Loretta Rayno

1936 - 2025

Loretta Rayno

Wilmot, NH - Loretta V. Rayno, 89, formerly of Old Winslow Road, died Thursday, November 6, 2025 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, NH.

She was born on April 24, 1936 in Orange, MA to Henry and Malvina (Proulx) Forest. She graduated from Hancock High School, Hancock, NH and entered the Women's Army Corps during the Korean War. She served with the 7774th Signal Service Battalion and was stationed in Alabama, Georgia, Chicago 5th Army Headquarters and Heidelberg, Germany. After her discharge she was a member of the 368th Army Reserve in Concord, NH.

When Loretta returned to the States she joined her Mother and Stepfather, Roy Trombly in Wilmot. She graduated from Hesser Business College in Manchester, NH.

She worked for 27 years at Freedom Acres in Wilmot, NH, New London Agency for 8 years, and Colby-Sawyer College for 21 years retiring in 2014.

A joyous part of her life was spending time with family, friends, and her dogs at her camp on Big Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, NH.

She was one of the founders, past president, and Director of the Wilmot Community Association, served on the Tannery Pond Dam Committee, 10 years on the Town of Wilmot ZBA, served on the Wilmot Master Plan Committee, the Concerned Citizen Sub-Committee for zoning ordinance, committee member of the restoration of the Wilmot Veteran's Memorial, Charter member of the Women's Memorial Foundation in military service and was a Director and then President of Pine Hill Cemetery from 1990-2014.

She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley L. Rayno, son, Glenn Rayno and sister, Blanche Delano Sanborn. She is survived by her son, Douglas, grandchildren, Sarah E. Rayno and Stanley K. Rayno, great grandson Brantley Rayno, nieces and nephews including nephew, Daryl (Pati) Delano, nieces, Denise Curtiss and Darlene Delano, grandnieces and grandnephews.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at Pine Hill Cemetery, Wilmot, NH with military honors.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilmot Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 33, Wilmot, NH 03287.

To sign an online guestbook please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com.