Piermont, NH- Fernand Roger Fagnant, 80, of Knapp Road, died on Monday, December 14, 2015, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Fern was born on September 26, 1935 in Troy, VT to Alcide G. and Laurette A. (Paquette) Fagnant. He was a graduate of Haverhill Academy, Class of 1955. On November 16, 1957 he married Nancy Ball. In the 1960s, Fern was a member of the NH National Guard unit based in Woodsville, NH, where he was a tank driver. As a teenager, Fern worked as a caddie and taxi driver for the Lake Tarleton Club. Then he was employed driving the grain and fertilizer truck for Merrimack Feed, Eastern States Feed and Agway. He was a self-employed logger and farmer. Fern belonged to the American Legion Post # 0076 of Rumney, NH and the Grafton County Mountaineers RV Camping Club. He enjoyed snowmobiling, talking on the CB.   More than anything, Fern loved to work. He was predeceased by a brother, Leon Fagnant. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nancy Fagnant of Piermont, NH; two sons, Robert Fagnant and wife Cindy of North Haverhill, and Kevin Fagnant and companion Peggy Fullerton of Piermont; a daughter, Michele Thayer and husband Peter of Piermont; three grandchildren, Robert Fagnant, Jr., Christopher Fagnant, and Dalton Thayer; and two great grandchildren, Riley and Liam Fagnant. He is also survived by four siblings, Richard Fagnant and wife Annabelle of Piermont, Rachel Zmurchak and husband Al of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Janet Learned and husband Arthur of Dunbarton, NH, and John Fagnant and wife Tess of Orange, CA; an uncle, John Paquette of Florida; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. Calling hours will be on Wednesday, December 16 from 5-7 PM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, A funeral service will be on Thursday, December 17 at 1 PM at Ricker Funeral Home with Rev. David Moore of the Warren United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Glencliff Village Cemetery, Glencliff, NH. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grafton County Nursing Home Activities Fund, 3855 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774.