Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Richard A. Webster

Richard A. Webster

Sep 14, 2016

LANCASTER - Richard A. "Thumper" Webster, 79, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Country Village Genesis Healthcare, Lancaster, after a long illness.  He was surrounded by his family. Mr. Webster was born in Lancaster on April 6, 1937 the son of Richard H. and Dora (Braband) Webster.  He grew up in Lancaster and attended Lancaster Schools.  As a young man...

Gwendolyn Merrill

Gwendolyn Merrill

Aug 31, 2016

LUNENBURG - Gwendolyn Merrill of Lunenburg, 85, after a long battle with MS, passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday morning surrounded by her family. The daughter of Robert and Marjory (Sayers) Watts, born September 25, 1930, "Gwen" was a wife, mother and grandmother, and a breast cancer survivor. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1948 and married her...

Jane M. Barton

Jane M. Barton

Aug 20, 2016

WHITEFIELD - Jane M. Barton, 77, died Saturday morning, August 20, 2016, at The Morrison in Whitefield. Mrs. Barton was born in McKeesport, PA on March 15, 1939 the daughter of James and Josephine (Wisniewski) Shidel.  On October 28, 1961 she married Donald E. Barton.  She has been a homemaker all her life and enjoyed taking care of children in...

Jennie B. Wheeler

Jennie B. Wheeler

Aug 18, 2016

LANCASTER - Jennie B Wheeler, 74, of Guildhall VT, passed away August 18, 2016, at Littleton Regional Hospital. She was born in Guildhall VT on May 9, 1942, the fourth child of Albert and Bea McAllister. She grew up in Guildhall and graduated from Groveton High School in 1960. Jennie attended the University of Vermont and Southern New Hampshire University...

Elvina M. 'Honey' Allen

Elvina M. 'Honey' Allen

Aug 17, 2016

GUILDHALL - Elvina M. "Honey" Allen, 70, died at her home Wednesday morning, August 17, 2016. Elvina was born in Lancaster on June 23, 1946 the daughter of William E. and Lucy Velma (Tippett) Allen Sr.  She has been a lifetime resident of Guildhall and served as Guildhall's Postmaster for 32 years before retiring in 2014.  Honey enjoyed knitting, crocheting,...

Wayne A. Boudle

Wayne A. Boudle

Aug 16, 2016

JEFFERSON - Wayne A. Boudle, 68, died at home, Tuesday evening, August 16, 2016, after a long and painful two year battle with cancer.   His partner of 26 years, Alayne Fuhrman, was by his side. Wayne was born in Lancaster on June 23, 1948, the son of Cleo W. and Lucille (Couture) Boudle.   For most of his life he has...

Donald M. Mann

Donald M. Mann

Aug 13, 2016

PENACOOK - Donald M. Mann died peacefully at the Concord Hospice House on Saturday August 13, 2016. Don was born in Pittsfield, MA, the wonderful son of Clifford and Mertie Mann and the brother of Mae Irene.  He was a happy little boy and a very playful child as we are sure his sister knew!!  They moved from Pittsfield to...

Leonard B. Perkins Sr.

Leonard B. Perkins Sr.

Aug 5, 2016

LANCASTER - Leonard B. Perkins Sr., 79, of Page Hill Road, died Friday August 5, 2016 at Weeks Medical Center, after a period of failing health. Mr. Perkins was born in Jefferson on April 13, 1937 the son of William Dana and Nellie (Sheridan) Perkins. On March 10, 1956 he married Rosemary Pritchard in Hartford, CT.  They resided in Connecticut...

Alton A. Covell

Alton A. Covell

Aug 3, 2016

LANCASTER - Alton A. Covell, 68, of Lancaster, passed away at his home Wednesday morning, August 3, 2016 after a long illness with his wife by his side. Alton was born in West Stewartstown NH, January 16, 1948, the son of Almon Cross Covell and Helen Hazel ( Hartlen) Covell. He grew up in his beloved Jefferson NH. He married...

Margaret C. Rich

Margaret C. Rich

Aug 2, 2016

LUNENBURG - Margaret C. Rich, 69, died at her home Tuesday morning August 2, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Rich was born in Berlin, NH, on July 2, 1947 the daughter of Lorenzo and Edith (Weiss) Dube.  She was a 1965 graduate of Berlin High School and has been a long-time resident of Lunenburg.  For several years...

Ronald D. Laflam

Ronald D. Laflam

Jul 21, 2016

WHITEFIELD - Ronald David LaFlam, 50, of Holly Heights, died at his home Thursday, July 21, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. LaFlam was born in Saratoga Springs, NY, on November 9, 1965, the son of Reginald and Emily LaFlam.  He graduated from Littleton High School in 1984.  He worked for Littleton Office Supply until 1995 when he...

Doris I. Perry

Doris I. Perry

Jul 19, 2016

JEFFERSON, NH - Doris Irene Perry, 86, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at The Morrison Nursing Home in Whitefield, NH following a brief illness. She was born February 25, 1930 in Peacham, Vt., the daughter of Urbain and Edmay (Lesperance) Cote'.  She attended the Lancaster Academy in Lancaster, NH. In addition to being a mother and homemaker, through...

Iris W. Baird

Iris W. Baird

Jul 7, 2016

LANCASTER - Iris W. Baird, 86, died on July 7, 2016 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.  She was born in Niagara Falls, NY on April 28, 1930, daughter of Forrest Emerson Wilcox and May Taylor.  Her mother was born in England and came to American in her late teens.  Her father came from an old New England family...

Sandra L. Miller

Sandra L. Miller

Jul 2, 2016

WHITEFIELD - Sandra L. Miller, 58, died Saturday evening, July 2, 2016, at the Country Village Genesis Eldercare Center after a long period of ill health. Mrs. Miller was born in Lancaster on September 15, 1957 the daughter of Edward R. and Dorothy Frechette.  She has resided in Whitefield her entire life and was a graduate of White Mountain Regional...

Roderick D. Stinehour

Roderick D. Stinehour

Jul 2, 2016

LUNENBURG - Roderick Douglas Stinehour, known to all as Rocky, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton, New Hampshire at the age of 91. He lived most of his life in Lunenburg, Vermont. Rocky is survived by his wife of sixty-eight years, Elizabeth, three sons, Stephen, Christopher, John and...

H. Earl Dyer

H. Earl Dyer

Jun 30, 2016

LANCASTER - H. Earl Dyer Jr., 69, of Cubb Street, died at home in his sleep Thursday morning June 30, 2016. Mr. Dyer was born in Farmington, Maine on March 5, 1947 the son of Harry Earl and Eleanor Alice (Blackwell) Dyer Sr. In 1955 his family moved to Canaan, VT and later West Stewartstown.  He attended schools there including...

Marguerite S. Brainard

Marguerite S. Brainard

Jun 30, 2016

LANCASTER - Marguerite S. Brainard died on June 30, 2016 at St Vincent DePaul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Berlin surrounded by her family at the age of 90. She was born in Jefferson, NH on December 29, 1925 to Fred and Gladys (Ingerson) Samson. Her early years were spent in Jefferson living next to the Waumbek Golf Course.  She...

Jeannine E. Gardner

Jeannine E. Gardner

Jun 29, 2016

WHITEFIELD - Dorothy Jeannine Gardner (Emerson) beloved wife of Ronald A Gardner. Jeannine went home to be with the Lord, whom she loved and served, following a brief illness on June 29, 2016. She was born in Geneva, New York on August 2, 1933, the daughter of Ralph W. and Viola E. (Furness) Emerson. She later graduated from Owego Free...

Marcel R. Morrissette

Marcel R. Morrissette

Jun 27, 2016

JEFFERSON - Marcel R. Morrissette, 80, died Monday morning, June 27, 2016 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster after a long illness. Mr. Morrissette was born in Dunbarton, NH on September 14, 1935 the son of Cleophas and Louise Marie (Bilodeau) Morrissette.  He was one of sixteen children. Marcel lived in Manchester and Nashua for many years and moved to Whitefield...

Casey M. Smith Jr.

Casey M. Smith Jr.

Jun 20, 2016

GILMAN:  June Bug born September 19, 2000 to Jessica and Casey Smith Sr from Gilman Vermont. Casey was a very loving and kind man, he always thought of others before himself. He would have been a sophomore this school year at Lyndon Institute. He had many friends and family who loved him very much, who are proud of him. His...