LACONIA – Evelyn Marstan Smith, 96, of 30 County Drive, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at Belknap County Nursing Home in Laconia.
She was born in Laconia on February 2, 1916, the daughter of Guy L. and Harriet L. (Cram) Smith. Evelyn was a 1935 graduate of Laconia High School and attended Margaret Pillsbury Hospital where she trained to be a Registered Nurse. After graduation she moved to the Boston area where she worked as a private duty nurse for many years in several Boston hospitals. Evelyn moved back to Laconia in 1977. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Laconia and had a great love for animals.
She is survived by her sister, Olive L. Haddock of Gilford, two nephews; Kevin Haddock of Gilford and Jeffrey Haddock of Barrington and a niece, Brenda Higgins of Eliot, ME. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Lois M. Smith.
There will be no calling hours.
A funeral service will be held at 2PM on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia.Burial will follow in the family lot at Bayside Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the NH Humane Society, PO Box 572, 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 .