Woodsville, NH- Richard John Partington, Sr., 82 of Swiftwater Road, died at his home on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Richard was born in Newark, NJ on July 29, 1930, to Rexford and Mildred (Crane) Partington. Richard served in the US Army from 1951 through 1953. He received his Basic Training in Breckenridge, KY prior to being sent to Sahnhafen, Germany with the 581st Heavy Equipment Engineers. Then he was transferred to Kaiserslauten, Germany before going to Crane School in Munich, then back to Kaiserslauten. Eventually, he was sent to France prior to his Honorable Discharge. He was a self-employed contractor, building homes on Long Island. He moved to Woodsville in 2007 from Bonita Springs, FL. He was a member of the Ross-Wood American Legion Post #20 in Woodsville, the Haverhill Memorial Post # 5234 of North Haverhill, NH, and the Moose Club. He loved dancing. Richard was predeceased by his first wife, Catherine (Neili) Partington in 1999 and by his sister Lorraine and his brother Rexford Partington, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Raymond) Partington of Woodsville, to whom he was married on April 16, 2000. He is also survived by his daughter, Elaine R. Geitling of Costa Rica and two sons, Richard J. Partington, Jr. of California and James Partington of North Carolina; three step-children, Paula Bliven of Springfield, VT, Jeffrey Cowell of Woodsville, and Prudy Kaiser of Bath, NH; several grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service at the Ross-Wood American Legion Post #20, 4 Ammonoosuc Street, Woodsville, NH on Saturday, June 8th at 2 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to North Country Home Health and Hospice, 536 Cottage Street, Littleton, NH 03561.