Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Susan Joy Dickson

Susan Joy Dickson

Jun 6, 2021

COLEBROOK - Susan Joy Dickson passed peacefully on June 6, 2021, from ovarian cancer complications. Susan was born on May 28, 1964 the daughter of Joan [Scott] Dickson and Donald Dickson (d. 2019) . Other members of her family include her brothers Dana (Marlene) and Christopher (d. 2014), niece Sarah Dickson, nephew Matthew (Nikki and son Wyatt Christopher) Dickson, aunt...

Glenda Smith

Glenda Smith

Jun 6, 2021

LANCASTER - Glenda Smith, 65, of Williams Street, died suddenly at her home on June 6, 2021. Glenda was born in Lancaster on July 24, 1955, the daughter of Ned and Phyllis (Sheridan) Smith. She was a lifetime resident of Lancaster and graduate of White Mountain Regional High School. For over 30 years Glenda has worked in healthcare. For a...

Donald Harry Thomas

Donald Harry Thomas

Jun 3, 2021

Donald Harry Thomas, age 81, passed away on June 3, 2021 following a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia with Parkinsonian symptoms. While he was a resident of Alaska since 1965, he lived the past two years in Whitefield, NH where he was able to get excellent skilled nursing care at The Morrison. The activities staff kept him singing his...

Beth Frances Young Connolly

Beth Frances Young Connolly

May 28, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Beth Frances Young Connolly, 66, of Colorado Springs, died from complications following surgery on May 28, 2021, in Colorado Springs. Beth was born July 5, 1954, to Howard R. and Judith C. Young in Lancaster, NH. She was raised in Lunenburg, VT where she attended Lunenburg Elementary Schools and graduate with honors from St. Johnsbury Academy...

Roger D. Hall

Roger D. Hall

May 27, 2021

LANCASTER - Roger Darrell Hall, 28, died Thursday, May 27, 2021. Roger was born in Galveston, Texas on March 6, 1993 the son of Trena Chaplin and Darrell Roger Hall. His family came to Lancaster in 2001 where he attended local schools, graduating from the Charter Academy, Lancaster. He then graduated from White Mountain Community College, Berlin, with a degree...

Bertil R. Cushman

Bertil R. Cushman

May 22, 2021

JEFFERSON - Bertil R. Cushman, 79, passed away on Saturday May 22, 2021 peacefully in Wolfeboro. Bert was born on September 13, 1941 in Clinton, MA. He grew up in the Holbrook and Sterling, MA area and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School. He enlisted in the US Navy and served for 6 years. Bert is survived by Linda (Davis)...

James R. Legere

James R. Legere

May 15, 2021

RUMFORD, MAINE - James R. Legere, 56, of Franklin Street, passed away at his home, early Saturday morning, May 15th, 2021 after a brief illness. His wife Ronda and best canine friend, Fred, were by his side. Jim was born in Sanford, Maine on January 3, 1965 the son of Ronald and Sandra (Rodrique) Legere. He was a graduate of...

Elgan "Andy" Van Horn

Elgan "Andy" Van Horn

May 13, 2021

LUNENBURG - Elgan Andrew "Andy" Van Horn, 72, of West Main Street, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a period of failing health on Thursday morning, May 13th, 2021. Andy was born in Erick, Oklahoma, on April 9th, 1949 the son of Elgan J. and Gertie (Woodrow) Van Horn. He was raised in Oklahoma and Texas. For 21 years...

Suzanne Bissonnette

Suzanne Bissonnette

May 12, 2021

LANCASTER - Suzanne Bissonnette, passed away on May 12, 2021. Sue was born across the border in West Stewartstown NH on May 30, 1948, to Bernadette (Dionne) Gagne and Laurent Gagne, but she grew up on a farm in East Hereford, Quebec along with her 9 siblings. Times weren't always easy, but there was never a shortage of love. In...

Maryanne Huskey

Maryanne Huskey

May 6, 2021

LANCASTER - Maryanne Huskey, 67, of the McKee Inn, died Thursday evening, May 6, 2021 at the Concord Hospital, Concord, NH after a lengthy battle with cancer. Maryanne was born in Lancaster on November 12, 1953 the daughter of Neal and Winona (Parker) McDade. She was a lifelong resident of the area living in Lancaster and Maidstone. For many years...

Majel M. Hawes

Majel M. Hawes

May 6, 2021

PITTSBURG - Majel M. Hawes, 92, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 6, 2021 at the Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith, after a long illness, with her daughter and son -in-law by her side. Majel, known to many as Polly, was born in Pittsburg on June 27, 1928. Majel was the daughter of Stuart and Hazel (Danforth) Haynes. She was...

Shirley W. Adams

Shirley W. Adams

May 4, 2021

Shirley W. Adams of Lancaster, NH died at the Morrison Nursing Home on May 4, 2021. She was born September 25, 1928 in Beverly MA, the daughter of Raymond Arthur and Ruth Perley Whipple of Hamilton, MA. Shirley graduated from Forsyth dental school in 1949. She married George Carlton Adams in 1957. She practiced as a dental hygienist for over...

Jay W. Ouellette

Jay W. Ouellette

Apr 29, 2021

TWIN MOUNTAIN - Jay W. Ouellette, 69, died suddenly at his home on Route 115, Thursday morning, April 29th, 2021. Mr. Ouellette was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on November 5, 1951 the son of Raymond and Jeannette (Demers) Ouellette. He was raised in the Lawrence area and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. In 1986 he moved to...

Charlene A. Potter

Charlene A. Potter

Apr 28, 2021

GROVETON - Charlene A. Potter, 75, of Melcher Court, died at her home Wednesday afternoon, April 28, 2021, after a sudden illness. Ms. Potter was born, one of six sisters, in West Stewartstown, NH on December 3, 1945 the daughter of Jack and Lila (Algier) Potter. She resided in Stewartstown where she attended local schools, later moving to Massachusetts, attending...

Patricia Powell Kovacs

Patricia Powell Kovacs

Apr 27, 2021

LUNENBURG - Patricia Powell Kovacs, 78, of Cole Hill Road, died Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a long illness. Patsy, as she was known by most, was born March 21, 1943 in Lancaster, the daughter of William J. Powell and Manola (Young) Powell. She was a graduate of Lancaster High School Class of 1962. She...

Carl F. Ramsdell

Carl F. Ramsdell

Apr 13, 2021

MAIDSTONE, VT - Carl F. Ramsdell, 79, died Tuesday afternoon, April 13th, 2021 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a long-time battle with Alzheimer's. Carl was born in Whitefield on October 26, 1941 the son of George F. and Evelyn A. (Fountain) Ramsdell. He was raised in Dalton and was a graduate of Whitefield High School where he was a...

Gary R. Elliott

Gary R. Elliott

Apr 9, 2021

LANCASTER- Gary R. Elliott, 61, of Portland Street, died unexpectedly at his home of from an accidental drug overdose after a long battle of drug addiction on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was born March 13, 1960 in Lancaster, the son of Robert and Helen (Donnelly) Elliott. He attended White Mountain Regional High School. Gary worked as a carpenter for...

Constance "Connie" M. Cardinal

Constance "Connie" M. Cardinal

Mar 30, 2021

LANCASTER-Constance M. "Connie" Cardinal, 96, died Tuesday afternoon, March 30, 2021 at The Morrison in Whitefield. Connie was born in Lancaster on April 12, 1924 the daughter of William and Esther (Merrow) Rines. She grew up on Catbow Farm at Martin Meadow Pond and was a lifetime resident of Lancaster. She graduated from Lancaster Academy in 1941. She married the...

Reginald Herbert Rodger

Reginald Herbert Rodger

Mar 17, 2021

LANCASTER - Reginald Herbert Rodger, 78, formerly of Hurlburt Road, Dalton, passed away from a long illness on the evening of March 17, 2021 at Country Village Genesis Healthcare Center in Lancaster. Reginald was born in Danville, VT on January 28, 1943 son of Ralph and Mildred Rodger. He is one of seven children, June, Evelyn, Marg, Ruth, Leslie and...

Francis D. Roy

Francis D. Roy

Mar 14, 2021

LANCASTER - Francis Dennis Roy passed away on Sunday morning, March 14th, 2021 at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, New Hampshire. Francis was the son of George and Florence (Kenney) Roy, born on December 17, 1929 in Lancaster, New Hampshire. He grew up in St. Johnsbury, Vermont and was a 1948 graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy. He...