Meredith-----John J. Cote, 84, of 166 Winona Shores Road, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia on Friday, March 23, 2012.
Mr. Cote was born March 17, 1928 in Ashland, N.H., the son of John E. and Marjorie (Brasseau) Cote. He attended Boston College and Penn State and graduated from Plymouth State College with a B.A. Degree in 1959. In 1963, he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from New Mexico Highlands University. He resided in Meredith for forty-six years and was employed as a chemistry teacher at Laconia High School for twenty-six years before retiring in 1990. He was a communicant of St. Joseph Church.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-three years, Rosemary (Willey) Cote, of Meredith; a son, Kevin Cote and his wife, Heather, of Brandon, Florida; a daughter, Kathy Campbell, and her husband, Thomas, of Buford, Georgia; four grandchildren, Eric Cote, Rachel Cote, Colin Campbell and Andrew Campbell; a brother, Bernard Cote, of Brooksfield, Florida; two sisters, Irma Limoge and Betty Cote, both of Franklin and several nephews and nieces.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 from 6:00-8:00PM 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 on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.