GILFORD - Joseph A. "Joe Holiday," Polovick, 64, of 66 Countryside Drive, died at Elliot Hospital, Manchester, on Monday, August 22, 2011.
Joe was born September 13, 1946 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Joseph A. and Alice M. (Prevost) Polovick. He served in the U.S. Army and had been a resident of Gilford for 32 years.
Joe was a lifelong musician. He and his wife, Kathy, owned and operated Joe Holiday's Top of the Town Restaurant in Belmont for 24 years.
Joe was a past president of the Belmont Rotary Club and was a member of the Elks and the American Legion. He was a windsurfing instructor and enjoyed piloting his plane and fishing.
Joe loved spending time with his wife and kids.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy (Trottier) Polovick, a son, Matthew Polovick, and a daughter, Heather Polovick, all of Gilford; three brothers, Louis Polovick of Wisconsin and Gregory Polovick and Steven Polovick, both of Ohio; two sisters, Joan Gardner, of Missouri and "Chrissy" Haida of Hawaii; six nieces and three nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, August 25, from 5 to 8 p.m., in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 26, at 11:30 a.m., at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church St., Laconia, by Rev. Matthew Mason, asssociate pastor.
Burial will follow at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H., is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
Published in Citizen from August 24 to August 25, 2011
