OBITUARIES
Charles E. Sable
Jul 6, 2009
Charles E. Sable, also widely known as Cecil B. DeClown, died peacefully on July 6, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey surrounded by family and friends after surviving cancer for over 3 years. He was born in Gary, Indiana on November 27, 1947 son of the late Eugene and Elizabeth (Bodnar) Sable. Charlie had faithfully served his...
John Byron Hazleton
Jul 1, 2009
JOHN B. HAZLETON, 85, of Hastings Avenue, Keene, died Wednesday July 1, 2009 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene as a result of complications from a fall at his home on June 17th. He was born November 28, 1923 in Brockton, MA, son of the late John L. and Bessie (Harrison) Hazleton. He was a 1941 graduate of Brockton...
Marie S. Hautanen
Jun 25, 2009
Jaffrey, New Hampshire Marie S. Hautanen, 92, of Jaffrey died Thursday June 25, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a period of failing health. She was born in Sainte-Louise, Canada on July 5, 1916, daughter of the late Charles and Sarah (Verret) Ouellette. Mrs. Hautanen moved to Jaffrey when she was 13 and received her education...
Edward J. Connolly
Jun 25, 2009
Peterborough, NH Edward J. Connolly, 83, formerly of Jaffrey, NH died June 25, 2009 at the Pheasantwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Peterborough after a period of failing health. He was born in South Boston, MA on June 20, 1927. He faithfully served his country, first in the US Army, and then in the US Navy working in and maintaining...
Shawn Drew Murray
Jun 16, 2009
Shawn D. Murray, 60, of Converseville Road, Rindge, died unexpectedly at his residence on June 16, 2009. He was born August 9, 1948 in Peterborough NH, son of the late Robert D. and Mary Eva (Kelley) Murray. He had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey. He had worked as a supervisor with Solid Scape Electronics in Merrimack. Shawn was a...
Geneva A. Parker
Jun 14, 2009
Jaffrey, NH Geneva A. Parker, 86, of Gilmore Court in Jaffrey, died Sunday June 14, 2009 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH after a brief illness. She was born on February 12, 1923 in Athol, Mass, daughter of the late Kenneth and Mable (Foster) Noyes. She had attended Athol schools and had been a resident of Athol until...
Robert F. Lambert
Jun 2, 2009
ROBERT F. LAMBERT, 86, of Jaffrey died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family,on TuesdayJune 2, 2009. He was born March 5, 1923 in Jaffrey son of the late Francis and Ozina (Guerin) Lambert. He had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey. Mr. Lambert had lived in Jaffrey most of his life, however he had retired to Inverness, Florida...
Harriet A. Kelly
May 30, 2009
Jaffrey, NH Harriet A. Kelly, 83, of Jaffrey, NH died May 30, 2009 at the Pheasantwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Peterborough after a period of failing health. She was born in Warwick, MA on October 31, 1925, daughter of the late Thomas and Martha (Muench) Kelly. She is survived by her brother, Thomas F. Kelly and his wife Evelyn...
Colleen H. Selmer
May 29, 2009
Jaffrey, NH Colleen H. Selmer, 67, of Jaffrey died Friday, May 29th, 2009 peacefully at home with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Springfield, Vermont on August 11, 1941, daughter of Leonard and Marjorie (Gould) Hakulin. She received her education in Quincy, Massachusetts and was a 1958 graduate of Quincy High...
Robert Healey Cormack
May 27, 2009
Peterborough, NH Robert (Bob) Healey Cormack, 81, of Peterborough, NH, died peacefully at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough on Wednesday May 27, 2009. Born in Ludlow, MA, he was the son of the late James P. and Florence H. Cormack. A graduate of Ludlow High School, he began studies at Dartmouth College, which were interrupted when he enlisted in the...
Justin J. Blauner
May 26, 2009
Justin J. Blauner, living at Rivermead in Peterborough, New Hampshire, long-time resident of Rydal, Pennsylvania, who retired to Grantham, New Hampshire, died peacefully on May 26, 2009 after an extended illness. Born in New York City on January 14, 1922 to Sidney and Lillian (Avrutine) Blauner, Justin attended New York University and Harvard Business School before serving during World War...
Robert C. Heywood, Sr.
May 23, 2009
ROBERT C. HEYWOOD, Sr., 71 of North Street Jaffrey , died Saturday May 23, 2009 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a brief illness. He was born March 3, 1938 in Gardner, MA son of the late Roy F. and Winona (LaQuire) Heywood, Sr. Bob grew up in Ashby MA and has been a resident of Jaffrey since...
Reverend James Morgan Melhorn
May 21, 2009
Jim Melhorn, 49, of Rindge, entered into rest on Thursday May 21, 2009 at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. after suffering a stroke. He became ill while traveling to American University in Washington, D.C. Rev. Melhorn was born in York, P.A. on March 25, 1960, the son of the late Fred and Agnes Melhorn. He graduated from Central...
Ralph E. Lavoie
May 9, 2009
Hampton, NH Ralph E. Lavoie, 88, of Hampton, NH and formerly of Rindge, NH and Fitchburg, MA, died Saturday May 9, 2009, in Hampton after a period of failing health. He was born in Fitchburg, MA, on April 20, 1921, son of the late Joseph and Stella (Loyzell) Lavoie. He lived in Fitchburg for 50 years and had attended St....
Dorothy "Dotty" Esther Swain
May 1, 2009
DOROTHY DOTTY ESTHER SWAIN, 87 of Lacy Road in Jaffrey, died peacefully at her home on Friday May 1, 2009 . She was born in Barrington NH on December 23, 1921, the daughter of the late W. Sherburne and Mary Esther (Sanders) Swain. Dotty grew up in Barrington and had attended local schools. She had been a resident of Laconia...
Gladys W. Shea
Apr 12, 2009
Greenfield, NH Gladys W. Shea, 87, of Slip Road in Greenfield, NH died Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the home of her grandson in Antrim, NH after a brief illness. She was born on July 7, 1921 in Rindge, NH, daughter of the late Harry S. and Maude (Pratt) Whitney. She attended Rindge and Jaffrey schools, graduating in 1940 from...
Ralph 'Billy' Blood
Apr 11, 2009
Troy, New Hampshire RALPH BILLY BLOOD, 61, of Nelson Street, Troy died Saturday April 11, 2009 at the Cheshire medical Center in Keene, after being stricken at the home of his daughter. He was born August 31, 1947 in Concord, NH son of the late Ralph and Annie (Stearns) Blood. He had attended schools in Temple NH. Mr. Blood served...
Arol R. Pockett, Jr.
Apr 8, 2009
Harrisville, NH AROL R. POCKETT, JR, 79 of Jaquith Road in Harrisville, died Wednesday April 8, 2009 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester following a sudden illness. He was born December 19, 1929 in Claremont NH, son of the late Doris and Arol Pockett, Sr. He had attended Claremont schools and enlisted in the United States Army in March...
Megan E. Burrows
Mar 30, 2009
Jaffrey, NH Megan E. Burrows, 27, of Jaffrey, NH died at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough on March 30, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Born in Peterborough on August 27, 1981, Megan lived her whole life in Jaffrey. She was the daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Labbe) Burrows. She graduated from Conant High School in 1999 and had attended...
Lois L. Leavitt
Mar 29, 2009
Hinsdale, NH Lois L. Leavitt, 51, of Hinsdale, NH and formerly of Jaffrey, NH, died at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene on March 29, 2009 after a sudden illness. She was born in Peterborough, NH on October 10, 1957, daughter of the late Frederick and Rosalie (Despres) Leavitt. Lois had attended local schools as well as the Monadnock Workshop...
