With regrets, the first obituary sent to the Chadbourne-List: the good-spirited Aaron
Chadbourn who played the organ at many reunions of the Chadbourne Family Association
(whose web page is
http://www.chadbourne.org). (With thanks to the funeral home and
the local newspaper for the following:)
AARON CHADBOURN
LEE — Aaron "Chad" W. Chadbourn Jr., 88, of Turtle Pond Road, died Monday, Oct.
11, 2004, at his home in Lee, New Hampshire.
Born in Madbury, on July 3, 1916, he was the son of Aaron W. and Marian (Libby) Chadbourn
Sr. He was raised on Cape Cod and moved to Lee in 1946.
He was a 1938 graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He began working as a herdsman
for the Three Rivers Farm in Dover.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corp. and was stationed at Pearl Harbor.
In 1946, he started his own farm, Broadfield Farm in Lee, which he operated for 10 years.
For several years, he served in the State Legislature and was active in Lee politics. He
later worked for Farmers Home until his retirement.
For more than 40 years, he was an active member of the Jeremiah Smith Grange in Lee, and
he would help at the beef barbecue at the Lee Fair. He was also an active member of the
Lee Church Congregational, where he played the organ for many years, before retiring in
1990. He loved children and enjoyed playing Santa at the church Christmas Fair.
For many years, he was the Friday night entertainment, playing the organ at Chadbourn
Family Restaurant in Northwood.
He was a life member of the Lee Memorial Post 10676 V.F.W., a member of Strafford County
Soil Conservation and a former volunteer member of the Lee Fire Dept.
He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Hannah "Sis" (Sheppard) Chadbourn in
1985; his second wife, Elizabeth (Batchelder) Smart Chadbourn in 1991; and by his two
brothers, Frederick and Robert Chadbourn.
Survivors include his daughter, Joan C. Brady of Northwood; three grandchildren, Aaron W.
Brady of Canaan, Vt., Ann Louise Thibeault of Northwood and Seth E. Newman of Phoenix,
Ariz.; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and by his longtime care
giver, Jack Brown.
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Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the
Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Lee Church
Congregational, Mast Road, Lee, with the Rev. Brendon Bass, officiating. Burial with
military honors will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 66 Hanover St.,
Ste 101, Manchester, NH 03101-2230, Lee Church Congregational, 17 Mast Road, Lee, NH
03820, or the charity of your choice.
For directions, to send a condolence or to sign a guestbook, please visit
kentandpelczarfh.com.