Walter A. Graf

Walter A. Graf, 77, of Village Road and Fountain Hills, died peacefully in his sleep from complications of congestive heart failure on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 at his home in Newbury, N.H.

He was born in Wengen, Switzerland on Sept. 26, 1935, the son of Walter and Josephine (Schwegler) Graf.

Walter was president of Willow Pond, Inc. and owned and operated Willow Pond Sand and Gravel.

He was an avid skier and many people will remember his days on the slopes of Mt. Sunapee.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Marlene (Mustard) Graf of Newbury and Fountain Hills; three children: Walter and his wife Stephanie Graf and their daughter Jacqueline of Lowville, N.Y., Peter and his wife Janet Graf and their children, Tyler and Silvia of North Sutton, N.H., and Silvia Graf and her husband Gennady Jilinski and their children, Alexander and Maxim of Begnins, Switzerland; two stepchildren, Richard and his wife Charleen Osborne and their children, Lucien and Celia, of Sunapee, N.H. and Virginia Ricker and her son Marcus of Palm City, Fla.

A celebration of Walter’s life was held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in the gravel pit in Newbury, N.H.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, P.O. Box 2209, New London, NH 03257.

To sign an online guestbook please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com.