Ralph “Gary” G. Gove Jr., 67, of Route 4A, died on March 22, 2016 at the Concord Hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Manchester on June 15, 1948, the son of the late Ralph G. Gove Sr. and Florence V. (Clarke) Gove.

He lived all of his life in Andover, graduated from New London High School in 1967, and served in the US Army. Ralph worked as a machinist for Freudenberg NOK, which was formerly IPC, from 1973 until his retirement in 2003. From 2004 to 2008 he was a handyman at Lopstick Lodge in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, which he truly loved.

Ralph was active with the Boy Scouts when he was younger and was a member of the National Rifle Association. He enjoyed being outdoors and liked hunting, fishing, trapping, and camping. He particularly liked the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Park Range. An excellent craftsman, he built several homes.

He was predeceased by his father, Ralph Gove Sr. Members of his family surviving include his wife of 23 years, Sue (Renoe) Gove; his mother, Florence V. (Clarke) Gove of Andover; his daughter, Jennifer Gove of Wilmot; two sons, Ralph Gove III and his wife Dara, and Darren Gove, all of Wilmot; mother of his children, Denise Curtiss of Wilmot; nine grandchildren: Morgan, Cody, Lynlee, Landen, Levi, Tyler, Elizabeth, Hunter, and Elizabeth; two step-children: Jason Stickney of New Hampton and Kate Downing of Center Harbor; two sisters, Beryl Sanborn and Karen Sanborn, both of Andover; and nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 25, at 11 AM in the Bunker Hill Cemetery, Wilmot, with military honors by the US Army.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Brain Cancer Research, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH 03756.