Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Robert J. Shaw Jr.

Robert J. Shaw Jr.

Feb 18, 2024

LUNENBURG, VT - Robert Joseph Shaw Jr. 58, passed away peacefully at Weeks Medical Center with his wife and family by his side on Sunday February 18,2024. Born March 8,1965 in New Haven Connecticut, Rob served in the United States Marine Corp for 6 years before Driving Truck and Joining a Fire Dept in Connecticut. He moved to Lunenburg VT...

Connie J. Cross

Connie J. Cross

Feb 17, 2024

NORTH HAVERHILL, NH – Connie J. Cross, 76, of Benton Road, died Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Country Village Genesis Healthcare Center after a long illness. Connie was born in Colebrook, NH, on June 22, 1947, the daughter of Kenneth and Leora (McKeage) Hartlen. She was a longtime Colebrook resident and is survived by her husband of 60 years, Wayne...

Robert C. Valentine Jr.

Robert C. Valentine Jr.

Feb 16, 2024

PUNTA GORDA, FL – Robert C. Valentine Jr. (Bob), 67, of Rampart Blvd, died Friday morning, February 16, 2024, at the Gill Odd Fellows Home, Ludlow, VT, after a recent period of failing health. Bob was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, on November 15, 1956, the son of Robert C. Valentine Sr. and Ilene (Rutherford) Valentine. Bob was raised in...

Jessica Rae Riff

Jessica Rae Riff

Feb 10, 2024

GROVETON – Jessica R. Riff, 43, of Dean Brook Drive, died Saturday evening, February 10, 2024, at the Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, Dover, NH, following recent health complications. Jessica was born in Lancaster on May 20, 1980, the daughter of Philip I. Riff Sr. and Cynthia L. (Hand) Riff. She was raised in Lancaster and Vermont and was a graduate of White...

Daniel R. King

Daniel R. King

Feb 5, 2024

LANCASTER – Daniel R. King, 37, died Monday afternoon, February 5, 2024, in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster on July 31, 1986, Daniel was the son of Armand King Jr. and Audrey (Woodburn) King. He resided in the North Country his entire life attending White Mountain Regional High School and North Country Charter Academy from where he graduated. Daniel worked various...

Lionel E. Guay

Lionel E. Guay

Feb 1, 2024

LANCASTER – Lionel E. Guay, 87, died Thursday morning, February 1, 2024, at Country Village Healthcare Center, after a period of failing health. Born in Berlin, NH, on April 3, 1936, Lionel was the son of Alyre and Beatrice (Chatigny) Guay. He was raised in Berlin and was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. Lionel loved hockey and spent...

Allan W. "Micky" Forbes Sr.

Allan W. "Micky" Forbes Sr.

Jan 30, 2024

LANCASTER – Allan W. “Micky” Forbes Sr., 87, died Monday, January 29, 2024, surrounded by family at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon NH. Micky was born in Lancaster on April 5, 1936, the son of Seth and Edna (Whitcomb) Forbes. He was a lifetime resident of Lancaster and third generation owner and operator of the Forbes Farm Partnership on North...

Brenda L. Bishop

Brenda L. Bishop

Jan 27, 2024

LANCASTER – Brenda L. Bishop went to be with the Lord on Saturday afternoon, January 27, 2024, after a 2 ½ year battle with heart disease and cancer. She was 77 years old, born in Lancaster March 10, 1946. Brenda leaves her husband of almost 32 years William H. “Bill” Bishop Sr.; her daughter Tricia Walker and husband Larry; four...

James M. Homer

James M. Homer

Jan 22, 2024

GUILDHALL, VT - James M. Homer, 71, died of a sudden illness at his home Monday evening, January 22, 2024. Jim was born in Natick, Massachusetts on October 7, 1952, the son of Aloyius and Janie (Brown) Homer. He worked most of his life in the building construction trade and was a general contractor for both residential and commercial construction....

Lori Ann Nelson

Lori Ann Nelson

Jan 14, 2024

Lori Nelson, 56, of Concord, VT, passed away on January 15, 2024, after a long battle with heart disease. She passed away at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with her family by her side. She was a loving mother and wife who was always there when we needed her. It would be wrong to say that Lori lost her battle because she...

Elke Emmons

Elke Emmons

Jan 12, 2024

June 12, 1941 – Jan. 12, 2024 Elke Emmons, 82, died unexpectedly at her home in Lancaster, N.H., on Jan. 12, 2024. She was born June 12, 1941, in Frankfurt, Germany to Beno and Lydia Weismuller. In 1947, her widowed mother married Richard C Albee who adopted her, and brought his family home to St Johnsbury. She attended St. Johnsbury...

Margaret J. Gonyer

Margaret J. Gonyer

Jan 11, 2024

LUNENBURG, VT – Margaret J. Gonyer, 87, died unexpectedly Thursday evening, January 11, 2024, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. She was surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born in Lunenburg on May 15, 1936, the daughter of Eugene J. and Emily Mary Jane (Rainville) Lamotte. She was a longtime resident and homemaker of Lunenburg who loved to cook and...

Harriet O'Leary

Harriet O'Leary

Jan 7, 2024

LANCASTER, NH – Harriet H. O’Leary, 92, of Portland Street, died Sunday, January 7, 2024, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. O’Leary was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on May 18, 1931, the daughter of Alexander Green Sr. and Ethel (Menchington) Green. She was the wife of the late Edward M. O’Leary. Before moving to Lancaster, she lived in Massachusetts, and...

Irving H. Boudle

Irving H. Boudle

Dec 31, 2023

STARK – Irving H. Boudle, 84, of North Side Road, died Sunday morning, December 31, 2023 at the Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, after a recent illness. Irving was born in Lancaster, NH on May 30, 1939, the son of Howard and Madeline (Bourassa) Boudle. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Veronica (Parks) Boudle; his three children, Greg...

Aldine Jack Tillotson

Aldine Jack Tillotson

Dec 27, 2023

LANCASTER – Jack Tillotson, 92, of Spring Street, died peacefully at his home Wednesday morning, December 27, 2023. Jack was born in Littleton, NH, on October 24, 1931, the son of William A. and Natalie Frances (Willey) Tillotson. At 18 months of age his father died, and Jack was adopted and raised in Dalton by his uncle, Frank E. Tillotson....

Rosalie I. Leonard

Rosalie I. Leonard

Dec 17, 2023

LANCASTER – Rosalie I. Leonard, 85, of North Road, died of a sudden illness at home, Sunday, December 17, 2023. Rosalie was born in Nashua, NH on January 1, 1938, the daughter of Col. Bradley M. Cooper and Conradine (Bowen) Cooper. She was the wife of the late Allvin “Whitey” Leonard who predeceased her in 2012. Devoted to her community,...

Robert E. Comeau

Robert E. Comeau

Dec 16, 2023

DALTON - Robert (Bob) Comeau was born on December 4, 1953, in Jamaica Plains, MA to Virginia (Nantel) Comeau and Robert E Comeau. During his high school years Bob’s family moved from Berkley, MA to Lancaster, NH where Bob graduated from White Mountains Regional High School in 1972. Bob met his wife, Nancy Severance, when he was playing in a...

Millard Frederick Martin, Jr. "Sonny"

Millard Frederick Martin, Jr. "Sonny"

Dec 13, 2023

Sonny Martin, 78, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 13th, surrounded by close family and friends. He bravely fought pancreatic cancer for 15 months. Sonny was born on August 29, 1945, in Lancaster, NH to the late Millard Martin, Sr. and Louise (Hodgdon) Martin. Their Holstein farm, known to the family as “The Farm,” was where he began learning...

Hazel L. Wood

Hazel L. Wood

Dec 11, 2023

LANCASTER - Hazel L. Wood, 105, formerly of Gilman, VT, passed away Monday evening, December 11, 2023, at Country Village Genesis Eldercare Center, Lancaster. Hazel was born in Lunenburg, VT, on September 20, 1918, the daughter of Frederick and Lila (Nichols) Whitehead. In 1936 she married Kenneth Wood, and they resided in Gilman for many years. Hazel was a loving...

Wayne Marshall

Wayne Marshall

Dec 9, 2023

Wayne passed away peacefully on December 9, 2023. He was born July 14, 1929, in Lancaster, NH to the late Chester Marshall and Mildred Munn. He joined the Navy the day after he turned 17 years old. He was In the Navy 4 years …. first on the Wilkes Barre, but most of his time was on the USS Manchester....