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January 15, 2009
GILFORD ; Doris J. Haskell (Dolly) best known as "Ma Haskell" by all, passed peacefully in the company of her children Jan. 12, 2009, at the Lakes Region General Hospital. She will be joining her husband Paul E. Haskell Jr. who died in 1998.
Dolly was born Jan. 10, 1929, in Laconia to Paul P. and Rose (Picard) Belanger.
A longtime resident of Potter Hill Road in Gilford, she would always tell people "we live by the brook, drop on by anytime." "Ma" had just celebrated her 80th birthday. She always enjoyed riding her motorcycle, working in the yard and a good ol' hand of rummy. Anyone could stop by and she would make room at the table and "add more water to the pot."
"Ma Haskell" worked many years at the Laconia Needle Shop, and Scott & Williams before settling down to raise their four children: Sharon and her husband Skip of Eleuthera, Bahamas, Susan and her husband Eugene of Holderness, Linda and her husband Eric of Gilmanton and Paul Haskell III and his wife Debbie of Gilford. She leaves behind six grandchildren (Paul IV, Derrick, Aron, Cassidy, Molly and Jacob); as well as her siblings, Emile Belanger of Gilford, Leo Belanger of Laconia and Yvonne Chamberlain of Laconia. She will also be missed by all her nieces, nephews and special friends.
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