Robert French

Robert K. French, 92, of Brownfield Road in Eaton, New Hampshire, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 14th, at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire.
He was born on February 20, 1919 in Auburn, Maine, son of Frank and Florence "Briggs" French. He graduated from high school in Andover, Maine, and married his high school sweetheart, Mary Esther Abbott. For many years, Robert and Mary were active members of the Elmwood Grange. They were married for forty years and raised five children.
Most of his working career was spent at John F. Chick and Son Lumber Mill where he eventually became a foreman. Even after he retired, they would call him in to fix a piece of equipment when it broke down. In his spare time, prior to retirement, he liked to fish, hunt, camp and snowmobile. Upon retirement, it was hard for him to relax and sit still so he took up the woodcutting business. He made some mighty big stacks of wood using his chain saw, wood splitter, and beloved Kubota tractor. He used all of his equipment well up until the time when his knees would no longer allow him to continue in the wood pile.
Robert was predeceased by his wife, Mary, and two sons, Keith and Marshall. He is survived by three children - a daughter, Linda Ranger, and her husband, John, of Westbrook, Maine; a daughter, Carol Perk, and her husband, Bill, of Eaton, New Hampshire; and a son, Frank French, and his wife, Pat, also of Eaton, New Hampshire. There are also thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held on Friday, December 16th, from 600 PM to 800 PM at the Furber and White Funeral Home on Main Street in North Conway, New Hampshire. There will be a service on Saturday, December 17th, at 1100 AM, at the same location to celebrate the life of a good friend, loving husband, and beloved father. He will be greatly missed by many.