Quentin Peavey
Mar 8, 2012
Lunenburg, VT- On March 8, 2012, Quentin Peavey passed away at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born on February 1, 1933, a son to Ernest E. and Shirley (Colby) Peavey. Quent was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked as a machinist at the Groveton Paper Mill for 27 years. He loved to hunt and fish and...
John Minichiello
Feb 21, 2012
LANCASTER - John Minichiello, passed away on Tuesday February 21st, 2012.John was an avid fisherman, and a talented gardener. His giant pumpkins brought joy to communities throughout New England. A long time business man of the upmost integrity and generosity, he was beloved by his community. He is survived by his wife, Janice Minichiello and his two daughters LeeAnn and...
Lawrence S. Wright
Feb 18, 2012
LANCASTER - Lawrence S. Wright, 91, died Saturday morning, February 18, 2012, at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Wright was born in Lunenburg, VT, on July 16, 1920, the son of Clayton E. and Leona V. (Carbee) Wright. He was raised on the family farm in Lunenburg and resided there until moving to Lancaster in 1968. For...
Michael W. Beattie
Feb 17, 2012
LANCASTER - Michael W. Beattie, 68, died Friday morning February 17, 2012, in Lancaster at his brick house on Main Street. Mr. Beattie was born on October 29, 1943, the son of Stanley J. Beattie and Addie E. (Hillier) Beattie. Mike was a lifetime resident of Lancaster. He served as selectman for 18 years and was also a longtime member...
Charles Arthur "Squeak" Frenette
Feb 9, 2012
Lancaster- Charles Arthur "Squeak" Frenette Sr. 66 passed away on Thursday February 9, 2012 at Weeks Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on June 11, 1945 in Concord, NH a son to the late Clayton Arnold Sr. and Viola (Zanes) Frenette. Squeak started working for Timberland Machines he worked for the State of New Hampshire Department of...
Nila Louise Pond Powers
Feb 7, 2012
LUNENBURG - Nila Louise Pond Powers, 90, passed away on Tuesday February 7, 2012 at Country Village Genesis Eldercare. She was born in Lunenburg on October 19, 1921 a daughter to the late Marshall and Lota (Carbee) Pond. For seventeen years Mrs. Powers worked for Stinehour Press in Lunenburg. She served on the PTA and helped cook meals. For many...
Patricia Ann Mcleod
Feb 5, 2012
GROVETON - Patricia Ann McLeod died on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Country Village nursing home with her family by her side. Patricia was born on September 23, 1932 the daughter of the late Antonio and Nancy (Young) Gilman. She lived in Groveton most of her life. On April 4, 1951 she married her husband of 60 years Norman...
Beryl S. Boyle
Feb 5, 2012
DALTON - Beryl S. Boyle, 95, died Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2012 in Littleton. Mrs. Boyle was born in Dalton on May 24, 1916, the daughter of Elizabeth M. (Gallagher) Smith and Thomas F. Smith. A lifelong resident of Dalton, she was a longtime member of the Dalton Congregational Church where she was an organist and the Ladies Aid Society...
John J. Smith
Jan 26, 2012
Lancaster, NH John J. Smith, 94, passed away on Thursday January 26, 2012 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on August 27, 1917 the eldest son of the late John and Mary (White) Smith. Mr. Smith graduated from Lancaster Academy in 1934, receiving a scholarship for debating to Bates College. He...
Ruth Hafford Beattie
Jan 25, 2012
Ruth Alice Hafford Beattie, at the age of 96, died peacefully in Woodstock, VT, January 25, 2012 with her daughter and sons by her side. Additional to her daughter, Carla B. Bucklin and sons, Ross H. Beattie and John S. Beattie, she is survived by 10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews....
Edith E. Chessman
Jan 24, 2012
LANCASTER - Edith "Polly" E. Chessman, 76, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She was born on January 17, 1936 in Berlin, a daughter of the late Elwin and Lyndall (Call) Brown. Mrs. Chessman was a nurse's aide at Weeks Medical Center for 31 years. She enjoyed being active in the Scottish Dancing group,...
John R. Mcevoy Iii
Jan 23, 2012
Lunenburg, VT John Richard McEvoy III of Lunenburg, died unexpectedly on January 23, 2012. John R. McEvoy III was born May 28, 1955 in Andover MA. He was an avid sports enthusiast especially golf, animal lover, and motorcyclist. John enjoyed spending time with his dogs, and taking long rides through the countryside on his Harley Davidson Motorcycle. John also enjoyed...
Norma Mildred Briggs
Jan 21, 2012
MORRISVILLE, VT - Norma Mildred (Woodbury) Briggs, a resident of Hyde Park, VT and a long time resident of East Windsor, CT passed away January, 21, 2012 in Morrisville, VT. Norma was born in East Concord, VT on March 9, 1924. Norma was employed for several years by The Kraft Bag Division of the Gilman Paper Co. In 1945 she...
Carl Yunghans M.D.
Jan 12, 2012
Lancaster, NH- Dr. Carl Yunghans, M.D., 82, passed away on Thursday January 12, 2012 at Weeks Medical Center. He was born in Mount Vernon, NH on March 26, 1929 a son to the late Emil and Sarah (Jones) Yunghans. Dr. Yunghans graduated from Waltham High School in Waltham, MA. He went to college and medical school at Tufts University; serving...
Betty Mae Barry
Jan 11, 2012
GROVETON - Betty Mae Barry, 68, died Wednesday morning January 11, 2012, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Barry was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on April 8, 1943, the daughter of William and Roberta (Kenny) Haviland. Raised in Preston, CT, she resided there until moving to Groveton in 1987 with her husband Alan Barry of Groveton. She always had a...
Grace R. Hinkley
Jan 11, 2012
LANCASTER - Grace R. Hinkley, 86, passed away Wednesday noontime January 11, 2012, at The Morrison in Whitefield. Born Grace Pearl Rayburn in LaGrande, Oregon, on January 20, 1925, Grace was the seventh and last child of Orville and Mary Jane (Birdwell) Rayburn. Her five brothers and one sister have all predeceased her. After graduation from high school in wartime...
Joy V. Pedersen
Jan 6, 2012
LANCASTER - Joy V. Pedersen, 71, of Grange Road, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Littleton Regional Hospital. Mrs. Pederson was born in Quebec, Canada, on April 19, 1940, the daughter of William and Theresa (Beaudrey) McKinnon. Raised in Burlington, MA, she attended Burlington High School and in 1965 move to the North Country. She resided for a short...
Pearl May Malanson
Jan 6, 2012
LUNENBURG - Pearl May Malanson, 88, died Friday January 6, 2012, at the Catholic Medical Center, Manchester. Mrs. Malanson was born in Brownington, VT, on May 5, 1923, the daughter of Walter Raymond and Mable Bell (Bennett) Young. Pearl was a longtime Lunenburg resident and homemaker who loved crafts, playing cards, going to auctions, word searches, sewing, music, and spending...
Pearl Priscilla Demers Gilcris
Jan 4, 2012
GROVETON - Pearl Priscilla Demers Gilcris, 87, of Thompson road, passed away with her family by her side on January 4, 2012, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lewiston, ME, on September 30, 1924, the daughter of Alfred and Louisa (Lemieux) Demers. Growing up in Dummer she later moved to Groveton at the...
Alfred Arthur Nolette
Jan 4, 2012
Goffstown, NH- Alfred Arthur Nolette, 84 of Goffstown and formerly of Lancaster passed away on Wedsnday January 4, 2012 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 5, 1927 a son to the late George and Aurore (Boucher) Nolette. Fred was honorably discharged from the Navy on July 27, 1946. He married...
