OBITUARIES

Dr. Cheves T. Walling 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...

Contoocook DANA F. RYAN, 73, of Indian Ridge, Contoocook, formerly of Rindge, died Monday January 1,2007 at the CRVNA Hospice House in Concord following a long illness. He was born December 14,1933 in Boston MA son of the late Joseph and Lillian (O'™Brien) Ryan. He had attended Charlestown (MA) schools. Mr. Ryan served with the United States Navy from 1955...

Amherst, New Hampshire Patrick J. Kelly, 21, of Amherst, and formerly of Keene and Peterborough, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 as a result of injuries he received in an automobile accident. Patrick was born on July 3, 1985 in Keene, NH, son of Kevin and Nicolee (Croteau) Kelly. He was a 2004 graduate of ConVal Regional High School in...

Peterborough, NH Peggy Williams, 86 of Peterborough died after a long and courageous struggle with lymphoma on March 16, 2007. She was born on August 19, 1920 in Buffalo, New York in 1920 and attended Barnard College and Boston College. Peggy was a lover of music, art, nature, and poetry, and was a formidable scrabble player. She is survived by...

Philip W. Coll, 71, of North Street in Jaffrey, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a sudden illness. Mr. Coll was born in Jaffrey, NH on July 12, 1935, son of the late Archie & Eva (Sirois) Coll. He was a 1954 Graduate of Conant High School. Mr. Coll worked for his father...

PHYLLIS SAWYER WALKONEN SHIPPEE LAWN, 88 of Kevin Lane Jaffrey, died peacefully Thursday August 23, 2007 at the home of her daughter in Fitzwilliam. She was born November 11, 1918 in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Roscoe and Rita (Parsons) Sawyer, the third of five children. She was a 1936 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and also graduated...

Jaffrey, New Hampshire Priscilla G. Palmer, 76, died May 26, 2007, at Monadnock Community Hospital after a six month battle with cancer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, September 23, 1930, and with her parents Ferdinand and Anne Gordon moved to Jaffrey, New Hampshire in 1932. She attended Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA and the University of Vermont, in...

RICHARD N. BRYANT, 81 of North Main Street, Petersham, died Wednesday July 25, 2007 at the home of his sister in Jaffrey NH. He was born June 25,1926 in Petersham, son of the late Albert and Edna (Upham) Bryant. He was a 1944 graduate of Petersham High School. Mr. Bryant served with the United States Navy during World War II....

Richard W. Keegan, 81, of Amos Fortune Road in Jaffrey died Sunday August 12, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. Mr. Keegan was born in Shrewsbury, MA on December 3, 1925, son of the late Ward G. and Flora (Brooks) Keegan. He was a 1944 graduate of Shrewsbury High School. In his...

ROBERT L. LAFAVE, 68 of Templeton Turnpike, Fitzwilliam died Monday May 7, 2007 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene following a brief illness. He was born November 27, 1938 in Altona, New York son of the late Albert and Jennie (Cusson) Lafave. He attended schools in New York and had served with the United States Army during the 1950'™s....

Roland F. Thoin, 91, of Nutting Road in Jaffrey died Monday, March 26, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a period of failing health. Mr. Thoin was born in Winchendon, MA on June 1, 1915, son of the late Homer and Alma (St. Pierre) Thoin. He had attended schools in Canada and in Winchendon, and he...

Ronald E. St. Cyr, 64, of Rindge died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at his residence after a long illness. Ronald was born on March 2, 1943 in Lincoln, NH, the son of the late Romeo and Laura (Bourassa) St. Cyr. As a child, he moved to Manchester and graduated from West High School. Upon graduating, he joined the US Army...

Westminster, Massachusetts Roy W. Dower, 85, of Westminster, Mass., died April 17, 2007 at the Leo P. LaChance Center in Gardner, Mass. after a period of failing health. Mr. Dower was born in Mexico, Maine on August 11, 1921, son of the late James and Violet (Bradley) Dower. He attended local schools. After graduating from high school, Mr. Dower served...

Valeda M. Rose, 79, of River Street in Jaffrey died Sunday, March 25, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. She was born on March 20, 1928 in Peterborough, New Hampshire and attended local schools. Through the years Mrs. Rose had lived in Peterborough, Greenville and Jaffrey and had worked at local business...

Yangja Jung Legg, 65, of Mountain Road in Jaffrey, died as a result of injuries she received in an automobile accident on Sunday, July 29, 2007. She had previously lived in Needham and Dover, Massachusetts for many years before retiring and living in Jaffrey, New Hampshire since 1991. Yangja was born on Sarangdo Island in South Korea on January 12,...

LILLIAN D. WILSON, 85, of Smithville Road in New Ipswich, died Friday April 20, 2007 at Greenbriar Terrace Healthcare in Nashua following a period of failing health. She was born on October 6, 1921 in Dunbar, PA, daughter of the late Pasquale and Mary (Deore) Ciamacco. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in Connellsville, PA and had...

Fitzwilliam, NH LINDA M. TEWKSBURY, 48, of Brigham Hill Road South, died Tuesday June 19, 2007 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in October 24, 1958 in Woodsville, NH daughter of the late Rowland F. and Geraldine (McGuire) Tewksbury. Linda worked as a professional beautician for 28 years, working in several salons in Keene,...

LISA C. SANGERMANO, 43, of Irving Texas and formerly of Jaffrey, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon as a result of a swimming accident in Jaffrey. She was born on October 2, 1963 in Peterborough, daughter of Antonio Sangermano and Sandra Lee Deschenes. Lisa had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and was...

Marion B. Whitney, 85, of Jaffrey Road, Rindge died Wednesday January 3, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Jaffrey following a period of failing health. She was born November 11, 1921 in Boston, daughter of the late George R. and Ruth (Tenney) Burgoyne. Mrs. Whitney was a 1940 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and has been...

Rindge MARTHA P. SHANNON, 85 of Old New Ipswich Road in Rindge, died Wednesday Feb 14, 2007 at the Hillsboro House in Hillsboro following a period of failing health. She was born January 24, 1922 in Newton MA. daughter of the late Frederick H. and Elizabeth (Perry) Paul. She was a 1940 graduate of Oak Grove Academy in Maine and...