OBITUARIES
Gary A. Broadbent
Jul 16, 2015
Gary A. Broadbent, 60, resident of Sharon, NH died peacefully surrounded by his family on July 16, 2015 at the Greenbriar Terrace Nursing Home, Nashua, NH. Gary is survived by his father Alfred Broadbent of Mason, NH and his brother Wayne Broadbent of Sharon, NH Services were private and burial will be held at the convenience of the family.
Edward J. Hyland
Jul 12, 2015
Edward J. Hyland, 61, of Bennington died peacefully on Sunday July 12, 2015 at his home, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Ed was born December 23, 1953 in Beverly MA., son of the late Joseph Hyland and survived by Virginia (Crosby) Hyland. Ed grew up in Manchester, MA, in the warm embrace of a large and loving...
Robert (Bob) Hoey
Jul 9, 2015
Robert (Bob) Hoey, 57, of Ashby, MA, passed away suddenly on July 9th, 2015. He was born in Marlborough, MA on February 17, 1958, son of Robert Hoey and Rose M. Hartley Christmas. He is predeceased by both of his parents. He grew up in Marlborough, MA. He was employed for the last 18 years as a Heavy Equipment Operator...
Harry Edwin MacKenzie
Jul 1, 2015
Harry ‘Eddie’ MacKenzie, 90, of Squantum Road, Jaffrey died peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough while surrounded by his family. He was born on October 23, 1924, in Concord, NH, son of the late Lyle B. and Laura (Kelley) MacKenzie. He attended schools in Northwood before serving his country honorably in the U.S. Navy....
Maria Gagnon Sans-Cartier
Jun 25, 2015
Maria Gagnon Sans-Cartier passed away on June 25, 2015 at 102. She was a long time resident of Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jaffrey, NH. Maria was born in 1912, the 11th child and 5th daughter of Marie Louise Arcand and Louis Gagnon of Lowell, Mass. There were 17 children in her family; 4 died in infancy and...
Eva Putnam Cuddihee
Jun 23, 2015
Eva (Putnam) Cuddihee, 92, of Hancock, NH, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, surrounded by loving family after a brief period of failing health. Eva was born on January 19, 1923, in Deering, NH, daughter of the late George W. and Mary Ann (St. John) Putman. Eva graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1941 and worked at the American...
Douglas D. Aho
Jun 19, 2015
Douglas D. Aho, 52, of Fitzwilliam, N.H. passed away peacefully at his home on June 19, 2015. Doug was born on September 17, 1962, in Peterborough, NH, son of the late William and Raili (Honkala) Aho. He was a 1980 graduate of Masenic High School in New Ipswich and had been a self-employed carpenter working throughout the Monadnock Region for...
Gaius "Gus" Merwin, Jr.
Jun 19, 2015
Gaius W. “Gus” Merwin, Jr. 92, of Peterborough and formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2015 at RiverMead in Peterborough after a period of failing health. Gus was born on November 2, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Gaius and Margaret (Hubbell) Merwin, Sr. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard University in 1945,...
RIta M. Chamberlain
Jun 19, 2015
Rita M. Chamberlain, 89, of Jaffrey died Friday, June 19, 2015 at the home of her daughter, following a period of failing health. She was born September 18, 1925 in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Alfred and Yvonne (Gauthier) Pelkey. Rita had attended local schools and has been a lifelong resident of Jaffrey. In 1981, she had retired from D.D....
Paul J. Jonilionis
Jun 17, 2015
Paul J. Jonilionis, 63, of Jaffrey, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a period of declining health. Paul was born in Greenfield, MA on September 2, 1951, the son of Alphonse and Catherine (Putnam) Jonilionis. He was raised in Winchendon and graduated from Murdock High School. Paul had worked at W.W. Cross in Jaffrey...
Samuel E. Cook
Jun 16, 2015
Samuel Edward Cook, 82, resident of Greenville, NH died surrounded by his loving family at the Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, NH on Tuesday, June 16th. Samuel was born on January 16, 1933 in Norwich, VT, a son of the late Fred and Wilma (Royal) Cook. Sam was raised and educated in Norwich, VT, graduating from Hanover High School. After graduating...
Charles R. Bruno
Jun 12, 2015
Charles R. Bruno, 84, died while surrounded by his loving family on June 12, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Jaffrey, NH. He was born in Revere, MA on March 21, 1931, a son of the late Joseph and Claire (Dube) Bruno. Charles was raised and educated in the Revere, MA area and graduated from Revere High School...
Mark Daniel Johnson
Jun 5, 2015
Mark Daniel Johnson of Jaffrey died of cancer Friday, Jun. 5th, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 55. Mark was born Jan. 14, 1960 in Washington DC, the son of Daniel and Jacqueline (French) Johnson. He attended Deerfield Academy and Dublin School and held a Bachelor of Science degree from combined studies at UNH and...
Clara T. Morland-Rush
Jun 2, 2015
Claribelle May Thompson Morland Rush passed away on June 2, 2015 and is celebrating her new life in spirit with her large and loving family. Clara was born on March 9, 1921 in Carthage, Missouri to Everett Spencer Thompson and Edna Genevieve Stone. Clara was seventh in a large family of 13 children, what we happily refer to as Grandma...
Barbara A. Lehtonen
May 29, 2015
Barbara A. Lehtonen, 85, of New Ipswich, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a sudden illness. She was born on January 29, 1930 in Peterborough, daughter of the late Andrew and Marion (Cook) Antilla. Barbara was raised in Jaffrey and graduated from Conant High School in 1948. She married Albert J. Lehtonen in...
Belinda D. Bennett
May 27, 2015
Belinda D. Bennett, 41, of Dublin, NH died at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Belinda was born on April 6, 1974 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late Fred and Irene (Pelkey) Bennett. She had lived in Jaffrey and in Dublin throughout her life and had attended local schools. She had worked at Mary’s Place...
Paul R. Jensen
May 16, 2015
Paul R. Jensen, 73, of Rindge, NH, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his home in the company of his loving family, after a courageously fought battle with leukemia. Paul is survived by his devoted wife of 49 years, Victoria (Stadtmueller) Jensen; his two daughters, Sherry Dray and her husband Richard Dray, of Raynham, and Lisa Millea, of...
David J. Collum
May 15, 2015
David J. Collum, 72 of Rindge, died on May 15, 2015 after a period of declining health. He was born on December 11, 1942 in Boston MA, the son of David and Irene (Smith) Collum. David was a member of the class of 1960 at Marion High School in Framingham, MA and had served our country honorably in the U.S....
Richard D. Whitehead
May 15, 2015
Richard D. Whitehead, 72, formerly of Rindge, died peacefully Friday May 15, 2015 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, following a long fought battle with emphysema. He was born January 19, 1943 in Oceanside, NY son of the late Robert and Alice (Tonry) Whitehead. His formative years were spent in Baldwin, NY. He was a 1956 graduate of...
Ronald K. Goodridge
May 12, 2015
Ronald K. Goodridge, 78, of Hancock, NH, died May 12, 2015, at home with his loving wife Lynn and his sister Mona at his bedside. He was born May 9, 1937, in Canaan, Maine, and was the son of the late Lillian and Walter Goodridge. Ron graduated from the University of Maine in Orono with a degree in Civil Engineering....
