Laconia-----Alphonse Adelard Beaule, Jr., 85, of 356 Laconia Road, Belmont died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the New Hampshire Veterans Home, Tilton, N.H.
Mr. Beaule was born November 25, 1928 in Laconia, N.H., the son of the late Helen May (Stinson) and Alphonse Adelard Beaule, Sr.
Mr. Beaule served in the U. S. Army during WWII and the Korean War and was the recipient of the Purple Heart.
Mr. Beaule was a lifetime resident of the Lakes Region and had been employed as a machinist for over thirty-five years, retiring in 2002. Over the years, he was employed at Scott & Williams, Davis Tool, Aavid and Lewis & Saunders. He was a former communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bingo, dancing, singing, NASCAR and especially his three dogs, Misty, Tiny and Benji.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn (Fisher) Beaule, of Loudon; two sons, Michael Beaule and his wife, Sandra, of Belmont and Peter Beaule and his wife, Judith, of Belmont; a daughter, Catherine Bouchard, and her husband, Robert, of Belmont; his stepchildren include Linda Shaw of Sanbornton, Valerie Belyea of Goshen, Robert Mercier of Arizona, Ronald Mercier of Maine and Tina Huntley of Loudon; several grandchildren; several great grandchildren; a sister, Mary Rose Durocher, of Belmont and several nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beaule was predeceased by his first wife, Arlene (Gove) Beaule, in 1974, by his great granddaughter, Autumn Lynn Beaule in 2011 and by a brother, Francis Beaule, and a sister, Theresa Thompson.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6:00-7:30PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Memorial Service will follow at 7:30PM also at the Funeral Home.
Burial, with military honors, will be held on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 10:30AM at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen.
Following the burial, all are welcome to a luncheon at the VFW, 143 Court Street, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to New Hampshire Veterans Home Activities Fund, 139 Winter Street, Tilton, NH 03276.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.