William B. Swasey
Concord, NH — William B. "Bill" Swasey, a longtime resident of Bow, NH passed away peacefully at the Birches in Concord on September 7th. He was born in Cornish, Maine on June 12, 1926, the son of the late Philip R. and Lou A. Waterman Swasey.
Bill graduated from Gould Academy, attended Bates College, and later graduated from Bliss Electrical School. He was a veteran of the Army Air Force from 1943-1945. He worked many years as a plant manager for AT&T in both Maine and Massachusetts.
Bill and his wife Helen raised their family in Dalton, MA. Upon retirement they moved to Wolfeboro, NH, where he was a longtime member of the local Rotary. He later moved to Bow where he spent many years working as a Greeter at Concord Hospital. Bill enjoyed spending time with his family and five grandchildren (and their dogs!), woodworking, dancing, water and snow skiing. He served proudly on the National Ski Patrol for over 30 years.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Helen Flanagan Swasey of Wolfeboro; his brother, James Swasey of Kennett Square, PA; his children Deborah Swasey Billings of Dover, VT, Phil Swasey and his wife Martha of Barnstead, NH, and Tom Swasey and his wife Susan of Huntington Woods, MI. He loved being a grandparent to Amy Billings and fiancé Mark Gallo of Salem, MA, Mason Billings of Cranston, RI, Bill Swasey of Boston, MA, Kate Barry and her husband Peter of Berkley, MI, and Abby Swasey of Akron, OH. In addition to his parents, he is pre-deceased by his sisters Jackie Whitney and Mary Nutter.
Due to the ongoing Covid virus, there will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 15th at 10 am at the Christ the King Parish, 76 South Main St., Concord, NH. Everyone in attendance will be expected to wear a mask and practice social distancing during the service.
Burial will follow in the Evans Cemetery, Bow, NH.
Donations may be made in Bill's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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