OBITUARIES
Mary L. Letourneau
Apr 3, 2018
Mary Louise Letourneau, 85, of Keene, passed away peacefully at the Cheshire Medical Center on Tuesday April 3, 2018 while surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 6, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Richard and Edna (Ryan) Henry. At the age of 13, Mary moved to Jaffrey with her family and became a communicant...
John D. Lehtinen
Apr 3, 2018
John D. Lehtinen, 62, of Rindge, NH died at his home on April 3, 2018 after a period of declining health. John was born on August 25, 1955 in Fitchburg, MA, son of the late Margaret Kuriger and John R. Lehtinen. He was raised and educated in the Leominster area and had lived for some time in Lunenburg and Ashby,...
Jeremy T. Briggs
Apr 2, 2018
Jeremy T. Briggs, 47, of Swanzey, NH passed away peacefully on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH after a period of failing health. Jeremy was born on January 29, 1971 in Holyoke, MA, the son of David Hall of Greenfield and Judith Briggs of Lakeville, MA. Jeremy was raised...
Nancy (Freeman) Woods
Mar 30, 2018
Nancy F. Woods (Freeman), 96, of Temple, NH, died on Friday, March 30, 2018, surrounded by her loved ones at Bridges in Nashua, NH after a long and beautiful life. Nancy was born in the quintessential New England town of Waterbury, VT, on November 3, 1921. Daughter of the late Homer H. and Ethel M. (Graves) Freeman. She grew up...
Brenda J. Willard
Mar 28, 2018
Brenda J. Willard, 75, longtime resident of Dublin, NH died on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative Care in Lebanon, NH, after a period of declining health from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. She was born on December 18, 1942 in Springfield, VT a daughter of the late Raymond and Norma (Phillips) Hutchinson. Brenda...
Bradley T. Coll
Mar 25, 2018
Bradley T. Coll, 45, of Hinsdale, NH and formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 after a period of failing health. Brad was born on May 25, 1972 in Keene, NH, the son of Thomas J. and Angelique (Caron) Coll. He attended schools in Jaffrey, which is where he lived a majority of his life. He had...
David A. Potter
Mar 20, 2018
David A. Potter, 58, resident of Marlborough, NH died at his home on March 20, 2018 after a sudden illness. He was born on May 6, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of late Earl and Rosemary (Walter) Potter. David was a warm and gentle person. He was very devoted to his wife and home. and beloved dog Emma. He...
Cynthia A. Charlonne
Mar 20, 2018
Cynthia A. Charlonne, 78, of Jaffrey died peacefully while surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a brief illness. Mrs. Charlonne was born on June 8, 1939 in Nashua, NH, daughter of the late Maurice and Catherine (Gautreau) Blouin. She was a 1958 graduate of the former Peterborough High School...
Andrew V. Newton
Mar 20, 2018
Andrew V. Newton, 26, a resident of Jaffrey, NH and formerly of Winchendon, MA, died at his home on March 20, 2018. It is with great sadness that our family and community mourn the loss of our beloved Andy. Andrew Vincent Newton was born on November 3, 1991, in Leominster, MA, to Doug and Shelly (Stowell) Newton; the baby of...
Ian A. Meiklejohn
Mar 17, 2018
Ian A. Meiklejohn, 50, of Peterborough, died peacefully on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, surrounded by the love of his family after a courageous battle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Ian was born on December 17, 1967 in Brisbane, Australia, the son of the late Roy and Gladys (Gallogly)...
Ernest Maurice Norwood
Mar 16, 2018
Ernest Maurice Norwood Jr., 43, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Jaffrey, N.H., died on Friday, March 16, 2018, at home. Born Jan. 16, 1975, in Peterborough, N.H. He attended St. Patrick's Elementary School, Conant High School, and Keene State College. Ernie worked as an underwriter for Summit Reinsurance. Ernie is survived by his wife, Sara; son, Samuel; daughter, Rebecca; mother,...
Rev. Dr. Quentin L. Peacock
Mar 15, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Quentin L. Peacock died peacefully on March 15, 2018. He was born in Boston, MA on August 28, 1930, the son of the Rev. Alfred and Faith Peacock. He grew up in Lisbon, NH, Johnstown, PA, Rye Center, NH, and Elizabethtown, KY where he attended high school. In 1948, he traveled with his family to Ashiya Air...
Esther Rae Traffie
Mar 15, 2018
Esther Rae Traffie, infant daughter of Jorin I.and Sonjia E. (Muhonen) Traffie of Jaffrey, passed before birth, on March 15, 2018, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH. She was survived by her parents: Jorin and Sonjia Traffie of Jaffrey; her Maternal Grandmother: Nicole Muhonen of Rindge and her Maternal Grandfather: Raymond Muhonen of Jaffrey; her Paternal Grandparents: Lars...
John H. Moore, Jr.
Mar 9, 2018
John H. Moore, Jr. 73, of Jaffrey died peacefully on Friday, March 09, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Florida while surrounded by his family. He was born on October 3, 1944 in Gardner, MA, son of the late John and Arlene (Austin) Moore. He attended local schools. John had worked for many years at the Tack Shop, W.W. Cross...
Pauline M. Pitman
Mar 8, 2018
Pauline M. Pitman, 79, of Zephyrhills, FL, and formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully on March 8, 2018, at the Southern Pines Healthcare Center in New Port Richey, FL, after a period of declining health. ‘Polly’ was born, on June 25, 1938, in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Emile J. and Rose M. (St. Pierre) Ouellette. She was a longtime resident...
David C. Person
Mar 7, 2018
David C. Person, 78, of New Ipswich, New Hampshire and formerly of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, died peacefully at his home on March 7, 2018 after a brief period of failing health. David was born on December 29, 1939 in Orange, New Jersey, son of the late William and Priscilla (Baird) Person. He attended Mount Hermon Preparatory School and graduated from Michigan...
Marie Lou Plantamura
Mar 5, 2018
Marie Lou Plantamura, 94, a longtime resident and holder of Dublin's Boston Post Cane, died peacefully at the Hillsboro House Nursing Home in Hillsboro, NH, after a period of failing health. Born Marie Louise on July 8,1923 in Perwez, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Fernand and Virginie Maniquet. She was a registered nurse during World War II...
Pamela L. Archambault
Feb 7, 2018
Pamela L. Archambault, 56, formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully at her home in Peterborough on February 7, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was born on February 10, 1961 in Peterborough, daughter of the late Roland Archambault and Gloria (Stebbins) Archambault of Jaffrey. She was a 1979 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and a 1994 graduate of North...
Reuben M. Chalke
Feb 6, 2018
Reuben M. Chalke, 40, of New Ipswich, NH died at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday February 6, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on April 12, 1977 in Fitchburg, MA, son of Albert and Janet (Ojala) Chalke. Reuben was a hard worker who worked in concrete construction for...
Margret H Kolbjornsen
Feb 3, 2018
Margret H. Kolbjornsen, resident of Summerhill Assisted Living, Peterborough, died February 3, 2018 at the age of 94. She was the daughter of Hermann and Elisabeth Sieck Haertel, born in Hannover, Germany in 1923. Her family came to New York City aboard the M/V Thuringia in 1926 and settled in New York City. In a neighborhood snowball fight in 1933...
