Obituaries

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Harold 'Keith' Matthews

Harold 'Keith' Matthews

Aug 7, 2015

LANCASTER - Harold "Keith" Matthews, 93, formerly of the McKee Inn, died August 7, 2015 at the Country Village Health Care Center, Lancaster. Mr. Matthews was born in Lancaster on July 14, 1922 the son of Harold E. and Ethel Mariah (Johnston) Matthews. During World War II he served with the US Army and later worked for the Army and...

Lindsey A. Briggs

Lindsey A. Briggs

Aug 5, 2015

LITTLETON - Lindsey Arnold Briggs, passed away August 5th, 2015 at home in his sleep. Born at home in 1938, he was son of Phyllis and Leslie Briggs of East Concord VT. Lindsey graduated from Concord High School in 1956 and then went on scholarship to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge MA. He received a Bachelor of...

Joanne L. Belair

Joanne L. Belair

Aug 2, 2015

EAST CONCORD - Joanne L. Belair, 73, a long time resident of E. Concord, VT, died peacefully at home, in her sleep on Sunday, August 2, 2015, after a long, brave battle with cancer. Joanne was born in Brockton, MA on May 29, 1942 and lived in and around the South Shore area until moving to Vermont in 1996.  Joanne...

Dennis G. 'Bugsy' Walter Ii

Dennis G. 'Bugsy' Walter Ii

Aug 1, 2015

TWIN MOUNTAIN - Dennis G. "Bugsy" Walter II, 38, died suddenly at his home Saturday August 1, 2015. Dennis was born in Lancaster on December 31, 1976 the son of Dennis G. and Cathy A. (Pond) Walter.  He was raised in Dalton and had a life-long passion for the logging business.  He worked for various logging companies over the years...

Regina M. Corrigan

Regina M. Corrigan

Jul 30, 2015

JEFFERSON - Regina (Doty) Corrigan, 56, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday morning, July 30, 2015 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her Husband Mark, 4 daughters -Regina, Katrina, Christina and Alina as well as her father Arthur Doty , 5 grandchildren and 7 brothers and sisters. Regina, a lover of...

Everett H. Baker

Everett H. Baker

Jul 28, 2015

CONCORD, VT - Everett H. Baker, 94, of Shadow Lake Road, died July 28, 2015 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Mr. Baker was lifelong resident of Concord, born there on July 31, 1920 the son of Mica and Mary Baker.  For 30 years he was employed with Georgia Pacific at the Gilman Mill.  Everett love children and especially enjoyed spending...

Raynard R. Dupont

Raynard R. Dupont

Jul 24, 2015

GROVETON - Raynard R. Dupont, 54, of Melcher Street, died July 24, 2015 at his uncle's home in Lunenburg after a long illness. Mr. Dupont was born in Lancaster on March 29, 1961 the son of Raymond Dupont and Eldeen (Roby) Towle. Raynard worked for a time as a private caregiver and was very involved with the Catholic Church. Family...

John S. Ennis

John S. Ennis

Jul 20, 2015

LANCASTER, NH - John S. Ennis, 74, of Water Street died suddenly, July 20, 2015, after battling many years with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Ennis was born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1941 the son of Robert and Kathleen (Smith) Ennis.  John was a longtime resident of Boston and served 30 years with the Boston Police Department.  He was involved...

Mary L. Smith

Mary L. Smith

Jul 16, 2015

LANCASTER - Mary L. Smith, 88, of Prospect Street, Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Sonogee Rehabilitation and Living Center in Bar Harbor, Maine, with her daughter at her side.  She had fallen ill this spring while visiting her daughter in Maine. Mary Louise Burbank was born on March 18, 1927, in Dalton to Bliss L....

Sandra L. Gonyer

Sandra L. Gonyer

Jul 9, 2015

LANCASTER - Sandra L. (Hutchinson) Gonyer, 68, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 9, 2015, at Weeks Medical Center, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Lancaster on December 7, 1946 to Warren and Blanche (Carter) Hutchinson. She grew up and lived her life in the Lancaster-Groveton area and graduated in 1965 from Groveton High School.  She...

Dorothy R. 'Dot' Roy

Dorothy R. 'Dot' Roy

Jul 7, 2015

LANCASTER - Dorothy R. "Dot" Roy, 86, of Burnside Street, died Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 2015 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster. Mrs. Roy was born in North Conway, NH on June 11, 1929 the daughter of John and Merial (Kneeland) Reny. In 1938 she moved to Lancaster and graduated from Lancaster Academy in 1947.  She attended nursing school at...

Nathan Dale Martin

Nathan Dale Martin

Jul 5, 2015

LANCASTER - Nathan Dale Martin, 76, of Lancaster, N.H. passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Country Village Center surrounded by his family. Nate graduated from Groveton High School in 1957 and became a well known building contractor in and around the surrounding towns. Nate was an avid gardener, hunter and fisherman, and a very compassionate animal lover,...

Charles Howard Perkins

Charles Howard Perkins

Jul 3, 2015

LANCASTER - Charles Howard Perkins II, 61, also known as Chuck, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, passed away on July 3, 2015 from heart disease. Chuck was born at the U. S. Navy Hospital in Bainbridge, Maryland on February 26, 1954, to Robert Edward Perkins, Sr. and Eleanor Perry Carleton Perkins. He grew up in various states in New England as...

Leona Esposito

Leona Esposito

Jul 1, 2015

LUNENBURG - Leona "Mama" Esposito, 85 of Lunenburg, VT , beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 1 st , 2015. She was born on June 29 th , 1930 to Clarence Hemstock and Anna Wanamaker-Hemstock. Leona is survived by her 3 children from her marriage with Larry Esposito, who predeceased...

Harriet Bell Whitehead

Harriet Bell Whitehead

Jul 1, 2015

LUNENBURG - Harriet Bell (Jewel) Whitehead, 91, of Lunenburg, VT passed away July 1, 2015 at the Country Village Nursing Home in Lancaster, NH, with loved ones at her bedside. Harriet was born in Lunenburg on March 10, 1924 to Clyde and Marjorie (Bell) Jewel. She attended elementary school at the Pierce District one-room school, graduated from Lancaster High School,...

Mildred E. 'Millie' Wright

Mildred E. 'Millie' Wright

Jun 22, 2015

LOS BANOS, CA - Mildred E. "Millie" Wright, 89, formerly of Lunenburg, died June 22, 2015 at her daughter's home in Los Banos. Mrs. Wright was born in Portland, Maine on October 14, 1925 the daughter of Winfred H. and Edith M. (Holmes) Colby. Millie was raised in Portland and for a time worked as a telephone operator.  She later...

Richard R. Reilly

Richard R. Reilly

Jun 15, 2015

LANCASTER - Richard R. Reilly, born August 13,1939, passed away at Country Village  on June 15, 2015 of complications from Parkinson's disease. After high school he served his country for four years in the US Air Force. Dick was a building contractor and Part-time Police Officer for many years in the Hudson, NH area before marrying Alice Simonds and moving...

Gerald Stewart

Gerald Stewart

Jun 10, 2015

AVON PARK, FL - Gerald Stewart, 73, of Avon Park, Florida, formerly of Lancaster, NH, passed away on June 10, 2015 after a period of declining health. Jerry was a 20 year veteran of the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife Lorraine; his sons Kevin Stewart and Mark Stewart; his husband Rob;...

Charlotte D. Quay

Charlotte D. Quay

Jun 3, 2015

LANCASTER - Charlotte (Dunn) Quay, 93, died peacefully at home early in the morning of June 3, 2015, after a long illness. She was born on January 11, 1922 in East Orange, NJ, to George P. Dunn and Evelyn (Smith) Dunn. She earned a BA degree from Wells College in Aurora, NY, and an MA degree in chemistry from Vassar...

James F. Szurley

James F. Szurley

May 28, 2015

JEFFERSON - James F. Szurley, 65, of Presidential Highway, died suddenly at his home Thursday May 28, 2015. Mr. Szurley was born in Lowell, MA on November 18, 1949 the son of John Stanley and Victoria (Suslowicz) Szurley.  He was raised in Tewksbury, MA where he graduated high school and then enlisted in the US Army.  He was deployed to...