from the January 8, 1997 issue of The Country Chronicle
Canaan, NH–Laura Irene Ford, 61, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Grafton, NH May 6, 1935, the daughter of Harry & Martha (Brown) Powell, and had lived in the Upper Valley for most of her life. She was married to Roland Ford who died in 1989. She had been employed by the Baltic Mills; KLEEN Laundry; and the International Packing Co. of Bristol, NH. She loved dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and loved to make quilts as gifts.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Survivors include: her companion, Leslie Hackeman of Canaan; her father, Harry Powell; a sister, Rose Buckwold of Canaan; a sister, Louise O’Shea of North Pole, AK; a sister, Barbara Dauphinais of Grafton, NH; a sister, Ruby McAllister of Canaan; a sister, Arlene Normandia of Hillsborough, NH; a step-daughter, Carole Quimby of White River Jct., VT; a step-daughter, Helen Pashalidis of Succasunna, NJ; s step-son, Joe Ford of Lebanon, NH; nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon, NH.