Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

Serving Lancaster, NH

Ruth A. Oley

Ruth A. Oley

Aug 30, 2009

At Ruth's request there are no services

Rita L. Gray

Rita L. Gray

Aug 29, 2009

LANCASTER- Rita L. Gray, 73, of Garland Road, died on August 29, 2009, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Gray was born on October 2, 1935, in Dalton, NH a daughter of Alton and Christie (Walters) Lee. Rita was a longtime resident of Lancaster and a graduate of Lancaster Academy. She was a bookkeeper for the Groveton Paper Company,...

Gladys F. Crane

Gladys F. Crane

Aug 28, 2009

LANCASTER- Gladys F. Crane, 88, of Main Street, died Friday morning, August 28, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Crane was born on July 15, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan a daughter of Ralph and Huldah (Bigger) Crane. Gladys was a longtime resident of Lancaster and for many years she and her late husband Robert W. Crane owned and operated...

Stewart R. Foss

Stewart R. Foss

Aug 26, 2009

LANCASTER, NH- Stewart R. Foss, 84, of Main Street, died Wednesday evening, August 26, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Stewart was born August 9, 1925, in Lancaster, a son of Allie and Gladys A. (Lashomb) Foss. Stewart was raised in Lancaster and was a graduate of Lancaster Academy. He served in the U.S Army during WWII at which time...

Lois M. Swenson

Lois M. Swenson

Aug 26, 2009

LANCASTER - Lois M. Swenson, 61, of Main Street, died suddenly Wednesday evening, August 26, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center Lancaster. Mrs. Swenson was born in Lancaster on December 6, 1947, the daughter of Leo and Mabel (Blake) Savage. Lois was a longtime resident of Lancaster graduating from Lancaster Academy.  For 20 years she resided with her family in Bridgton,...

Ann Galbraith Alexander

Ann Galbraith Alexander

Aug 25, 2009

Ann Galbraith Alexander, 92, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Morrison Nursing Home in Whitefield, NH, after a long illness. Ann was born at "The Grange" in Lancaster on November 7, 1916, the daughter of William R. Galbraith and Helen Stockwell Galbraith.  She was a granddaughter of Dr. Emmons Stockwell of Lancaster; a descendant of one of Lancaster's...

Andrew T. Mcmillan

Andrew T. Mcmillan

Aug 21, 2009

RANDOLPH - Andrew Thorndike McMillan, 73, of Somerville, Mass., died peacefully on Aug. 21, 2009, at Lookout Ledge Farm. Born on May 22, 1936, in Concord, Mass., to Caroline Cutter and John Endicott McMillan, he graduated in 1954 from Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., and graduated with a B.A. from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me. Mr. McMillan was a student...

Keith A. Evans

Keith A. Evans

Aug 11, 2009

LANCASTER - Keith A. Evans, 36, died at his home on Main Street, Tuesday August 11, 2009. Keith was born in Lancaster on February 3, 1973, the son of Samuel F. and Donna (Cole) Evans. He was a graduate of White Mountain Regional High School.  For many years he worked at the Ames Department Store in Northumberland.  He later worked...

Lorraine T. Marshall

Lorraine T. Marshall

Aug 9, 2009

JEFFERSON - Lorraine T. Marshall, 84, died quietly on Sunday, August 8, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster following a long illness. Mrs. Marshall was born in Gilman, VT, on July 12, 1925, the daughter of Miles Sr. and Annie (Rooney) Quigley. Lorraine was a graduate of Littleton High School and following graduation she joined the U.S. Army Nurse...

Rene Berube

Rene Berube

Jul 30, 2009

GROVETON, NH- Rene Berube, 90, died suddenly on July 30,2009, at the Lakes Region Hospital in Laconia, after a long illness. Mr. Berube was born the son of Joseph S. and Ann (Gouin) Berube, both of Canadian descent, on April 10, 1919 in Gorham, NH. Rene was one of nine children; Andrew, Robert, Lionel, George, Simone, Oliver, Therese and Norman....

Marilyn J. Rexford

Marilyn J. Rexford

Jul 24, 2009

WHITEFIELD - Marilyn J. Rexford, 82, died Friday, July 24, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Rexford was born in Whitefield on May 12, 1927, the daughter of Asa C. and Gertrude (Blakeslee) Smith.  Her mother predeceased her at a young age and her father later married her stepmother Rose A. (Paquette) Smith. Marilyn was a lifetime resident of...

Sue Ellen Waterman

Sue Ellen Waterman

Jul 22, 2009

GORHAM - Sue Ellen Waterman, 46, died Wednesday evening July 22, 2009, at the Coos County Nursing Home, Berlin. She was born in Franklin, NH, on January 23, 1963, the daughter of William H. and Linda G. (Hurlbert) Bishop. Sue was a homemaker who loved her kids and country music. Family members include her husband Brad Waterman of Gorham; four...

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

Jul 13, 2009

GROVETON- Andrew Marshall, 64, died at his home on, Monday evening, July 13, 2009. Mr. Marshall was born in Lancaster on August 15, 1944, a son of Harold and Evelyn (Applebee) Marshall Sr. Andy was a lifelong resident of Groveton, graduating from Groveton High School. He worked for many years on his family farm, the Marshall Dairy Farm. He also...

Rosaire L. Couture

Rosaire L. Couture

Jul 9, 2009

JEFFERSON- Rosaire L. Couture, 73, died peacefully at his home, with his family on Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2009. Mr. Couture was born in St. Isidore, Quebec on August 9, 1935, a son of Wilfred and Cora (Gagnon) Couture. Rosaire retired after working for 37 years, finishing his career as the recovery operator for the Groveton Paper Board. He enjoyed...

Evelyn A. Marshall

Evelyn A. Marshall

Jul 7, 2009

LANCASTER - Evelyn A. Marshall, 82, of Portland Street, died Tuesday morning, July 7, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center after a long illness. Mrs. Marshall was born in North Conway, NH, on July 21, 1926, the daughter of Herbert and Anna Belle (Colbroth) Burke. Evelyn was raised in North Conway and was a graduate of Kennett High School.  She married...

Nicole Lynn Silsby

Nicole Lynn Silsby

Jul 3, 2009

LUNENBURG, VT- Nicole Lynn Silsby, 15, passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening, July 3, 2009, in Randolph, NH. Miss Silsby was born on April 25, 1994 in Dahlonega, GA, the daughter of Jason and Diane (Dunn) Silsby. Nicole was an "Army Brat" she traveled and lived in many places while her father was in the military.  She attended Carthage High...

Leona A. Dunn

Leona A. Dunn

Jul 3, 2009

LANCASTER, NH- Leona A. Dunn, 83, of North Road, died unexpectedly in Randolph, NH on July 3, 2009. Mrs. Dunn was born in Harrison, Maine on October 22, 1925, a daughter of Clement and Rebecca (Boubier) McAllister. Leona was a homemaker, she helped her husband work their farm, family was her life; she was a wonderful mother and a grandmother,...

Eleanor D. Kimball

Eleanor D. Kimball

Jun 30, 2009

LANCASTER- Eleanor D. Kimball, 87, died Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2009, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Kimball was born in New York, NY on May 2, 1922 the daughter of Henry W. Lyding M.D and Julia (Brandsema) Lyding. Eleanor grew up in New York City in a family of four, with her brother Charles, her mother Julia who...

Sherward C. "John" Ingerson

Sherward C. "John" Ingerson

Jun 26, 2009

CONCORD, NH- Sherward C. "John" Ingerson Jr., 58, formerly of Jefferson, NH, succumbed to cancer on Friday afternoon June 26, 2009 surrounded by his family at the Concord Hospital. Mr. Ingerson was born in Jefferson, NH on April 24, 1951, the son of Sherward and Lillian (Reed) Ingerson Sr. A graduate of Berlin High School, he pursued a lifelong welding...

Rodney R. White

Rodney R. White

Jun 22, 2009

DALTON- Rodney Ray White, 56, of Dorsey Road, died at his home on Monday June 22nd in the presence of his family. He was born November 30, 1952, in Concord VT, the second son of Marjorie (Pilotte) and Ronald White. He was a lifetime resident of the Dalton area, graduating from White Mountains Regional High School in 1970.  He served...