Laconia, NH-----Andrew “Zeb” J. Garneau, 101, of 21 Ledges Drive and formerly of 50 Blueberry Lane, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Mr. Garneau was the widower of Julia (Weglarz) Garneau who died in 1998.
Mr. Garneau was born June 28, 1910 in Franklin, N.H., the son of Edmund and Mary (Trembley) Garneau. He resided in Franklin for many years before moving to Laconia in 1987. He had been a resident of the Taylor Community, Laconia for three years and enjoyed his time there.
Mr. Garneau graduated from Franklin High School in 1928, the year that his team advanced to the National High School Basketball Championship. His name is included in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. He attended St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass. and the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. He was a star athlete in high school and college. He was an active sports fan and watched the Red Sox win two World Series. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII as a member of the Yale Medical Corp in New Zealand. He had been employed by the U. S. Postal Service for over thirty years and was a gold card postal union member and the oldest member in New Hampshire.
His family was his life. He was a devoted catholic, a communicant of St. Joseph Parish, and a former member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include two daughters, Andrea J. Greeley, of Amherst, Mass. and Carol (Pandini) Trombly of Laconia, N.H.; six grandchildren, Sean Greeley, Meghan Greeley, Brendan Greeley, Anthony Trombly, Linda T. Douglas and Jane Trombly; and eight great grandchildren. In addition to his parents and his wife, Mr. Garneau was predeceased by a brother, Raymond Garneau, and by a sister, Rachel Garneau.
Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 4:00-7:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 11:30AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Holy Cross Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. 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.