Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Hilton E. "Buddy" Newell

Hilton E. "Buddy" Newell

Mar 24, 2022

WHITEFIELD - Hilton E. "Buddy" Newell, 88, of Newell Lane, passed peacefully with family by his side at Weeks Medical Center on March 24, 2022, after a recent illness. Buddy was born in Whitefield on February 1, 1934, the son of Hilton A. Newell and Christobel Plante Newell. He was a graduate of Whitefield High School and served for a...

Nancy Carlisle Beaton

Nancy Carlisle Beaton

Mar 23, 2022

PETERBOROUGH - Nancy Carlisle Beaton entered into heaven in the early morning of March 23, 2022 with family at her side. She was born in Lancaster, NH on August 8, 1938 to Franklin and Priscilla Beaton of Groveton, NH. Nancy graduated from Groveton High School in 1956 and Becker Junior College (Worcester, MA) in 1958. She raised three wonderful children...

Ann B. Holmes

Ann B. Holmes

Mar 22, 2022

LANCASTER - Ann Blake Holmes, 61, of Grandview Drive, died Tuesday morning, March 22, 2022 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a lengthy illness. Ann was born in Gardner, MA on July 16, 1960, the daughter of John S. Huddleston and Caroline (Eaton) Huddleston. She moved with her family to Lancaster in 1966 and was a 1978 graduate of White...

Paige Matson

Paige Matson

Mar 21, 2022

LANCASTER, NH - Paige Matson (74) passed away in Boston MA on March 21st, 2022, following complications from a stroke. Paige was surrounded by her loving family at the hour of her passing. Paige was born and raised on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts where she always loved to visit. Paige went to High School in Hinckley Maine and loved telling stories...

Anne Marie Mcgee

Anne Marie Mcgee

Mar 16, 2022

Anne Marie McGee, age 58, of Barrington, NH died on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 after a brief illness. She passed away at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Annie was born on January 20, 1964, in Lancaster, NH. She was the daughter of John McGee Sr. and Roberta (Merrow) McGee of Twin Mountain, NH. and fiance to Dennis Ranson of...

Codi Gainer

Codi Gainer

Mar 14, 2022

Codi Gainer, 29, of Whitefield, New Hampshire passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 14th, 2022. Codi was born in Brockton, MA to Jodi and John Gainer on October 3, 1992. Codi was raised in Dalton NH and went on to marry the love of his life, Amber (Libby) Gainer. Codi was an extraordinary husband and phenomenal father to...

Ronald C. Mackillop Jr.

Ronald C. Mackillop Jr.

Mar 12, 2022

Ronald C. MacKillop Jr, 54, died unexpectedly Saturday morning March 12, 2022. His fiancé Angela was at his side. Ron was born in Lancaster on January 13, 1968, the son of Ronald and Gloria (Alexander) MacKillop. Most recently of Troy, ME, Ron was a longtime resident of the North Country. He worked for many years as a tree climber for...

Deborah (Day) Arsenault

Deborah (Day) Arsenault

Mar 5, 2022

My Sister and everyone's friend! Deborah (Day) Arsenault of Whitefield, NH passed away at the Morrison Nursing Home on March 6 at the age of 79. She was born and spent most of her life in Lancaster, NH. Deb and I, (Jean {Day} Baker) her sister, had many wonderful years together. Debbie had such a creative talent, and she used...

Norman F. "Buddy" Smith

Norman F. "Buddy" Smith

Mar 2, 2022

LUNENBURG - Norman F. "Buddy" Smith went to be with his wife, Shirley Rolfe Smith, of 69 years on March 2, 2022. Shirley predeceased him in 2015. Born on November 17, 1931 to Bernie Irving Smith and Dorothy Emeline Joslin in East St. Johnsbury, VT, he grew up on his grandparent's farm on Shadow Lake Road. He graduated from the...

Joyce S. Halvorson

Joyce S. Halvorson

Mar 1, 2022

GROVETON - Joyce S. Halvorson 89, formerly of Whitefield passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters at Weeks Medial Center in Lancaster early Tuesday morning, March 1, 2022, after a brief illness. Joyce was born in Berlin on February 21, 1933. The daughter of Fred Silts and Edith "Tucker" Silts. She was raised in Berlin and a graduate of Berlin...

George W. Glidden

George W. Glidden

Feb 28, 2022

WHITEFIELD - George W. Glidden, 96, of Hall Road, passed away February 28, 2022, at the Jack Byrne Center DHMC, Lebanon. George was born in Augusta, Maine on November 20, 1925, to Charles and Helen (Shaw) Glidden and moved to Lancaster in 1929 along with sister, Eleanor who became a Navy Veteran/RN; and who predeceased him. He attended local schools...

Betty Lou Fenmore

Betty Lou Fenmore

Feb 28, 2022

WHITEFIELD - Betty Lou Fenmore, 85, of the Highland House, died Monday February 28, 2022, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a sudden illness. Betty Lou was born in McAllen, Texas on February 25, 1937, the daughter of Donald and Bessie (Robie) Prince. Betty Lou was raised in Franklin, NH. She was a graduate of Franklin High School, Franklin,...

Harry G. Haines

Harry G. Haines

Feb 24, 2022

LANCASTER - Harry G. Haines died peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 24, 2022. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania on July 31,1933, Harry attended George School, a Quaker boarding school, and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BA in philosophy. After working as an underwriter at Traveler's Insurance for 20 plus years, he retired, and moved to northern...

Malcolm Frank Downing

Malcolm Frank Downing

Feb 24, 2022

Malcolm Frank Downing was born in Lancaster, NH in 1938 and with his parents brother and sister, resided in Lunenburg, Vt. Mac graduated from Concord high school in 1956 and worked as a logger. He spent two years in the forestry program at UVM and earned his forestry degree with the university of Maine at Orono. Mac's two years of...

Aggy Chase

Aggy Chase

Feb 22, 2022

Aggy Chase of Whitefield passed away peacefully on 2/22/22 at 2:22pm with family by her side at the Morrison Nursing Home. She was known about Whitefield for her circles of friends and her work with the Common Committee rehabbing the bandstand and putting flower boxes around town. She enjoyed 30 years in the home she built with her husband, Sam,...

Shirley M. Bartlett

Shirley M. Bartlett

Feb 20, 2022

Shirley Marcia Bartlett passed away on the evening of February 20th, 2022, surrounded by family at the age of 97 in Lancaster New Hampshire. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on October 16th, 1924, to Earl and Lorene Young. She attended St Louis School of Nursing in Berlin, NH and in 1945, married Warren A. Bartlett. They were married...

Patsy L. Pilgrim

Patsy L. Pilgrim

Feb 17, 2022

LITTLETON - Patsy L. Pilgrim, 84, of Kilburn Street, died peacefully early Thursday morning February 17, 2022, at The Morrison in Whitefield. Patsy was born in Colebrook, NH, on May 7, 1937, the daughter of Sherburn and Maude (Quilliam) Ramsay. She lived in Colebrook, Lancaster and Berlin, NH and was a graduate of Berlin High School. For most of her...

Thomas F. Thompson

Thomas F. Thompson

Feb 10, 2022

LANCASTER - Thomas F. Thompson, 73, of Summer Street, died February 10, 2022 at the UVM Medical Center, Burlington. Mr. Thompson was born in Manchester, NH, on October 16, 1948, the son of Thomas F. Thompson Sr. and Madeline (Hogan) Thompson. During the earlier years of his life, he resided in the Manchester area. He served in the Vietnam War...

Elizabeth S. "Betsy" Brooks

Elizabeth S. "Betsy" Brooks

Feb 8, 2022

WHITEFIELD - Elizabeth "Betsy" Brooks, 69, of Highland Street, died at her home Tuesday morning February 8th, 2022, after a recent period of failing health. Betsy was born in 1952 the youngest child of Reginald and Muriel (Rexford) Brooks. She enjoyed a wonderful childhood growing up in Gilman, VT with her older sister Catherine (Cathi). At age 10, after the...

Emily Walls

Emily Walls

Feb 6, 2022

GUILDHALL, VT - Emily Walls, age 56, passed away peacefully on the evening of February 6, 2022 after a long and admirable fight against cancer. Emily was born in Covington, Kentucky on January 14, 1966. At the age of four Emily relocated with her mother and two siblings to southern Vermont. In the early 90s, life brought Emily to Moretown/Waterbury,...