Belmont-----William Sprague Hodgson, 68, of 503 Blaine Court, died at his home on Saturday, November 6, 2010, after a brief battle with cancer.
Mr. Hodgson was born October 20, 1942 in Boston, Mass., the son of Robert and Katherine (Sprague) Hodgson. He resided for most of his life in Hingham, Scituate and Cohasset, Massachusetts. He and his wife then moved to Greenville, Maine ten years ago and subsequently to Belmont, NH, three months ago to be nearer family and friends during his illness. He was an engineer and co-founder of The Microspring Company.
Mr. Hodgson is survived by his wife, Kay (Jackson) Hodgson, of Belmont; a stepson, Jacob Ruiter, and granddaughter, Danika Ruiter of Gilmanton; a daughter, Haidan Hodgson, of Dorchester, Mass.; a sister, Janet Hodgson-White, of Newton, Mass. and cousins, Stephen Holdtman of Falmouth, Maine, Susan Bennett of North Windham, Maine, Geoffrey Fowler of Needham, Mass., Meredeth Zaldastani of Weston, Mass., Merry Eustis of Mattapoisett, Mass., Richard Hodgson of Vermont, Julie Broom of Stoney Creek, Conn., Joelle Bentley of Stamford, Conn., Robert Reed of Littleton Colo., and Elaine Simpson of La Miranda, Calif. He was predeceased by his parents.
According to his wishes there will be no calling hours or funeral services.
Burial will be at a later date.
For those who wish, the family suggests that expressions of sympathy in Mr. Hodgson’s name be made to the Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital, PO Box 1129, Greenville, ME 04441 or to Community Health & Hospice. Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.