Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Kenneth "Bud" L. Lewis

Kenneth "Bud" L. Lewis

Dec 26, 2010

Kenneth "Bud" Lewis, 88 of Lunenburg, VT died peacefully with his family at his side on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Country Village Health Center in Lancaster, NH. Born in Lunenburg VT to Frank and Agnes (Kenney) Lewis. He was given the nickname "Bud" by his older sister Helen. His Grandparents lived with the family on their farm and were...

Sherwood Brown

Sherwood Brown

Dec 25, 2010

GRANBY - Sherwood R. Brown, 75, of Porrell Road, died at Littleton Regional Hospital, Saturday morning, December 25, 2010. Mr. Brown was born in Canaan, VT, on June 9, 1935, the son of George and Hattie (Ellingwood) Brown Sr. Sherwood was raised in Canaan with his 6 brothers and 3 sisters. He was a logger for most of his life...

Archie C. Collins

Archie C. Collins

Dec 22, 2010

LITTLETON - Archie C. Collins, 94, formerly of Lancaster, died at his home December 22, 2010. Mr. Collins was born in Lancaster on November 25, 1916, the son of Archie P. and Blanche (Kimball) Collins. Archie served in the US Army during WWII and worked as an automotive technician for the Postal Service in Hartford, CT.  He enjoyed fishing and...

Emma R. Own

Emma R. Own

Dec 21, 2010

LUNENBURG, VT- Emma R. Drown, 85, passed away Tuesday morning December 21, 2010, at the Morrison Nursing Home in Whitefield. Mrs. Drown Was born in Lyndonville, VT on September 15, 1925, a daughter of Andrew and Rosetta (Beck) Robinson. Emma was raised in Lyndon and resided there most of her life. She married Harley L. Drown on May 6, 1947....

Harrison Southworth

Harrison Southworth

Dec 20, 2010

LANCASTER, NH - Harrison Southworth died unexpectedly at his home, on the evening of December 20, 2010 at the age of 63. Harry was born on January 13, 1947 in Arlington, VA, to Herman and Carol (Treyz) Southworth, the third of four brothers. Much of his childhood was spent in State College, PA, as an avid boy scout, singer, and...

Irving W. Tate

Irving W. Tate

Dec 20, 2010

WHITEFIELD, NH- Irving W Tate, 81 died at his home, on Monday morning December 20, 2010. Mr. Tate was born in Moultonboro, NH on March 11, 1929 the only child of Charles and Shirley (Glidden) Tate. Irving was raised in the Moultonboro and Meredith area. He served 20 years in the US Army and he was Veteran of WWII and...

Daniel E. Emerson

Daniel E. Emerson

Dec 18, 2010

DALTON- Daniel E. Emerson, 62, died Saturday December 18, 2010, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Emerson was born in Lancaster on July 18, 1948, a son of Everett Emerson Jr. and Dorothy (Rooney) Emerson Phillips. Dan was raised in Lancaster and graduated from Lancaster Academy. He served 25 years in the US Navy and was a Vietnam veteran. During...

James Stone

James Stone

Dec 10, 2010

STRATFORD - James Stone, 74, of McMann Road, died Friday afternoon, December 10, 2010, after a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family at his daughter's home in Lancaster. Mr. Stone was born in Stratford, NH, on April 7, 1936, the son of Frank Omega and Isabelle (Sargent) Stone. A longtime logger and woodsman he was a real...

Walter A. Plant Jr.

Walter A. Plant Jr.

Dec 4, 2010

LUNENBURG, VT- Walter A. Plant Jr., 42, died unexpectedly in his sleep, on Saturday morning, December 4, 2010 at his home. Mr. Plant was born on April 4, 1968 in Littleton a son of Walter and Jewel (Ceeley) Plant Sr. Walter was raised in Littleton and attended school there. For a time he worked in the woods with his father...

Ronald E. Holden

Ronald E. Holden

Nov 29, 2010

GROVETON- Ronald E. Holden, 87, died Monday morning November 29, 2010, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Holden was born in Lancaster on July 8, 1923 a son of Horace E. and Annie (Freeman) Holden. Ronald was raised in Groveton and from a young age he worked on his family farm. On August 31, 1951 he married Jean Beach. For...

Carolyn H. Lunn

Carolyn H. Lunn

Nov 26, 2010

Carolyn H. "Dani" Lunn, of Whitefield, died Friday afternoon, November 26, 2010, after a battle with cancer. She went peacefully, in her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was 66 years old. Dani was born in Lancaster, NH on October 20, 1944 to parents Dr. Robert "Doc" Hinkley and Mrs. Katherine (Savage) Hinkley, and was raised in Groveton. The...

Garnet I. Ridgwell

Garnet I. Ridgwell

Nov 22, 2010

GUILDHALL, VT - Garnet I. Ridgwell, 93, died at her home Monday morning November 22, 2010, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Ridgwell was born in Maidstone, VT, on May 15, 1917, the daughter of William H. and Mabel (Beecher) Hayes Garnet was raised in Maidstone and moved to Guildhall, when she married Kenneth Ridgwell, where resided there for the rest...

Brian K. Danforth

Brian K. Danforth

Nov 3, 2010

LUNENBURG - Brian K. Danforth, 46, of Pond Hill Road, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010, in Lunenburg. Brian was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, on January 5, 1964, the son of Willis and Lorraine (Hale) Danforth. He was a longtime area resident, raised in the Concord, VT, where he graduated from Concord High School. For a few years from 1993...

Justin Lewis Flanders

Justin Lewis Flanders

Nov 2, 2010

STEWARTSTOWN- The life of Justin L. Flanders, 21, was cut short on November 2, 2010 in Pittsburg, NH. Justin was born in Lancaster on November 30, 1988, a son of Jeffrey K. and Alberta C. (Buffington) Flanders. He was a lifelong resident of Stewartstown and attended Pittsburg High School. For a time he worked at Dunkin Donuts in Colebrook and...

Aloysius Eastman

Aloysius Eastman

Nov 1, 2010

LANCASTER, NH- Aloysius Eastman, 91, passed away Monday morning, November 1, 2010, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Eastman was born in Jefferson, NH on June 3, 1919, a son of Richard And Alice (Henry) Eastman. Aloysius served 22 years in the US Air Force and was a decorated veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict serving in Japan, India,...

Sharelle E. Allin

Sharelle E. Allin

Oct 31, 2010

GROVETON - Sharelle E. Allin, 67, of West Street, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Weeks Medical Center Lancaster. Mrs. Allin was born in Colebrook, NH, on February 25, 1943, the daughter of Floyd and Leona (Gould) Bacon. She was a longtime resident of the North Country and worked several years as a cashier in Sullivan's Drug Store. She enjoyed...

Mary Elizabeth May Hotchkiss

Mary Elizabeth May Hotchkiss

Oct 26, 2010

JEFFERSON, NH - Mary Elizabeth May Hotchkiss, 61, died at her home Tuesday morning October 26, 2010. Mrs. Hotchkiss was born in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England, on September 23, 1949, the daughter of William and Joyce Edna Alice (Webb) Walker. Mary moved to the United States at age 17 where she has resided most of her life. Many of those years...

Edward E. Rosebrook Sr.

Edward E. Rosebrook Sr.

Oct 12, 2010

LANCASTER, NH- Edward E. Rosebrook Sr., 82, died Tuesday evening October 12, 2010, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care. Mr. Rosebrook was born in Lancaster on November 6, 1927, the son of Earl and Gladys (Silver) Rosebrook. A lifetime resident of Lancaster he was a graduate of Lancaster Academy. He served with the US Air Force. He worked various jobs,...

Beverly A. Morin

Beverly A. Morin

Oct 7, 2010

LANCASTER, NH- Beverly A. Morin, 80, died Thursday October 7, 2010, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster after a sudden illness. Mrs. Morin was born in Lancaster, NH on March 28, 1930, a daughter of Milton and Edna (Whitney) Kiser. Beverly was a lifetime resident of Lancaster. She and her late husband James owned and operated Whitney Motors for 11 years....

Lillian Blodgett Clark

Lillian Blodgett Clark

Oct 7, 2010

LANCASTER - Lillian Blodgett Clark, 86, died October 7, 2010, at Palm Garden of Sun City Center, Florida. Mrs. Clark was born in Groveton, NH, on November 21, 1923, the daughter of Haven S. and Flora (Barnett) Blodgett. She was a long time resident of Lancaster and worked as a nurses aid at Weeks Hospital for 26 years. Lillian was...