Lillian R. Ames
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Laconia. N.H.-----Lillian R. Ames, 84, of 15 Hamilton Avenue, Weirs Beach, N.H. died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Sunday, September 14, 2008.

Mrs. Ames was born April 28, 1924 in Boston, Mass., the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, Harry and Dora (Rabinovitz) Yampolsky.

Mrs. Ames was raised in Chelsea, Mass. and received her B.A. degree from Boston University. She was a teacher in the Chelsea, Mass. School District for a number of years. In 1949 following her marriage, she moved to Weirs Beach and was Vice President of Half-Moon Enterprises. She and her husband had wintered in Coral Gables, Florida every year since their marriage.
Mrs. Ames was a member of Temple B’nai Israel and a very active member of the League of Women Voters.

Mrs. Ames was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of fifty-nine years, Sidney E. Ames, of Weirs Beach; three sons, S. Jeffrey Ames and H. Michael Ames, both of Weirs Beach and Robert E. Ames of Newton, Mass.; a daughter, Victoria Witt, of New York, New York; three grandchildren, Sheryl Ames, Lydia Ames and Winter Ames; several nieces, nephews and grandnephews and grandnieces and many friends in Florida.
There will be no calling hours.

A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 1:00PM at Temple B’nai Israel, 210 Court Street, Laconia, NH.
Burial will follow in the Temple B’nai Israel Section of Union Cemetery, Academy Street, Laconia, N.H.

Shiva will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 and Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:00PM at the family home on 15 Hamilton Avenue, Weirs Beach.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to B’nai B’rith International 2020 K Street NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006.

Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is in charge of the arrangements