Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Pauline Isabell Mason

Pauline Isabell Mason

Jul 6, 2008

EAST HARTFORD, CT- Pauline I. Mason, 86, died July 6, 2008, at Riverside Health and Rehab in East Hartford, CT. Mrs. Mason was born in Groveton, NH on January 26, 1922, the daughter of Paul and Kathryn (Styles) Tillotson. Pauline enjoyed playing cards and sewing. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lancaster, NH. Family members include...

Yvonne W. Summa

Yvonne W. Summa

Jul 3, 2008

HOUSTON: Yvonne W. Summa of Lancaster, N.H., died on July 3, 2008 at Houston Hospice, Houston, TX following complications from lymphoma. Mrs. Summa was born in Somers, Iowa, on July 6, 1927, a daughter of Earl and Louise Westphal.  She graduated from Rockwell City High School and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Drake University in 1948.  She...

Charles Gregory Turner

Charles Gregory Turner

Jul 2, 2008

LANCASTER - Charles Gregory Turner, 70, of Water Street, died at his home Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Mr. Turner was born in Boston, MA, on September 27, 1937, the son of Alfred and Josephine (MacInnis) Turner. After high school, he went on to graduate from Bentley College with a degree in accounting. Charles joined the US Air Force and served...

Helen Barbara Henson

Helen Barbara Henson

Jun 30, 2008

Helen Barbara Henson, age eighty nine, of Country Village Center died June 30, 2008. Mrs. Henson was born at Forest Home, Alabama, the daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude L. Watt. A graduate of Greenville Alabama High School, Mrs. Henson attended Alabama College, Montvallo, Alabama, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree. She taught school, was a stewardess...

John A. Wenmark

John A. Wenmark

Jun 16, 2008

LUNENBURG - John A. Wenmark, 75, of East Main Street, died Monday morning June 16, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Wenmark was born in Clinton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1932, the son of William and Flora (Schreiner) Wenmark. In 1951 he graduated from Westwood High School, Westwood, MA, and then worked in landscaping and the manufacturing and quality...

Clement H. Johnson

Clement H. Johnson

Jun 10, 2008

LANCASTER - Clement H. Johnson, 78, of Third Street, died Tuesday afternoon June 10, 2008, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mr. Johnson was born in Dalton, NH, on November 9, 1929, the son of Lester and Christine (Mooney) Johnson. He was raised in Dalton and after his high school graduation he served with the US Army during WWII. For...

Virginia F. Brickett

Virginia F. Brickett

Jun 6, 2008

Virginia F. Brickett, 84, a lifelong resident of New Hampshire, died Friday, June 6, 2008, in Lancaster, NH, with her family by her side. Ginger, as she was known to her family, was born in Hampstead, NH, on March 6, 1924, to Levi and Myrtis (French) Duston, the eighth of ten children. She married Ralph E. Brickett on April 7,...

Beverly L. Bushey

Beverly L. Bushey

Jun 3, 2008

LANCASTER, NH- Beverly L. Bushey, 78, formally of Westfield, MA, died early Tuesday morning, June 3, 2008, at the home of her daughter and son in law with whom she had lived with for the last 11 months. Mrs. Bushey was born in Hartford, Connecticut on October 10, 1929, a daughter of Walter and Nelda A. (Martin) Bowen Sr. Beverly...

Ruth (Oldham) Mason

Ruth (Oldham) Mason

May 28, 2008

JEFFERSON - Ruth (Oldham) Mason, 96, of Jefferson Notch Road, died Wednesday morning May 28, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Eldercare, Lancaster. Mrs. Mason was born and raised in Berlin, NH, on December 7, 1911, the daughter of Harry and Ethel (Hyde) Oldham. Ruth married Eugene B. Mason of Lancaster.  They resided for many years in Lancaster and several years...

James M. "Scrub" Samson

James M. "Scrub" Samson

May 20, 2008

LANCASTER, NH- James M. "Scrub" Samson, 47, of Elm Street, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Mr. Samson was born in Lancaster on July 10, 1960, a son of Edward Samson Sr. and the late Corrine (Gonyer) Samson. Scrub was a lifetime resident of Lancaster. He was employed as a small engine mechanic at Crane's Sporting...

Donna Mcgoldrick

Donna Mcgoldrick

May 15, 2008

PORTSMOUTH, NH - Donna McGoldrick, 54, of Jones Avenue, died Thursday morning May 15, 2008, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation. Donna was born in Springfield, Vermont, on August 15, 1953, the daughter of Robert W. and Jane (Colby) McGoldrick.  She was a graduate of Springfield High School and Castleton State College.  For several years she worked as a Vista Volunteer...

Gerard L. Scott

Gerard L. Scott

May 15, 2008

LUNENBURG, VT- Gerard L. Scott, 58, of Mallett Road, died Thursday morning, May 15, 2008, at the Saint Johnsbury Health and Rehab. Center. Mr. Scott was born in Concord, VT on January 4, 1950, a son of Donat and Cecile Scott. Gerard was a lifelong resident of the Concord and Lunenburg area. He was a graduate of Concord High School...

Elizabeth Underwood Chase

Elizabeth Underwood Chase

May 15, 2008

LANCASTER- Elizabeth Underwood Chase, 101, died peacefully in her sleep late Thursday night May 15, 2008 at Country Village Health Care Center in Lancaster where she lived comfortably for the past fourteen years. She was born October 30, 1906 in Lancaster, NH, the daughter of the late George B. and Alice Thompson Underwood. Elizabeth graduated valedictorian of her Lancaster Academy...

Ona B. Lane

Ona B. Lane

May 14, 2008

LANCASTER- Ona B. Lane, 85, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care, Lancaster. Mrs. Lane was born in Beecher Falls, VT on September 6, 1922, a daughter of Richard Henry Bond and Annie Isabel (Bassett) Bond. Ona served with the U.S Navy during WWII. She was a resident of Lancaster since 1966. For a time she...

Cynthia J Chilafoe

Cynthia J Chilafoe

May 12, 2008

LANCASTER - Cynthia J. Chilafoe, 82, formerly of Williams Street, died Monday morning May 12, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Eldercare where she has resided for the last six years. Mrs. Chilafoe was born in Lancaster on February 14, 1926, the daughter of Frank and Fern (Willey) Brigham. On May 18 th , 1942 she married Frank Chilafoe and has...

Gladys B. "Bun" Gilcris

Gladys B. "Bun" Gilcris

May 5, 2008

GUILDHALL - Gladys B. "Bun" Gilcris, 97, died Monday afternoon, May 5, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Gilcris was born in Maidstone, VT, on October 29, 1910, the daughter of Alonzo Marquis and Adda Manning (Hubbard) Booth. Bun was raised in Maidstone, graduated from Groveton High School and for a time worked at the Wyoming Valley Paper Mill...

Kim Aaron Lamotte

Kim Aaron Lamotte

May 4, 2008

LUNENBURG - Kim Aaron Lamotte, 39, of Mallett Road, died suddenly Sunday afternoon May 4, 2008 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Lamotte was born in Lancaster on October 26, 1968, the son of Louis H. and Joan I. (Bouchard) Lamotte. Kim lived most of his life in Lunenburg and was a graduate of White Mountain Regional...

Velma Rich Cummings

Velma Rich Cummings

May 1, 2008

WHITEFIELD - Mrs. Velma Rich Cummings, 86, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2008 at the Morrison Nursing Home. Mrs. Cummings was born in Lancaster, NH, on February 21, 1922, the daughter of Earl A. and Lula (Prouty) Rich of Lancaster. She married Edmund A. Cummings on November 17, 1947.  Most of her...

Miriam L. Winther

Miriam L. Winther

Apr 30, 2008

Jefferson--- Miriam L. Winther passed away suddenly at her home in Jefferson on April 30, 2008. She was born on Nov. 27, 1922 in Portland, ME the daughter of the late George F.       and  Louise (Gilkey) Long. She moved from Hollis, NH to Twin Mountain in 1986 with her late husband, Thomas Z.Winther, and then to Jefferson in 1998. Mrs....

Bernard R. "Hummer" Alexander

Bernard R. "Hummer" Alexander

Apr 25, 2008

BRISTOL, CT - On Friday, April 25, 2008 Bernard R. "Hummer" Alexander, 67, passed away at the Walnut Hill Care Center in New Britain. Born in Lancaster, NH on November 28, 1940, he was the son of the late Richard and Gertrude (Stuart) Alexander. He was raised in New Hampshire, and had lived in New Britain and Newington, CT before...