Wilfred N. Godbout Jr.

Laconia Wilfred N. Godbout Jr. Wilfred N. Godbout, Jr, 85 a longtime resident of the Tilton, Laconia and Belmont areas died on his birthday, December 18, 2016 following a long illness at the Genesis Laconia Center . Wilfred was born in Laconia, December 18, 1931, son of Wilfred N. Godbout Sr. and Dora (Nadeau) Godbout. For several years, he worked as a machinist at, Scott and Williams for 13 years, Carpenter Paterson for 24 years and later at the IPC Company in Bristol for 8 years. A U. S. Army Veteran, Wilfred served from 1949 with the 42nd Ord MAM Co. until his honorable discharge as Cpl (T) in 1952. Wilfred was predeceased by his stepfather, Ludovic Kliszewski and sister, Doris Lepianka. He leaves his son, David Norman Godbout of Laconia; Two grandchildren, Nicholas David Godbout and Natalie Ann Godbout; Three great-grandchildren, Justin Levesque, Olivia Levesque, Aiden Robert Godbout He also leaves his former wife and mother of David, Sue (Davey) Sleeper of Ozark, Alabama; A nephew, Michael Lepianka of Jacksonville, Florida and niece Andrea Lepianka also of Florida He was a devout Catholic. Wilfred was also an avid Motorcyclist who enjoyed day trips into the White Mountains as well as around the beautiful lakes in our area. His love and generosity will be missed. A graveside service will be held at the family lot in St. Lambert Cemetery in Laconia later in the spring when weather permits. Assisting with arrangements is the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home of Tilton.