Harold Richard Smith

On October 1, 2015, Harold Richard Smith, 89, quietly walked away from his beloved hometown of Peterborough, NH, to reunite with his parents Elizabeth Belle (Brennan) Smith and George Henry Smith and his older siblings Mary, Rita, Edna, John, Edward and Donald. They were all there to welcome him back into their arms. Harold is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Helge Smith, his daughter Sheila Kullgren and his son Shawn Smith, both of Temple, grandchildren Bruce Kullgren, Aaron Kullgren, Hilary Chapin, Lilah Barlow, Matthew Smith, Kristina Moustakis, and great grandchildren Emily Kullgren, Joshua Kullgren, Matthew Kullgren, Jason Kullgren, Cooper Chapin and Ellora Chapin. They will all remember him as a loving, gentle, soft-spoken, generous man and carry on his legacy. Harold was born in Peterborough on April 23, 1926. He graduated from Peterborough High School in 1944 and served as class president. He immediately joined the U.S. Army and was sent to Germany to serve in WWII. After an honorable discharge from the service, Harold returned to Peterborough, where he began his newspaper career at The Peterborough Transcript. In 1955, he made the decision return to Germany to work for the military newspaper, Stars and Stripes. Harold dedicated thirty-five years of his life to make certain that every man and woman who served our country in Europe, North Africa and the Far East found the Stars and Stripes newspaper beside their cup of coffee every morning. The newspaper had been printed in Darmstadt, Germany since 1947. After returning to his birthplace of Peterborough, NH in 1989, Harold spent his retirement watching his family grow, reading, writing, listening to music and planning his yearly trips to Florida after the fall foliage in New Hampshire faded away. Harold's dearest and most faithful friend Tina, the Cocker Spaniel, who greeted him at the door for fifteen years after long hours of work in Germany, will also be there to greet him at the Pearly Gates. Funeral services were private. Burial was at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wilton, NH.

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