Benjamin E. Elliott, 86

Benjamin “Ben” Ernest Elliott of Loudon, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 6, 2026. He was born in Meredith, on Dec. 4, 1939.

Ben was always very proud of his service in the United States Navy, where he served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex. He owned and operated his own trucking business in Loudon for several years before going on to work as a heavy equipment operator for Pizzagalli. Ben enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing, and snowmobiling up north at his camp in Stewartstown, with Waldo Placey. In his later years, he enjoyed tinkering and scrapping metal.

Ben was predeceased by his mother, Theresa Lawrence; his sisters, Clematis Picard, Norrine Derusha and Ella Bailey; and his brother, Joe Elliott. He is survived by his loving wife, Juanita Elliott; his brother, Lamonte Clark (Eugenia); his son, Benjamin Elliott (Bridget); his daughter, Susan Fife (Gene Shaw); his grandchildren, Mindy Golden, Jason Elliott, Brent Fife (Brenda), and Brittany Vincenti (Paschal); as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Phaneuf Funeral Home & Crematorium, located at 172 King St. in Boscawen. A reception will follow at American Legion Post 31, located at 11 Charles St. in Penacook.

The family will be having a private burial at the Veterans Cemetery where he will be laid to rest.