Dr. Arnold Foster Garrard (“Arnie”, “Doc”), 89, died of natural causes July 19, 2016 at the family summer home on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH.

Arnie was born on May 9, 1927 to Stanley and Pearl (Foster) in Milton, MA. He grew up in Melrose, MA, graduated from Melrose High School and later graduated from Tufts Dental School, Class of 1952. Arnie served in the Air Force in WWII, based in Alaska.  While at Tufts he met his wife, Mary Louise Wootten. They married on Dec. 30, 1952 and settled first in Lynnfield, then in Reading, MA, retiring to Hampstead, NC in 1989. In 2006 Arnie moved to Litchfield, NH to be closer to family.

Arnie was a dentist for 37 years in solo practice in Melrose. An outdoorsman and woodworker, he also enjoyed skiing, sailing, canoeing, tennis, building boats and furniture, and had a lifelong love of bridge. His true passion was spending time with Lou, their six children, 14 grandchildren and many close friends at the family summer home on Little Bear Island in Lake Winnipesaukee. Arnie was a voracious reader and an engaging conversationalist. Notably, he had a “razor sharp mind” and wit to the very end.

He is survived by six children, Steven and wife Katherine (children - Kelley, Meghan and Lauren) of Gorham, ME; Linda Koroma and husband Bannister (children – Lucy and husband Bradford Estes, Masiray and her fiancé Benjamin Ogleton, and Mabinty) of Fairburn, GA; Douglas and wife Christine (children - Lindsay, Jennifer and Brittany) of Wilmington, MA; Scott and partner Terry Harmon (children - Benjamin, Peter, Owen and Terry’s children, Jacob and Samantha) of Gorham, ME; Kimberley and husband Wayne Ciarcia (children - Mark and Jessica) of Hollis, NH; and Gale and husband Raymond Littlefield of Litchfield, NH. Arnie is also survived by one great-granddaughter, Oliva Ogleton, and a sister-in-law, Virginia Wootten and her partner Gerry Matteo of Charlestown, RI.

He was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Mary Louise, in 2005; a son, Robert, in 1960; and his older brother, Richard, in 2013.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, July 26, 2016 from 12:00 to 2:00pm at Lord Funeral Home, Wolfeboro, NH.  A Memorial service will be held Tuesday following the calling hours at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to: New Hampshire Boat Museum, P.O. Box 1195, Wolfeboro, NH 03896.

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