James Andrew Gruenfelder

January 2, 1933 - July 21, 2015

James Andrew Gruenfelder, 82, of Hudson, NH died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 2, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late James and Rosemary (Lang) Gruenfelder.  He was also predeceased by a sister, Lorraine Lawton.  James was raised in Masbeth, Long Island, NY.  He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1951, and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He later worked at a radar tracking station on the Dew Line. In 1961 he met Margarite Regewitz, and they were married on July 28, 1961.  James worked for Sanders Associates in Plainview, Long Island, and in 1971 he was transferred to New Hampshire. In 1990, Mr. Gruenfelder retired from Sanders Associates and has enjoyed his retirement ever since. He was a proud member of the American Legion Post 48 Hudson.  Mr. Gruenfelder is survived by his wife, Margarite,  of 54 yrs, as well as by his seven children; Katherine St. Laurent, Christine Swanson, Christine Doucet and her husband, Norman, James Gruenfelder, Mary Elizabeth Whittemore and her husband, Barry, John Gruenfelder and his wife Claire, Nancy Sherwood and her husband, Alan, also 26 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, a sister Rose Phillips, and several nieces and nephews.  All services are private.