DOVER - Christine Bryce Lelecas (née Hatfield, Floyd) passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on September 23, 2026.
“Chrissie,” daughter of Philip and Ardis (Lewis) Hatfield of Derry, taught art before raising daughters Sarah Flahery and Katelyn Richardson.
She loved the Beatles and the mountains, but her greatest joy was being Grammie to Summer, Erin, Bryce and Vera.
She is survived by husband Charles Lelecas of Portsmouth, her daughters, Adam Flaherty, Chad Richardson, Paula and Mark Hamblett, Mark Hatfield and Dotty Wendelken.
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