and husband Charles of Bethlehem, NH. He was predeceased by his parents, his sister Kathleen Comeau of FL, his brother Ernest Holt of FL, and his brother Paul Holt Sr., of NH.
The family would like to thank the nurses and aides who took care of him at Concord Hospital-Laconia, and very big thank you to everyone at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord, for the exceptional care he received.
There will be no services.
For those who wish, the family suggests making a donation in Lewis’ memory to Granite VNA Hospice House, 30 Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH 03301 or the Santa Fund of the Greater Lakes Region, PO Box 7454, Laconia, NH 03247.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services and 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.