LACONIA ---- Frederick L Mason, Jr, 95, a longtime resident of Laconia, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully, Thursday, March 14, 2024 at St. Francis Nursing Home in Laconia, NH.
Born January 4, 1929, in Fall River, MA, son of the late Frederick L. Mason Sr., and Lilliose (Marois) Mason, he was raised in Swansea, MA. Fred married Eileen M. (Clancy) in 1955 and moved to Swansea, MA where they raised their nine children. Needing a larger home, they moved to Barrington, RI in 1969, then to Northfield, NH in 1979. Fred and Eileen retired in Laconia, NH in 1993 where they spent many years enjoying the lakes, mountains, camping, boating, ice fishing, photography and the Easy-Does-It fitness group.
Fred was a mechanical design engineer for several manufacturing companies in MA, RI, and NH. His proudest accomplishment was being on a design team that designed and manufactured bellows that were eventually used on the Apollo 8 spacecraft. He was a talented inventor and designer and enjoyed learning new things. His fix-it skills came in handy all his life.
His passion for photography gave him a lifetime of great joy in documenting all the family birthdays, parties, reunions, group outings and nature scenes. He was a longtime member of the Lakes Region Camera Club to which he contributed many hours supporting various projects and shows.
Fred was also a proud member of the Knights of Columbus for his entire adult life.
Fred is survived by his nine children Frederick L. Mason III, Ann Domingue (Michael), Eileen A. Mason, Mary Ellen Rosenberg, Marjorie Amico, Nancy Mason, Thomas (Ellen) Mason, Matthew Mason and Michael (Judy) Mason; 16 grandchildren, Michael (Kelly) Trainor, Kate Trainor, Sadie (Neil) Hansen, Samuel Mason, Clancy Mason, Megan Rosenberg, Jamie Rosenberg, Nicholas Mason, Andrew Mason and James, David (Nicole), Kellie, Lauren, Tracey and Kevin Mason. He is also survived by his step-granddaughters Julia, Jenna and Joya Pelosi; great-grandchildren, Gwendolyn, Joseph and Macey Trainor. He leaves behind over 30 nieces, nephews and extended family members including his sister-in-law Jean (Clancy) Troia from Fall River, MA. Special thanks to Carol Nordquist for being a wonderful neighbor and friend.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10am at St. Joseph Parish, 96 Main Street, Belmont, NH.
Graveside Service will follow Mass at Bayside Cemetery, Union Avenue, Laconia, NH.
For those who wish, the family suggests memorial donations be made in Frederick’s name to the Laconia Senior Center/Meals on Wheels, 184 Beacon Street West, Laconia NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit wilkinsonbeane.com.