OBITUARIES
Florence V. Martin
Jan 31, 2016
Florence V. Martin, 87, resident of Peterborough, NH died on Sunday, January 31st in the care and comfort of the Rivermeade Nursing Home. Mrs. Martin was born on November 11, 1928 in New York, NY a daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (Lukashewitz) Martin. Mrs. Martin resided for many years in New York and most recently here in New...
June K. MacDonald
Jan 27, 2016
June K. MacDonald, 100, of Rindge, NH died surrounded by her son and daughter in-law in the care and comfort of the Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on January 27, 2016 after a period of declining health. Mrs. MacDonald was born on June 3, 1915 in Boston, MA daughter of the late John and Anna (Kilbride) Moore. June married...
Mildred E. Henault
Jan 26, 2016
New Ipswich, NH Mildred E. Henault, 92, of New Ipswich, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Monadnock Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in New Ipswich, NH, January 2, 1924. The daughter of Eino and Femmie (Hermanson) Somero. She married Benjamin J. Henault on October 26, 1950. She lived in New Ipswich for more than 56 years....
Ruth E. Graney
Jan 23, 2016
Milford, NH – Ruth E. (Crickard-Drown) Graney, 96 of Milford, NH, passed away early Saturday the 23rd of January at the Merrimack Community Hospice House after a period of declining health. Ruth was born in Boston, Mass. January 4, 1920 and was the daughter of Ethel (Crickard) and Hamilton Drown. Ruth was raised in the Boston area and a graduate...
Suzanne (Moore) Crossley
Jan 17, 2016
Suzanne (Moore) Crossley was born in Bridgeport, CT, on November 29, 1930, to Mrs. Mary (Dorward) Moore, formerly of Worcester, MA, and Mr. J. Robert Moore, formerly of Winsted, CT and Worcester, MA. Mrs. Moore graduated from Rogers Hall Finishing School, Lowell, MA; Mr. Moore graduated from Clark University, Worcester, with a Physics degree. The couple moved to Bridgeport where...
Richard A. Killmer
Jan 16, 2016
Richard Alan Killmer, 83 died at his home in Rindge on Saturday, January 16, 2016 after a brief illness. Richard was born on April 8, 1932 in Harvey Illinois, he was the son of George Frederick Killmer, and Mayme Antonia (Lundmark) Killmer. Richard grew up in Harvey and attended High School there. He then attended Purdue University in W. Lafayette...
Brian K. Newcomb
Jan 10, 2016
Brian K. Newcomb, 22, resident of New Ipswich, NH died at his home unexpectedly on Sunday, January 10, 2016. Brian was born on April 16, 1993, in Weymouth, MA, a son of Keith and Sheryl (Kelliher) Newcomb. He grew up in the Hanover and Townsend, MA area and graduated from Merrimack Educational Collaborative, of Chelmsford, MA. He most recently became...
Bernadette 'Bernie' Knight
Jan 8, 2016
Bernadette (Duval) Knight, age 95, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2016 at Summerhill in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Bernie, as she was affectionately known, was the daughter of Silas and Antoinette Duval and the last surviving member of her siblings. At sixteen, she met the love of her life, Bob, whom she married in 1936. She was a devoted wife...
Dennis J. Moore
Jan 3, 2016
Dennis J. Moore, 67, of Peterborough, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Crestwood Center in Milford after a period of declining health. Mr. Moore was born on August 19, 1948 in Lowell, MA, he was the son of Charles and Theresa (Bellemare) Moore. Mr. Moore received his education in Massachusetts and while serving in the Air Force. He attended the...
Norman Lafortune
Jan 1, 2016
Norman Lafortune died January 1, 2016 of a broken heart. He lost the love of his life, Virginia Mae Lafortune in April, and never really recovered. He was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts on June 19, 1927. There were eleven children in his family and times were not easy. He went to war at sixteen years old and when he came...
Ila K. Witty
Dec 31, 2015
Ila K. Witty, 96, formerly of Rindge, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of declining health. Mrs. Witty was born on September 3, 1919 in the Township of Goreswamp, in the Province of Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Royal and Gertrude (O’Connell) Walker. Mrs. Witty received her education in...
Kathleen DeWitt Chase
Dec 28, 2015
Kathleen DeWitt Chase, 72, of Mason, NH passed away peacefully at her home on December 28, 2015. Kathy was born on May 22, 1943, in Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Thomas and Estelle (Rothwell) DeWitt. She was a 1964 graduate of the Albany Medical Center School of Nursing. In 1966, she married K. Michael Chase and together they began...
Leo J. Robichaud
Dec 23, 2015
Leo J. Robichaud, Jr., 54, died peacefully, yet unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Born on August 18, 1961 in Worcester, Mass, Leo was the son of Leo and Gerda (Dombrowski) Robichaud. He was raised and educated in the Greenville area and had attended Mascenic Regional High School in New Ipswich. Leo had been a roofer and...
Michael U. Hilber
Dec 22, 2015
As I sit in heaven and watch you everyday I try to let you know with signs, I never went away I hear you when you're laughing And watch you as you sleep I even place my arms around you To calm you as you weep I see you wish the days away Begging to have me home So I...
Jean (Simpson) Rice
Dec 12, 2015
Jean (Simpson) Rice of Jaffrey, NH, passed away in her home unexpectedly on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the age of 76. Jean was born on July 11, 1939 in Bournemouth, England to the late Raymond and Winifred Simpson. Jean lived in Acton, MA for many years and recently moved to Jaffrey NH. Upon graduating school in Bournemouth, Dorset, England,...
Maurice 'Moe' Ross
Dec 11, 2015
Maurice ‘Moe’ Ross, 81, of Greenville, NH and formerly of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital with his family by his side after a period of failing health. Moe was born in Northfield, VT on September 9, 1934, son of the late Duncan and Dalphine (Ingraham) Ross. He worked with his mother...
Christina "Tina" Lafleur
Dec 11, 2015
Christina “Tina” Lafleur, 64, of New Ipswich died Friday December 11, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. She was born December 16, 1950 in Peterborough, daughter of the late Adrien and Alice (Forcier) Ouellette. Tina grew up in Jaffrey and had attended Conant High School. Tina has been a resident of New Ipswich since 1980. She was employed at...
Joseph A. Szmyt
Dec 11, 2015
Joseph A. Szmyt, 74, resident of Jaffrey, NH, died suddenly with his wife, Ruth, and son, Joshua, by his side on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital. Born on April 23, 1941 in Lowell, Mass, Joe was one of three sons of the late Theodore and Marie Rita (Barrett) Szmyt. Joe was raised and educated in Boston...
Richard T. Martin
Dec 10, 2015
Richard T. Martin, 72, resident of New Ipswich, NH died on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Pheasant wood Center in Peterborough after a brief illness. Richard was born on May 18, 1943 in Lexington, MA a son of the late Edward and Ruth (Bastable) Martin. He attended Harvard university where his studies in tropical botany took him on trips...
David R. Elder
Dec 9, 2015
David R. Elder, 89, of Dublin passed away peacefully on December 9, 2015 at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey. He was the fifth child of twelve born to George and Thelma (Pope) Elder. He spent his childhood in West Medway, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Signalman 1st Class on various vessels...
