Sanbornton----Lawrence J. Sullivan, Sr., 78, of 373-5 Steele Hill Road, died at the Goldenview Healthcare Center, Meredith on Friday, December 17, 2010 after a long illness.
Mr. Sullivan was born December 24, 1931 in Dover, N.H., the son of John and Hazel (Thompson) Sullivan.
Mr. Sullivan served in the U. S. Army Third Division during the Korean War. He resided in Dover for forty years and was owner of Rochester Sand and Gravel and L. J. Sullivan Construction Co. of Dover, N.H. He later moved to Vergennes, Vermont where he owned and operated a dairy farm for a number of years. He then moved to Sanbornton, N.H. where he had lived for the past twenty years. He owned Belted Galloway Cattle at the Steele Hill Farm, Sanbornton and his “colorful” talks to the tourist from Steele Hill Resort about his cows and farming adventures will be missed.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-eight years, Mabel L. (White) Sullivan, of Sanbornton; three sons, Lawrence J. Sullivan, Jr. and his wife, Patricia, of Vergennes, Vermont, Daniel B. Sullivan of Sanbornton and Anthony J. Sullivan and Heidi of Fayetteville, New York; three daughters, Catherine M. Diduck and her husband, Paul, of Brattleboro, Vermont, Nancy L. Smart and her husband, George, of Milton, N.H. and Judy M. Cordell and her husband, Greg, of Eagle River, Alaska; twenty-one grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two brothers, John Sullivan and his wife, Vicki, of Rochester, N.H. and Robert Sullivan of Florida; two sisters, Phyllis Sullivan of Rochester, N.H. and Patricia Talon and her husband, Willfred, of Rochester, N.H. and many nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Sullivan was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Estes, of California.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 10:00AM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made 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.