Meredith, N.H.-----David R. Sallies, Sr., 81, died on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Genesis Eldercare-Laconia Center, Laconia, N.H. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 14, 1929, the son of the late Dorritt Sallies and Mabel Osgood Sallies.
David attended Laconia High School and prepared for a career in meat cutting in Cleveland, Ohio. He was an ardent gardener and lover of pets.
He was predeceased by his wife, Katie Stevens Sallies; a daughter, Linda Sallies Clemons, of Sandown, N.H.; a son, David Michael Sallies, of Belmont, N.H. and five brothers.
He is survived by five sons and four daughters, Steve B. Sallies of Sarasota, Fla., Carol Sallies Mahoul of Fall River, Mass., David R. Sallies, Jr. and his wife, Lola, of Laconia, N.H., Bonny Sallies Morris and her husband, John, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Darlene Sallies Ballou and her husband, Ronald, of New Hampton, N.H., Tammy Sallies Belyea and her husband, George, of New Hampton, N.H. , Peter M. Sallies and his wife, Kelly, of Meredith, N.H., Paul R. Sallies of New Hampton, N.H., Scott T. Sallies of Meredith, N.H.; one brother, Rev. Robert C. Sallies, and his wife, Margie, of Norway, Maine and Meredith, N.H.; one sister-in-law, Vera Pierce, of Laconia, N.H.; twenty-seven grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A Spring Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00PM at the family lot in Oakland Cemetery, Meredith, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247 or to Genesis Eldercare Network – Laconia Center, Resident Activity Fund, 175 Blueberry Lane, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.