Laconia – Nancy A. Buell, 85, of Wentworth Cove, Laconia, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Forestview Manor in Meredith.
She was born in Nashua, the daughter of Blaylock and Katherine (Bremner) Atherton. Nancy was a graduate of Simmons College in Boston, Mass. She worked as a dietitian for Dartmouth College and also managed the medical office of her first husband, Dr. Raymond Peppard. Nancy also worked as a Classified Advertising Agent for the Laconia Citizen for sixteen years, retiring in 1991.
Nancy was a lifelong volunteer. She volunteered for the Laconia Hospital Auxiliary and Nursery Guild and helped start the St. James Nursery School. She was also active in the Winnipesaukee(Gunstock) Ski Club and the Winnipesaukee Water-ski Racing Association. In the 1970”s, Nancy also accompanied her husband and children on medical mission trips to developing countries, In her later years, she volunteered at the Village Nursery School and at the Belknap Mill.
In 1996, Nancy was predeceased by her second husband, Irving F. Buell and in 1998, a son-in-law, Glenn Hart of Meredith.
She is survived by one son, Blaylock A. Peppard and his wife JoAnne of Manhattan, NY, four daughters; Linda P. Hart-Buuck and her husband Charles of Lexington,MA, Nancy P. Simoneau and her husband Paul of Gilford, Janet P. Salbert and her husband Paul of Fairfax, Virginia and Leigh B. Robinson and her husband Mark of Eliot, Maine, two step-sons; Deems A. Buell and his wife Jill of Westford, MA and William Buell and his wife Jeanette of Belmont, two step-daughters; Linda A. Keith and her husband Roland of Gilford and Deborah Buell Carroll and her husband Brian of Woodsville, NH, two, sisters; Mrs. Albert Snow of Center Strafford, NH and Mrs. Frederick Atwood of Topsfield, MA, 14 grandchildren; Indigo, Ian, Colin, Brendan, Adam, Lacey and her husband Burt, Ethan, Alex, Eric, Ives, Jay, Daniel, Garrett and Dana, 4 step-grandchildren, one step-great-grandchild, one nephew, nieces and two cousins, Selwyn and Lynn Atherton.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial service will be held at 10AM on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at St. Andre Bessette Parish at Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia. Burial will be private.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Belknap Mill Society, C/O The Historic Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.