OBITUARIES
Helen I. (Broadbent) Hardy
Apr 16, 2013
Helen I. (Broadbent) Hardy, 95, died on April 16, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at her home at RiverMead in Peterborough. She was born in Attleboro, MA, on January 13, 1918. Her parents were Ernest and Cynthia Broadbent. She attended Attleboro public schools and graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, MA, in 1940 where she majored in mathematics and...
Lester W. Parker
Apr 14, 2013
Lester W. Parker, 75, of New Ipswich and formerly of Jaffrey, NH died at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough on Sunday, April 14, 2013 after a period of failing health. Lester was born on January 9, 1938 in Jaffrey, NH, son of the late Walter and Jenny (Bryant) Parker. He graduated from Conant High School with the class of...
Cynthia Louise (Lansberry) Given
Apr 12, 2013
Cynthia Cindy Louise (Lansberry) Given, 48, entered into eternal peace on Friday, April 12, 2013. Cindy was born in Denver, Colorado on December 15, 1964, a daughter of Janice (Sorensen) and Roger Lansberry. She graduated in 1983 from Corry High School in Corry, Pennsylvania. She then attended Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. She married Jaffrey native Aylmer...
Beverly 'Bev' Soderberg
Apr 11, 2013
Beverly ‘Bev’ Soderberg, 74, of Jaffrey, NH, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a brief period of failing health. Bev was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts on September 20, 1938, daughter of William and Cecile (Jones) Magill. She was a 1956 graduate of Northbridge High School in Whitinsville and had graduated from the Newton-Wellesley...
James A. Seppala
Mar 9, 2013
James A. ‘Jimmy’ Seppala, 56, of Rindge, New Hampshire died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, March 9, 2013. He died how he lived, “Hammer down, hair straight back”, and went to be with Jesus. Jimmy was born on June 14, 1956 in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Jimmy grew up in Rindge; his roots ran deep. He attended Rindge Memorial and Conant High...
Gertrude 'Trudy' Gallup
Mar 5, 2013
Gertrude N. Gallup, 90, formerly of Peterborough died Tuesday March5, 2013 in Biddeford ME following a period of failing health. She was born January 31, 1923 in Norwalk CT., daughter of the late Norman and Gertrude (Zimmerman) Yakal. She was a 1942 graduate of Norwalk (CT) High School and earned her nursing certification from the former Elliot Community Hospital School...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
