Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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George R. Quimby Sr.

George R. Quimby Sr.

Nov 18, 2008

EAST CONCORD, VT- George R. Quimby, 72, died at his home on November 18, 2008. Mr. Quimby was born in Colebrook, NH on May 25, 1936, the son of Leo and Bernice (Parker) Quimby. George attended Stratford High School. He went on to serve in the U. S. Air force. In 1965 he moved to Connecticut, working for several years...

Margaret E. Boyer

Margaret E. Boyer

Nov 15, 2008

EAST LANCASTER - Margaret E. Boyer, 82, of McGary Hill Road, died Saturday November 15, 2008, after a sudden illness. Mrs. Boyer was born in the area of Richmond, Virginia, on September 11, 1926. She was the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Cowan) Disse. Margaret was raised in Virginia and moved to Lancaster in 1977. She was a real people...

Samuel Everett Hosford

Samuel Everett Hosford

Oct 30, 2008

GILMAN - Samuel Everett Hosford, 14, went on to be with His Lord and Savior Thursday, October 30, 2008, at his home, in his parents arms, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Sammy was born in Quincy, MA, November 10, 1993 to his parents Ron and Noelle Hosford of Gilman. He attended Lunenburg Elementary School and Gilman Middle School. ...

Jeffrey Lee Libby

Jeffrey Lee Libby

Oct 28, 2008

WHITEFIELD- Jeffrey L. Libby, 46, of Elm St., died Tuesday morning October 28, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Libby was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on November 1, 1961, a son of Sherman Libby and Rena (Chabot) Battiparano. Jeffrey was raised in Bristol, Connecticut. For six years he served with the United States Navy. In 2000 he moved...

Barbara A. Mealey

Barbara A. Mealey

Oct 26, 2008

JEFFERSON- Barbara Mealey, 66, of Old Cherry Mountain Road, died Sunday morning October 26, 2008, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Mealey was born in Boston, MA on April 20, 1942 a daughter of Bernard and Mable and (Collins) Davern. Barbara was raised in South Boston and lived there for most of her life until moving to Twin Mountain...

Virginia F. "Ginny" Wallace

Virginia F. "Ginny" Wallace

Oct 22, 2008

GROVETON- Virginia F. Wallace, 57, of Melcher Street, died Wednesday morning, October 22, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Virginia was born in Lancaster on December 30, 1950, a daughter of Charles E. Hodge and Faye (Emerson) Hodge. Ginny was raised in Lancaster and was a 1968 graduate of White Mountain Regional High School. She worked at Weeks Hospital as...

Sharon M. Davis

Sharon M. Davis

Oct 16, 2008

GROVETON- Sharon M. Davis, 60, of Dean Brook Drive, died at her home on Thursday morning October 16, 2008. Mrs. Davis was born in Lancaster on February 1, 1948, a daughter of Edward and Elsie (Gray) McGetterick. Sharon was raised in Lancaster and attended Lancaster Schools where she was a member of the Colonel Town Swim Team. During her husbands...

Merritt H. Holcomb

Merritt H. Holcomb

Oct 12, 2008

GUILDHALL, VT - Merritt H. Holcomb, 91, of North Road, died peacefully at his home Sunday evening October 12, 2008. Mr. Holcomb was born in Enfield, CT, on July 25, 1917, the son of H. Parks and Minnie (Messenger) Holcomb. Merritt resided in the towns of Enfield, Robertsville and Hartland, Connecticut.  He attended schools in Robertsville, Hartland, and Winsted, CT. ...

Darron G. Spalty

Darron G. Spalty

Oct 11, 2008

LANCASTER- Captain Darron (Dar) G. Spalty, 61, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 11, 2008 after a brief but courageous battle with lung cancer. His beloved wife, Janice and family were at his side. Dar was born in Rochester, NY on Novemebr 6, 1946, the son of Jean (Howland) Martin and Irving G. Spalty. He was a member...

Richard Alan Ingerson

Richard Alan Ingerson

Oct 8, 2008

JEFFERSON- Richard Alan Ingerson, 52 of Jefferson died suddenly on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 while working in Connecticut. He was born in Lancaster, NH on September 18, 1956 the son of Raymond Ingerson and Sonja (Burgess) Ingerson. Richard graduated from White Mountains Regional High School and spent his life enjoying and working in the North Country.  As a young man...

Helen M. Merrill

Helen M. Merrill

Oct 2, 2008

JEFFERSON - Helen M. Merrill, 94, died Thursday morning, October 2, 2008, at the Country Village Genesis Eldercare Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Merrill was born in Lancaster on February 15, 1914, the daughter of Herbert and Florence (Johnson) Marshall.  She was raised there in her youth and was a 1931 graduate of Lancaster Academy. For over sixty years Helen was a...

Clare H. Packard

Clare H. Packard

Sep 20, 2008

DALTON - Clare H. Packard, 88, died Saturday afternoon, September 20, 2008, at his home on Faraway Road. Mr. Packard was born in Marlborough, NH, on January 2, 1920, the son of Eleazer and Dora (Derby) Packard. He was raised in Marlborough and worked there at a chair factory until he served with the US Air Force during WWII.  Clare...

Rita L. Whipple

Rita L. Whipple

Sep 20, 2008

LANCASTER - Rita L. Whipple, 84, of Elm Street, died Saturday afternoon, September 20, 2008, at her home on Elm Street. Mrs. Whipple was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on July 2, 1924, the daughter of Joseph A. and Marieann (Roy) Cyr. Rita was raised in St. Johnsbury attending schools there and was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy.  For...

Sylvia E. Reed

Sylvia E. Reed

Sep 14, 2008

JEFFERSON- Sylvia E. Reed, 89, of John Walker Road, died on September 14, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care. Mrs. Reed was born in Jefferson on March 25, 1919, a daughter of Wyeth and Clara (Hurlbutt) Holmes. Sylvia was a lifelong resident of Jefferson and Randolph. She enjoyed hiking in the White Mountains with her sisters and children and...

Melvin F. Flynn

Melvin F. Flynn

Sep 11, 2008

HENDERSON, NEVADA - Melvin F. Flynn, 81, died on September 11, 2008. He was born on January 15, 1927 in Lancaster, the son of the late Elmer and Marion (Gonyer) Flynn. He served his country in Japan after World War II. In 1952 Melvin moved his family to Waterbury, Conn., where he drove truck as a member of Teamsters Local...

Henry J. Boudle

Henry J. Boudle

Sep 1, 2008

WEST BURKE, VT- Henry J. Boudle, 84, of Brook Road, died at his home on Monday morning, September 1, 2008. Mr. Boudle was born on September 25, 1923, in Stratford, NH, the son of Irving and Lilla (Masters) Boudle. He was raised in Lancaster and served with the US Army during WWII.  Henry worked all his life as an auto...

Rene "Pere" Mainguy

Rene "Pere" Mainguy

Aug 29, 2008

LUNENBURG, VT- Rene "Pere" Mainguy, 86, of Tobyne Road, died Friday, August 29, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Mainguy was born in Berlin on November 27, 1920, a son of John and Eugenie (Dechamplain) Mainguy. Pere was raised in Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. He went on to serve with the US Army during...

Sara E. Bragdon

Sara E. Bragdon

Aug 22, 2008

GUILDHALL, VT- Sara E. Bragdon, 22, of Fellows Road, died at her home, on Friday, August 22, 2008. Ms. Bragdon was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on September 27, 1985, the daughter of Alfred D. and Lori Lynn (Thompson) Bragdon Sr. Sara moved with her family to Guildhall in 2000. She was a graduate of White Mountain Regional High School and...

Warren G. Hawes

Warren G. Hawes

Aug 19, 2008

LANCASTER- Warren G. Hawes, 79, of Bunker Hill Street, died at Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on August 19, 2008 after a valiant fight against a rare form of Lymphoma. He was born in Pittsburg, NH on October 6, 1928, the second son of Vernon R. and Pearl (Bacon) Hawes. Following graduation from Pittsburg High School in 1946,...

Rosa Marie White

Rosa Marie White

Aug 17, 2008

LANCASTER- Rosa Marie White, 77, of Mechanic Street, died Sunday, August 17, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care, Lancaster. Mrs. White was born in Tscheidt, Germany on June 19, 1931, the daughter of Alfred and Agnes (Mitlulla) Borsutzki. Rosa came to the United States on February 23, 1953. She resided in Littleton until moving to Lancaster in 1962. For...