Tilton-----Jean Robert “Bob” DeForge, 63, of 300 Main Street, died at his home on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
Mr. DeForge was born June 10, 1947 in Cambridge, Mass., the son of Warren J. and Gertrude T. (Dumais) DeForge. He served in the U. S. Navy and over the years had owned several successful Plumbing & Heating Companies.
Mr. DeForge was a 4th Degree Knight of the Knights of Columbus. He had previously served on the Tilton Sewer Commission and C.H.A.T. and was an alternate on the Tilton Zoning Board.
Survivors include his wife, Yolande M. (Babineau) DeForge, of Tilton; two daughters, Angela M. Stauffer and her husband, Scott, of Littleton, Colorado and Johanna M. Ames and her fiancé, Eric Dion of Northfield; one grandchild, Damian Ames, and his mother, Gertrude T. (Dumais) DeForge, of Maynard, Mass.; his sisters, Alice DeForge and Marie Dupuis and her husband Oscar; brothers, Daniel DeForge and his wife Mary, Kenneth DeForge and his wife Donna; and a sister in law, Dianne DeForge. Mr. DeForge was predeceased by his father, Warren J. DeForge, two brothers, Francis DeForge and Raymond DeForge and a sister, Julie McKay.
A calling hour will be held from 11:30AM-12:30PM on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at St. Andre Bessette Parish – Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N. H. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12:30PM.
Burial will be at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH, at 10:00AM on Monday, May 16, 2011.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to C.A.S.A. of New Hampshire, PO Box 1327, Manchester, N.H. 03105-1327 (www.casanh.org).
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.