Roland Smith Prescott Sr., 83, of Rochester , NH , passed away Friday January 29, 2010 at the Frisbee Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NH .
Roland was born in Lawrence and raised and educated in Methuen . He served with the United States Army and then the Air Force from 1945 to 1947. Roland worked in the trucking industry with the Teamster’s Local 25. He most recently worked with NE Traffic Control as a flagger until 2007. Roland was a Cubmaster with Pack 8, Lawrence , MA and was a life member of Farmington Fish and Game.
Roland is predeceased by his parents, Frank Prescott and Amelia “Florence” (Smith) Prescott, a son, Roland Smith Prescott Jr., a daughter, Jean Ellen Prescott, his first wife, Dorothy (Lefebvre) Prescott, a grandson, Kevin R. Prescott Jr., and siblings, George Prescott, Robert Prescott and Florence Waring. He leaves his loving wife, Joyce (Freeman) Prescott of Rochester, NH, his children, Kevin R. Prescott and his wife Margaret (Gagne) of Manchester , Michael D. Prescott of N.C., Jeffrey N. Prescott and his wife Margaret (Rabito) of Salem , NH , Gary W. Prescott and his wife Shelley (Leriche) of Middleton, Sheila J. Upton and her husband Mark of Rochester and Sheryl A. Sweet of Salem, NH, a brother, Francis Prescott and his wife Helen (Lanouette) of Jacksonville, FL, 12 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to call from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday, February 1st at the Goundrey and Dewhirst Funeral Home, 42 Main Street , Salem , NH . A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery in Haverhill . Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the American Lung Association, 20 Warren Street, Suite 4 Concord, NH 03301 .