Laconia-----Cecile B. Bedford, 86, of 15 Spring St., died at the Brighan & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass., on Friday November 4, 2011 after a short illness. She was the widow of Roger J. Bedford who died July 17, 2011.
Mrs. Bedford was born March 30, 1925 in Rochester, N.H., the daughter of Wilfrid and Eva A. (Chabot) Sevigny.
Mrs. Bedford resided in Amesbury, Mass. for several years before moving to Laconia fifty-four years ago. She was a waitress at the Soda Shoppe for ten years before retiring in 1987.
Mrs. Bedford was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and was a member of the St. Joseph Church Ladies Guild. She was also a member of the V. F. W. Laconia Post #1670 Auxiliary. She loved dancing, travelling, reading and get togethers.
Mrs. Bedford is survived by two sons, Michael Bedford and his wife Betty of Manchester and Daniel Bedford and his wife Cindy of Gilmanton; two daughters, Sandra Bedford of Laconia and Diane Bedford of Laconia; seven grandchildren, Ann Lucas, Doreen Tolson, Renee Laverdiere, Michelle Bedford, Monique Bedford and Kate and Lisa Bedford; nine great grandchildren; a sister Germaine Valley of Amesbury, Mass. many nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents, and her husband Mrs. Bedford was predeceased by a son, Kenneth Scroggs, in 2004, by her brother, Raymond Sevigny, and by two sisters Grace Laskiewicz and Violette Sevigny.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday November 8, 2011 from 6-8 PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia using the Carriage House entrance.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church 291 Union Ave. Laconia, NH on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Bedford has requested that Mass donations be made to St. Andre Bessette Parish Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Ave. Laconia, NH 03246 or to the March of Dimes, N.H. Chapter 22 Bridge Street, Concord NH 03301.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.