Richard L. Cruz
Oct 8, 2018
LANCASTER, NH - Richard L. Cruz Sr., 81, died early Monday morning October 8, 2018, at Country Village Genesis Eldercare Center, Lancaster after battling cancer. Mr. Cruz was born on August 2, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Theodore and Emma (Scherle) Cruz. He was raised in Brooklyn and was a graduate of Newton High School, Class of 1955....
Melissa D. Pebbles
Oct 8, 2018
DALTON - She was given the gift of life now she has to give it back. She was a lucky woman with a strong mind and an even stronger sense of humor. Melissa D. Pebbles passed away on Monday, October 8th, 2018 after a short battle with a rare and aggressive leukemia. Although she was sick she said the greatest...
Dennis Jon Field
Oct 1, 2018
GROVETON - Dennis Jon Field, devoted Husband, Father, and naturalist embarked upon his final adventure October 1, 2018. Dennis was born Feb 18, 1958, and spent his youth exploring the woods of the Connecticut River Valley. It was here where he fell in love with the natural world and began honing his skills as both a hunter and woodsman. He...
Walter J. Hryzan
Sep 24, 2018
LANCASTER - Walter J. Hryzan passed away peacefully on Monday September 24, 2018, at home with his loving companion and friends by his side after a long courageous fight. Walter was born on June 14, 1949, in Putnam, CT the youngest of 15 children to Michalena (Kachnowicz) and Sylvester Hryzan and graduated from Tourtellott Memorial High School in N. Grosvenordale...
Elwin A. Wright Sr.
Sep 22, 2018
OBITUARY LANCASTER, NH - Elwin A. Wright, Sr, 95, died peacefully at Country Village Center, Saturday September 22, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 25, 1922 in Waterford, VT the son of Alfred and Mable (Cutting) Wright and attended local schools there. After his marriage to Mildred Magoon in 1942 in Berlin, NH he then enlisted...
John Charles Severance
Sep 21, 2018
WHITEFIELD - John Charles Severance, 66, died peacefully at home in Whitefield from a rapidly advancing Alzheimer's disease on September 21, 2018. Born in Whitefield on April 23, 1952, he was the son of the late Shirley Day Hayes and John D. Severance. He graduated from the White Mountains Regional High School, and then received a degree in Forestry from...
Gus Gauvain
Sep 17, 2018
WHITEFIELD - Gus M. Gauvain, 72, passed away on September 17, 2018, after a long illness. Gus was born on December 28, 1945 in San Diego, California, to Joseph and Josephine (Howard) Gauvain. He grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts. For over forty years he worked for Bell Telephone Company. He retired in 1998 and moved to Whitefield. Gus absolutely loved...
Joan I. Lamotte
Sep 13, 2018
LUNENBURG - Joan I. Lamotte, 75, of Main Street, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock after a battle with cancer. Joan was born in Barrington, RI, on April 14, 1943, the daughter of Walter A. and Dorothy Irene (Pollard) Bouchard. She was raised in Lancaster, NH, moving to Lunenburg when she married Louis...
Paul S. Bedell Sr.
Sep 11, 2018
GROVETON - Paul Stephen Bedell Sr., 63, of Melcher Court, died Tuesday evening, September 11, 2018, after a long illness. Paul was born in Whitefield on December 15, 1954, the son of Ralph Bedell Sr. and Daphne (Newton) Bedell Weiss. He was raised and resided throughout the North Country before moving to the Amherst-Nashua area where he worked for many...
Jean Louise Pottinger
Sep 10, 2018
LUNENBURG, VT - Jean Louise Pottinger, 78, formerly of Concord, NH, passed away Monday afternoon, September 10, 2018, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a short progressive battle with cancer under the wonderful care of the Weeks staff and North Country Home Health & Hospice. Mrs. Pottinger was born in Hanover, NH on November 21, 1939 the daughter of Bernard...
Marguerite E. Kenison
Aug 30, 2018
JEFFERSON - Marguerite E. Kenison, 87, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 30th, 2018, at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Center in Berlin where she resided since December 2013. "Sis" was born on March 28, 1931, Berlin, NH, the daughter of Leland and Eva (Lavoie) Kenison. She later moved to Jefferson with her family and spent the remainder of her...
Dorothy E. Hutchins
Aug 29, 2018
WHITEFIELD, NH- Dorothy E. Hutchins (Emerson) "Dot" passed away at home on August 29, 2018 after a long illness. Dorothy was born on March 4, 1929 in Johnson, VT, to Dallas and Susie Emerson (French). She married Archie Hutchins, who predeceased her in 1972. She later married Stuart Riley, who also predeceased her. She also raised a foster son Alan...
Blanche P. Howland
Aug 23, 2018
GUILDHALL - Blanche P. Howland, 84, of Courthouse Drive, was struck with a sudden illness at home and later passed at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster on August 23, 2018. Mrs. Howland was born in Groveton on March 17, 1934, the daughter of Francis and Marion (Stevens) Gilman. She was raised in Groveton where she attended school and was employed for...
Eleanor Ruth Brady
Aug 18, 2018
JEFFERSON - Eleanor Ruth Brady, 99, died Saturday evening, August 18, 2018 at her home on Ingerson Road. Mrs. Brady was born on April 3, 1919, in Plymouth, NH, the daughter of Joseph and Cora (Ovitt) Cantell. Raised in Groveton, she was a graduate of Groveton High School and attended North Hampton Business College in Massachusetts. In 1938, she married...
Lynwood C. Brown
Aug 9, 2018
GRANBY, VT - Lynwood C. Brown, 85, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Lynwood was born July 1, 1933 in Cannan, VT the son of George and Hattie (Ellinwood) Brown. He met Barbara Hodgdon in Granby, fell in love and married her on March 27, 1953. They were married for 65 loving...
Dewayne Goulet
Aug 8, 2018
GROVETON - Dewayne Goulet, 52, formerly of Groveton passed away Wednesday August 8, 2018 after months of hospitalization due to complications from surgery. Dewayne left Groveton in his early 20's and lived for a time in Columbia NH before moving to the Loudon NH area where he spent the remainder of his life up to the time he was hospitalized...
Donald J. Moffett
Jul 25, 2018
Donald James Moffett, 91, most recently of Concord, died on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, following a period of declining health. Born October 3, 1926, in Groveton, N.H., to Irving and Josephine Hayes Moffett, Don grew up in that North Country town where he was a star athlete at Groveton High School-Class of 1944. Following graduation he joined the United States...
Sherry K. Pinard
Jul 24, 2018
LITTLETON- Sherry K. Pinard, 79, of Pleasant Street, died at her residence, late Tuesday, July 24th, surrounded by her loving family. Born March 2, 1939 in Island Pond, VT she was the daughter of James and Kathleen (Foster) King. She attended local schools there and on October 10, 1961 she married Royce "Pete" Pinard, in Bennington, VT. The couple lived...
Douglas J. Copson
Jul 8, 2018
LANCASTER, NH - Douglas J. Copson, 64, passed away at his home on July 8th, 2018. Doug was born in Concord, NH on September 22, 1953, to Richard and Muriel (Shute) Copson. He graduated Concord High School in 1971 and Plymouth State College in 1976. Douglas has lived in Lancaster since 1977 where he built his own house and business...
Stephen E. Hodge Sr.
Jul 6, 2018
GROVETON - Stephen E. Hodge Sr., 62, of 11 Brooklyn Street, passed away Friday evening, July 6, 2018 in the comfort of his own home. Steve was born in Lancaster on February 4, 1956, the son of Charles E. Hodge Jr. and Faye F. (Emerson) Hodge. He grew up in Lancaster where he attended White Mountain Regional High School until...
