Bruce W. Hodgkins, 73

LACONIA — Bruce W. Hodgkins, 73, of Laconia, NH, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012, from complications of Parkinsons and Alzheimers. Bruce was born January 17, 1939, in North Conway, NH. Bruce, a Vietnam War Veteran, retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant in 1981 after more than 22 years of service. He then went to work for Lewis & Saunders of Laconia, and then Wyman Gordon of Tilton. Bruce, an avid train enthusiast, who owned and operated South Waterville Shops, was often found 'rail fanning' with his son, son-in-law and friends.

Bruce is survived by his son Michael Hodgkins and his wife Michelle of Saint Leonard, MD, and his daughter Tracey Brown, and her husband Christopher, of Westmoreland, NH, as well as multiple nieces and nephews and his two cats Bonnie and Clyde.

He is predeceased in death by his wife Beverly Ann, of Jackson; his parents, William and Elsie Hodgkins of Bartlett; his brother, Frederick of Bartlett and his sister, Nancy Kuster of Big Lake, AK.

Services are being held at Union Congregational Church, 14 Albany Avenue, in Bartlett, NH, on Friday, December 28, 2012, at 1 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests monetary donations be made to Genesis Healthcare-Westwood Center (formerly Westwood Care and Rehabilitation Center), Attention: Activities Department, located at 298 Main Street, NH, 03431.

The family wishes to thank the extraordinary staff at Genesis Healthcare-Westwood Center for providing outstanding and personable care during Bruce's last years.