Granvyl G. Hulse Jr.

COLEBROOK, NH — The Rev. Granvyl G. ‘Bud’ Hulse, 89, of Colebrook, passed away at his home on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, after a long period of declining health. He was born on Jan. 29, 1929, in Seattle, Wash., the son of the late Granvyl G. Hulse, Sr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mae A. Watts of Canaan, Vt. He served with the CIA for 27 years, retiring to Colebrook in 1975. He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1987, and served as the 14th Vicar of St. Stephen’s in Colebrook until 1998. Bud was also the Secretary/Treasurer for the North Country Cooperating Churches for over 30 years, and he served the Town of Colebrook as a Trustee of Trust Funds for 38 years and as trustee and treasurer of the Colebrook Public Library for 10 years. Bud was named the Citizen of the Year in Colebrook in 2008, and he was a founder, patron, and member of the Board of Directors for the Tillotson Center. He received honorary life membership in the Colebrook Area Historical Society. A veteran of the U.S. Army and Korean conflict, he was also a Past Commander of the George L. O’Neil, American Legion Post #62 in Colebrook. An active Mason, he was a Past Master, and historian, of Evening Star Lodge #37, F.&A.M., and Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Evening Star Council, #13, R.&S.M., both in Colebrook. In addition, Bud was also a member of North Star Chapter #16, R.A.M. in Lancaster and the North Star-St. Gerard Commandery, #4, Knights Templar, in Littleton. For many years, he served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. Bud was, for many years, the Librarian for the Numismatics International, having received an honorary life membership for his services. He was the author of numerous works which included, among others, “Modern Lebanese Coinage,” “The Coinage of Modern Ethiopia,” “Evening Star Lodge #37,” “The History of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Colebrook,” “Let’s Eat Out,” a history of the restaurants, inns, and hotels of Colebrook from 1800, and “The News & SENTINEL, The Evolution of a Country Weekly,” and “A Brief History of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate’s Shrine of Our Lady of Grace.” Bud has had numerous articles published relating to local Colebrook history, numismatics, Freemasonry, and genealogy. He was the founding editor of a genealogical quarterly relating to the Hulse families in America. He is survived by his beloved wife, Susan M. Smith; two sons, James Hulse of Lebanon, NH, and Edwin Hulse of Killeen, Tex.; two daughters, Martha Zook of Durham, NC, and Heather Hulse of Reading, Mass.; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles O. Stevens II of Stewartstown, and Richard “Sandy” Stevens of Monroeville, Penn.; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his first wife, Helen (Kay) Hulse in 1996, and a sister, Joan Chase. Calling hours will be on Thursday, Aug. 30 2018, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Masonic funeral rite will take place at the funeral home at 5:45 p.m. An Episcopal funeral Mass will be held the next morning, Friday, Aug. 31, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Colebrook presided over by The Rt. Rev. Robert Hirschfeld. Interment with military honors will immediately follow in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Rev. Hulse may be made to Tillotson Center, 14 Carriage Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576; or to the Colebrook Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 32, Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Granvyl G. Hulse Jr.

January 29, 1929 - August 18, 2018