Howard A. Cilley Jr.
           
TILTON -- Howard A. Cilley Jr. of Pine Hill Road, died June 21, 2008, at Lakes Region General Hospital.

He was born in Portsmouth, to Howard and Valerie (Bighley) Cilley Sr.

He was raised in Tilton and graduated from Winnisquam High School in 1973. He was a U.S. Army veteran and later served in the U.S. Army National Guard.

He earned his LPN certificate and had most recently worked at Merrimack County Nursing Home.

He loved to golf and play poker, especially Texas Hold'Em. He enjoyed music and played guitar with local bands. He was a member of American Legion Sons of Liberty.

Family members include his parents of Tilton; one sister, Rosanne E. Cilley of Tilton; two brothers, Raymond C. "Razer" Cilley of Livermore, Maine, and Douglas W. Cilley of South Korea; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

SERVICES: There are no calling hours. Graveside services will be held at a later date at NH Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.

Memorial donations may be made in his memory to American Heart Association, New England Affiliate, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701-4688, NH Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia 03247-0572, or any veteran's organization.

For more information, go to www.neunfuneralhomes.com.

Published in the Union Leader on 25 June, 2008