Laconia-----Paul Bernard Robie, 75, died December 12, 2010 at his home at 65 Fairview Street, Laconia. He was born on September 24, 1935 in the Benjamin Rowe House in Gilford, New Hampshire, which at the time was owned by his grandfather, Ernest Sawyer.
Paul was the son of Bernard Hersey and Emma (Sawyer) Robie. He was raised in Gilford and Laconia and attended Gilford Elementary School and Laconia High School. He spent several of his high school years with Clarence & Maude Sawyer on their farm in Gilford. He entered the U. S. Air Force on April 19, 1954 and was discharged on November 13, 1957. Paul was stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey and Thule, Greenland.
Paul helped in managing his grandfather’s farm in Gilford Village for his aunt and uncle, Ruth and Alvah Wilson, for many years. He was in tire sales for many years. In June of 1979, he established Robie Supply, distributing auto parts with routes all over New Hampshire. He retired in September, 2001.
Paul always had a love of farming. He enjoyed vegetable gardening and raising animals at his home, his goats were his most prized.
Paul is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Lorraine (Valliere) Robie of Laconia; his sons, Paul B. Robie, Jr. of Belmont and Peter B. Robie and his wife, Faith of Laconia; a daughter, Marie Liimatainen, and her husband, Toivo, of Laconia; seven grandchildren, Reino and Lucas Paul Liimatainen, Joshua and Nicole Robie and Meredith, Levi and Paul Robie III.; great granddaughter, Natalie Lorraine Robie. He was predeceased by his parents and by an infant daughter, Theresa Anne, on May 5, 1965.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2010 from 6:00-8:00pm in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 11:00AM at the Life Quest Church, 115 Court Street, Laconia, N. H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Gilford, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929 or to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com