1926
Lovina
2019
Lovina A. Procter
August 27, 1926 — May 15, 2019
LANCASTER, NH - Lovina A. Procter, 92, passed away peacefully at her home, Wednesday evening, May 15, 2019 after a long period of failing health.
Mrs. Procter was born in Lynn, MA, on August 27, 1926, the daughter of Sydney S. and Alice L. (French) Brown. At approximately 10 years old she moved to Rochester where she spent the remainder of her childhood. There she attended Barrington Grade School and was a graduate of Spaulding High School.
For a time she resided in Nashua working for Sanders Associates and Nashua Corporation. While there she met Norman Procter in 1958 and a year later they were married. Together they moved to Amherst, NH, where they resided for 28 years. During those years she was a homemaker and also worked at Knuckleheads Restaurant where she enjoyed cooking and preparing food. In 1987 she retired to Lancaster.
Lovina was very talented and crafty. She enjoyed ceramics, oil painting, watercolor painting, and adult coloring. For a time he taught ceramics classes from her home. She was an exceptional seamstress, operating her own shop and making all her own clothing. For ten years she worked at the Lancaster Fair overseeing the organization of the craft hall. She and Norman were also avid RV'ers, a passion they both shared since 1966, and their travels always included cats.
Family members include her husband Norman of Lancaster; a son Robert L. Gilbert of Pennyan, NY; two daughters, Cynthia I. Gilbert of Florida, Nancy M. Procter of Manchester; and several grand and great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon, May 22, at 1:00 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home, 210 Main Street, Lancaster. Rev. Richard Boyden, pastor of the Christ United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Reed Cemetery, Merrimack, with a committal service on Thursday, May 23 at 1:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 135 Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584 or North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency, 536 Cottage Street, Littleton, New Hampshire 03561.
Mrs. Procter was born in Lynn, MA, on August 27, 1926, the daughter of Sydney S. and Alice L. (French) Brown. At approximately 10 years old she moved to Rochester where she spent the remainder of her childhood. There she attended Barrington Grade School and was a graduate of Spaulding High School.
For a time she resided in Nashua working for Sanders Associates and Nashua Corporation. While there she met Norman Procter in 1958 and a year later they were married. Together they moved to Amherst, NH, where they resided for 28 years. During those years she was a homemaker and also worked at Knuckleheads Restaurant where she enjoyed cooking and preparing food. In 1987 she retired to Lancaster.
Lovina was very talented and crafty. She enjoyed ceramics, oil painting, watercolor painting, and adult coloring. For a time he taught ceramics classes from her home. She was an exceptional seamstress, operating her own shop and making all her own clothing. For ten years she worked at the Lancaster Fair overseeing the organization of the craft hall. She and Norman were also avid RV'ers, a passion they both shared since 1966, and their travels always included cats.
Family members include her husband Norman of Lancaster; a son Robert L. Gilbert of Pennyan, NY; two daughters, Cynthia I. Gilbert of Florida, Nancy M. Procter of Manchester; and several grand and great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon, May 22, at 1:00 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home, 210 Main Street, Lancaster. Rev. Richard Boyden, pastor of the Christ United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Reed Cemetery, Merrimack, with a committal service on Thursday, May 23 at 1:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 135 Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584 or North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency, 536 Cottage Street, Littleton, New Hampshire 03561.
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