Lawrence A. “Larry” Hodge, 92, a lifelong Nashua resident, passed away Wednesday morning, April 1, 2020, after a brief illness.
A son of the late Lawrence Alfred and Gertrude (Mooney) Hodge, he was born in Nashua on October 2, 1927. Larry was a graduate of Nashua High School Class of 1946 and served with 195th Regional Combat Team of the National Guard for nine years.
Larry had been employed as project coordinator with AVCO Corporation in Wilmington, Lowell and Lawrence, MA for 20 years. He later worked at the former Sanders Associates in Nashua now BAE Systems until he retired.
He was an active communicant of the former St. Francis Xavier Church and served on the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery committee. Larry held membership in the Nashua Senior Activity Center. Larry’s favorite pastime was watching any kind of sports he enjoyed with his great friends, Bob Bates and Bill Neverett.
On June 22, 1957, Larry married Doris R. Ledoux of Nashua and shared 45 years together until her passing on January 25, 2003.
Members of his family include three sons, Lawrence Hodge and his wife Elaine, Steven Hodge and his wife Melissa, and Frank D. Hodge and partner, Michael Nest; three grandchildren, Nevin and his wife Ashley, Mikaela and Brian; two great-grandchildren, Sophia and Brayden; brother-in-law, Roger Chaput of Arizona; sister-in-law, Del Hodge of Nashua; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Larry was also predeceased by his three brothers, Alfred H. Hodge, William L. Hodge and Lester C. Hodge; and his sister, Martha Jane Chaput.
Private services will be arranged at a later time. Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. www.farwellfuneralservice.com
