OBITUARIES
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...
Norman "Charlie" Bosse
Jul 14, 2008
Norman Charlie Bosse, 70, of Libby Court, Jaffrey died Monday July 14, 2008 at the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital in Gardner MA following a period of failing health. He was born March 18, 1938 in Corinth, Maine son of the late Norman W. and Marion (Bickmore) Bosse. Charlie was a 1956 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey. Following graduation...
Stanley F. Dombroski
Jul 13, 2008
Stanley F. Dombroski, 84, of Crestview Drive in Jaffrey died July 13, 2008 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester following a sudden illness. He was born February 23, 1924 in Stamford CT, son of the late Stefan and Antoinette (Rembisz) Dombroski. He was a 1942 graduate of Stamford High School, and had served with the United States Army...
Francis Vetre
Jul 12, 2008
Francis Vetre, 77, of Morgan Road in Richmond, died Saturday July 12,2008 at his home following a long illness. He was born August 9, 1930 in New Britain CT, son of the late John and Mary (Sangermana) Vetre. He was a graduate of New Britain High School, and had attended Central College in New Britain. Mr. Vetre served...
Mitchell Peter Gordon
Jul 9, 2008
Mitchell Peter Gordon, 45, of West Main Street in Rindge, formerly of Spruce Street in Jaffrey died suddenly Wednesday July 9, 2008 at his residence. He was born March 16, 1963 in Keene, son of Peter U. and Janet B. (St. Pierre) Gordon. He was a 1981 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and had attended Franklin Pierce...
Jacqueline L. Sullivan
Jul 7, 2008
Jacqueline L. Sullivan of Peterborough, NH died peacefully at her home on July 7, 2008 of metastatic breast cancer. Born November 27, 1949 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late James and Rosamond Sullivan of Jaffrey, NH. Her primary education was in Jaffrey schools. She was a 1971 graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service;...
Thomas A. Taylor, Sr.
Jul 4, 2008
Thomas A. Taylor, Sr., of Jarmany Hill Road, Sharon, NH, passed away peacefully in his home on July 4, 2008. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, August 31, 1922, son of William and Mary (Sorgen) Taylor, and had lived in Briarcliff Manor and Croton-on-Hudson, New York before moving to Sharon in 1991. Mr. Taylor attended Ohio State University...
Mary Frances Manning
Jun 26, 2008
Mary Frances Manning, 45, of Canterbury died June 26, 2008. She was the daughter of Joseph and Marie Manning of Jaffrey. Throughout her school years, Mary Fran excelled in academics and athletics, finished high school in three years and was a standout in gymnastics, track, and Nordic and Alpine skiing. She was named as a state Skimiester when just...
Sally Dunn
Jun 24, 2008
Sally Dunn, 72, died June 24, 2008 at the Pleasant View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Concord, NH. Born in Groveland, MA., she was the daughter of Clayton and Mary Farrar. She graduated from Groveland High School in 1953 and received her teaching degree from Bridgewater State Teachers College in Bridgewater, MA. She lived and worked as a Middle...
JoAnna Saleski
Jun 14, 2008
JoAnna Saleski, 79, who lived on Main Street in New Ipswich, died on June 14, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Jaffrey.Born in Saranac Lake, N.Y., she was the daughter of Roy and Eva Sargent. She lived and worked in upstate New York for many years before relocating to Connecticut.In 1959, she married Peter J. Saleski, a U.S. Army...
Theodore R. Magoun
Jun 12, 2008
Theodore Robertson Magoun of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, formerly of Cochituate, Massachusetts, died on June 12 in Keene, New Hampshire. He was born June 20, 1923 in Watertown, Massachusetts to F. Alexander Magoun and Flora Robertson Lindsay Magoun. He married Janet Bland Shively of New Orleans, Louisiana on June 28, 1946. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps...
