Richard George Furbish Jr.

Richard George Furbish Jr. GILFORD, N.H. Richard Ricky RuddGeorge Furbish Jr., 44, of Gilford, N.H., died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, N.H., on July 3, 2008. Rick was born Oct. 28, 1963, in Worcester. He was raised in Massachusetts and had been a resident of the Lakes Region for the past 14 years. Rick served in the U.S. Army in Alaska and was the plant manager for Northern Design Pre-cast in Loudon. Rick was a devoted, loving husband and father. Rick was a member of the Wilkins-Smith American Legion Post #1 of Laconia, a member of the Rocky Mt. Elk Foundation and a member of the Mt. Lebanon Lodge #32 F. & A.M. Rick was a youth football coach. He enjoyed New England sports, Patriots, Red Sox and the Celtics. He loved NASCAR. He enjoyed snowmobiling, four wheeling, hunting, golfing, fishing and spending time at his camp in Pittsburg, N.H. Survivors include his wife, Tricia (Edgar) Furbish, of Gilford; a daughter and son, Natasha and Nathan Furbish, of Gilford; his father, Richard George Furbish Sr., and his wife, Rose, of Belmont; his mother, Shirley LePage and her husband, Donald, of Zephyrhills, Fla.; five brothers, Robert Martin of Laconia, Robert Furbish and his wife, Billy Jo, of Meredith, N.H., Jimmy Furbish of Dallas, Donald Martin and his wife, Lisa, of Mendon, and Colin LePage of Bradford; three sisters, Heidi Sherkanowski and her husband, Chris, of Gilford, Heather Dubeshter and her husband, Alan, of Natick and Sharon LePage of California.; several nieces and nephews; four great-nieces; other family and close friends, William and Catherine Edgar, Robert and Donna Curran, Carol and Norman Daigle, William and Debbie Curran and Butch and Judy Taggart, all of Gilford, Gene and Debbie Brewer of Wolfeborough, Michael and Kathi Marden of Laconia, and many other loved ones. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, July 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, using the Carriage House entrance of the funeral home. Services will be held on Thursday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. The Reverend Michael Graham, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery, Meredith Center Road, Meredith. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ricky Rudd Furbish Fund, c/o Laconia Savings Bank, 62 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH 03246. The Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, N.H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.