North Haverhill, NH- Kenneth Warren Wheeler, 86, formerly of Benton Road, died August 28, 2010, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill. Ken was born on July 28, 1924, in Piermont, NH, a son of Fred Kenneth and Leona Margaret (Sawyer) Wheeler. He was educated in elementary school in Haverhill and Woodsville, NH. Upon leaving school he enlisted in the US Navy on December 14, 1943. He served on the USS Pivot, a minesweeper of Nad Falls Brooks, CA for 13 months in the Pacific. He was honorably discharged in 1946. He returned home to work at Glovers Farm in Bath, NH where he met and was married to Marjory Burbank for eighteen years prior to their divorce. He then moved to South Ryegate, VT to work for Kilfasset Farm. Later he worked for Newman Lumber Company where he met and then married Hazel (Powers) Morey on August 29, 1981. He then worked part time doing miscellaneous work for others and also worked for North Haverhill Agway. Ken was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed the outdoors and loved flower gardening. He was a member of the Ross-Wood American Legion Post #20 in Woodsville, the VFW Post # 5245 of North Haverhill, the First Congregational Church of Haverhill, UCC, and is a former member of the Bath Fire Department. He was predeceased by two sisters, Jeannette Thompson and Delphine Benzie and a brother Richard Wheeler. Ken is survived by his wife of 29 years, Hazel of North Haverhill; a daughter, Robin Boutin of Cataula, Georgia; a nephew, Steve Burbank of Bath; one grandson; one great granddaughter; a brother, Gordon Wheeler of Brattleboro, VT; four step children, Marilyn Kidder of Haverhill, Geraldine Paradie of Hudson, NH, Sheila Kidder of Henderson, TN, and Carol Bigelow of Payson, AZ; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be on Friday, October 1, 2010, at 1 PM. at the Center Haverhill Cemetery, Benton Road, Center Haverhill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Horsemeadow Senior Center, 91 Horsemeadow Road, North Haverhill, NH 03774.