OBITUARIES
Susan E. Stenersen
Oct 8, 2008
Fitzwilliam SUSAN E. STENERSEN, 30 of Route 119 West in Fitzwilliam died Wednesday October 8, 2008 at the Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 21, 1978 in Peterborough, daughter of David E. and Linda S. (Seppala) Olson. Sue was home schooled and had earned her GED. Sue enjoyed scrap booking;...
Martha W. Caron
Sep 30, 2008
Martha W. Caron, 75, of Nutting Road in Jaffrey died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Harborside Healthcare Pheasantwood in Peterborough after a period of failing health. She was born in Carollton, Georgia on June 13, 1933, daughter of the late Lester and Ida (Dickson) Nehring and was a 1951 graduate of Ringgold (GA) High School. Mrs. Caron lived in Ringgold,...
Gladys Mae Harris
Sep 30, 2008
Gladys Mae Harris, 60, of North Street, Jaffrey died Tuesday September 30, 2008 peacefully at her home following a period of failing health. She was born February 26, 1948 in Haverhill, MA daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Eaton) Harris. Gladys has been a resident of Jaffrey for the past six years and had previously lived in Ossipee and...
Louise F. Beam
Sep 26, 2008
Louise F. Beam, 78, of Jaffrey, NH, formerly of Cambridge, MA, died Friday September 26, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a period of failing health. Mrs. Beam was born in Cambridge, MA on March 1, 1931, daughter of the late Edward and Edna (Peel) Primmer. She was a 1949 graduate of Cambridge High Latin School...
Orville E. Harvey
Sep 25, 2008
Orville E. Harvey, 94, of New Ipswich and formerly of Minot, North Dakota died Thursday September 25, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a period of failing health. Mr. Harvey was born in Netherhill, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada on November 27, 1913, son of the late Edgar and Mabel (Robinson) Harvey. He attended schools...
Irene Pratt
Sep 20, 2008
Irene Agnes (Deschenes) Pratt, 84, of Winchester passed away at her home on Saturday, September 20, 2008 after a period of declining health. Irene was born on March 30, 1924 in Jaffrey and was raised in Jaffrey. She was the youngest of four daughters of Charles and Rosanna (Derosier) Deschenes. Belonging to a large extended family while growing up during...
Alan A. Poikonen
Sep 16, 2008
Alan A. Poikonen, 5, of Rindge, NH died on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a very brief illness. Alan was born on May 12, 2003 in Peterborough, NH, the son of Keith A. and Margaret (Dearani) Poikonen. He was in the Kindergarten Class at the Rindge Memorial School. Alan was very creative...
Arthur E. Wheeler
Sep 16, 2008
Arthur E. Wheeler, 92, of Winter Street in Peterborough died Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at his residence after a period of failing health. He was born on August 6, 1916 in Lynn, MA, son ofDr. Ernest and Ernestine (Bouchard) Wheeler. He was a 1934 graduate of Concord High School in Concord, NH, and a 1943 graduate of the New England...
Dr.Thomas F. Kottke
Sep 8, 2008
Dr. Thomas F. Kottke, 68, of Fitzwilliam died Monday September 8, 2008 at his home after a long struggle with cancer. He was born on August 24, 1940 in St. Paul, Minnesota, son of Ronald J and Lucille (Schofield) Kottke. Tom attended the University of Wisconsin at River Falls, WI and graduated from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in 1965. While...
Gerald D. Ricard
Sep 3, 2008
Gerald D. Jerry Ricard, 75, of Turnpike Road in Jaffrey, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Wednesday September 3, 2008. Jerry was born in Fitzwilliam, NH on December 28, 1932, son of the late Salmana P. and Ida May (Boise) Ricard. He was raised in Winchendon, MA by his aunt and uncle, Flora and Elmer Russel. He...
Arthur Jules Coll
Aug 30, 2008
Arthur J. Coll, 95, of Tyler Hill Road in Jaffrey, died peacefully on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at his residence after a period of failing health. He was born in Jaffrey, NH on April 13, 1913, the son of Zoel and Fedora (Bourgault) Coll and has been a life long resident of this community. He was a 1932 graduate of...
Virginia I. Rabidou
Aug 24, 2008
Virginia Isabell Rabidou, 76, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire succumbed to a courageous battle of cancer on August 24, 2008. Virginia passed at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she had recently moved to receive treatment for her newly diagnosed cancer. Virginia was born on February 4, 1932 in Tacoma, Washington. Her parents were Nellie (Smith)...
Melville Lloyd Fernald
Aug 23, 2008
MELVILLE L. FERNALD, 70, of Mark Street, Jaffrey died peacefully Saturday August 23, 2008 at his residence following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 10,1938 in Peterborough, son of Lloyd C. and Helen Mae Fernald. He was a 1956 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and had served with the United States Air Force....
Walter J. Marchuk
Aug 18, 2008
Temple NH WALTER J. MARCHUK, 80, of East Road, Temple, died peacefully at his home on Monday August 18, 2008 surrounded by family. He was born April 16, 1928 in Chelsea MA, son of the late John and Mary (Zontonsky) Marchuk. He had attended Peabody MA public schools and during World War II had served with the American Merchant Marines....
Gordon Dickinson Estabrook
Aug 3, 2008
Rindge GORDON DICKINSON ESTABROOK, 93, formerly of Wellington Road in Rindge, died peacefully Sunday August 3, 2008 at RiverMead Health Center in Peterborough, following a period of declining health. He was born April 4, 1915 in St. Johnsbury VT, son of the late Frederick Alanson and Florence Marcia (Dickinson) Estabrook. He graduated in 1932 from North Hampton (MA) High School,...
Dante E. Bartolomeo
Jul 31, 2008
Temple NH DANTE E. BARTOLOMEO, 87, of Webster Highway, Temple died Friday July 31, 2008 at Harborside Health Care in Peterborough following a lengthy illness. He was born February 10, 1921 in Concord MA son of the late John and Carmina (Stefanelli) Bartolomeo. He was a 1938 graduate of Concord (MA) High School. He was attending Indiana Institute...
Albert W. Currier
Jul 26, 2008
ALBERT W. 'BILL' CURRIER, 89, of Stearns Road, Rindge, died Saturday July 26, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Jaffrey following a period of failing health. He was born on July 31, 1918 in Newton, MA, the son of Arthur L. Currier and Bertha C. (Partenheimer) Currier. As an infant he came to New Ipswich, N.H. in August...
Cheryl L. Piper
Jul 21, 2008
Cheryl L. Piper, 60, of Keene, NH died Monday July 21, 2008 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene. She was born January 1, 1948 in Keene, NH, daughter of the late Robert E. and Eleanor (Ellinwood) Piper. She was a 1967 graduate of Keene High School. Cheryl had worked at Findings in Keene, Ames and New Hampshire Ball...
Clara Robinson Stetson Grant
Jul 18, 2008
Clara Robinson Stetson Grant, 93, died peacefully at RiverMead in Peterborough on July 18, 2008. She was surrounded by her beloved husband of 68 years, Herbert and their daughters, Janet Stetson Grant, Jaffrey and Linda Stuart Grant Reiman, Woodstock, Vermont. The seventh of eight children, she was born in Hingham, Massachusetts on June 27, 1915, the fourth daughter...
Carolyn (Fulton) LaBrake
Jul 18, 2008
Carolyn (Fulton) LaBrake, 78, of Woodland Park, Troy, NH died Friday July 18,2008 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene. She was born December 15, 1929 in Greenville South Carolina, daughter of the late Bascomb and Ella (Harbin) Wilson. She was a 1947 graduate of Greenville (SC) High School. Carolyn has been a resident of Troy since 1966 and...
