Carole A. Bartlett, 73

BELMONT — Carole A. Bartlett, 73, of Brown Hill Road, died at her home on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Carole was born on Sept. 28, 1941 in Plymouth the daughter of George and Margaret (Hall) Copp.

Carole was a graduate of Laconia High School and Plymouth State College with a Bachelor's of Education degree. She was a former principal of Washington Street School and a teacher at Elm Street School for many years.

She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Belmont, serving on many boards of the church. Carole was a committee member of Scout Troop 65 of Belmont.

Survivors include her husband, of 16 years, Wayne F. Bartlett, of Belmont; four sons, Matthew Kresco and his wife, Cheryl, of Tamworth and his children, Emily, Ryan, and Madison Kresco, Ashley and Andrew Forsberg and Chelsea O'Hara, two great-grandchildren Meagan and Spencer; Kevin P. Kresco and his wife, Jocelyn, of Laconia and his children, Zechariah, Adam, Jacob and Jozef; Brett W. Bartlett and his wife, Colleen E. of Dover, and their children, Tristan, Elizabeth, Conner and Sean; Alan D. Bartlett and his wife, Rebecca, of Clarksville, Tenn., and their children Adriana and Avalee; a brother Robert Copp and his wife, Jane, of North Hampton; three nephews, Greg Elliott and his wife, Colleen Elliott, of Lakeport, Jonathan Copp of Washington, D.C., and Jameson Copp of Exeter; two nieces Julie (Copp) Carr of Groton, Mass., and Mary Elliott, of Connecticut.

She was predeceased by her parents.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, from 10 a.m. to noon at the First Baptist Church of Belmont, 49 Church Hill, Belmont. A service will follow calling hours at noon, also at the church. Burial will be held in the spring in Union Cemetery.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Belmont, 49 Church Hill, Belmont, NH 03220.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is assisting with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.