Barnstead -----Ernest John Waldron, Sr., 91, of 29 Baldwin Street, Franklin died at the Franklin Regional Hospital on Thursday, June 30, 2011.
Mr. Waldron was born October 17, 1919 in Torrington, Conn., the son of Frank and Martha (Burnell) Waldron. He lived in Barnstead, N.H. from 1976 until 2009 before moving to Franklin, NH because of his declining health.
Mr. Waldron served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He was a millwright by trade and retired from the Turner Seymour Manufacturing Company in Torrington, Conn. After his retirement in 1976, Ernie moved to Barnstead and was employed as a Ranger at the T. L. Storer Boy Scout Camp in Barnstead, N.H. for the next 10 years.
He was a member of the Grand Masons of the Corinthian Lodge No 82 in Pittsfield NH. This year would mark his 59th year as a Mason. He also served as a member of the American Legion Post #42, in Barnstead, N.H. for many years.
In his earlier years, he enjoyed bowling, music, strumming his guitar, fishing, and tinkering with woodcrafts along with assisting his neighbors of Barnstead anyway he could.
Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Florence S. (Peckham) Waldron, of Franklin; a son, Ernest Waldron, Jr., of Belmont, NH, three stepdaughters, Sandra Swain of Plymouth, Debra Oneil of Deerfield and Brenda Paquette of Belmont; ten grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a brother, Clarence Waldron, of Orlando, Florida and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his parents and by his first wife, Martha Waldron, who died in 1988.
Calling hours will be Friday July 8, 2011 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. At 12:30pm there will be a small service of Tribute to Ernest by Family and Friends also at the Funeral Home.
For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to The Golden Crest Residence Activities Fund where Ernest and Florence reside, at 29 Baldwin Street, Franklin NH 03235. Burial will be at a later date at the NH State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.