Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH
Serving Lancaster, NH
Carolyn Weeks Willey
Sep 17, 2026
Carolyn Weeks Willey went home to be with our Lord on September 17, 2026. She was 94.
Carolyn was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, June 3, 1932, to Lurlene Burnham Harriman and Henry Weeks. As a child, Carolyn enjoyed singing in the choir, exploring nature, and skating with older sister Dorothy.
Carolyn graduated from St. Johnsbury in 1950. In 1952, she married...
Danny Timson
Sep 1, 2026
Danny William Timson, 77, passed away unexpectedly on September 1, 2026, while enjoying the view at his beloved camp on Neal Pond. Dan was born on September 28, 1948, to Beatrice (Sivegny) and William “Fred” Timson, and lived the majority of his life in Lunenburg, Vermont. He attended schools in Lunenburg and Concord and graduated from St. Johnsbury Trade School,...
Don Call
Oct 5, 2026
Don Call, 87 of Guildhall, Vt passed away Monday October 5, 2026 at the Littleton Regional Hospital surrounded by his family after a declining period of health.
Don was born on April 15, 1939 in Lancaster, NH to Roscoe (Bill) and Esther (Beech) Call. He spent his whole life in Guildhall, Vt. on the same land where he was raised and...
Ida Lou Blakslee
Sep 16, 2026
Ida Lou Blakslee, a young 88, of Dalton, NH and DeBary, FL, passed away surrounded by family on September 16, 2026, following a brief illness. She was born September 26, 1937, the youngest child of Herbert and Claribel (Curtis) Blakslee, and was raised on the Blakslee family farm in Dalton.
Ida’s father passed away when she was just two years old,...
Carole Austin
Sep 12, 2026
Carole A. Austin of Concord, VT passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026 surrounded by loved ones.
Carole was born in Stamford CT to Perry & Harriet (Sawin) Wheeler and grew up in Westmore VT, near Willoughby Lake with her parents and siblings.
Later on, she met her husband Stephen Austin, and they built their life and raised their family in Concord...
Daniel Doherty
Sep 12, 2026
The death has occurred of Daniel (Danno) Doherty in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Formerly of Rhinebeck and Elizaville, New York. After a long illness Dan passed away peacefully with his wife Julie holding his hand. Predeceased by his beloved mother Margaret (Peg) Moran, Joseph (Bud) Doherty, and his sister Deborah (Deb) Doherty-Williams. Dan will be dearly missed and remembered with love...
Allen D. Hodgdon
Sep 9, 2026
Allen D. Hodgdon passed on September 9, 2026, at the Concord Hospital, Concord, NH. He was a resident of the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home in Berlin, NH
Born at Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, NH on April 18,1952, Alan was the son of Charles O. Hodgdon and Everdene Hodgdon of Granby Vermont.
As a child Allen attended...
Marc Griffin
Sep 1, 2026
An aggressive brain tumor has ended Marc Griffin's life. He was 59.
Born in Ohio, he arrived in Lancaster as a 5-year-old kindergartner. He rode the South Lancaster bus to school. The town taxi brought him home.
He played baseball, soccer, and basketball at Colonel Town, learned to ski at Mt. Prospect and Cannon Mountain. Soccer became his favorite sport. In...
Betty Montgomery
Sep 1, 2026
The family of Betty (Withers) Montgomery of Groveton is deeply saddened to announce her passing on Sept 1, 2026 at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, NH at the age of 97. Betty was born on May 21, 1929 in Madison, Maine to Herman and Esther (Young) Withers. She attended school in Groveton and later married Roger Montgomery in 1947. Betty...
Mary Jane Falkenham
Jul 29, 2026
Mary Jane (Evans) Falkenham passed away peacefully at the Morrison Nursing Home. Here, she was fondly referred to as “MJ” by both the staff and residents. We are grateful for the care she received.
She was born in Lancaster to Roger Evans and Etta (Ramsdell) Evans June 5, 1931. Born the middle child, she was pre-deceased by her siblings, Priscilla (Evans)...
Adele ("Topsy") Smith
Jul 26, 2026
Adele (“Topsy”) Wieber Smith passed away peacefully on July 26th, 2026 at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, New Hampshire. She was 98. Topsy was born on February 24th, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio where her family lived at the time. She was the daughter of Carl and Adele (Knobloch) Wieber and had both an older brother William and a younger sister...
Neal T Rideout
Jul 25, 2026
Neal T. Rideout, 68 of Jefferson, New Hampshire passed away on Saturday, July 25th, 2026 at home surrounded by family. Neal was born to Neal & Shirely (McClain) Rideout on September 29, 1957 in Lancaster. He would go on to study at White Mountains Regional High School in Whitefield. Neal worked for both Brown Street Furniture and later Cherry Pond...
Carter Blake Kenly
Jul 19, 2026
Carter Blake Kenly, age 10, of Gorham/Jefferson, New Hampshire, peacefully passed away on July 19, 2026 surrounded by the love of his family. Though his time with us was far too short, Carter lived a life defi ned not by his limitations, but by his brilliant spirit, fi erce courage, and an unmatched capacity for joy.
Born with Joubert Syndrome, Carter...
Lucille Couture
Jul 17, 2026
Lucille Margaret Marchesseault Couture, 93 passed away at the Morrison nursing home July 17, 2026. She was born in Pittsburg, NH November 6, 1932 and the youngest of 8 children to the late Reine and Onile Marchesseault. She was raised in Beecher Falls, VT and graduated from Canaan Memorial high school in 1950.
She married the love of her life Rosaire,...
Tyler James Leighton
Jul 10, 2026
Tyler James Leighton, 32, of Groveton, NH, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 10th in Manchester.
Tyler lived a life of challenges. He was born blind in one eye, he struggled with learning disorders, and he wrestled with his sobriety. Those are all things Tyler FACED, but that is not who he WAS.
Tyler was a blue eyed, beautiful dreamer. As a...
Ellen Ineson
Jul 7, 2026
Ellen P. Ineson, 84 of Whitefield, New Hampshire passed away at home on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 surrounded by family. She was born to Michael & Mabel Power in Charlestown, Massachusetts on March 29th, 1942. Prior to retirement, Ellen was a teacher at Odonald School in Boston. She later moved to Whitefield in 2000.
Ellen will be remembered for her love...
Ruth MacBain
Jun 28, 2026
Ruth passed away suddenly on 06/28/2026. She is the daughter of Allan and Susan Bean of Dalton, NH, born on 12/28/1965 at the Brightlook Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT.
Ruth grew up in Dalton, NH with four brothers, Kyle, Karel, Keith, one sister, Amy, and John. She attended grade school in Dalton, junior high school at the McIntyre School in Whitefield,...
David Blanchette
Jun 16, 2026
Mr. David G. Blanchette, 84, of Treasure Island, Florida, passed away in Lancaster, New Hampshire on June 16, 2026 in the care and presence of his family.
David was born in Concord, Vermont on January 4, 1942, the first of four children to the late Louis and Ruth (Drew) Blanchette. He grew up in Dalton, New Hampshire, attended local public schools...
Donna Lorraine Elizabeth Frank
Jun 8, 2026
Donna Lorraine Elizabeth Frank, 56 of Colebrook passed away on Monday, June 8th at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster. Donna was born on November 28th, 1969, to Mark & Deborah Frank in Milford, Connecticut. Donna grew up as a military brat and loved it. The family traveled and lived across various bases in Germany, Alabama and even New Jersey. She...
Linda Kathryn March
May 29, 2026
Linda Kathryn (Greenlaw) March died sleeping in her Lancaster, NH home May 29th, 2026.
She had overcome numerous handicaps and health issues resulting in total blindness and near total lack of mobility. She didn’t like the darkness at all. She had decorated the walls of her home with 592 pictures, photos, and paintings as evidence of her 76 year effort to...



