OBITUARIES
Gerald 'Jerry' Charlonne
Oct 7, 2017
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Charlonne, 84, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully while surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 7, 2017 after a period of failing health. Jerry was born on July 21, 1933 in Gardner, MA, son of the late Homer and Pauline (Cote) Charlonne. He was raised and educated in Jaffrey and had been a logger working for himself and...
Nancy H Howard
Sep 30, 2017
Nancy Haskell (DeLano) Howard, 87, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, September 30, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Jaffrey, NH after a period of failing health from the results of Alzheimer's disease. She was born Kathryn Linch on October 19, 1929, at the Veil Hospital in Langhorne, PA. Her birth mother was Joyce Linch of...
Linda Lou Crocker
Sep 29, 2017
Linda Lou Crocker, 70, of Rindge, NH, passed away early Friday morning, September 29, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a period of failing health from a lifelong battle with Lupus. Linda’s fierce determination proved to be a worthy foe of the disease, as she beat back it’s ill effects for nearly 50 years. She was...
Michele Monique Chadbourne
Sep 28, 2017
Michele Monique Chadbourne, 49 of Jaffrey, NH passed away on Thursday, September 28th 2017. Michele spent her final moments at home surrounded by her family. She passed peacefully, knowing that those she loved were together to be with her and support each other. She was born in Boston, Mass on June 3, 1968, the daughter of James Nadeau and Francoise...
Thomas J. Boyda
Sep 26, 2017
Thomas J. Boyda, 74, resident of New Ipswich, NH died at his home after a period of declining health, surrounded by his loving family on September 26, 2017. Born on January 11, 1943 in Worcester, MA a son of the late Francis and Mary (Ahern) Boyda. Tom was raised and educated in the Worcester area and graduated from St. Johns...
Deborah J Noonan
Sep 25, 2017
Deborah Jean Noonan, 65, of Greenville, NH, died late Monday evening, September 25, 2017, at her home, with her family at her side, after a period of failing health. She was born on October, 15, 1951, in Peterborough, NH, to Everett and Eleanor ( Paige ) Bennett. She grew up in Bennington and attended Peterborough High School, graduating with the...
Stephen Miller Bailey
Sep 21, 2017
Stephen Miller Bailey, a resident of the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2017 at the age of 87. Steve and his twin sister Rowena Robb (Ballas) were born November 18, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA., to Dr. Egbert James Bailey and Laura Miller Bailey. Living most of his early life in...
Scott Louis Fontaine
Sep 14, 2017
Scott Louis Fontaine, 29, of Keene, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 14, 2017 in New Brunswick City, NJ. He was born in Peterborough, NH on September 15, 1987, the son of Gregory L. and Stephanie A. (Vickery) Fontaine. He lived in Jaffrey for all his childhood and teenage years. He attended High School at Conant. He was intended to graduate...
Anne E. Brown
Sep 9, 2017
Anne E. Brown, 88, resident of Gardner, MA died on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Gardner Rehab, after a period of declining health. She was born on February 22, 1929 in Templeton, MA. She is the daughter of the late Edmond and Julia (Conners) Jaillet. Anne was raised and educated in OtterRiver MA, and graduated from Templeton High School in...
Betty J Robinson
Sep 7, 2017
Betty Janis Robinson, 91, of Keene, died late Thursday evening, September 7, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey, after a period of failing health. She was one half of a set of identical twin girls, born on April 19, 1926, in Knoxville, TN, to John Paul and Janis (Young ) Sotherland. She grew up in...
Shirley C. Santoro
Sep 7, 2017
Shirley C. Santoro, 82, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at her home in Jaffrey, NH on September 7, 2017 with her family by her side. Shirley was born in Rockland, ME on August 25, 1935, daughter of the late Henry and Bernice (Flood) Carlson. She was raised in Maine and received her education in Worcester, MA and...
William L. Jackson
Sep 6, 2017
William L. Jackson, 89, died on Sept. 6, 2017, of complications of Lewy body dementia at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough. He was born Oct. 15, 1927, in Lawrence, Mich., the son of the late C. Paul and Orpha (Cook) Jackson. He attended public school in Kalamazoo, Mich. In July 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from...
Beverly "Bev" Taylor
Aug 30, 2017
Beverly A. Taylor, 66, of Jaffrey died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Wednesday August 30, 2017 while her husband was by her side. She was born on May 15, 1951 in Fitchburg, MA, a daughter of the late Eino and Irene (Gravel) Helstein. Raised and educated in Mason, NH, Beverly had attended Appleton Academy. In 1975 she met Vernon...
Kenneth W. Elliott
Aug 28, 2017
Kenneth W. Elliott, 69, formerly of Jaffrey, NH died unexpectedly on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio after a sudden illness. ‘Kenny’ was born on November 25, 1947 in Peterborough, NH, son of the late William G. Elliott and Elsie M. Elliott of Jaffrey. He was a 1965 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey...
Robert 'Bob' Bernier
Aug 27, 2017
Robert “Bob” G. Bernier, 69, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Bob died peacefully in his home. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 30, 1948 to parents Roland and Catherine Bernier, Bob was a graduate of Msgr. Prevost High School in Fall River, MA where he lettered in baseball. Following high school, Bob enlisted...
Alan A. Morris
Aug 27, 2017
Alan A. Morris, 63, of Jaffrey, NH died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, surrounded by his loving family. Alan was born on March 13, 1954 in Westfield, MA, son of Herman and Genevieve (Cooper) Morris. He was a 1975 graduate of the Westfield Trade School, where he studied carpentry. In high school...
Leonard Albert Somero
Aug 16, 2017
Leonard Albert Somero, 93, of New Ipswich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. Leonard Somero was born in New Ipswich, NH on April 2, 1924, son of the late Matti and Olga (Strom) Somero. He attended schools in New Ipswich and was a 1943 graduate of Appleton Academy and also a graduate...
John N. Harvey
Aug 3, 2017
John N. Harvey, 75, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on August 3, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center with his daughters by his side after losing his battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born on September 24, 1941 in Scarsdale, NY, a son of the late John ‘Jack’ and Helen (Neal) Harvey. John graduated in 1959 from East Chester (NY)...
James 'Jim' Despres
Aug 1, 2017
James A. ‘Jim’ Despres, 58, of Fitzwilliam, NH died suddenly and unexpectedly on August 1, 2017 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene while recovering from a stroke. He was born in Keene, NH on March 18, 1959, son of the late Alphonse and Imogene (McAnally) Despres. Jim was a 1977 graduate of the former Marlborough High School. He married...
Ernest "Buzzy" Scribner
Jul 30, 2017
Ernest “Buzzy” Scribner, 67, resident of Sullivan, NH died at the Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, after a sudden illness while helping a friend hay in Jaffrey on July 30, 2017. He was born on January 11, 1950 in Presque Isle, Maine, a son of the late Ernest and Lorraine (Robichaud) Scribner. Buzzy was raised and educated in the Jaffrey, NH...
