Laconia---- Edward “Ed” J. Mylett, 88, of Meredith Bay Colony and formerly of 41 Elizabeth Terrace and of Prescott Avenue, Weirs Beach and of Weymouth, Mass. passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Lakes Region General Hospital.
Ed was born January 19, 1924 in S. Boston, Mass., the son of the late Michael and Alice (Cassidy) Mylett.
Ed was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during WWII. He landed on Omaha Beach in France and fought into Germany. He and his outfit received five battle stars. He returned home in late 1945 and went to work at the Herald Traveler as a plate handler in the pressroom. He went on to become an apprentice, a journeyman pressman and later Production Manager. He then worked as a Pressman for the Boston Globe. He was a former President of the Pressmen Union No. 3. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a consultant with US Ink Corporation for several years.
Ed was a communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport, N.H.
Ed was a member of the Laconia Lodge of Elks No. 876. He enjoyed snowmobiling, spending time at the lake with his family and conversing with the many friends he would meet throughout his daily activities.
“Papa”, as he was affectionately called by his grandchildren, will be fondly remembered for the many special moments he gave them including the many years he brought them Goody Good Donuts on Sunday mornings.
Ed is survived by a son, Edward J. Mylett, Jr., and his wife, Deborah, of Chino Hills, Calif.; five daughters, Jean M. McLean and her husband, Donald, of Whitman, Mass., Therese M. Mylett and her partner, Donna Juslin, Karen M. Switzer and her husband, John , Mary L. Legassie and her husband, Raymond, and Alice M. Cormier and her husband, Joseph , all of Laconia, N.H.; a daughter-in-law, Mary F. Mylett, of Duxbury, Mass.; fifteen grandchildren; Edward Mylett, Michele Schloeman, Andrea Ward, Erica Stewart, Michael Mylett, Kelly Stever, Patrick Mylett, Peter McLean, Kathryn Wallace, Lisa LaPierre, Andrew Switzer, Shane Legassie, Paige Legassie, Joseph Cormier and Emily Cormier; thirteen great grandchildren and five nephews. In addition to his parents, Ed was predeceased by his wife of fifty-seven years, Jean (Kearney) Mylett, in 2004; by a son, Michael W. Mylett, in 1997 and by a brother, James Mylett.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2012 from 1:00-3:00PM and also on Monday, March 26, 2012 from 9:30-10:30AM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00AM on Monday, March 26, 2012 St. Andre Bessette Parish-Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will be at a later date in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Meredith Bay Colony Club, Activity Fund, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith, NH 03253 and to the Alzheimer’s Association, New Hampshire Office, 5 Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 201, Bedford, NH 03110.
The family is very appreciative for the care given to Ed during his illness by Pat Cleveland and Comfort Keepers as well as the staff at the Meredith Bay Colony.
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 on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.