Laconia-----Annette M. Bragdon, 86, of 178 Gilford Avenue, died at the Concord Hospital on Friday, July 15, 2011. She was the widow of Nolan G. Bragdon who died in 1998.
Mrs. Bragdon was born December 10, 1924 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of John B. and Cecelia M. (Perron) Hoyt. She was a lifelong resident of Laconia and been employed with New England Telephone and A T & T for thirty years. She also worked at Scott & Williams.
Mrs. Bragdon was known for her flowers and gardens around her home on Gilford Avenue. She also loved animals.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Paul and June Bragdon, of Tilton; two grandchildren, Timothy Bragdon of Laconia and Rebecca Bragdon of Tilton; a nephew, Robert J. Barnett, Jr. of Alton, N.H.; two nieces, Louise A. Sawyer, of Gilmanton and Sally A. Hill of Barnstead, and two grandnieces, Robyn Ross of Laconia and Lynn Paige of Gilmanton. In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. Bragdon was predeceased by a sister, Arlene Barnett, in 2009.
A Calling hour will be held from 9:30-10:30AM on Saturday, July 23, 2011 in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Funeral Service will follow at 10:30AM also at the Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247.
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.