Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Grayce B. Smith

Grayce B. Smith

Oct 16, 2007

LANCASTER - Grayce B. Smith, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at the age of 86 at Country Village Health Care Center following a period of declining health. Born March 27, 1921, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Carl C. and Beatrice M. (Murphy) Bennett. Grayce was a member of the Lancaster Academy graduating class of...

Henryetta Connary Kay

Henryetta Connary Kay

Oct 14, 2007

Henryetta (Connary) Kay, 94, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the Country Village Nursing Home. She was born in Stratford Hallow, NH on July 6, 1913 to Harland and Hattie (Stone) Connary. She graduated from Lancaster Academy in 1931. She also is a graduate of North Hampton Business School, North Hampton, MA. In high school she was the...

Clarence Dudley "Mouse" Brown

Clarence Dudley "Mouse" Brown

Oct 9, 2007

WHITEFIELD- Clarence Dudley "Mouse" Brown, 75, of Highland Street, died Tuesday October 9, 2007, at his residence at McIntyre School apartments. Mr. Brown was born in Berlin, on December 19, 1931, a son of Elwin and Lyndall Viola (Call) Brown. Clarence resided in Lancaster for many years. He was a truck driver by trade and loved traveling. He enjoyed being...

Ronald E. Stinson

Ronald E. Stinson

Sep 20, 2007

LANCASTER- Ronald E. Stinson, 68, of Water Street, died Thursday afternoon September 20, 2007, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mr. Stinson was born in Littleton on February 9, 1939, a son of Leslie and Ravona (Nurse) Stinson. Ronald served in the U.S. Navy; he was a Naval Sea Bee, who served his country with pride. He worked as a...

Cleo W. Boudle

Cleo W. Boudle

Sep 8, 2007

WARREN, ME- Cleo Wilson Boudle, 85, passed away September 8, 2007, after a long battle with cancer, under his daughter Sandra Delvillar's care. Mr. Boudle was born in Stratford on September 30, 1921, a son of Irving and Lilla (Masters) Boudle. Cleo enlisted in the Army in 1942 in the Glider program, which ended in 1943. He then became a...

Herbert Edward Howland

Herbert Edward Howland

Sep 7, 2007

GILMAN, VT- Herbert Edward Howland, 66, of River Road, died Friday evening September 7, 2007 in Lunenburg, as a result of an ATV accident. Mr. Howland was born in Gilman on August 28, 1941, the son of Abner Herbert and Ellen (Greeley) Howland. He was a lifetime resident of Gilman working on farms in his youth including the Mosher Farm...

Eudore "Frenchie" J. Pelletier

Eudore "Frenchie" J. Pelletier

Sep 5, 2007

GILMAN - Eudore "Frenchie" J. Pelletier, 87, formally of Riverside Avenue, died Wednesday afternoon September 5, 2007, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Colebrook. Mr. Pelletier was born in New Brunswick, Canada, on April 8, 1920, the son of Florient and Catherine (Dumas) Pelletier. Frenchie, also known to some as "Eddie", was raised in Lewiston, Maine and served in the...

Noel J. "Duke" Benoit

Noel J. "Duke" Benoit

Aug 20, 2007

LUNENBURG- Noel J. "Duke" Benoit Jr., 77, died Monday August 20, 2007 at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab, after a long battle with Mesothelioma for several months. Mr. Benoit was born in North Stratford, NH on May 11, 1930, the eldest son of Noel J. Benoit Sr. and Rosa E. (Beauchemin) Benoit, who both predeceased him. Duke was a long...

Blanche C. Hutchinson

Blanche C. Hutchinson

Aug 16, 2007

GROVETON - Blanche C. Hutchinson, 84, of Brooklyn Street, died Thursday evening August 16, 2007, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in Lancaster, NH, on September 24, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Angie (Berry) Carter. Blanche was raised in East Lancaster where as a young girl she enjoyed working on the farm with her...

Dayr K. Tierney

Dayr K. Tierney

Aug 15, 2007

OBITUARY NOTICE DAYR K. TIERNEY WHITEFIELD- Dayr K. Tierney, 61, of Lancaster Road, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at Littleton Regional Hospital, after a long illness. Mrs. Tierney was born on December 22, 1945, in Quebec, Canada, a daughter of Nelson and Cora (Hooker) Ward. Dayr attended elementary school in Colebrook and was a graduate of Berlin High School. After...

Gerald "Jerry" A. Berry

Gerald "Jerry" A. Berry

Aug 3, 2007

LANCASTER - Gerald "Jerry" A. Berry, 47, of Mt. Prospect Road, died Friday August 3, at his home in the arms of his loving wife and son, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Berry was born in Rochester, NH on July 26, 1960, the son of Thomas A Berry Jr. and Monique (Daigle) Berry. Raised in Rollinsford he attended...

John W. "Jack" Ayer Jr.

John W. "Jack" Ayer Jr.

Jul 31, 2007

JEFFERSON, NH- John W. "Jack" Ayer Jr., 70, of Dump Road, went to be with the Lord on, July 31, 2007. Mr. Ayer was born in Somerville, MA on October 3, 1936, a son of John W. Ayer Sr. and Cassanna (Frost) Willey. John was raised in Massachusetts and summered in Jefferson, which eventually became his permanent residence. For a...

Katherenne E. "Kay" Bean

Katherenne E. "Kay" Bean

Jul 27, 2007

GILMAN - Katherenne E. "Kay" Bean, 74, of Jefferson Ave., died Friday morning July 27, 2007, at the Country Village Genesis Eldercare Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Bean was born in Stannard, VT, on December 16, 1932, the daughter of Adolphus and Gertrude (Colbeth) Gonyaw. Raised in the Greensboro, VT, she moved to the Lunenburg in her teens and then to Gilman...

M. Faith Kent

M. Faith Kent

Jul 17, 2007

LANCASTER- Marie Faith Kent, 92, formerly of Bunker Hill Street, died Tuesday evening, July 17, 2007, at Country Village Genesis Health Care Center, Lancaster. She was born in Lancaster, on December 11, 1914, a daughter of Henry Percy and Marie Elene*(Gagnon) Kent. Faith was a lifetime resident of Lancaster, she attended Lancaster Academy and Lasell Seminary in Auburndale, MA. She...

Alice M. Menzies

Alice M. Menzies

Jul 6, 2007

GUILDHALL, VT- Alice M. Menzies, 81, died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Menzies was born in Sharon, Vermont on July 5, 1926 a daughter of Fred H. and Hazel B. (Charest) Dyer. Alice was a 1944 graduate of Keene High School, where she was a Majorette in the marching band. She was a resident...

Juliet V. Dexter

Juliet V. Dexter

Jul 4, 2007

LANCASTER - Juliet V. Dexter, 75, of the McKee Inn, died Wednesday July 4, 2007, at Country Village Genesis Eldercare Center. Juliet was born in Manhattan, NY, on October 13, 1931, the daughter of Frank and Ida (Costtelletti) Scardaccione. She resided in her youth in New York and has lived in the North Country for approximately 50 years. She was...

Beatrice Sigouin

Beatrice Sigouin

Jul 3, 2007

LUNENBURG- Beatrice Sigouin, 91, of Pond Hill Road, died Tuesday morning, July 3, 2007, at Country Village Genesis Health Care Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Sigouin was born on December 3, 1915, in Chartierville, Quebec, a daughter of John and Marie Ann (Bissonette) Dupont. Beatrice was a homemaker, raising her children and working on the family farm. She enjoyed crafts, and entering...

Asa C. Towle

Asa C. Towle

Jul 3, 2007

WHITEFIELD- Asa C. Towle, 80, of Lancaster Road, died Tuesday July 3, 2007, at Bridgton Hospital, Bridgton, Maine. Mr. Towle was born on February 1, 1926 in Jefferson, a son of Chester C. and Imogene (Reed) Towle. Asa has resided his entire life in the Jefferson, Lancaster, and Whitefield area. He was a self-employed logger for many years and also...

Patricia Riff

Patricia Riff

Jul 1, 2007

LANCASTER- Patricia Riff, 84, of Middle Street, died Sunday night, July 1, 2007 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Riff was born in Sisson Ridge, NB, Canada on December 7, 1922 a daughter of Wilmot and Catherine (Rollins) Jones. Patricia and her late husband Richard W. Riff owned and operated Riff's Flowers Shop, in Lancaster from 1948 until their retirement...

Forrest G. Flanders

Forrest G. Flanders

Jun 23, 2007

LANCASTER, NH- Forrest G. Flanders, 83, formerly of Dalton, died Saturday morning, June 23, 2007, at Country Village Health Genesis Health Care Center. Mr. Flanders was born in Lake Shore Park, NH on August 19, 1923 the son of Clinton A.E. and Olive L. (Willard) Flanders. Forrest served with the U.S Navy, during WWII. He was a Dale Carnegie Graduate....