Margaret Betty Akerman, 85, of 164 Pleasant Street, died at her daughter's home on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012.
She was the widow of Lawrence "Red" R. Akerman, who died in 2005. They had celebrated 61 years of marriage together.
Betty was born March 25, 1926, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of Arthur E. and Helen L. (Porter) Chipman. She resided in Massachusetts for several years and had been employed at Stone & Webster.
After she and Red married, they moved to Alexandria, and later moved to the Lakeport section of Laconia. She had been employed at Laconia Manufacturing and Winconia Corp. for many years, and later was employed at Annalee Dolls.
Betty was a former communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport, and a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She was a Girl Scout Leader and was always involved with her children's, grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's activities and loved to clothes shop for all of them.
Betty and Red loved traveling. After retiring, they enjoyed their motor home trips to winter in Florida. They also enjoyed many years of square dancing with the Lakeside Swingers Square Dance Club. Betty enjoyed playing cards as often as she could with her friends, Eileen Giguere and Muriel and Susan Guilmette.
In addition to her husband, parents and her stepfather, John Rodriques, Betty was predeceased by her three brothers, Arthur, Robert and Edward Chipman.
Burial in the family lot at Bayside Cemetery, Laconia.
Published in Citizen on January 11, 2012
She was the widow of Lawrence "Red" R. Akerman, who died in 2005. They had celebrated 61 years of marriage together.
Betty was born March 25, 1926, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of Arthur E. and Helen L. (Porter) Chipman. She resided in Massachusetts for several years and had been employed at Stone & Webster.
After she and Red married, they moved to Alexandria, and later moved to the Lakeport section of Laconia. She had been employed at Laconia Manufacturing and Winconia Corp. for many years, and later was employed at Annalee Dolls.
Betty was a former communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport, and a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She was a Girl Scout Leader and was always involved with her children's, grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's activities and loved to clothes shop for all of them.
Betty and Red loved traveling. After retiring, they enjoyed their motor home trips to winter in Florida. They also enjoyed many years of square dancing with the Lakeside Swingers Square Dance Club. Betty enjoyed playing cards as often as she could with her friends, Eileen Giguere and Muriel and Susan Guilmette.
In addition to her husband, parents and her stepfather, John Rodriques, Betty was predeceased by her three brothers, Arthur, Robert and Edward Chipman.
Burial in the family lot at Bayside Cemetery, Laconia.
Published in Citizen on January 11, 2012
Margaret Betty Akerman, 85, of 164 Pleasant Street, died at her daughter's home on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012.
She was the widow of Lawrence "Red" R. Akerman, who died in 2005. They had celebrated 61 years of marriage together.
Betty was born March 25, 1926, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of Arthur E. and Helen L. (Porter) Chipman. She resided in Massachusetts for several years and had been employed at Stone & Webster.
After she and Red married, they moved to Alexandria, and later moved to the Lakeport section of Laconia. She had been employed at Laconia Manufacturing and Winconia Corp. for many years, and later was employed at Annalee Dolls.
Betty was a former communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport, and a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She was a Girl Scout Leader and was always involved with her children's, grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's activities and loved to clothes shop for all of them.
Betty and Red loved traveling. After retiring, they enjoyed their motor home trips to winter in Florida. They also enjoyed many years of square dancing with the Lakeside Swingers Square Dance Club. Betty enjoyed playing cards as often as she could with her friends, Eileen Giguere and Muriel and Susan Guilmette.
In addition to her husband, parents and her stepfather, John Rodriques, Betty was predeceased by her three brothers, Arthur, Robert and Edward Chipman.
Burial in the family lot at Bayside Cemetery, Laconia.
Published in Citizen on January 11, 2012
She was the widow of Lawrence "Red" R. Akerman, who died in 2005. They had celebrated 61 years of marriage together.
Betty was born March 25, 1926, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of Arthur E. and Helen L. (Porter) Chipman. She resided in Massachusetts for several years and had been employed at Stone & Webster.
After she and Red married, they moved to Alexandria, and later moved to the Lakeport section of Laconia. She had been employed at Laconia Manufacturing and Winconia Corp. for many years, and later was employed at Annalee Dolls.
Betty was a former communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport, and a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She was a Girl Scout Leader and was always involved with her children's, grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's activities and loved to clothes shop for all of them.
Betty and Red loved traveling. After retiring, they enjoyed their motor home trips to winter in Florida. They also enjoyed many years of square dancing with the Lakeside Swingers Square Dance Club. Betty enjoyed playing cards as often as she could with her friends, Eileen Giguere and Muriel and Susan Guilmette.
In addition to her husband, parents and her stepfather, John Rodriques, Betty was predeceased by her three brothers, Arthur, Robert and Edward Chipman.
Burial in the family lot at Bayside Cemetery, Laconia.
Published in Citizen on January 11, 2012
Family Members
Children
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
