Birth Born on August 22, 1931 in Newmarket, Rockingham Co., NH Death Died on December 29, 2012 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., NH Buried in Riverside Cemetery in Newmarket, Rockingham Co., NH Marriages DALRYMPLE, Lila L. Married on 1957 Children HAMEL, Elaine: June 12, 1958 HAMEL, Paul J.: April 27, 1959 HAMEL, Allen A.: May 21, 1960 HAMEL, Norman Peter: September 30, 1961 HAMEL, Theresa A.: December 27, 1962 HAMEL, Carol A.: March 09, 1964 Notes Obituary: Albert J. Hamel, 81, died Dec. 29, 2012, at Exeter Hospital, after being stricken ill at his home. Born Aug. 22, 1931, at the family farm in Newmarket, he was the son of Peter and Claire (Roy) Hamel. He was a lifelong resident of Newmarket and served in the U.S. Army. Albert worked as a laborer and was a member of Local Union 976. He was a communicant of St. Mary Church, Newmarket. Albert was a Life Member of the NRA, and enjoyed hunting and camping. He was an accomplished wood carver, specializing in canes and walking sticks. He was a hiking and climbing enthusiast tackling all 4,000-footers in NH. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lila (Dalrymple) Hamel; six children, Elaine Gourley and husband Michael, Paul Hamel and wife Deborah, Allen Hamel and wife Cynthia, Norman P. Hamel and his companion Deborah Beckmeyer, Theresa Jarosz and husband Jayson, Carol Meade and husband Jim; 17 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; seven siblings, Leo Hamel, Edward Hamel and wife Fern, Peter Hamel and wife Donna, Anna Lavallee, Lucille LeGault White and husband Bill, Evelyn Abbott and husband Dennis; Lorraine Miller; many nieces and nephews; a brother-in-law, Leo Filion. He was predeceased by a sister, Jeanne Filion. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Church, Newmarket. Burial will be in the spring in Riverside Cemetery, Newmarket. Visit www.kentandpelczarfh.com for more information or to sign an online guest book. Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book. Published in Fosters from January 2 to January 5, 2013 Military Service: US Army Sources Newspaper Obituary: Foster's Daily Democrat Dover,NH Obituary January 2,2013 Images Albert Hamel