OBITUARIES
Edwin B. Klein, Jr.
Apr 27, 2008
Edwin B. Klein, Jr., 82, of Monomonac Terrace in Rindge died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, NH after a courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. He was born on September 4, 1925 in Ossing, NY, son of the late Edwin and Katharine (Sharpless) Klein. He graduated from the George School in Newtown, PA...
Donald P. Draper
Apr 24, 2008
DONALD P. DRAPER, 83, of Gilmore Pond Road in Jaffrey died Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a long illness. He was born April 2, 1925 in Canton MA, son of the late Paul and Marjorie (Elms) Draper. He had attended Proctor Academy. Mr. Draper proudly served with the United States Army...
Kathleen Mary Dillon(Cournoyer)
Apr 23, 2008
Kathleen Mary (Cournoyer) Dillon passed away at her Providence home on April 23, 2008. She was the wife of the late James J. Dillon to whom she was married for 50 years. Born in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Kathleen Griffin Power Cournoyer and Fred Louis Cournoyer. Mrs. Dillon is survived by her five...
Carolyn F. Merrill
Apr 19, 2008
Carolyn F. Merrill, 76, of Colton Drive Jaffrey died Saturday April 19, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a brief illness. She was born April 1, 1932 in Bangor Maine, daughter of the late Warren and Thelma (Allen) McNeil. She was a 1951 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey. Following high school she began...
Gary H. Graham
Apr 11, 2008
GARY H. GRAHAM, 74, of Route 119 in Fitzwilliam, died Friday April 11, 2008 at his residence following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 3, 1933 in Burlington MA, son of the late Herman and Winifred (Johnston) Graham. Gary grew up on a farm in Burlington. His grandfather and uncle owner one of the largest...
Richard H. Carter
Apr 6, 2008
Richard H. Carter, 75, of Fitzwilliam, NH passed away suddenly on April 6, 2008 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center due to a military service related illness. He was surrounded by his loving family and was both courageous and optimistic throughout his illness. He was born in Lynn, MA on May 11, 1932 to Dorothy M. [Cann] Carter and Herbert...
Francis Eugene Momaney, Sr.
Mar 23, 2008
Francis Eugene Momaney Sr., of West Dummerston, died Easter morning, March 23, at Grace Cottage Hospital, under the care of Dr. Timothy Shafer and Dr. Moss Linder. Born on July 6, 1929 in Brattleboro, son of Dolfe and Edna Cloutier Momaney, he attended St. Michael's School, and had many stories to tell of Brattleboro and its cast of characters. As...
William 'Bill' Nason
Mar 13, 2008
Jaffrey, New Hampshire WILLIAM Bill NASON, 63, of Carriage Hill Drive in Jaffrey, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a lengthy illness. Bill was born in Melrose, Mass. on February 23, 1945, son of the late James and Amelia (Allaire) Nason. He had lived in Sharon and Peterborough for many years...
Merton S. Dyer
Mar 11, 2008
Peterborough, New Hampshire MERTON S. DYER, 78, of Lobacki Drive in Peterborough died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Amherst, NH on February 16, 1930, son of the late Raymond and Florence (Snodgrass) Dyer. Mr. Dyer was a 1948 graduate of Milford (NH) High School in Milford, NH. ...
Alice M. Lowell
Mar 8, 2008
Middlebury, VT & Jaffrey, NH Alice M. Lowell, died Saturday March 8, 2008, at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey. She was born May 9, 1919 in Shoreham, VT, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Jabot) Beyette. She received her schooling in Shoreham. In 1939 she married Forrest E. Lowell. Alice dedicated her life to...
Gladys E. Myers
Mar 8, 2008
Jaffrey, New Hampshire GLADYS E. MYERS, 84, of Hillcrest Road in Jaffrey, died on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. She was born in Wilmington, Massachusetts on November 13, 1923, daughter of the late Hans and Margaret (Anderson) Hansen. She had attended local schools. Mrs. Myers...
Doris R. Gamble
Mar 8, 2008
Rindge, New Hampshire DORIS R. GAMBLE, 84, of Rochester, NH and more recently Rindge, NH, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 8th at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Jaffrey, NH. Doris was born on December 3, 1923 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ruth (Myrdeen) Ericson. Doris led a courageous and exemplary...
Gordon A. Stanley
Mar 6, 2008
Peterborough, NH GORDON ADELBERT STANLEY, 80, of Summerhill Assisted Living Home, Old Dublin Road, Peterborough, died suddenly on Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was born on September 4, 1927 in Winter Harbor, Maine, son of the late Leroy and Mable (Stevens) Stanley. He had graduated from Bath (ME) High School and had attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. ...
Shirley V. Clapp
Mar 2, 2008
Jaffrey, New Hampshire SHIRLEY V. CLAPP, 79, of Gilmore Court, Jaffrey, died Sunday March 2, 2008 at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston MA following a sudden illness. She was born November 23,1928 in Athol, Mass, daughter of the late Kenneth and Mable (Foster) Noyes. She had attended Athol schools and has been a resident of Jaffrey since...
John D. Pratt
Mar 1, 2008
Dublin, NH John D. Pratt, 81, of Valley Road in Dublin died Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. Mr. Pratt was born in Keene, NH on February 16, 1927, son of the late Ernest J. and Frances (Smith) Pratt. He was a 1945 graduate of Conant High...
Lillian B. Washburn
Feb 27, 2008
Lillian B. Washburn, 89, of Bradley Court in Jaffrey died peacefully on Wednesday February 27, 2008 at her home following a period of declining health. She was born on January 2, 1919 in Boston, MA daughter of the late Dr. Edmond J. and Ellen (Bjorkstrom) MacDonald. She was a graduate of Somerville (MA) High School and also Kents Hill College...
James R. Lawn
Feb 25, 2008
Peterborough, New Hampshire JAMES R. LAWN, 96, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center, in Jaffrey after a period of declining health. He was born in Lawrence, Mass on December 18, 1911, the eldest son of Alexander G. and Annie (Hendrey) Lawn. Mr. Lawn moved to Peterborough in 1941 to open a...
Genevieve Elizabeth Geisler
Feb 17, 2008
GENEVIEVE ELIZABETH GEISLER, 87 of Putney Road, Fitzwilliam, died Sunday February 17,2008 at the Good Shepherd HealthCare Center in Jaffrey, following a long illness.She was born May 13,1920 in Berkshire NY daughter of the late Raymond B. and Gertrude (Davis) Smith.She was a member of the graduating class of 1938 at Vineland (NJ) High School.Mrs. Geisler has been a resident...
Rita L. Courchene
Feb 11, 2008
RITA L. COURCHENE, 76, of Ingalls Road in Jaffrey died at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday February 11, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.She was born on November 3, 1931 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of William Red and Amanda (Gagnon) Lessard. Rita attended schools in Gardner, Massachusetts and was a 1951 graduate...
Donald L. Evans
Feb 9, 2008
DONALD L. EVANS, 71, of Peterborough died Saturday February 9, 2008 at Harborside Healthcare-Pheasantwood in Peterborough after a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.He was born on August 12, 1936 in Canton, Ohio, son of the late Roger and Dorothy (Warwick) Evans. Mr. Evans was a 1954 graduate of Timken (OH) High School and had served in Germany...
