Laconia-----Normand G. Thibodeau, 78, of 76 Champagne Avenue, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Wednesday, April 20, 2011.
Normand was born August 18, 1932 in Lowell, Mass., the son of John & Simone (Cognac) Thibodeau.
Normand lived in Laconia for most of his life and was a graduate of Laconia High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He had been employed at Dana S. Beane & Co for many years and was employed at Aavid for over twenty-five years.
Normand enjoyed golfing at the Laconia Country Club, fishing trips to Lake Parmachenee in Maine and enjoyed betting on the “Horses”.
Survivors include two daughters, Patty Stitt and her husband, Chuck, of Gilford and Cindy Brough and her husband, Steve, of Laconia; a daughter-in-law, Karlene Thibodeau, of Salem, NH; four grandchildren; Erica Brough, Nicholas Brough, Douglas Thibodeau and Bryan Thibodeau; two great-grandchildren Brett and Caleb; a sister- in- law, Nancy Thibodeau McAllister, of Florida: several nephews and nieces and his caregivers, Peggy & Diane, of “Your Home To Stay”. In addition to his parents, Normand was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Doris “Dot” (Levasseur) Thibodeau, on February 4, 2011; by a son, Norman Thibodeau and by two brothers, Maurice Thibodeau and Roger Thibodeau.
Calling hours will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011 from 5:00-8:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will be in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that donations be made to the Laconia Putnam Fund in Memory of Normand G. Thibodeau, City of Laconia Finance Dept., 45 Beacon Street East, 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.