BELMONT ---- Anita Filixne McKeown, 88, of Gaudet Drive, passed away at home on Friday, December 19, 2025.
Anita was born on September 12, 1937, in Laconia, the daughter of Charles and Aurore (Dagberger) Bolduc.
She trained and raced horses for NH fairs. She enjoyed sled dog racing with her niece and nephew Tyga and Pepsi. Anita was Musher Queen in 1963. She worked at Sam’s Market, volunteered at Bolduc Park and spent time working on Charles Bolduc’s Farms.
Anita is survived by her brothers Ernest Bolduc and Robert Bolduc, sisters, Teresa, Loretta, Barbara and Helene and her husband Paul and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Anita is predeceased by her beloved husband Normand McKeown who passed on June 5, 2025, and her brothers, Kenneth, Roland, Charles, Maurice, Father Hector and Armand.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., at Saint Joseph Parish, 96 Main Street, Belmont, NH 03220.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations in Anita’s name be made to Bolduc Park Association, 282 Gilford Avenue, Gilford, NH 03249, or to the Franklin VNA and Hospice, 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin, NH 03235.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thank s to Franklin VNA and Hospice for their caring support during Anita’s final day.
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.