BELMONT-----Howard Douglas Bolsterle 73, passed away on January 20, 2019, after a very short, but hard-fought battle against esophageal cancer, with his beloved daughter Robyn by his side. He was born on November 20, 1945 in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Howard graduated from Northland College in June 1969. He then became an Operating Room Specialist for the United States Army from 1969-1971.
Howard worked as an Office Administrator at Electrolux in Concord, NH there he met his best friend of 45 years, Richard P. Parenteau II. Their friendship, which was more like brothers, created a family bond that will be forever.
Howard worked at New Hampshire Distributors in Concord, NH from 1979 to 2007 when he retired as Warehouse Foreman. After retirement he worked part time at Millennium Motors from 2008 to 2018.
Howard was a good man with a very caring heart. He had a belly laugh that was contagious and could make anyone smile. He had a love for life, his family and friends that could not be denied. Howard will be greatly missed by many.
He is survived by his “pumpkin”, Robyn Lynn Bolsterle (Bull) of Belmont; his grandsons, Tyler J. Bull and his girlfriend Courtney Drouin, of Belmont and Dylan R. Bull of Franklin. His ex-wife Susan (Perry) Bolsterle of Belmont. He is also survived by his sister, Susan Anastario, of Whitehouse Station, NJ and brother, John Bolsterle, of Lebanon, NJ; his nephews John D. Anastario, Kenneth Anastario and Gary Bolsterle and niece Diane Bolsterle, all from NJ; his niece Bridget (Parenteau) Tyrrell of Florida and nephew, Richard P. Parenteau III, of Maryland.
Calling Hours will be held on Sunday January 27, 2019 from 3:00pm -5:00pm at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant, Laconia NH, using the Carriage House entrance.
A Funeral service will immediately follow the calling hours at 5:00pm also at the Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or to the ASPCA, aspca.org.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.