Laconia-----Elsie Brown Fitts, 85, of 59 Woodland Avenue, died at her home on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
She was the widow of Verner “Joe” Fitts who died in 2002.
Mrs. Fitts was born February 10, 1926 in Durban, South Africa. She married Joe at St. John’s Church in Freemantle, Australia in 1943 and then they moved to Laconia in 1945. She enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, crocheting and crafts.
Survivors include two sons, Verner R. Fitts, Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida and David W. Fitts Sr. of Oakdale, Conn.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Fitts and David W. Fitts, Jr. both of Norwich, Conn. and Jonn Freeman, of Laconia; four great grandchildren, Brittany, Ciarra, Josh and Chloe, and a sister, Dorothy Hallwarth, of Perth, West Australia. In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. Fitts was predeceased by a daughter, Yvonne L. Barker, in 2006, by a grandson, Michael Freeman, in 2009 and by two sisters, Alice Ballurman and Sylvia Ballard.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 4:00-7:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Graveside Service will be held at a later date at the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 141, Memphis, TN 38148
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.