Robert W. Curran Sr.

Robert W. Curran Sr., 85, of Laconia, N.H., died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Forestview Manor, Meredith, N.H. Bob was born Aug. 10, 1925, in Blackstone, the son of the late William and Marguerite (Walsh) Curran. He served in the US Marine Corps during World Ware II, in the Pacific Theater, in Iwo Jima and Guam. Bob lived for many years in Framingham, before moving to Laconia, N.H. He was the general manager for Anheuser-Busch for 45 years, retiring in 1999. Bob loved boating, NASCAR, golf, skiing and would walk three miles each day. Survivors include his wife, Jean P. (Lenz) McCullough Curran of Laconia, N.H.; and her three children and eight grandchildren; and his five children, Kevin Curran and his wife, Prudy, of Kennebunkport, Maine, William Curran and his wife, Deborah, of Gilford, N.H., Robert W. Curran Jr. and his wife, Donna, of Gilford, N.H., Jane Angliss of Laconia, N.H., and Mary Rogan and her husband, Frank, of Plymouth; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife of 50 years, Catharine Kay" G. (Baggan) Curran, who died in 1999. Calling hours are Wednesday June 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH 03246, using the Carriage House entrance. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, June 2, at 10 a.m., at St. Andre Bessette Parish - Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Ave., Laconia, NH 03246. Burial will follow in Bayside Cemetery. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1 Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 105, Bedford, NH 03110. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, N.H., is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.