from the August 25, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle
Northfield, N.H. – Leonard J. Gove, 72, of Arch Street, died Wednesday, August 18, 1993 at the Veterans Affairs Hospital on Manchester following a brief illness. He had lived in Northfield for the last twenty years and had previously lived in Laconia, Belmont, and Tilton, N.H.
Mr. Gove was a self-employed small engines mechanic and had briefly been employed by Pike Industries.
He served I the U.S. Air Force in the European theater during World War II and was a member of the VFW Post No. 1670 of Laconia and the Wilkins Smith Post No. 1 American Legion of Laconia.
He was born in Wilmot on July 27, 1921, the son of Clarence G. and Martha O. (Dean) Gove.
He is survived by four brothers, Leslie of Dayville, Conn., Paul of Grafton, George of Lebanon, and Clarence, Jr. of Wilmot; a sister, Dorothy Connolly of Manchester; and nieces , nephews, and cousins.
Burial was Friday in the Bunker Hill Cemetary in Wilmot Center. The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Thurston, pastor of the First Baptist Church of New London, officiated.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, New Hampshire Division, Gail Singer Memorial Building, 360 Route 101, Unit 501, Bedford, N.H. 03102-6821.