John M. Hansbury

Plaistow, NH: John M. Hansbury, 66, of Plaistow, died Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Exeter Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Ipswich, MA, son of the late John E. and Shirley (Dion) Hansbury, John was raised and educated in Plaistow, attending Pollard School and Timberlane Regional High School where he played football and track and was football captain his senior year, graduating in 1977. John attended the University of New Hampshire and later continued his education at Northeastern University. John began working in construction when he was in high school and went on to work for several different construction companies in Connecticut and North Carolina before starting his own company, Lockwood Construction in North Carolina. He later returned home to care for his father. At the time of John's death, he was employed as a Construction Superintendent for Vertex Companies. John could build or fix anything from a broken kitchen drawer to a military aircraft hangar and everything in between. He did all kinds of projects for family and friends without ever asking for anything in return. John was an avid reader, interested in history and politics, and there was nothing he enjoyed more than time with his family at their cottage on Bow Lake in Northwood. He was devoted to his family, especially to his nieces, nephew and great niece and great nephews, and his late canine companions Tahoe and Tanker. John will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his two brothers, Peter B. Hansbury of Montpelier, VT. and David T. Hansbury and his companion Joanne (Palmer) Durfee of Brentwood, his sister-in-law, Mary A. Hansbury of Plaistow, two nieces, Laura (Hansbury) McCormick and her husband Jack of Coronado, CA, and Annie (Hansbury) Ganem and her husband Brendan of Somerset, MA, and a nephew Jeffrey Hansbury and his companion Brittany DiSanto of Silver Springs, MD, great niece Alice and great nephews John, Jackson and Caden, his beloved aunt and uncle Alice and Donald Colbert of Beverly, MA, his partner Joy Gerrish and many close cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to attend John's Funeral Mass to be held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 10AM at Holy Angels Church of Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish, Plaistow. Burial will follow in Plaistow Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Bow Lake Camp Owners Association (blcoa.org) or Granite State Dog Recovery (granitestatedogrecovery.com). Arrangements are under the direction of Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home of Plaistow. To send a message of condolence to the family or to share a cherished memory, please visit: brooksidechapelfh.com Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home