Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH
Serving Lancaster, NH
Jann Simpson
Jun 19, 2009
LANCASTER- Jann Simpson, 59, died Friday morning, June 19, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster after a long courageous battle with cancer. Jann was born in Lancaster on December 11, 1949, a daughter of Joseph and Elyn (Tilden) Brown Sr. She was a lifetime resident of Lancaster and a graduate of Lancaster Academy. She worked various jobs bartending and waitressing....
Elizabeth T. "Betty" Gainer
Jun 15, 2009
LANCASTER - Elizabeth T. "Betty" Gainer, 87, of Cemetery Street, died Monday morning June 15, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Gainer was born in Jefferson on February 6, 1922, the daughter of Paul E. and Katherine (Gilles) Thayer. Betty was raised in Jefferson and has been a 58 year resident of Lancaster. She devoted her life as a...
Charles K. Knudson
Jun 12, 2009
GILMAN, VT- Charles K. Knudson, 80, died Friday morning June 12, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Knudson was born in Colebrook, NH on January 14, 1929, the son of Ingver and Grace (Page) Knudson. Charlie was raised in Colebrook until eight years of age. He then resided in many North Country towns until he married Clarice J. McKeage...
Wendell C. Rexford
Jun 11, 2009
WHITEFIELD - Wendell C. Rexford, 81, of Colby Road, died Thursday June 11, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Rexford was born in Whitefield on June 23, 1927, the son of Carroll I. And Myrtle (Danforth) Rexford. Wendell was a lifetime resident of Whitefield raised on the family farm there. His lifetime of work was a variety of farming,...
Robert F. "Tiny" Wheeler
Jun 5, 2009
LANCASTER,NH - Robert F. "Tiny" Wheeler, 72, passed away Friday, June 5, 2009 at Weeks Medical Center surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Tiny, a nickname he had been called since first grade was born in Stark, NH on December 7, 1936, the fourth child of Norman Wheeler and Ruth Collins Wheeler (Howland). He...
Robert W. German Jr.
May 29, 2009
JEFFERSON - Robert W. German Jr., 74, died Friday evening, May 29, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. German was born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 20, 1935, the son of Robert W. German Sr. and Anna (O'Shea) German. Raised in Boonton, NJ, Robert went on to serve with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a...
Stanley L. Walther
May 28, 2009
LANCASTER - Stanley L. Walther, 61, of Second Street, died suddenly Thursday May 28, 2009, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mr. Walther was born on November 14, 1947 in Albany, NY, the son of Stanley L. Walther Sr. and Anne T. (O'Bryan) Walther. He was raised and lived in New York until 1973 when he moved with his family to...
Lloyd Lewis
May 27, 2009
LUNENBURG - Lloyd Lewis, 77, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Lloyd was born in Lancaster on June 30, 1931, the son of Glenn P. and Eva (Boudreau) Lewis. Family members include his children, Deborah Thomas and her husband Edson of Lunenburg, Joan Lyon and her husband Roy of East Concord, VT, Crystal Lewis of Lunenburg, Terry Mark Lewis of Bethlehem,...
Patricia Anne Sullivan
May 22, 2009
GILMAN, VT- Patricia Anne Sullivan, 82, died unexpectedly late Friday evening May 22, 2009 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Gilman, Vermont on March 16, 1927 a daughter of Walter and Helen (O'Malley) Boyle. Patty was a lifetime resident of Gilman. In her early years she worked at the Gilman Post Office. She then...
Robert T. Halvorson
May 21, 2009
GROVETON - Robert T. Halvorson, 80, formerly of Whitefield, died peacefully at his daughter's home on North Avenue, Thursday morning May 21, 2009. Mr. Halvorson was born in Berlin, NH, on September 14, 1928, the son of Theodore and Anna Marie (Peterson) Halvorson. Robert was raised in Berlin and was a 1946 graduate of Berlin High School. On September 20,...
Harry A. Phillips
May 20, 2009
LANCASTER- Harry A. Phillips, 80, died late Wednesday evening, May 20, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Phillips was born in Lancaster on September 11, 1928, a son of Franklin and Ruth (Green) Phillips. Harry was a lifetime resident of Lancaster. He served with the US Navy. For many years he worked on his father's farm, he also was...
Yvonne Youst
May 15, 2009
LANCASTER - Yvonne Youst, born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 1, 1927 left this world peacefully at her home in Lancaster, NH on May 15, 2009 at age 82. She was a beacon of light and a highly talented women, whose gentle smile, loving wisdom, and delightful humor will be missed by all who knew her. She was an...
Paul A. Belair
May 15, 2009
EAST CONCORD, VT- Paul A. Belair, 73, died peacefully on Friday morning May 15, 2009, at Country Village Center Genesis Eldercare, Lancaster after a long illness. Mr. Belair was born in Randolph, VT on October 28, 1935, the son of Joseph and Adella (Poirier) Belair. He grew up in Quincy, MA and Randolph, VT, before settling in Rockland, MA, to...
Ruth Shores Noble
May 14, 2009
GRANBY - Ruth Shores Noble, 90, of Granby passed away at Weeks Medical Center, Thursday, May 14, 2009. Ruth was born in Granby on September 3, 1918, the daughter of Ceylon and Sallie (Hodgdon) Shores. She married Clyde A. Noble on August 8, 1940. Ruth put in many hours of community service. She served as 4-H Leader, Trustee, Clerk and...
Frederick "Joe" Robinson
May 7, 2009
GROVETON- Frederick "Joe" Robinson, 84, of State Street, died at his home, on Thursday evening, May 7, 2009. Mr. Robinson was born in Norfolk, New York on November 17, 1924 the son of Frederick and Anna (Johnson) Robinson Sr. Joe was raised in the North Country and has been a long time resident of Groveton. During WWII he served with...
William B. "Wild Bill" Mcmann
May 3, 2009
JEFFERSON- William "Wild Bill" McMann, 68, of Meadow Road, died at his home on May 3, 2009. Mr. McMann was born in Stratford on January 13, 1941, the son of Cleveland and Lucille (Bronson) McMann. Bill was raised in Lost Nation, where he worked on the family farm. He has been a resident of Jefferson for over 30 years. He...
Debbie "Dirty Bear" Hanks
Apr 23, 2009
WHITEFIELD- Debbie Hanks, 50, of Pine Street, died unexpectedly on, Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Littleton Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hanks was born in Berlin on August 1, 1958 the daughter of Robert and Elsie (Gardner) Laflamme Sr. Debbie was raised in Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. She lived in Colebrook for several years and for a...
Fredrick "Mike" Landon
Apr 22, 2009
LANCASTER- Fredrick "Mike" Landon, 58, of North Road, died Wednesday morning, April 22, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Landon was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire on June 13, 1950 the son of Fred Landon and Gloria (Parres) Cummings. Mike had varies jobs over the years. Even though he was disabled for the last few years of his life,...
Irene Smith
Apr 14, 2009
LANCASTER- Irene Smith, 90, died Tuesday evening, April 14, 2009, at Country Village Center Genesis Eldercare, Lancaster. There are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family in the Northumberland Cemetery.
Glenna L. Pelletier
Mar 21, 2009
GILMAN- Glenna L. Pelletier, 86, most recently of the Coos County Nursing Hospital, West Stewartstown and formerly of Gilman, VT, died Saturday evening March 21, 2009, at the nursing hospital. Mrs. Pelletier was born in Westfield, Vermont, on November 10, 1922, the fourth child and only daughter of William Henry and Leafie Eliza (Olin) Merritt. Orphaned at a young age...


