More detail on this person: Raymond Allen
Atwood, of Somersworth, N.H., born April 27, 1948,
died suddenly on Saturday, April 2, 2017, just
short of his 69th birthday.
Ray was an avid fisherman, woodworker, and all
around handyman who used his many talents to
help others. He was an active member of the Guild
of New Hampshire Woodworkers. As a faithful
congregant of First Church Congregational of
Rochester, N.H., he was currently serving as the
Council Moderator, a Deacon, and Choir member.
After a recent church renovation, Ray combined two
of these passions by turning a communion chalice
and bowl from one of the original 1730floor
beams.
The Atwood Family often spent summers on Deer
Isle, Maine. Ray then attended high school at
Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, and thus
developed his love of that state. He lived in
Maine for a number of years before marrying Konni
and moving to N.H.
He was a Vietnam War veteran, serving as a
helicopter pilot. After the war, Ray returned to
college. He received a Bachelor's from the
University of Massachusetts and a Master's Degree
in Marketing from the University of Georgia. He
worked for many years in Purchasing at Prime
Tanning.
Ray was predeceased by his parents, Stoughton
and Velma Browne Atwood, formerly of Wrentham,
Mass. He will be sorely missed by his wife of 21
years, Konni Kunkel Atwood; his sons, John and
Nicholas; his step children, Hank Williams and his
wife Madeline, and Becki Williams Green and her
husband, Ben; his brother, George Atwood and
partner, Karen Page, of Bucksport, Maine; his
sister, Nancy Atwood Sullivan and her husband,
Terry of Webster, Mass.; and his many cousins,
nieces, and nephews. One of Ray's greatest
enjoyments was being Grandpa Ray to his seven
grandsons: Caleb, Anthony, William, Ethan, Hunter,
Hudson, and Atlas.
A light has gone out of this world, but will now
glow forever with God.
SERVICES: Memorial calling hours will be held
Sunday, from 3-5 p.m., in the chapel of the R.M.
Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St.,
Rochester, NH, 03867. In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to the American Cancer Society . A
memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m.,
in the First Church Congregational on South Main
Street in Rochester, N.H.
This information was last updated 04/26/2017
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