Laconia-------Richard L. Perley, 73, of 70 Cottonwood Avenue, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was the widower of Gale P. ( Kaiser ) Perley who died in 2008.
Mr. Perley was born February 1, 1938 in Laconia, the son of Drs. John R. and Melba D. (Beagle) Perley.
Mr. Perley was a longtime resident of Laconia. He graduated from Laconia High School in 1956 and from Kimball Union Academy in 1957. He attended Middlebury College and graduated from Babson College in 1962.
Mr. Perley served in the US. Navy. He was manager of a marina in Dillon, Colorado and was a member of the ski area management team at the Arapahoe Basin in Dillon, Colorado, Camelback Ski Area in Tannersville, Penn. and the Poco North Ski Area in Hawley, Penn. While living in Laconia, he was owner of the Laconia Dairy Queen and Jan and Her Friends (children’s clothing store). He also worked for the Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad as a train crew member and rail car maintenance. He was also the ticket agent at Weirs Beach, N.H.
Survivors include a son, Craig Richard Perley and his wife, Onixcia, of Laconia; two daughters, Marcia Ann Gagnon of Meredith and Michelle Brown and her husband, David, of Williamsburg, Virginia; four grandchildren, Nicole Gagnon, Christopher Gagnon, Tyler Brown and Paxten Perley; two brothers, John S. Perley and his wife, Suzanne, of Laconia and David Perley and his wife, Cathy, of Keene and a sister, Ann Morin, and her husband, Gerard, of Laconia. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Perley was predeceased by a brother, R. Allan Perley.
There will be no calling hours or funeral service.
Spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Laconia Historical & Museum Society, PO Box 1126, Laconia, NH 03247 or to the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 7312, Gilford, NH 03247.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.