OBITUARIES
Joy-Lyn Blake
Apr 13, 2021
Joy-Lyn Blake, also known as Lynn Susan Valley, 63, of the state of Washington, and formerly of Gardner, MA, died on April 13, 2021 after a brief illness. Joy, the daughter of Ann Cilley (St.Sauveur) and Norman Russell Valley, was born on December 18,1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She grew up in Gardner, graduating from Gardner High School in 1975. Joy...
Debra 'Debbi' Kothavala
Apr 10, 2021
Debra Lee Kothavala, 58, of Fitzwilliam, passed away suddenly after being stricken at home on Saturday morning, April 10, 2021. ‘Debbi’ was born in Peterborough, NH on May 29, 1962, daughter of the late Robert P. and Adrienne M. (Patnaude) Roy. She was raised in Jaffrey and attended area schools, graduating from Conant High School in 1981. She married Tehmasp...
Irene E. Caouette
Apr 10, 2021
Irene E. Caouette 91, of New Ipswich, NH died April 11, 2021, in Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on November 2, 1929 in Waltham, MA to Mitchell Ouellette and Edwilda (Chevrette) Ouellette. Mrs. Caouette worked for 20 years at Warwick Mills, where she met her husband of 57 years until his death in 2005. She also worked...
Laura J. Esty
Apr 3, 2021
Laura J. Esty, 70, a lifelong Jaffrey resident, passed away on Saturday morning, April 3, 2021, after a period of declining health. She was born on March 14, 1951, the daughter of Franke and Olivette (Dionne) Kersevich. She was a 1969 graduate of Conant High School. She married Wayne M. Esty on May 27, 1972, and had worked as...
Lucille Claire Noah
Apr 1, 2021
Lucille Claire Noah, 72, of Sweet Home, OR, died April 1, 2021 peacefully at home with her loved ones by her side. She was born July 20, 1948 to Maurice and Lorraine (Forcier) Poirier in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1960, her family immigrated from their home in Canada to Jaffrey, NH. After graduating from Conant High School in Jaffrey,...
Diana J Meattey
Apr 1, 2021
Diana “Jo” Meattey, 90, of Fitzwilliam, formerly of Richmond, died Thursday evening, April 1, 2021, at the Applewood Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, after a period of declining health. She was born on March 12, 1931, in Richmond, the daughter of Orin and Emily (Hood) Brewer and attended area schools. She was a lifelong area resident of Richmond and Fitzwilliam. She...
Albion 'Skip' Lane
Mar 26, 2021
Albion “Skip” Lane, 72, went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Peterborough, NH on December 2, 1948, son of the late Albion and Betty Lane, and was a 1967 graduate from the former Peterborough High School. Skip worked locally for Honeywell at first before joining the...
Elizabeth Ann Robblee
Mar 24, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Robblee, 71, of Rindge, NH died peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Alliance Healthcare Center in Baldwinsville, MA. ‘Bette’ was born on February 12, 1950 in Reading, MA, daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Campbell) Dulac. She was a graduate of Nashua High School in Nashua NH and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree from...
Robin Spicher
Mar 24, 2021
Robin Spicher, 55, of Peterborough, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a period of failing health. She was born on December 15, 1965 in Keene, NH, the daughter of Gary R. and Jean (Sanborn) Spicher. Robin was a 1984 graduate of Con-Val High School in Peterborough and had worked for many years...
David B. Koski
Mar 24, 2021
David B. Koski, 66, of Rindge, NH died suddenly after a medical event at his home on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. David was born May 18, 1954 in Fitchburg, MA, the son of the late Harold Koski and the late Lorraine (Boucher) Koski. He attended schools in Fitchburg and later received his GED. David went to school for his journeyman...
Hans Kaufhold
Mar 23, 2021
Hans Kaufhold, 93, died peacefully at his home in his sleep on March 23, 2021. Hans was born on Easter Sunday, April 17th, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany. He was the third of five children born to Harry and Lina Kaufhold. From a young age Hans learned the trade of stonecutting, and started his apprenticeship at fourteen at a monument company...
John D. Field
Mar 22, 2021
John Dexter Field, 87, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on Monday morning, March 22, 2021 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a period of failing health. He was born in Jaffrey, NH on January 17, 1934, the son of the late John W and Agnes M (Baldwin) Field. He left High School before graduation to join the US Army....
Joanne F. Kaarto
Mar 22, 2021
Wife. Mother. Nannie. Sister. Friend. Nurse. Warrior: Joanne F. Kaarto, 59, of New Ipswich, NH passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 22, 2021, after a year of fighting her courageous battle with cancer. Jody was born in Peterborough, NH on April 4, 1961, daughter of the late William and Patricia (Toko) Thayer. As a...
Barbara C. Whitney
Mar 22, 2021
Barbara C. Whitney, 85, of Hancock, NH died peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a period of failing health. Barbara was born in Peterborough, NH on July 2, 1935, daughter of the late Ira and Bernice (Cass) Codman. She had been a resident of Peterborough, NH for 48 years before moving to...
Rhoda Holombo
Mar 17, 2021
Rhoda Alice Elizabeth (Somero) Holombo passed from death to life on March 17, 2021 in Concord, NH. She was born June 24, 1940 in Calumet, MI, the daughter of Edward Somero & Anna Toivonen Somero. Rhoda was the youngest of 10 children. She graduated high school in 1958 and went on to attend Suomi College in Hancock, MI. She graduated...
William 'Bill' Gagnon
Mar 16, 2021
William Demetrius Gagnon, 65, of Biddeford, Maine died peacefully on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 following a period of declining health due to cancer. Bill was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on November 6, 1955 to the late Dorothy A. Gagnon. He grew up in Jaffrey and was a member of the Conant High School class of 1973. Before graduation, Bill...
Gail Eva Blouin
Mar 9, 2021
Gail Eva Blouin, 58, of Jaffrey NH passed away Tuesday March 9, 2021, at the Alpine Healthcare Center in Keene NH after her courageous battle with cancer. Gail was born in Peterborough, NH on January 27, 1963, the daughter of Roland and Margaret (Buzzell) Blouin. She was raised in the Monadnock region and attended local schools. Gail worked as a...
David W. Hill
Mar 4, 2021
David William Hill, 58, of Jaffrey, formerly of Rindge, went to Heaven Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the comfort of his home, after a long battle with declining health. He was born in Peterborough on August 16, 1962, the son of Donald J and Elizabeth M (Lehto) Hill. He attended Mascenic Regional High School. He worked for over 20 years...
Barbara Jean Gustafson
Mar 3, 2021
Barbara Jean Gustafson, 87, of Peterborough, NH, and formerly of Warren, PA and Bradford, PA, died peacefully in the arms of her daughters on March 3, 2021 in Peterborough after living several years with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on January 29, 1934, in Bradford, PA, daughter of the late Earl A. and Evelyn A. (Poling) Lorshbaugh. Jean was a...
Robert P. Grippardi
Feb 28, 2021
Robert “Bob” P. Grippardi, 74 of New Ipswich, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021 in the comfort of his home, after a period of declining health. He was born in Newark, NJ, on September 15, 1946, the son of Peter and Lenda (Masti) Grippardi. He graduated from Irvington High School and went on to also graduate from the Stevens Institute...
