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Laura R. Hale

March 17, 1928 — April 20, 2015

Laura R. Hale

Laura Rita Siletti Hale died Monday, April 20, 2015 in Concord NH after a period of declining health. She was 87 years old.

She was born on March 17, 1928, in Teaneck, NJ to her parents Aldo Charles Siletti and Helen Boylan Siletti. The family moved to Lisbon Maine in 1936, where she attended Lisbon schools and graduated from Lisbon High School in 1945. She trained as a beautician and opened her own shop in Lisbon Falls in 1956. Laura married David F. Hale of Lisbon Falls on June 12, 1954. They lived in Lisbon Falls until 2008, when they moved to Havenwood-Heritage Heights in Concord, NH.

Laura was a communicant at Holy Trinity Catholic Church where she also taught CCD. She was a leader of Brownie and Cub Scout groups and co-managed the concessions for the Lisbon Junior Athletic League when her 3 children were young. She later volunteered with the Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry and Clothing Bank.

She worked part-time at the Lisbon Falls Community Library, and later re-opened her Beauty Shop in 1981. Laura was skilled at many crafts, including sewing, needlework, macramé, basket making and braiding rugs. She was an excellent cook and gardener. Her favorite pastimes included tennis, vacations in Rangeley ME, travel, and reading.

Laura is survived by her husband David, of Concord NH; her daughter and son-in-law Nancy Hale and Richard Uchida of Bow, NH, son and daughter-in-law David and Cynthia Hale of Hartland, VT, daughter and son-in-law Maggie Hale and Stephen Chapman of Arlington, MA; her brother Charles Siletti and his wife Arlene of Owl's Head, ME; grandchildren Derrick and Julia Uchida, Cal and Silvia Hale, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Jean Caron.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29, at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls, ME.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Clothing and Food Pantry (LACO), PO Box 281, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of Havenwood Health Services Center for their thoughtful and loving care.
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