Center Harbor, NH----Greta J. Emerson, 85, of Center Harbor, died on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia.
Greta was born August 5, 1924 in Lewiston, Maine, the daughter of Louis and Stella (Newton) Wendelstein. She has been a full time resident of Center Harbor since 2008 and summered in the Lakes Region since the 1950’s. She had lived in Lynnfield, Mass. for many years.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Walter U. Emerson of Center Harbor; three daughters, Susan Smith of Solana Beach, California, Kathleen Viens of Center Harbor and Gretchen Becker of Albuqerque, New Mexico; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 1:00pm at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, using the Carriage House entrance.
Burial will be in the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital-Tribute Program, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN, 38148-0142 or to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Donor Services, PO Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA, 01202, www.leukemia.org.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.