LANCASTER - Warren A. Bartlett, 90, of Gore Road, died Sunday evening, May 22, 2011, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster.
Mr. Bartlett was born in Berlin, NH, on January 17, 1921, the son of Harry and Elsie (Lowell) Bartlett.
Warren was raised in Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. During World War II he served in the US Army 10th Mountain Division as a ski trooper in Italy and the Aleutian Islands.
For 35 years he was Register of Deeds in Coos County. He was a professional photographer and owned and operated Bonnie Lee Studios in Lancaster. He was a former Boy Scout leader and Explorer and started the annual tradition of the cross lighting on Mt. Cabot.
Warren loved the mountains and was an avid skier and hiker. He was a member of the Four Thousand Footer Club.
He was a member of the 10th Mountain Division New England Chapter and the VFW Post 3041, Lancaster.
Family members include his wife Shirley M. (Young) Bartlett of Lancaster; four children and their spouses, Brewster Bartlett and Michele of Loudon, Beverly Gallegos and Joe of Lancaster, Bonnie Beyer and Stephen of Concord, NH, Rebecca Crawford and Barry of Lancaster; six grandchildren, Christopher Beyer, Matthew Beyer, Carly Lombardi, James Dufour, Jennifer York, Warren J. Bartlett; and several great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will held Wednesday morning, May 25, at 11:00 in Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster. Rev. Sharon van der Laan, pastor of the Lancaster Congregational United Church of Christ will officiate. A 10th Mountain Division Memorial Garden Service (69 Gore Road, Lancaster) will be held Thursday, July 14, at 11:00 in Warren's memory. Military honors will be performed at both services.
Donations may be made in his memory to the 10th Mountain Division Memorial Garden, 69 Gore Road, Lancaster, NH 03584.