Gilford----Ronald A. Nedeau, 73, of 9 Sargent Place #22, died at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
Mr. Nedeau was born December 21, 1940 in Laconia, N.H., the son of the late Amedee and Alrita (Huckins) Nedeau. He was a life-long resident of Laconia and had served in the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a M.P for twenty years, retiring in February, 1978.
After his retirement from the Military, Mr. Nedeau worked as a dispatcher for the Belknap County Sheriff’s Office from 1982-1985 and then worked for Tilton Endless Belt from 1985-1993.
Mr. Nedeau was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Laconia Post No. 1670, a member of the American Legion Wilkins Smith Post No. 1 and a member of the Laconia Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Carol A. (Hollins) Nedeau, of Gilford; his children, Ronald Madore and his partner, Gwen, of Myrtle Beach, S. C., Laurie Pullen and her husband, Cecil, of Boiling Springs, S. C., Lesia Anello and her husband, Vincent, of Williamsburg, Virg., Roy J. Small, Jr. and his wife, Michelle, of Rollinsford, N.H., Kevin Small of New Hampton, N.H. and Karen L. Houle and her husband, David, of Laconia, N.H.; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; a sister, Carol Blaisdell, and her husband, Teddy, of Meredith, N.H. and a brother, Amedee “Ricky” F. Nedeau, Gilford, N.H. and many nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Nedeau was predeceased by two sisters, Linda Fielders and Lorraine Nedeau and by two brothers, Raymond Nedeau and Thomas Nedeau and a grandson, Michael “Chopper” Chamberlain.
Memorial calling hours will be held on Monday, March 3, 2014 from 5:00-7:00PM, with a time of sharing at 6:30PM, in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
Burial, with military honors, will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Bayside Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
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.