Frederick T. Delaney

Hampton - Frederick T. Delaney, 77, of Hampton, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hampton with loving family by his bedside. Fred was born in Lowell, MA on September 26, 1936, a son of the late Frederick and Catherine (Daly) Delaney. He was raised in Lowell and graduated from Lowell High with Class of 1955. Fred met and married his high school sweetheart, Shirley (Francoeur) Delaney and the couple lived in Dracut and North Tewksbury, MA before moving to Hampton in 1976. Fred and Shirley celebrated their 56 years as husband and wife last November. Fred was employed as a splicing technician for New England Telephone and Verizon and retired in 1986 after 31 years of service. He and Shirley spent many winters in Boca Raton, FL and owned and operated Sargeant Pepper's Gourmet Pizza Pub in Indian Rocks Beach, FL. They also owned and operated the Sea Squire Motor Lodge in Hampton, NH for 31 years before retiring in 2005. Fred was an avid antique car enthusiast and well known for his antique Cadillacs and he loved music and politics. He was a member of the IBEW Union #2320 and a lifetime member of the Pioneers. Fred was also was a member of American Legion Post #35 of Hampton, American Legion of Ormond Beach, FL, Elks Lodge #2193 of Ormond Beach, FL, Elks Lodge #97 of Portsmouth, NH and Moose Lodge #1263 of Daytona Beach, FL. A proud veteran, Fred served his country honorably with the United States Coast Guard from 1954-1962. In addition to his wife Shirley, he leaves his two daughters, Deborah Delaney and her companion Frank Pellegrino and Darlene Delaney and her companion Kevin Knowles; his granddaughters, Jennifer Coughlin, Kristen Laurion and Caitlin Casper; his great grandsons, Ryan and Julian; his sister Linda Prevenas and her husband Arthur, his brother Brenden Delaney and his wife Helen; his sister-in-law Barbara Purkey and his brothers-in-law, Paul Francoeur and Ronald Francoeur and his wife Sheila. He also leaves lifelong friends, Handel and Maude Matley. Fred was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and will be sadly missed by the entire family. He was predeceased by his beloved son Darryn, his brother Brian, and his sister, Sally Sawyer. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM on Sunday, March 16, 2014 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Services will be held at 11 AM on Monday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, North Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the New Hampshire SPCA, P.O. Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885 or to the American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.

Frederick T. Delaney

September 26, 1936 - March 12, 2014