Laconia-----Mabel M. Bishop, 98, formerly of 25 Union Avenue and 303 Old Lakeshore Road, Gilford, died at the Belknap County Nursing Home on Monday, April 23, 2012. She was the widow of Arthur O. Bishop, Sr. who died in 1977.
Mrs. Bishop was born July 16, 1913 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of John and Ada (Earley) Kennedy. She resided in Nashua for several years before moving to Gilford in 1934.
Mrs. Bishop was a member of the Gilford Community Church. She was a member of Pairs and Spares and enjoyed crafts and bingo and was a member of a Monday night sewing club for many years.
Survivors include a son, John “Jack” Bishop and his wife, Patricia, of Lakeland, Florida; two daughters, Patricia Bordeau and her husband, Carlton, and Bette Pratt and her husband, David, all of Laconia; thirteen grandchildren, Tom Bishop of Belmont, N.H., Barbara Cardoza of Salem, N.H., Brenda Bishop of Lady Lake, Florida, Candy Kirchoff of Edison, N. J., Charles Hazelton of Buxton, Maine, Marie Rogers of Toledo, Ohio, John Bishop, Jr. of Rutland, Mass., Peggy O’Donnell of Wolfeboro, N.H., Susan Bishop of Jonesboro, Ga., Wendy Metivier of Belmont, N.H., Jason Bordeau of Laconia, N.H., Dave Pratt IV of Laconia, N.H. and Tricia Tousignant of Gilford, N.H.; thirty great grandchildren; three great, great grandchildren; a brother, Charles Kennedy, of Texas and many nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Bishop was predeceased by a son, Arthur O. “Bud” Bishop, Jr., by a grandson, Joseph Bishop, and by a granddaughter, Patti-Anne Linton.
A calling hour will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 1:00pm-2:00pm in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Funeral Service will follow the calling hour at 2:00pm also at the Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Graham, Pastor of the Gilford Community Church, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Belknap County Nursing Home – Activities Fund, 30 County Drive, Laconia, NH 03246.
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 online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.