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David Hart Obituary
December 9, 2024
LACONIA ---- David Bonhurst Hart, 97, beloved patriarch of the Hart family, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024, at the Taylor Community in Laconia, NH.
He was the youngest of three boys born to Carrie Louise Bonhurst and Edward Osgood Hart. They lived in Fulton and Syracuse, NY. Dave graduated from Eastwood High School, class of 1945, and served in the US Army from 1946-47. Both older brothers served in World War II as well.
David graduated from Denison University in Granville, OH, in 1951. He earned a master's degree in education from Columbia University. He taught history and social studies in the public schools of Sherburne, NY, and West Hartford, CT, before becoming a re-insurance underwriter and manager with the Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford from 1957-89.
On August 23, 1952, in Haddonfield, NJ, he married his college sweetheart, Lee Sharp, and settled in Granby, CT, where they raised their family. He was active in the Granby Public Health Nursing Association and the First Congregational Church, UCC. For 29 years, Dave organized a crew of bakers who produced over 400 loaves of cheddar cheese bread for the church's annual fall craft fair! He and his boys were avid hikers. Dave continued to hike and backpack solo in NH and ME into his 70s.
In 1997, David and Lee became permanent residents of the Taylor Community in Laconia. Over ten years, he completed a literary work researching the history of the Taylor Community to honor the 100th anniversary of its founding. They joined the Sanbornton Congregational Church, UCC in 1998 where Dave sang in the choir and served on the Board of Trustees.
Lee, "the treasure of my heart" and beloved wife of 63 years, predeceased him in September 2015. He is survived by his son Bruce and his wife Jill; daughter Carol Hart and her husband Malik Haig; son Edward and his wife Laura; honorary son Ron Brown; granddaughter Megan Leigha; granddaughter Stephanie Krist, her husband Nate, and their son Julien David, nieces, nephews, and many dear extended family members and friends.
Celebrations of Life are planned for Sanbornton Congregational Church UCC on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm, and Granby (CT) Congregational Church UCC, on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
Donations in David's memory may be made to Sanbornton Congregational Church UCC: www.uccsanbornton.org/stewardship
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/ 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to wilkinsonbeane.com.
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