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Earle Walter Chandler Sr.

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Earle Walter Chandler Sr.

Birth
Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
12 Mar 2005 (aged 91)
New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
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Age: 91 yrs.

S/O Walter J. Chandler & Helen S. (Archibald) Chandler
H/O (1) Selima (Kennedy) Chandler
F/O Dorothy (Chandler) Prats
F/O Earle Walter Chandler, Jr.
F/O Charles William Chandler
F/O Gene G. Chandler
F/O Mikell M. (Chandler) Perry
H/O (2) Alice B. (Raynor) Baldwin Chandler (1 Apr 1919-2 Nov 2013), m. 27 Jul 1960, Essex Junction, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

Last Residence: Wilmot, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03287, USA [SSDI]

Obituary, Chadwick Funeral Service (New London, NH), 13 Mar 2005:

Wilmot, NH - Earle W. Chandler, 91, of Kearsarge Mountain, Wilmot, died Saturday, March 12, 2005 at the New London Hospital after a long illness. He was born at Chandler Farm in Bartlett, NH on September 6, 1913, son of Walter and Helen (Archibald) Chandler. His father was a dairy farmer and his mother a school teacher.

He graduated from Bartlett High School in 1931 and earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of NH in 1935. At UNH he was Captain of the ski team and retained his enthusiasm for skiing, competitively, recreationally and in business. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. In later years he enjoyed golf at the Lake Sunapee Country Club and with the NH and Profile Seniors.

His work experience was varied. He worked seven years for the US Forest Service out of college, returning to manage the family farm in Bartlett and to work in forestry and lumber business on his own, at the North Conway Lumber Company and later retiring as general manager of the New England Lumber Company in Ossipee. Through the years, he continued farming and his recreational pursuits as volunteer Ski Coach at Laconia High School and New Hampton School, as manager of the Belknap Recreation Area and ski jumping program and later designed the trails at several ski areas including Wilderness and Ragged Mountain.

Mr. Chandler was community spirited and devoted 12 years to the Town of Bartlett and later 27 years to the Town of Wilmot as Selectman. His father and grandfather served as Selectmen in previous years. He also served in the NH House as Representative from Bartlett in 1955-1961, as Majority Leader and Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee and later served four terms from Wilmot on the Finance Committee. He attended two Constitutional Conventions.

He was a member of The Wilmot Baptist Church, an inactive member of the New London Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow, past President of the Country Squires of New London, a member of the Mt. Washington Lodge #87 F & AM, the North Conway BPOE, past member of the Board of Trustees of the New London Hospital, and member of many farm, forestry and skiing organizations as well as organizations of interest to Wilmot people.

Family members include his wife Alice Baldwin (Raynor) Chandler of 45 years of Wilmot, NH; three sons, Earle W. "Rusty" Chandler, Jr. of Wilmot, NH, Charles W. Chandler of Warren and Tilton, NH, Gene G. Chandler of Bartlett, NH; two daughters, Dorothy C. Prats of Rockville, MD and Wilmot, NH and Mikell C. Perry of Fryeburg, ME; a special niece, Susan Monnier of Winthrop, ME; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, John Maurice Chandler, a sister, Alice Chandler Davis, and two grandsons .

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at The Wilmot Baptist Church with The Rev. Dr. Allen Koop, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Bartlett Village Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wilmot Community Association Building Fund, P.O. Box 23, Wilmot, NH 03287. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is in charge of arrangements. For more information please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com .
Age: 91 yrs.

S/O Walter J. Chandler & Helen S. (Archibald) Chandler
H/O (1) Selima (Kennedy) Chandler
F/O Dorothy (Chandler) Prats
F/O Earle Walter Chandler, Jr.
F/O Charles William Chandler
F/O Gene G. Chandler
F/O Mikell M. (Chandler) Perry
H/O (2) Alice B. (Raynor) Baldwin Chandler (1 Apr 1919-2 Nov 2013), m. 27 Jul 1960, Essex Junction, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

Last Residence: Wilmot, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03287, USA [SSDI]

Obituary, Chadwick Funeral Service (New London, NH), 13 Mar 2005:

Wilmot, NH - Earle W. Chandler, 91, of Kearsarge Mountain, Wilmot, died Saturday, March 12, 2005 at the New London Hospital after a long illness. He was born at Chandler Farm in Bartlett, NH on September 6, 1913, son of Walter and Helen (Archibald) Chandler. His father was a dairy farmer and his mother a school teacher.

He graduated from Bartlett High School in 1931 and earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of NH in 1935. At UNH he was Captain of the ski team and retained his enthusiasm for skiing, competitively, recreationally and in business. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. In later years he enjoyed golf at the Lake Sunapee Country Club and with the NH and Profile Seniors.

His work experience was varied. He worked seven years for the US Forest Service out of college, returning to manage the family farm in Bartlett and to work in forestry and lumber business on his own, at the North Conway Lumber Company and later retiring as general manager of the New England Lumber Company in Ossipee. Through the years, he continued farming and his recreational pursuits as volunteer Ski Coach at Laconia High School and New Hampton School, as manager of the Belknap Recreation Area and ski jumping program and later designed the trails at several ski areas including Wilderness and Ragged Mountain.

Mr. Chandler was community spirited and devoted 12 years to the Town of Bartlett and later 27 years to the Town of Wilmot as Selectman. His father and grandfather served as Selectmen in previous years. He also served in the NH House as Representative from Bartlett in 1955-1961, as Majority Leader and Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee and later served four terms from Wilmot on the Finance Committee. He attended two Constitutional Conventions.

He was a member of The Wilmot Baptist Church, an inactive member of the New London Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow, past President of the Country Squires of New London, a member of the Mt. Washington Lodge #87 F & AM, the North Conway BPOE, past member of the Board of Trustees of the New London Hospital, and member of many farm, forestry and skiing organizations as well as organizations of interest to Wilmot people.

Family members include his wife Alice Baldwin (Raynor) Chandler of 45 years of Wilmot, NH; three sons, Earle W. "Rusty" Chandler, Jr. of Wilmot, NH, Charles W. Chandler of Warren and Tilton, NH, Gene G. Chandler of Bartlett, NH; two daughters, Dorothy C. Prats of Rockville, MD and Wilmot, NH and Mikell C. Perry of Fryeburg, ME; a special niece, Susan Monnier of Winthrop, ME; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, John Maurice Chandler, a sister, Alice Chandler Davis, and two grandsons .

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at The Wilmot Baptist Church with The Rev. Dr. Allen Koop, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Bartlett Village Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wilmot Community Association Building Fund, P.O. Box 23, Wilmot, NH 03287. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is in charge of arrangements. For more information please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com .


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