LACONIA ---- Roger Arthur Cote, 73, died on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Concord Hospital, Concord.
Roger was born on May 8, 1953, in Lowell, MA, the son of the late Arthur Cote and Doris (Sevigny) Couture.
He worked in various roles in the production control department at NH Ball Bearings for 25 years. He loved to golf, and all New England sports teams, but the Celtics were his favorite team. He loved to boat on Lake Winnipesaukee, camping, and snowmobiling. Roger was inducted into the Catholic High School Hall of Fame, Lowell, MA, in 2012, for being a 1,000-point scorer during his high school years.
Roger is survived by his wife Susan (Cormier) Cote; son Corey Bickford, and his wife Michelle, Meredith, NH; daughters Stephanie Galloni, and her husband Peter, Lowell, MA, Stacy Cullen, and her husband Peter, of Hampton, NH, Joanne Sanborn, of Grants Pass, OR, Kerry Dubois, and her husband Max, Meredith, NH, and Kelly Bickford, Laconia, NH; seventeen grandchildren, Zachary, Jon, Nate, Joshua, Nicholas, Ty, Rowan, Mason, Nellie, Cody, Emma, Gwen, Avery, Logan, Emersyn, Millie, and Porter; five great-grandchildren, Savannah, Braxton, Maya, Owen, and Olivia, and many nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, Roger was predeceased by his step-father Edward Couture.
He loved everyone and loved life to the fullest. Roger never met anyone personally, or professionally, that did not enjoy being in his company, including former sons-in-laws Michael Lange, Brian Kazangian (deceased), Ryan Fitzpatrick and Seng Chan.
A Calling Hour will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 9:00am-10:00am at the St. Andre Bessette Parish - Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Ave., Laconia NH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 10:00am also at the St. Andre Bessette Parish - Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH.
A Celebration of Life will be held later this month. Details will be announced soon.
For those that wish, the family suggests contributions in Roger’s name be sent to the Jimmy Fund for his great-grand daughter Olivia, who has been courageously fighting childhood cancer. Checks may be sent to: The Jimmy Fund Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Attn: Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Place West, Sixth Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services / 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit wilkinsonbeane.com.