OBITUARIES
Thelma Ward Knight
Oct 30, 2007
Thelma Ward Knight, 74, of Bryant Road Jaffrey passed on Tuesday October 30,2007 in Peterborough.
She was born April 25, 1933 in Kingston, England, daughter of the late Thomas and Mable (Southin) Ward. Mrs. Knight attended schools in England.
She was a graduate of Elmhurst Academy in Camberley England. She has been a resident of Jaffrey since 1994 having...
Rev. George D. Chapman
Oct 29, 2007
Reverend George Dimond Chapman, 72, of Fitzwilliam, NH, died suddenly on Monday, October 29, 2007, while working outdoors. Reverend Chapman was born November 25, 1934 in Windsor, NH, the son of Lester T. and Helen M. (Ahearn) Chapman of Hillsboro, NH. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1952. He graduated from Elon University in 1959. He was instrumental in...
Walter Herbert Foster
Oct 23, 2007
Jaffrey, New HampshireWalter "Reddy" Herbert Foster III, PE, ME, MfgE, President and Chief Executive officer of Foster Power Generation. Ltd. an engineering consulting firm specializing in gas and steam turbines which he founded in 1995. Reddy started his new journey after a brief illness on October 23, 2007, at his beloved Thorndike Pond Road home.He was born on April 15,...
Mary Edith Cormack
Oct 22, 2007
MARY EDITH (CORKUM) CORMACK, 83, of Peterborough died peacefully in Harborside Healthcare Center in Peterborough, Monday October 22, 2007. Born in Fitchburg, daughter of the late Aubrey D. and Ann (Clark) Corkum; Mary Edith grew up in Springfield, MA. and graduated from the High School of Commerce in Springfield. Throughout her business career she was employed as Administrator Assistant with...
Roland P. Archambault
Oct 19, 2007
ROLAND P. ARCHAMBAULT, 81 of Winter Street, Claremont, formerly of Jaffrey, died Friday October 19, 2007 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
He was born February 21, 1926 in Jaffrey son of the late Fred and Lydia (Gamelin) Archambault. He attended Jaffrey schools and at the age of seventeen went to work at Bethlehem ShipYard in Quincy Mass...
Clinton George Barker
Oct 16, 2007
CLINTON GEORGE BARKER, Sr. 72 of Vaillancourt Drive, New Ipswich, formerly of Jaffrey died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday October 16, 2007 at the Elliot hospital in Manchester.
He was born April 30, 1935 in Jaffrey, son of the late George and Irene (Croteau) Barker. Clint was a 1953 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey. He had...
Sven Ake Johanson
Oct 9, 2007
SVEN AKE JOHANSON, 73 of Jaffrey and Boston, died Tuesday October 9, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough unexpectedly of stroke. He was born March 9, 1934 in Cambridge MA, son of the late Sven and Lilli (Korpi) Johanson.
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire, received his Masters Degree from Boston University and his JD...
Aldia J. Blais
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....
Ricky W. Bessette
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...
Thomas Barnett Burgess
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...
Susan G. Harvey
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...
Virginia Frances Twombley
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...
Thomas Emery Sedgwick
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...
Kenneth A. McLeod
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....
Alan Merrill Blauvelt
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...
Michael J. Symonowicz
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...
Phyllis Sawyer Walkonen Shippee Lawn
Aug 23, 2007
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...
Edward J. Charlonne
Aug 22, 2007
EDWARD J. CHARLONNE, 55 of Morris Street, West Peterborough died suddenly at his home. He was born January 14, 1952 in Peterborough son of the late Homer and Pauline (Cote) Charlonne. He had graduated from Conval High School in Peterborough For many years Mr. Charlonne was employed as a work worker with Gates Inc. of West Peterborough. He was presently...
Mildred C. Rainier
Aug 19, 2007
MILDRED C. RAINIER, 95 of Elm Hill Road, Peterborough died Sunday August 19, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Health Care in Jaffrey.She was born December 24, 1911 in Bridgeport CT, daughter of the late William and Florence (Temporal) Coles. She was graduated from Westfield (NJ) High School and from Pace College in New York City. She then worked in New...
David R. Heikkinen
Aug 14, 2007
David R. Heikkinen, 72, of Rindge died Tuesday August 14, 2007 after a long illness. He had lived in Rindge for the past 42 years. Mr. Heikkinen was born in Fitchburg, MA on February 9, 1935, son of the late Maria Liisa Heikkinen. He was a 1954 graduate of Fitchburg High School and had lived on Cape Cod where he...
