Mr. George A. Stithen

May 13, 1921 - January 23, 2013

George A. Stithen, 91 formerly of 246 Broad Street in Claremont, NH died Wednesday (January 23) at Sullivan County Healthcare in Unity, NH following a period of failing health. He was born in Hotchkiss, CO on May 13, 1921 the son of John and Daisy (Corsaut) Stithem and had been a longtime Claremont resident. George was a WW II veteran of the US Army. He had been employed as a mechanic by Idelnot Dairy in Springfield, VT and S.G. Reed International in Claremont. He was the widower of Florence (Kisler) Stithen who died in 1986. Members of his family include a son, Kenneth Stithen and his wife, Debbie, Indian Head MD; four daughters, Elizabeth Leveille and her husband, Noel, Alton, NH; Linda LeTelleir and her husband, Richard, Holyoke, MA; Kathleen Wright, OH; Diane Hunter, Northfield, MA; 12 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, a brother, Clifford Stithem, Victoria, TX; Keith Stithem, IA; three sisters, Elama Stithem, Maggie Hale, both of CO; and JoAnn Dube, RI; and several nieces and nephews. At the family’s request there will be no visiting hours. Graveside committal services with full military honors will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Mountain View Cemetery at a time to be announced later. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Roy Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 93 Sullivan Street, Claremont, NH.