Elizabeth Ladd 

EXETER - Elizabeth (Betty) Ladd, 79, a longtime resident of Durham, died 
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at Riverwoods of Exeter after a brief illness. She 
had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. 

She was born Elizabeth Nemiah in Hanover and grew up there. She attended St.
Margaret's School in Waterbury, Conn., and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, 
N.Y. She graduated from Vassar in 1943 and later that year married Dwight 
Ladd of East Wareham, Mass. The couple started a family immediately after the
war and lived in various places, including Canada and Switzerland, before 
settling in Durham in 1964. They lived in Durham until 1994, when they moved
to Exeter as some of the first residents of Riverwoods. Mr. Ladd died in 
1995. 

She played a role in the musical life of the Seacoast area. She gave piano 
lessons to school-age children in Durham for nearly 20 years, from the late 
1960s to the mid-1980s. She was also a member of several choral groups, 
notably Amare Cantare in the 1970s and 1980s. In addition to her musical 
interests, she did volunteer work in various areas and was an enthusiastic gardener. 

She is survived by two sons, Bob of Edinburgh, Scotland, and John of Denver;
and seven grandchildren in three countries. 

A daughter, Kathy of Toronto, died in 1992. 

A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, at Great Bay 
Room, Riverwoods of Exeter. (State- NEW HAMPSHIRE)


Submitted by: Misty LADD Flannigan Feb 3, 2002



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