John D. Chute

Greenfield - John D. Chute, 87, of Greenfield died Sunday, June 15, 2014, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health.Mr. Chute was born on Nov. 20, 1926, in Hancock, son of the late William and Rose (Lemire) Chute. He grew up in Hancock and had attended local schools. Mr. Chute moved to Greenfield in 1944, where he married Anna Swinington, and together they owned and operated the Town and Country Store in Greenfield and were always a fixture in town.Mr. Chute had also worked as the road agent in Greenfield as well as at Honeywell in Peterborough. He retired from New Hampshire Ball Bearing, where he had worked as a supervisor. He loved to hunt and fish and was a member of the Greenfield Historical Society as well as the Crotched Mountain Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club in Greenfield and Pleasant Pond Snowmobile Club in Francestown.Mr. Chute was predeceased by his wife, Anna (Swinington) Chute, on Jan. 11, 2008, as well as by his three sisters, Ruby, Nola and Pearl, and by his brother, Bill.He is survived by several nieces and nephews, especially Joanne and Tom Fairfield of Greenfield, with whom he had been living..

SERVICES: Family and friends are warmly invited to calling hours, which will be held on Thursday, June 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cournoyer Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 33 River St., (Route 202 South) in Jaffrey.Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel immediately following calling hours on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Rev. Daniel F. Osgood, pastor of the Greenfield Congregational Covenant Church, will officiate.Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 20, in the family lot at Greenvale Cemetery in Greenfield.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Chute's name to the animal shelter of one's choice.To share photographs, memories or condolences with Mr. Chute's family, please visit his permanent online memorial at www.cournoyerfh.com.