LACONIA - Peter Madsen Kling, 83, of Laconia and Concord passed on March 15th 2015 at the Mountain Ridge Center in Franklin.
Pete was born in Laconia on January 9, 1932; the son of Milton Casper Kling and Ardella Taylor Davis Kling. Pete attended schools in Laconia, Concord, and graduated from Stevens High in Claremont, NH in 1950. He was a 1954 graduate of Amherst College.
Skiing and sailing were his passions. He was a long-time member of the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club and an avid member of the “Old Timers of Cannon Mountain.” He loved Wells Beach in Maine, bow-hunting from a wooden canoe and iceboating on Lily Pond and the Big Lake, as well as a keen competitor on a Flexible Flyer.
Pete’s children are Kurt Kling of Starksboro, VT, P. Chase Kling of Orford, NH, Julie Kling of Florence, MA, and Peer Kling of San Antonito, NM. He is survived by his sister Patricia Kling Lambert of Exeter NH and her daughter Liz Lambert of Washington DC., the mother of his children Cynthia Kling of Starksboro, VT and his brother-in-law Larry Guild of Laconia. Pete had six grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Forest Madsen Kling and Heath Colin Kling of Orford, NH. Interment will be private.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.