Bruce L. Wheeler

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Mr. Bruce Leavitt Wheeler, 71, of West Stewartstown, New Hampshire, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, May 16, 2007, at the Stevens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine, with his family by his side. Mr. Wheeler was born January 25, 1936, in West Stewartstown, NH, son of the late Leonard Alton Wheeler, Sr. and Jennie (Bunnell) Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler attended local schools and graduated from Colebrook Academy in 1956. He grew up on the family farm on Bishop Brook Road and farmed for many years after finishing school. While in high school he won awards in the Future Farmers of America. Bruce also loved to drive his dump truck and he will be remembered as the west side road agent in Stewartstown for a period of time. Bruce loved to chat on the phone and listen to his scanner. He was an avid storyteller and he had a daily “calling chain” of his friends and family who will now miss those calls. He loved music and loved to dance in his younger years and he was very fond of his trips north to the “old country.” His friends and family will always remember his love for children and that he always wished to be able to build a home for orphan children. He had a big heart and his generosity will be missed by many. He will be remembered as a loving father, brother, grandfather, uncle and cousin. Mr. Wheeler leaves behind three daughters, Rebecca Bean and her husband, Christopher, of Errol, NH, Paula Ann Austin and husband, Wayne, of Colebrook, NH, and Coralie Stepanian and husband, Scott, of Columbia, NH; a son, Kendall Bruce Wheeler and his fiancée, Donna Taylor, of Clarksville, NH; a sister, Janice Coleman and husband, Donald, of Stewartstown, NH; six grandchildren, Natalie Kim Bean, Kristie Lea Bean, Shawn Adam Wheeler, Angela Lisa Wheeler, John Adams Levasser, and Nicholas E. Carrier; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He is preceded in death by an infant son, Matthew Wheeler in 1970; a brother, Leonard A. Wheeler, Jr.; and a sister, Virginia Hurley. At Mr. Wheeler’s request, there are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 25, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Wheeler’s memory may be made to the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, c/o Kim Daley, 181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576 for the express purpose of purchasing a special device to assist mobility-impaired patients. Condolences may be offered on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Bruce L. Wheeler

January 25, 1936 - May 16, 2007