The Rockingham News Obituaries, Rockingham, New Hampshire, from December 13, 2002 Copyright retained by the newspaper. Permission recieved to include in the USGenWeb Archives. George W. Bacon Jr. KINGSTON - George W. Bacon Jr., 78, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Riverside Rest Home, Dover. He was born March 12, 1924, in Somerville, Mass., the son of the late George W. and Annie L. (Ewell) Bacon Sr. He was raised in Woburn, Mass., and had resided in Arlington, Tewksbury and Newburyport, Mass., before moving to Kingston, Exeter and Dover. He was educated in Woburn schools and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Bacon was a manager for Raytheon in Lowell, Mass., for several years. He enjoyed boating at the Carl-Island Marina in Newburyport. He is survived by one son, George W. Bacon III of Acton, Mass., one daughter, Susan Brackworth of Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Mary Cross of Kingston, with whom he made his home, and Margaret T. Weadick of Burlington, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday in the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter. Memorial donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833. Roland W. Desjardins PORTSMOUTH - Roland W. Desjardins, 74, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Edgewood Centre, where he had resided for the past year. He was born Nov. 24, 1928, in Lawrence, Mass., the son of the late Albert and Philomena (Plourde) Desjardins. He resided in Lawrence for most of his life, moving to Manchester in 1996 and to Portsmouth last year. He attended Sacred Heart School in Lawrence and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Desjardins was employed in the shipping department of the former Converse Co. in Andover, Mass., for many years. He is survived by one son and his wife, Wayne Grady and his wife, Susan, of Plaistow; one grandchild; six sisters, Theresa A McGrath of Dover, Claire McGuire of Lawrence, Rita Cunningham and Louise Pelletier, both of North Andover, Mass., Margaret Laplume of Raymond and Marierose Miller of Nashua; two brothers, Norman Desjardins of Mooresville, N.C., and Albert Desjardins of Methuen, Mass.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by one brother, Robert Desjardins; and one sister, Lorriane Lemay. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday in St. James Church, Portsmouth. Private burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lawrence. Memorial donations may be made to the Maryknoll Sisters, P.O. Box 311, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0311. Arrangements were by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, Hampton. Laurence M. Dickinson RAYMOND - Laurence Merrill Dickinson, 88, of 14 Floral Ave., died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, in Exeter Hospital after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 16, 1914, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of the late Lorenzo and Maria (Bartlett) Dickinson, and had resided in Raymond for 82 years. Mr. Dickinson was a shoe worker, retiring in 1978. He had previously been a welder at the Portland, Maine, and Portsmouth Naval Shipyards in the 1940s. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and had played baseball for the town team during his high school years. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ruby (Brown) Dickinson of Raymond; one son, Robert Dickinson of Raymond; two daughters, Linda Fahey of Raymond and Patricia Cronin of Edgewater, Fla.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one daughter, Jane Dickinson; one brother, Robert Dickinson; and one sister, Hilza Ryan. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Raymond. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson Foundation, 1501 North West 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136. Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Raymond. Lloyd Tibbetts BRENTWOOD - Lloyd Tibbetts, 59, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, of a massive circulatory failure, while working on his Meadow Mist Farm Wildlife Refuge. He was born in Brentwood, the son of Lloyd and Eleanor (Smart) Tibbetts of Exeter. He was a graduate of Sanborn Seminary, Kingston, and was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany, where he attained the rank of Specialist V. Mr. Tibbetts was a veteran of the Portsmouth Police Department, and had served as an officer with the Tilton Police Department before his career with the Portsmouth Police Department began in 1966. His life was juxtaposed with the safety of people, wildlife and land management. He uniquely related to nature and knew every inch of his woods, naming trails, noticing idiosyncrasies of the wildlife and identifying indigenous plants and trees as well as unusual varieties. He opened up land for water fowl habitats and worked to adjust water levels on his land to attract and sustain wildlife populations, and was a tremendous storyteller. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Diane (Miller) Tibbetts; two daughters, Jennifer Young and her husband, Michael, of Sidney, Maine, and Amanda Tibbetts of Barrington; one grandson; one sister, Anne Dooley of Cambridge, Mass.; one brother, John D. Tibbetts of Brentwood; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Exeter Baptist Church, Exeter. Burial was in Brentwood Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Brentwood Fire and Rescue, 148 Crawley Falls Road, Brentwood NH 03833, or to the Brentwood Conservation Commission, 1 Dalton Road, Brentwood, NH 03833. Arrangements were by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter. John H. Giacobbe PLAISTOW -- John H. Giacobbe, 59, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, in Exeter Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born in Pittsburg, Pa., the son of the late Anthony and Adeline (Panzera) Giacobbe. He was raised in Canonsburg, Pa., and resided in Atkinson before moving to Plaistow in 1994. He was a 1960 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and received his bachelor of music degree and his master's degree from West Virginia University. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Giacobbe worked in the field of music education for 31 years and was the music teacher and band director of Pennichuck Junior High School, Nashua, since 1993. He had served as music director in the Portland, Maine, and Reading, Mass., public school systems and as the high school and junior high school chorus director at Kennet High School in Conway. He had previously served as director of bands in the Hillsboro-Deering schools and at St. Francis Schools in Morganstown, W.V. He was the district music director and high school band and chorus director for the Timberlane Regional School District from 1976 until 1987. During his tenure the high school band was involved in several award-winning tours in this country, Canada and Ireland and was selected as the band to represent New Hampshire in Philadelphia for the Bicentennial Celebration of the Signing of the Constitution as well as the Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band also received a bronze medal at the International Music Festival of Nations in Washington, D.C., in 1987. He was a member of the New England Music Festival Association; the Music Educator's National Conference; and the New Hampshire Music Educator's Association, where he served as a director and as president from 1981 to 1983. During his term as president he was instrumental in bringing the first Jazz Band All State Festival to New Hampshire. In 1987 Mr. Giacobbe was awarded the Distinguished Music Educator of the Year by the New Hampshire Music Educator's Association. He was also a professional musician performing in the jazz idiom. He was a festival conductor in the New England area and a consultant and adjudicator for the program. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Plaistow. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen A. (Jenne) Giacobbe; two sons an their wives, John J. and Nicole Giacobbe of Quaker Town, Pa., and James A. and Christine Taylor of Belmont; two daughters, Gale L. Giacobbe of Charlestown, Mass., and Tammy J. Trimble of Newton; three grandchildren; two sisters, Angela Lepitre of Claremont and Joanne Gump of Canonsburg; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services were held November 25 in the First Baptist Church of Plaistow. Burial was in Plaistow Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the John H. Giacobbe Scholarship Fund, c/o Pennichuck Junior High School, 207 Manchester St., Nashua, NH 03064. Arrangements were by Brookside Chapel and Funeral Home, Plaistow. Leo M. Prenaveau DANVILLE -- Leo Mark Prenaveau, 55, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was born April 6, 1947, in Lawrence, Mass. He was a 1965 graduate of Sanborn Regional High School and a 1969 graduate of St. Anselm's College where he was an outstanding trumpet player and band conductor. Mr. Prenaveau and his brother James owned and operated Royal Woodcraft in Kingston. He was president of the family furniture store founded by his mother and father in 1962. He was a volunteer firefighter for Kingston and Newton for 25 years and held the positions of captain and deputy chief. He also served as a special deputy for the Rockingham County Sheriff's Department. He was a member of the board of directors of the Plaistow Co-operative Bank in Plaistow from 1984 until 1995. He enjoyed golf, the Caribbean and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Kathy Lynn (Alberts) Prenaveau; one daughter, Lisa Bentley Andrzejewski of Seymour, Conn.; one son, Christopher J. Prenaveau of Stoughton, Mass.; his mother, Gertrude G. (Gray) Prenaveau of Kingston; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Bertin C. Prenaveau of Wolfeboro and James G. Prenaveau of Kingston. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Michael Church, Exeter. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 3 Forest St., New Canaan, CT 06840. Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter.