Tilton-----Onel L. Deflice, Jr., 80, of 1007 Laconia Road, died at his home on Sunday, July 22, 2012.
Onel, or “Junior” as he preferred, was born March 7, 1932 in Lexington, Mass., the son of the late Onel and Julia (Angelo) Deflice. He resided in Lexington until moving to Tilton, N.H. where he lived for fifty years. He was a heavy equipment operator for sixty-two years, forty of which was spent as the owner O.L.D. Excavating. He was later employed by Weaver Brothers Construction before retiring in 2011 at the age of 79.
He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed his life on Lake Winnisquam. Onel spent countless hours boating, hunting and ice fishing throughout New England, and often went deep sea fishing on the Atlantic. He was a gun collector, a big fan of NASCAR (especially Dale Earnhardt Sr.) and was a proud, charter and lifetime member of the Laconia Elks Lodge. Later in life, he enjoyed the Boston sports teams, especially the Red Sox and Patriots. But most of all, Onel loved spending time with his best friend and wife, Pat Deflice. They enjoyed visits from his beloved children near and far and could often be found socializing with his many friends from throughout the Lakes Region.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Nealon Deflice of Tilton; four sons, Louis Deflice of Silverdale, WA, Onel Deflice of San Diego, CA, Richard Melvin of Weare, NH and Thomas Melvin of Santa Cruz, CA; four daughters, Debra Cartright of Hingham, NH, Darlene Butler of Acton, MA, Dawn Egan of Laconia NH, and Nancy LaBranche of Sanbornton, NH; a sister, Julie Miller, of Lexington, MA; several grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Deflice was predeceased by a son, Gary Deflice, and by two brothers, Dominic Deflice and Richard Deflice.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 12 Noon to 2 PM in the Carriage house of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Memorial Service will follow at 2PM at the Funeral Home.
The family has requested no flowers. For those who wish, please make memorial donations to the charity of your choice.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.