Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Thomas R. Becker

Thomas R. Becker

May 4, 2020

LANCASTER - Thomas R. Becker, 63, died suddenly at his Main Street Home on May 4th, 2020 after a period of failing health. Born in Berlin on January 7, 1957 he was the son of Robert Charles Becker and Patricia (Lorry) Arnesen. He was raised in Gorham and was a graduate of Gorham High School. After high school he served...

Edward Richard Stevens Jr.

Edward Richard Stevens Jr.

Apr 30, 2020

Edward Richard Stevens, Jr., 61, of Dalton, NH, passed away April 30 in his home after a period of declining health Ed was born to Edward R. and Eleanor (Baker) Stevens of Jefferson, NH at Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, NH in 1958. Ed lived and attended school in Whitefield. He then served in the Navy and was honorably discharged...

Justin Killian Quigley

Justin Killian Quigley

Apr 28, 2020

Justin Killian Quigley, 46, of Whitefield, NH, died suddenly from a drug overdose, on April 28, 2020. Born at Littleton Hospital, on January 24, 1974, he was the eldest child of Edward J. and Maryclare (Hennessey) Quigley. Justin received all his Sacraments from St. Matthew Church, in Whitefield, where he was an altar server while growing up. He graduated from...

Cory Allen Whitney

Cory Allen Whitney

Apr 24, 2020

MAIDSTONE, VT - Cory Allen Whitney, 33, died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident Friday evening, April 24, 2020. Cory was born in Lancaster on October 4, 1986, the son of Rockie Whitney and Tracey (Collins) Ayers. He attended White Mountain Regional High School and White Mountain Community College. For many years he worked at the Forbes Farm...

William Howard Carpenter

William Howard Carpenter

Apr 24, 2020

CONCORD, NH - William Howard Carpenter, (Bill) 86 of Bow, passed away on April 24, 2020 following a period of failing health. He was born November 26, 1933, son to the late Harry P. and Martha Gale Carpenter. He was raised in Franconia, NH where he attended high school at Dow Academy, graduating in 1951. He went on to the...

Calvin Thompson

Calvin Thompson

Apr 24, 2020

DALTON - Calvin Thompson, 65, of Simonds Road, died of a sudden illness at his home, Friday April 24, 2020. Calvin was born July 1, 1954, the son of Alvin and Dorothy (Magoon) Thompson. For many years he was a well known mechanic in the Lancaster and Dalton area and was employed for a time with Lufkin Auto Body. On...

Pamela Cote Mcintire

Pamela Cote Mcintire

Apr 17, 2020

JEFFERSON - Pamela Cote McIntire, 74, passed away at her home Friday morning, April 17, 2020, after a period of failing health. Mrs. McIntire was born in Concord, NH, on November 9, 1945, the daughter of Ludger G. and Phyllis R. (Auger) Cote. During her school years her family moved a lot between Florida and New Hampshire. She graduated from...

Matthew Thomas Corrigan

Matthew Thomas Corrigan

Apr 11, 2020

LANCASTER - After an extended illness, Matthew Thomas Corrigan passed away peacefully in his sleep this past Saturday morning, April 11th. Matt was a lifelong resident of Lancaster, growing up in his parents' home up on Portland Street. You know the one, you could always find it at Christmas time with Santa and his reindeer on the front lawn. Matt...

John B. Lovell Jr.

John B. Lovell Jr.

Apr 1, 2020

MAIDSTONE - John B. Lovell Jr., 49, died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday morning April 1, 2020. John was born in Lancaster NH on October 25, 1970, the son of John and Kathy (Pelletier) Lovell. He was raised in Gilman and Maidstone VT and Nenana AK. He was a graduate of Groveton High School. For most of his life John...

Chester J. Edney

Chester J. Edney

Mar 28, 2020

Chester J. Edney Sr. 70, of Dalton NH, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 28th. Chet had been diagnosed with Glioblastoma, brain cancer, in September 2017. He was born on Harriman Road in Dalton on July 29, 1949 to Clayton Edney Sr. and Edith Wood Edney. Chet happily lived his entire life on Harriman Road. He went to...

Donald L. Discenzo

Donald L. Discenzo

Mar 24, 2020

WHITEFIELD - Donald L. Discenzo, 78, died Tuesday evening, March 24, 2020 at the Littleton Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. Mr. Discenzo was born in South Amherst, Ohio, on August 16, 1941, the son of Carmen and Mary (Taddeo) Discenzo. Raised in South Amherst he attended Kent State University and graduated with a Bachelors degree in business. For a...

Joe Gallegos

Joe Gallegos

Mar 21, 2020

LANCASTER - Joe Gallegos, 66, died Saturday morning, March 21, 2020, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a sudden illness. Joe was born in San Francisco, California on May 10, 1953, the son of Joe and Elaine (Hughes) Gallegos. He was a 1971 graduate of John O. Connell High School, San Francisco and then served 20 years with the US...

Veronica M. Gardner

Veronica M. Gardner

Mar 4, 2020

LANCASTER - Veronica M. Gardner, died Wednesday morning, March 4, 2020, at The Morrison in Whitefield. She had just turned 100 years old two weeks before her passing. Mrs. Gardner, also known as Ronnie, was born in Woodsville, NH on February 19, 1920, the daughter of Peter and Lumina (Lamontagne) Monfette. On August 11, 1941 she married Henry T. Gardner...

Elizabeth Ann Stoughton Dobson

Elizabeth Ann Stoughton Dobson

Feb 25, 2020

ROCKVILLE, MD - Elizabeth Ann Stoughton Dobson passed away on February 25, 2020. Beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and wife. Betty was born in Lancaster, NH March 21, 1932 to Carroll and Kathleen Bernier Stoughton. She spent her childhood in Lancaster, one of five siblings. Being the daughter of the school headmaster, Betty took on a special responsibility on her...

Mildred E. Holmes

Mildred E. Holmes

Feb 19, 2020

WHITEFIELD - Mildred E. Holmes, 74, of died Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the Jack Byrne Center, Lebanon, after a period of failing health. Mrs. Holmes was born in Lancaster on June 20, 1945, the daughter of William L. and Janet M. (Holden) Bean. Mildred was a dedicated homemaker all her life. She love baking and word searches. She was...

Reta Bresnahan

Reta Bresnahan

Feb 11, 2020

LUNENBURG - Reta Montgomery Bresnahan, 87, of Colby Road, Lunenburg, VT, died at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. She left this world in peace on the birthday of her firstborn son, the late Bob Bresnahan. Reta was born in Burlington, VT, on January 28, 1933 and was adopted at the age of 1 by her...

Rheba Reynolds

Rheba Reynolds

Feb 6, 2020

BRATTLEBORO - Rheba Reynolds (Aine), 27, died late Thursday, February 6, 2020. She was born in Lancaster, NH on June 16, 1992 to Michelle Willey and Richard Gillespie Sr. During her early years, Rheba enjoyed traveling coast to coast with her parents in their tractor-trailer truck. She attended school in Granby, enjoying the one-room schoolhouse. She was later homeschooled for...

Delwin R. Wood

Delwin R. Wood

Feb 4, 2020

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - Delwin R. ("Mickey") Wood, 87, formerly of Lunenburg, died Tuesday morning, February 4, 2020, at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Wood was born in Lunenburg, March 20, 1932, the seventh and youngest child of Reuben A. and Flora I. (Savoie) Wood. Industrious and responsible from his earliest years, he began to work in the...

Sherry A. Chilafoe

Sherry A. Chilafoe

Feb 4, 2020

WHITEFIELD - Sherry A. Chilafoe, 62, of Serenity Drive, died peacefully at her home Tuesday, February 4th, 2020, after a period of failing health. Sherry was born in Watertown, New York, on September 22, 1957, the daughter of Gerald and Charlotte (Roberts) Whitaker. She was a graduate of Stratford High School and has been a devoted homemaker her whole life....

Stanley E. Morse Sr.

Stanley E. Morse Sr.

Feb 1, 2020

Stanley E. Morse Sr. died Saturday February 1, 2020. The family will be providing a complete obituary soon. No arrangements are scheduled at this time.