OBITUARIES

Oct 7, 2007

ALDIA J. BLAIS, 87, of Jaffrey died Sunday October 7, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a brief illness. Mrs. Blais was born on June 24, 1920 in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Felix and Florina (Dubois) Sirois. She was a 1938 graduate of Conant High School and a lifelong resident of this community....

Oct 4, 2007

New Ipswich, New HampshireRICKY W. BESSETTE, 45, of Mason Road in New Ipswich died Thursday October 4, 2007 at his home. Ricky was born on April 9, 1962 in Eureka, California, son of Roger and Carol (Demers) Bessette. He and his family moved to Nashua, NH when Ricky was a child. He graduated from Nashua High School in 1982 and...

Oct 2, 2007

Thomas Barnett Burgess, 64, died October 2, 2007, at his home in Riverside, CA. of complications of lung cancer.

A native of West Newton, MA and former resident of Westborough, MA, he spent many summers in Jaffrey Center, NH in his youth. He was a graduate of Kimball Union Academy, and studied at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA and Suffolk...

Sep 25, 2007

SUSAN G. HARVEY, 40, of Troy died Tuesday September 25, 2007 as a result of injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. Susan was born on July 1, 1967 in Keene, New Hampshire, daughter of Alfred Sweeney and Sandra Hubbard. She had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and lived in Jaffrey until moving to Washington and South Carolina briefly...

Sep 18, 2007

VIRGINIA FRANCES (SMITH) TWOMBLEY, 88, formerly of Francestown, died Thursday September 18, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare - Pheasantwood in Peterborough, NH after a period of failing health.

She was born on August 31, 1919 in Francestown, NH, daughter of the late Harry E. and Ester (Foote) Smith. She was a lifelong resident of Francestown.Mrs. Twombley was a 50-Year member of...

Sep 13, 2007

Thomas Emery Sedgwick of Jaffrey died peacefully in his home on Thursday, September 13.

He was born in 1934 in Boston, MA to John Popham Sedgwick and Isabel Emery Sedgwick, formerly of Peterborough. After his education at Milton Academy, Williams College, and Harvard Business School, he married Susan Anne Thompson in 1961.

Tom worked as an investment advisor...

Sep 8, 2007

Kenneth A. McLeod, Jr. of Hancock, New Hampshire died September 8, 2007 at the age of 88 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire on Nov. 19, 1918, he was the son of the late Kenneth A. and Bertha (Bryer) McLeod. In 1948 he married his wife of 58 years, Marguerite B....

Sep 6, 2007

Alan Merrill Blauvelt, 58 of Lakewood Drive, Jaffrey died Thursday September 6, 2007 at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on January 28, 1949 in Winchester, Massachusetts, son of Merrill M. and Valerie (Jean) Blauvelt. Alan was a 1967 graduate of Reading (MA) High School and had served with the United States Navy...

Sep 3, 2007

MICHAEL J. SYMONOWICZ, 85 of Poplar Court, Jaffrey died Monday September 3, 2007 at the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina, after a lingering illness.He was born March 8, 1922 in Worcester MA son of the late Boleslaw and Wladislawa (Zalenska) Symanowicz. He had attended school in Worcester only through the fourth grade, however later in life went...

Jun 6, 2007

John T. Crowley, 29, of Holt Road in Wilton died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. John was born in Leominster, MA on August 27, 1977, son of Thomas and Shirley (Hannon) Crowley. He had attended Conant High School and served his apprenticeship at American Steel in Greenfield, NH. He was currently working in Boston as a...

May 21, 2007

DONALD D-DUB BLANCHETTE, 49, of Union Street in West Peterborough, died Monday May 21, 2007 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a sudden illness. He was born on December 15, 1957 in Peterborough, son of Donald E. and Patricia (Charlonne) Blanchette. He attended Con-Val High School as a member of the class of 1976 and has been a life...

Jan 18, 2007

Rindge NH GERTRUDE I. BLAKE, 90 of Coot Bay Drive, Rindge, died Thursday January 18, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a period of failing health.She was born July 27, 1916 in Fitchburg, MA daughter of the late John W. and Helga (Forsberg) Bock.She was a 1934 graduate of Fitchburg (MA) High School.Mrs. Blake was a former...

Jan 12, 2007

Jaffrey, New HampshireEDWARD D. DESMARAIS, 71, of Dublin Road, Jaffrey died Friday January 12, 2007 peacefully at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.He was born on March 12, 1935 in Manchester NH son of the late Edward and Alphonsine (Deshaies) Desmarais. He was a 1953 graduate of Conant High School and a lifelong resident of Jaffrey.For the past...

Jan 10, 2007

Barbara J. Niemela, 70, of Hernando, Florida and formerly of Jaffrey, NH, died on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at Woodland Terrace in Hernando.Barbara was born on August 26, 1936 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harry and Corrine Lattrell. She had been spending the winter months in Florida since 1990 and then in 2005, she and her husband moved to...

Nov 20, 1943

David H. Quinn was born and raised in Temple, NH, the 4th of 9 children born to George Whitney & Kittie Evelyn (Edwards) Quinn. "3rd Generation Irish", David's father was also the 2nd Park Manager of Monadnock State Park and his mother worked at the park often as well. He enjoyed his times there immensely. On May 24th of 1941,...

Rindge NH BARBARA COOK DURHAM, 94, formerly of Farrar Road in Rindge, died Wednesday February 21, 2007 at the Concord (MA) Healthcare Center, following a period of failing health. She was born June 14, 1912 in Boston, and had served as a governess during WWII She has been a resident of Bedford, MA since 1999. Previously had lived in Rindge...

Jaffrey, NH Bertha 'œBetty' Lane, 89, of Turnpike Road in Jaffrey died Friday, June 8, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a period of failing health. Mrs. Lane was born in Pitman, New Jersey on February 9, 1918, daughter of the late Herschel and Sarah (Myers) Williams. She was a graduate of Pitman High School. Mrs....

Beverly P. MacDonald, 71, of Court Street in Keene died Monday, February 26, 2007 at the Genesis Healthcare Center in Keene after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Peterborough, NH on May 4, 1935, daughter of the late Homer and Olivine (Cote) Christian and was a 1953 graduate of Conant High School Mrs. MacDonald spent several years...

Charles A. Tenney, Jr., 90, of Fitzwilliam, NH and formerly a 31 year resident of Clearwater, Florida, died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene after a period of failing health. Mr. Tenney was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts on February 17, 1917, son of the late Charles and Nellie (Flagg) Tenney. He was a 1935 graduate...

Died peacefully at the RiverMead Retirement Community in Peterborough, NH, on June 19, 2007. Dr. Walling was born in Evanston, Illinois on February 28, 1916 to the late Willoughby and Frederika (Haskell) Walling, the youngest of four children. He was a physical organic chemist, best known for his research on the mechanisms of free radical reactions and as "one of...