OBITUARIES
Lorraine E. Goddard
Mar 6, 2015
Lorraine Elinor Goddard, 89, of Rindge, NH, passed away March 6, 2015 at Monadnock Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Lorraine was a “Yooper”, born November 14, 1925 in Portage Entry, Chassell, MI, daughter of the late Emil and Syme Kalliainen. She graduated from Chassell High School in 1943. In her single years she moved around the country working,...
Ruth Agnes Crocker
Mar 3, 2015
Ruth Agnes (Cheney) Crocker 1925 – 2015, in her 90th year Ruth passed away in her home on Jewell Hill Farm on March 3, 2015 with her family by her side. She had lived on the farm for over 60 years with her beloved husband Ken who predeceased her in 1991. Born May 10, 1925 in New Ipswich, NH, the...
Richard E. Cunningham
Mar 1, 2015
Dr. Richard E. Cunningham of Jaffrey Center, NH, died at home on March 1 surrounded by his wife and five children. Born in Utica, NY, November 7,1928, Richard was the son of Earle J. and Ruth M. (Hanrahan) Cunningham. He attended Vincentian High School in Albany, NY, and received an A.B. in Classics from the University of Notre Dame in...
Gardner L. Cahoon
Feb 27, 2015
Gardner L. Cahoon, Sr., 93, of Peterborough, died peacefully Friday February 27, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital, following a period of failing health. He was born March 25, 1921 in Gloucester, MA, son of the late Frank and Helen (Daggett) Cahoon. He was a 1938 graduate of Gloucester High School and entered the United States Army Air Corps immediately...
Faith A. Konrad
Feb 27, 2015
Faith A. Konrad, 72, of New Ipswich, died Friday February 27, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a seven month battle with lung cancer. She was born November 7, 1942 in Albany, NY daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Linsley) Amsler. She was a 1960 graduate of Colonie Central High School in New York; and has...
Regina P. "Jeanne" Foley
Feb 23, 2015
DUBLIN – Jeanne Foley died peacefully Feb. 23, 2015 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester with many family members and her husband of 64 years, Larry, at her side. She left this world enriched with five children, 14 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren, each a living testimonial to her spiritual and family devotion. Born Feb. 18, 1929 in Albany, N.Y., the...
Theresa R. Benoit
Feb 21, 2015
Hancock, NH Theresa R. Benoit, 86, died peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Sentry Hill in York, Maine, after a period of failing health. Theresa “Terry” was born on July 27, 1928, in Manchester, NH, and was the daughter of the late Philias and Rollande (Dumas) Berger. She was a graduate of St. George High School in Manchester and...
Brenda J. Hoffman
Feb 16, 2015
Brenda J. Hoffman, 71, a resident of Keene, NH, died on Monday, February 16, 2015 while surrounded by her loving family after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Brenda was born on May 8, 1943 in Utica, NY, a daughter of the late Ivan and Florence (Payseur) Hoffman. Brenda grew up in the Adirondacks of NY and Lowell...
Clara L. Pelkey
Feb 15, 2015
Clara Louise Pelkey, 82, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey, NH. Clara was born on September 8, 1932 in Goffstown, NH, daughter of the late Henry and Maude (Putnam) Davis. She was raised and educated in Amherst, NH and graduated from Amherst...
Beth E. Dunning
Feb 13, 2015
Beth E. Dunning, 62, of Jaffrey, NH, died on Friday, February 13, 2015, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a sudden illness. Beth was born on June 27, 1952 in Newton, MA, daughter of the late Clinton and Martha (Paul) Shannon. She was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton North High School in 1970. Beth continued her...
L. Elizabeth Doane
Feb 9, 2015
L. Elizabeth Doane, 97, died February 9, 2015 at the Applewood Center Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, NH following a period of failing health. Mrs. Doane was born in Jaffrey, NH on May 10, 1917, a daughter of the late Charles and Rosanna (Desrosiers) Deschenes. She was born and raised in the Monadnock region, graduating from Conant High School with the...
Nicole R. Kimball
Feb 7, 2015
Nicole R. Kimball, 40, of Dover, NH died unexpectedly from injuries she sustained in a fall at her home on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She was born on June 27, 1974 in Fitchburg, MA, the daughter of Allen P. Bates and Judith A. Pearo. Nicole was raised in Jaffrey and Peterborough and graduated in 1991 from the I.C.S. Newport/Pacific High...
Virginia Marie Lapham
Feb 6, 2015
Virginia Marie Lapham, 64, formerly of Rindge, NH, died peacefully, however unexpectedly, at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque on Friday February 6, 2015 following a brief illness. She was known to her family and friends as "Ginnie" She was born January 10, 1951 in Concord MA., daughter of Lawrence E. and Bernice (Gallagher-Booth) Donovan. Virginia was a...
Francis C. Letourneau
Jan 30, 2015
Francis C. Letourneau, 91, of Jaffrey died peacefully Friday January 30, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center after a period of failing health. He was born April 4, 1923 in Jaffrey, son of the late Eugene and Marie Agnes (Tremblay) Letourneau. Francis, better known as “Jimmy”, had attended Jaffrey schools before entering the U.S. Army in March 1943. He...
Marjorie C. Andrews
Jan 30, 2015
Marjorie C. Andrews, 82, an active resident of Forest Park in Jaffrey, NH died Friday, January 30, 2015 after a brief illness at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center while surrounded by her family. Marjorie was born on May 30, 1932 in North Sydney - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, daughter of the late Alex and Marjorie MacLean. After high school...
Richard A Grodin
Jan 29, 2015
COL (R) Richard Grodin, 95, departed this world January 29, 2015, in the lull between two major storms. There were many facets to Dick Grodin, as he was an athlete, scholar, teacher, mentor, a Colonel, a State Representative, a father, and Grampa. In all cases, he led his life on his own terms. Richard Adrian Grodin was born in Cleveland,...
Nancy Ann Clark
Jan 28, 2015
Nancy Ann Clark, 78, of New Ipswich, NH, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. She was born October 30, 1936 in Norwood, Mass, daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine (Lavish) Donahue. She was raised by her step-father Roland “Babe” Tremblay and her mother Josephine and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1954. Nancy attended Northeastern...
John 'Jack' Lennon
Jan 24, 2015
John ‘Jack’ Lennon, 88, of Jaffrey, NH, died on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center after a brief period of failing health. Jack was born on October 11, 1926 in Lexington, MA, son of the late Edward and Grace (Johnson) Lennon. He attended schools in Lexington and then served his country honorably in the U.S. Army...
Anthony Monteverde
Jan 23, 2015
Anthony “Tony” Monteverde, 63, of Fitzwilliam passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 23, 2015. Tony was born in Leominster, MA on December 6, 1951, the son of Ralph and Edna (Meattey) Monteverde. Tony was a jack of all trades, specializing in carpentry. He had such a generous nature, always willing to do anything for a friend. He was...
Rita Joan Goldmann
Jan 20, 2015
Rita Joan Goldmann, 89, formerly of Dublin, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Westwood Healthcare Center in Keene after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Forest Hills, NY on August 20, 1925, daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Campbell) Stevens. Joan was a dance instructor with Arthur Murray and had also worked in...
