OBITUARIES
Laurence C. Austin, Jr.
Jun 25, 2019
Laurence C. Austin Jr., 80, resident of Jaffrey, NH died at his home peacefully on June 25, 2019. He was born on April 15, 1939 in Gardner, MA a son of the late Laurence and Helen (Chartier) Austin Sr. Larry as he was known was raised and educated in the Gardner and Winchendon area. He attended Holy Rosary School and...
Maurice J. LaSaulce
Jun 23, 2019
Maurice Joseph LaSaulce, 91, formerly of Keene and Jaffrey, died Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the Applewood Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, after a period of declining health. He was born on March 30, 1928, in Jaffrey, NH, the son of the late Prosper and Ernestine (Pelletier) LaSaulce. He was a member of the Conant High School, Class of 1943. He...
Donald K. Sawtelle
Jun 23, 2019
Donald Kingsley Sawtelle, Jr., 88, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, June 23, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home. He was born on December 24, 1930 on Mountain Road in Jaffrey, NH, the first son of Donald and Lauraette (Cutter) Sawtelle. Don attended Jaffrey Schools and graduated in 1948. Don joined the Army on February 3, 1948 and...
Gertrude E. Szymcik
Jun 20, 2019
Gertrude E. Szymcik, 91, resident of Winchester, NH died at Applewood Nursing Home in Winchester, NH after a period of declining health, she was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 30, 1927 in Winchendon, MA a daughter of the late Frank and Ella (Bogan) Murray. She was raised and educated in Winchendon, a graduate of Murdock...
Peter J. Pekkala
Jun 19, 2019
Peter J. Pekkala, 71 of New Ipswich died suddenly on Wednesday June 19, 2019 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough. He was born on September 12, 1947 in Concord, Massachusetts, son of the late Wilfred and Margaret (Yarnell) Pekkala. Peter was a 1965 graduate of Nashoba Regional High School in Stowe, MA. Peter had married Lois Stapel in 1966...
Phyllis Elizabeth Devlin
Jun 19, 2019
Phyllis E. Devlin, of Dade City Florida, formerly of New Hampshire, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 19, 2019, at the age of 74.
She was born on August 3, 1944, in Dorchester, Massachusetts to Henry and Sarah Margaret Ricker. Phyllis married her late high school sweetheart, Robert N. Devlin on April 24, 1965, and together they had...
Suzanne C. Whitney
Jun 13, 2019
Suzanne C. Whitney, 74, of Tampa, Florida, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2019, after a brief illness with her husband and her daughter by her side. Suzanne was born on March 10, 1945 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth Dancause of Jaffrey. She married Lyman “Hank” Whitney on March 6, 1987 in West...
Helen A. Burns
Jun 7, 2019
Helen A. Burns, 75 of Rindge, NH died peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 after a long illness. Helen was born in Ipswich, MA on September 19, 1943, daughter of of the late John and Barbara (Claxton) Achramowicz. Helen was a 1961 graduate of Ipswich High School and earned an Associate/Secretarial degree from Lynn Burdett College. She married Richard Burns...
Ian Springfield
Jun 1, 2019
KEENE – Ian Springfield, 50, of Keene died peacefully on June 1, 2019 in his home after a lengthy illness. Ian was born in Peterborough on December 26, 1968, son of Martha (Trainer) Springfield and the late Ronald Springfield. Ian graduated from Conant High School in 1987 where he excelled as a 3-sport athlete and was named Athlete of the...
William "Bill" Hakala
May 31, 2019
William (Bill) Hakala, 75, a resident of New Ipswich, NH died at his home on May 31, 2019 after a period of declining health, he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Peterborough, NH on August 12, 1943, a son of the late Arthur and Ida (Aho) Hakala. Bill was a graduate of Appleton Academy in New...
George 'Ed' Stockdale, Jr.
May 29, 2019
George ‘Ed’ Stockdale, Jr., 59, of Ware, MA, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MA with his family by his side after a period of failing health. Ed was born in December 26, 1959 in Baltimore, MD, son of the late George and Patricia (McNair) Stockdale, Sr. He was raised in Jaffrey and graduated...
Peter A. Olson
May 26, 2019
Peter A. Olson, 55, resident of Jaffrey, NH left us on May 26, 2019 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH surrounded by family. He was born on July 29, 1963 in Sudbury, MA the youngest of four children of Marion (Butler) and the late Hilbert (Bud) Olson. Peter was raised in Sudbury, MA and graduated from Lincoln/Sudbury High School....
Judith Royce
May 25, 2019
Judith M. Royce, 80, of Jaffrey, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 after a period of failing health with her three daughters by her side. She was born on May 6, 1939 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Arthur and Gladys (Dustin) Mahoney. Judy was a 1957 graduate of Spaulding High School and earned her Bachelors of Science degree in...
Jeanne LaBrie
May 24, 2019
Jeanne LaBrie, 82, a longtime resident of Jaffrey, died peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Summerhill Assisted Living Center in Peterborough after battling Alzheimer’s-type Dementia for many years. Jeanne was born in Webster, Massachusetts on November 18, 1936, the daughter of Arthur and Marie (St. George) Faford. Jeanne and her family moved to Jaffrey in 1949 where she...
Joseph T. Griffin
May 20, 2019
Joseph T. Griffin, 92, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully at Summerhill Assisted Living Center in Peterborough on Monday, May 20, 2019 after a period of declining health. ‘Joe’ was born in Brockton, MA on July 20, 1926, son of the late Joseph H. and Ellen (Kennedy) Griffin. He moved to Jaffrey with his family in 1930 and was a 1944...
Robert W Finethy
May 20, 2019
Robert W. “Bob” Finethy of Rindge died peacefully early in the morning of May 20, 2019 at the Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Bob was born on January 19, 1930 in Woburn, Massachusetts, to the late Walter R. and Rose F. (Lopilato) Finethy. He graduated from Woburn High School in 1948 and was a member of the varsity...
Brenda Jean Boutot
May 20, 2019
Brenda Jean Boutot, 78, of Rindge died peacefully with her loving family by her side on Monday, May 20, 2019, after a brief period of failing health. Brenda was born in Madawaska, Maine on July 14, 1940, the third born daughter of Antoine and Hattie (Clavette) Boucher. Raised and educated in Madawaska, Brenda enjoyed a happy childhood and active teen...
Cara M. Campbell
May 19, 2019
Cara Campbell, March 15, 1989–May 19, 2019 Cara Marie Campbell packed a lot of life and a lot of heart into her 30 years. She was a firefighter with the Jaffrey, NH, Fire Department; an EMT; a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; a staunch defender of all who needed help; a hands-on participant in her community; a caring and...
Jean T. Peters
May 17, 2019
Jean Peters, 91, resident of Peterborough, NH died at Summerhill Assisted Living after a period of declining health, on May 17, 2019. Jean was a lifelong resident of the Monadnock Region. She graduated from Murdock High School in Winchendon, MA in 1945. Her first job was registering cows at the American Guernsey Cattle Club in Peterborough. She met and married...
Richard 'Dick' Salmi
May 16, 2019
Richard T. “Dick” Salmi, 74, of Rindge, NH, passed away peacefully May 16th at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH. Richard was born in Cambridge, MA February 10, 1945 to parents Toivo and Nita Salmi. He served as a Master Freemason for 51 years at the Olive Branch Lodge in Millbury, MA. Richard and his wife, Mary, owned and operated...
