OBITUARIES

Kenneth A. Christian

Kenneth A. Christian

Mar 3, 2013

Kenneth A. Christian, 68, of Peterborough died peacefully on Sunday March 3, 2013 at the Monadnock Community Hospital, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Peterborough on August 25, 1944 son of the late Alfred and Olive (Robichaud) Christian. Ken was a 1962 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and received his Bachelor’s degree...

Dorothy M.  Dillon

Dorothy M. Dillon

Feb 28, 2013

Dorothy “Dotty” M. Dillon, 85, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Stoneham, Massachusetts died peacefully Thursday Morning, February 28, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Center in Jaffrey. She was born on December 14, 1927 in Woburn, MA, Daughter of the William J. Carroll and Helen (Grammer) Carroll. Dorothy attended Woburn High School, and later married Robert E. Dillon in 1951....

Clayton E. Jarest

Clayton E. Jarest

Feb 27, 2013

Clayton E. Jarest, 84, formerly of Peterborough, died peacefully at his residence in Colebrook, NH surrounded by his family on Wednesday February 27, 2013 after a very long illness. Clayton was born in Peterborough, NH on August 4, 1928, the youngest of six boys of Remi and Eva (Hill) Jarest. He grew up in Peterborough and had attended Peterborough schools....

Cynthia 'Cindi' Haskell

Cynthia 'Cindi' Haskell

Feb 19, 2013

Cynthia (Cindi) Haskell, 58, of Jaffrey died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 16, 1954 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late Frank Reed and Priscilla (Fairbanks) Reed. She attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and later married Dean G. Haskell on February...

Maria C. Caporicci

Maria C. Caporicci

Feb 19, 2013

Maria C. Caporicci, 33, of Hudson, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Southern NH Medical Center in Nashua. She was born on June 27, 1979 in Port Jefferson, NY, daughter of John M. Caporicci and Patrice Petry. Maria is survived by her mother, Patrice and her husband James Petry, Jr. of Jaffrey; her father John...

Pearl Leonore Driscoll

Pearl Leonore Driscoll

Feb 14, 2013

Pearl Leonore Driscoll, age 96, died peacefully on February 14, 2013 at Pheasant Wood Nursing Home in Peterborough, NH. Pearl was born December 6, 1916, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charlotta and Silas Parsons. In 1946, Pearl married the love of her life Edward P. Driscoll. They lived in Erie together for 54 years until his death in...

Jean H. Stanton

Jean H. Stanton

Feb 13, 2013

Jean H. Stanton, 89, of Jaffrey died February 13, 2013, with family by her side, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a brief illness. She was born November 17, 1923 in Waltham MA, daughter of the late Charles E. and Alberta (Sweet) Harvey. Jean was a graduate of Belmont (MA) High School and Katherine Gibbs School in Boston....

Robert L. Barton

Robert L. Barton

Feb 11, 2013

Robert L. Barton, 95, of Peterborough, NH died on February 11, 2013 at Summerhill Assisted Living, following a period of declining health. Mr. Barton was born on February 9, 1918, in Stillwater, NY son of Chester and Helen (Southard) Barton. Mr. Barton attended Saratoga Springs High School in New York and graduated in 1936. He married Bertha A. DiPasquale on...

Steven A. Coll

Steven A. Coll

Feb 10, 2013

Steven A. Coll, 37, of Greenville, New Hampshire (formerly of Jaffrey, NH) died on Sunday, February 10, 2013 as a result from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Steven was born on December 7, 1975 in Keene, NH son of Thomas J. and Angelique (Caron) Coll. He attended schools in Jaffrey, which is where he lived a majority of...

Margaret Crawford

Margaret Crawford

Feb 8, 2013

Margaret “Maggie” Elizabeth Crawford, 97, died Friday February 8, 2013 at the Presidential Oaks in Concord, NH. She was born December 3, 1915 in Franklin, NH, daughter of the late Ralph E. and Sadie (Sanborn) Wells. Her formative years were spent in Contoocook where she attended Contoocook schools. She has been a resident of Presidential Oaks for the past twenty...

Elaine M. Mercier

Elaine M. Mercier

Feb 4, 2013

Elaine M. Mercier, 74, of Jaffrey, NH died unexpectedly and peacefully on Monday, February 4, 2013 at her home at Gilmore Court in Jaffrey. She was born on September 8, 1938 in Marlborough Massachusetts, daughter of Wilbur and Loretta (LaFreniere) Pitman. Elaine graduated from Marlborough (MA) High School and married Robert F. Mercier with whom she had a loving, large...

Elaine G. Barlow

Elaine G. Barlow

Feb 3, 2013

Elaine G. Barlow, 87, of Keene NH passed away on Sunday February 3, 2013. She was born September 19, 1925 in Keene, daughter of the late Charles and Mabel (Fosdick) Gray. She was a 1943 graduate of Keene High School and also attended Northfield Academy before starting Bates College in Maine. Mrs. Barlow earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from...

James Amirsakis

James Amirsakis

Feb 3, 2013

Jaffrey, New Hampshire James Amirsakis, 68, of Jaffrey and Bonita Springs, Florida, died peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a yearlong battle with stomach cancer. Mr. Amirsakis was born on February 2, 1945 in Samos, Greece, son of the late John and Irene Amirsakis. He had received his education at Boston Technical High...

Donald A. Pyke

Donald A. Pyke

Jan 28, 2013

Donald A. Pyke, 84, surrounded by his beloved children: Donald Gregory Pyke and Irene Rose Pyke transitioned on Monday, January 28, 2013 to an eternal life with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Donald Augustus Pyke was born on May 20th 1928 in Montego Bay Jamaica to the late Irene Cunningham and Louis Pyke. He was raised by his late...

Nancy Lynn McMillan

Nancy Lynn McMillan

Jan 28, 2013

Nancy Lynn McMillan, 47, of Jaffrey, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday January 28, 2013 at her residence. She was born on December 4, 1965 in Rahway, New Jersey, daughter of the late Charles and Anne (Norton) McMillan. Nancy graduated in 1983 from Springfield VT. High school and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont in 1987...

Dixie Howard Brodmerkle

Dixie Howard Brodmerkle

Jan 27, 2013

Dixie Howard Brodmerkle, 94, of Jaffrey, died Sunday January 27, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center in Jaffrey. She was born October 8, 1918 in Waxhaw, NC, daughter of the late Richard M. and Margaret (Sims) Kimbrell. She was a 1936 graduate of Waxhaw High School. Dixie has been a resident of Jaffrey since 1938. She had worked...

Mildred E. Moore

Mildred E. Moore

Jan 26, 2013

Mildred E. Moore, 90, formerly of Townsend, MA and Jaffrey, NH; died peacefully Saturday January 26, 2013 at the Keystone Center in Leominster, MA surrounded by the love of her family. She was born September 19, 1922 in Wilton, NH daughter of the late John and Lillian (Kelly) Weston. She attended Hudson (MA) High School and graduated from the Fanning...

Victor Enoch Karlsen

Victor Enoch Karlsen

Jan 22, 2013

Victor Enoch Karlsen, infant son of Brian and Rebecca (Ketola) Karlsen died January 22, 2013 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Victor Enoch was born on January 22, 2013 in Lebanon, NH where he received the warmest and most tender care from his family and all of the wonderful nurses and doctors who took care of him and his...

Mildred A. Oyler

Mildred A. Oyler

Jan 21, 2013

Mildred A. Oyler, 93, formerly of New Ipswich, NH, died peacefully in St. Augustine, FL on January 21, 2013 with her daughter Deborah by her side. She was born in Roanoke, VA on Dec. 10, 1919, daughter of the late W. Earl and Ida (Groves) Allen. Millie, a Virginia lady, served as a civilian with the U.S. Army Signal Corps...

Mitchell Ernie Menard

Mitchell Ernie Menard

Jan 19, 2013

Troy, NH Mitchell ‘Ernie’ Menard, 90, passed away on January 19, 2013 at Baldwinville Nursing Home in Templeton, MA after a brief illness. He was born on June 23, 1922 in Gardner, MA, son of the late Mitchell Menard and Mary Coderre. He grew up in Winooski, Vermont and had served as an MP in the U.S. Army during WWII....

Share by: