New Durham, NH

Michele Dorothy (Bell) Kendrick, age 69, of New Durham, died July 7, 2018 the Laconia Center.

Born April 13, 1949 in Framingham, Massachusetts, daughter of George F. and Dorothy H. (Gassette) Bell, she grew up in East Boston and Dorchester also resided in Weymouth, MA and she resided in New Durham, NH for over 12 years.

A graduate of Cathedral High School, University of Mass Boston and Suffolk University, earning a Master's Degree in Education.

She was a school teacher/reading specialist at St. Bridgett's, in MA and at Silver Lake District in MA and for the Rochester, NH school district at the McClelland Elementary School.

Michele served as a Braintree Special Police Officer, she had been accepted as an FBI Agent, and had to decline for family reasons.

In New Durham, NH, she was active with the Volunteer Summer Reading Program at the New Durham Public Library and a member of the book club there, served as Chairman of the New Durham Cemetery Committee, a volunteer at New Durham Elementary school, had volunteered at Chesapeake Bay Dog Rescue, she was a town political activist, enjoyed reading, quilting and spending time with her dog DC.

Survived by: her husband of 27 years William J. "Bill" Kendrick of New Durham, NH, 2 Cousins: Melanie Bell and Jennifer Bell of Hartford, CT, special friends and neighbors Jeanette and Steve Ahlin, Diane Thayer all of New Durham.