Bessie Scudder
LACONIA-Bessie M. Scudder, (101) passed away the Taylor Home Community on June 23, 2017. Bessie was born in Yonkers, NY on August 18, 1915 the daughter of Franklin S. and Bessie (Stapleton) MacNeal. Bessie grew up and went to school in Yonkers, NY. After high school she went to work as a secretary at an automobile dealership until she married her husband Orvis Victor Scudder in June of 1940. She was known for her skills in the kitchen, especially her cookies, and with a needle - needlework, knitting, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, and embroidery and fondness for word puzzles. She played the piano and taught Sunday School at the First Methodist Church in Hackensack, New Jersey. Bessie lived in Pelham, NY, West Englewood and Oradell, NJ, Lancaster, PA, Summerfield, FL and Roxbury, NY., But, in the summer, home was a cottage on the shore of Lake Kanasatka in Moultonborough. She has lived in Laconia since 2003. Bessie is survived by her son John and his wife Susan of Moultonborough, NH; Grandchildren: Shannon Libby of Effingham, NH; Jonathan Scudder of Gilford, NH; Kristin Melendez of Corona, CA; Timothy Leefeldt of New Castle, DE; Erik Leefeldt of Newark, DE; Seven great-grandchildren: Emma Leefeldt, Samantha Leefeldt, Benjamin Libby, Cassidy Libby, Leah Scudder, Henry Leefeldt and Matthew Scudder and many nieces and nephews. Bessie was predeceased by her husband; Orvis, her two brothers; Herbert and Clifford MacNeal and her daughter; Nancy Scudder Leefeldt. A memorial calling hour will be held on Thursday July 6, 2017 from 6 PM to 7 PM at the Mayhew Funeral Home 204 Daniel Webster Highway Meredith, New Hampshire. Burial will be held at the United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roxbury, NY at the convenience of the family.Obituary
LACONIA-Bessie M. Scudder, (101) passed away the Taylor Home Community on June 23, 2017. Bessie was born in Yonkers, NY on August 18, 1915 the daughter of Franklin S. and Bessie (Stapleton) MacNeal. Bessie grew up and went to school in Yonkers, NY. After high school she went to work as a secretary at an automobile dealership until she married her husband Orvis Victor Scudder in June of 1940. She was known for her skills in the kitchen, especially her cookies, and with a needle - needlework, knitting, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, and embroidery and fondness for word puzzles. She played the piano and taught Sunday School at the First Methodist Church in Hackensack, New Jersey. Bessie lived in Pelham, NY, West Englewood and Oradell, NJ, Lancaster, PA, Summerfield, FL and Roxbury, NY., But, in the summer, home was a cottage on the shore of Lake Kanasatka in Moultonborough. She has lived in Laconia since 2003. Bessie is survived by her son John and his wife Susan of Moultonborough, NH; Grandchildren: Shannon Libby of Effingham, NH; Jonathan Scudder of Gilford, NH; Kristin Melendez of Corona, CA; Timothy Leefeldt of New Castle, DE; Erik Leefeldt of Newark, DE; Seven great-grandchildren: Emma Leefeldt, Samantha Leefeldt, Benjamin Libby, Cassidy Libby, Leah Scudder, Henry Leefeldt and Matthew Scudder and many nieces and nephews. Bessie was predeceased by her husband; Orvis, her two brothers; Herbert and Clifford MacNeal and her daughter; Nancy Scudder Leefeldt. A memorial calling hour will be held on Thursday July 6, 2017 from 6 PM to 7 PM at the Mayhew Funeral Home 204 Daniel Webster Highway Meredith, New Hampshire. Burial will be held at the United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roxbury, NY at the convenience of the family.