MEREDITH ---- Leonard Richard Gokey, 79, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Concord Hospital – Laconia.
Leonard was born on August 22, 1946, in Boston, MA, the son of the late Francis H. Gokey and Marion A. (Kelly) McMakin. Along with his mother, he was lovingly raised by his step-father, Francis “Maxie” McMakin.
Leonard proudly served in the US Army. He worked as an accountant at Michelin Tire for many years. Leonard loved to travel, collected model trains, reading, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a Boston Sports fan at heart, especially with the New England Patriots and the Bruins.
Leonard is survived by his loving wife of 54 and a half years, Regina E. (Kenney) Gokey; daughters Megan Morrow and her husband Greg, of Indian Trail, NC, and Erin Kaik and her husband Bill, of Meredith, NH; sister Jane Leydon and her husband Michael, of Tewksbury, MA; grandchildren Bentley Kaik, Kensley Kaik, and Cameron Morrow; nieces Maryn Leydon and Hannah Leydon, and his best friends Leo and Debbie Lamontagne of Kingston, NH whom he loved to travel with via motor home, plane or cruise ship. In addition to his parents and step-father, Leonard is predeceased by his sister Marilyn Gokey.
A Calling Hour will be held on Monday, December 15, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.in the Narthex at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 300 NH-25, Meredith, NH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., also at the church.
A graveside service with military honors will be held in the spring of 2026 at Village Cemetery, Meredith, NH.
For those who wish the family suggests memorial contributions in Leonard’s name be made to Humble Grunt Work, PO Box 628, Center Harbor, NH 03226 humblegruntwork.org.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit wilkinsonbeane.com.