Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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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...

Herbert M. Hubbard

Herbert M. Hubbard

Aug 13, 2008

BARTON - Herbert M. Hubbard, 76, formerly of Guildhall, died Wednesday August 15, 2008, at the Maple Lane Nursing Home in Barton. Mr. Hubbard was born in Lancaster on July 1, 1932, the son of George W. and Vida V. (Varmette) Hubbard. Herbert was a former caretaker of the Guildhall Community Church and the Guildhall Cemeteries. He is survived by...

Irene R. Stevens

Irene R. Stevens

Aug 7, 2008

WHITEFIELD - Irene R. Stevens, 80, of Highland House, died Thursday morning August 7, 2008, at the Morrison Nursing Home, Whitefield. Mrs. Stevens was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, on April 11, 1928, the daughter of Franciszek and Mary (Chandorska) Osowski. Irene was raised in Massachusetts moving to the North Country in the mid 60's.  She had several jobs over the...

Lawrence A. Burt

Lawrence A. Burt

Aug 2, 2008

LANCASTER, NH /JEFFERSON, NH- Lawrence A. Burt Sr., 87, died at his home on Saturday August 2, 2008. Mr. Burt was born in Berlin, NH on December 17, 1920, a son of Albion and Nellie (Powell) Burt. Lawrence was a graduate of Berlin high School. He served with the United States Navy, decorated in his service during WWII. After the...

Thelma Ann Stannard

Thelma Ann Stannard

Aug 1, 2008

LUNENBURG, VT- Thelma Ann Stannard, 62, of Baptist Hill Road, died at her home on August 1, 2008. Mrs. Stannard was born in Lancaster, NH on January 20, 1946, a daughter of Bertie and Etta (Sargent) Covey. She was a life long resident of Lunenburg. For a time she worked at Pine Knoll Nursing Home as a nursing assistant. She...

Howard Ross Montanye

Howard Ross Montanye

Aug 1, 2008

LANCASTER, NH- Howard Ross Montanye, 66, of Chelle Road, passed away unexpectedly on, August 2, 2008, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon with his family by his side. Mr. Montanye was born in Cornwall, New York, on November 15, 1941, the son of Howard and Ida (Cutler) Montanye. Howard served in the United States Marine Corp and had three tours...

Betty A. Quigley

Betty A. Quigley

Jul 28, 2008

GILMAN-Betty A. Quigley, 70, of Gilman, VT, died suddenly on Monday, July 28, at Weeks Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Concord, VT, on October 10, 1937, a daughter of Miles and Annie (Rooney) Quigley, she graduated from Concord High School before moving to Virginia to attend a special school for physically disabled students. After successfully completing her ...

Kyle Thomas Sarnacki

Kyle Thomas Sarnacki

Jul 26, 2008

WHITEFIELD- Kyle T. Sarnacki, 34, of Liberty Drive died at his home on Saturday July 26, 2008. Mr. Sarnacki was born in Springfield, MA on January 14, 1974, the son of Thomas and Althea (Goad) Sarnacki. Kyle resided in Whitefield most of his life, he returned to Springfield and was a graduate of Springfield Vocational High School. After graduation he...

Kevin Sargent Sr.

Kevin Sargent Sr.

Jul 11, 2008

LANCASTER - Kevin B. Sargent Sr., 58, of Williams Street, died July 11, 2008 at Country Village Genesis Eldercare. Mr. Sargent was born in Littleton on May 25, 1950 the son of George Sargent and Marjorie (Young) Sargent. Kevin was raised in Littleton, NH and worked for many years as a mechanic in Littleton and Delaware. He also worked as...

Jeffrey Austin Tenney

Jeffrey Austin Tenney

Jul 11, 2008

LANCASTER - Jeffrey Austin Tenney completed his lifetime of service to others on July 11 th , 2008 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH after a wonderful day of visits by many close friends and surrounded by a loving and grateful family.  He was born on March 24, 1947 to Keith and Jean (Sunbury) Tenney. Jeff was a graduate...

John Oliver Klinefelter

John Oliver Klinefelter

Jul 9, 2008

GUILDHALL - John Oliver Klinefelter, 78, of Route 102, died Wednesday morning July 9, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Klinefelter was born in Gilead, Maine, on March 31, 1930, the son of John Richard and Albina (Bergeron) Klinefelter. John was a 1948 graduate of Canaan High School, Canaan, VT, where he was an outstanding athlete particularly in baseball...