Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Alan L. Walker

Alan L. Walker

Jun 7, 2006

LANCASTER - Alan L. Walker, 58, formerly of Bridge Street, died Wednesday morning June 7, 2006, at Country Village Genesis Eldercare after a long illness. Mr. Walker was born in Fitchburg, MA, on January 12, 1948, the son of John H. and Phyllis M. (Valcourt) Walker. Alan was raised in Massachusetts and attended school in Townsend, MA.  At 18 years...

George Edwin Gray

George Edwin Gray

Jun 6, 2006

LUNENBURG- George Edwin Gray, 89, of Main Street, died Tuesday June 6, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Gray was born in East Hereford, Quebec, Canada, on April 25, 1917, the son of Samuel and Vera (Rowell) Gray. George moved from Canada when he was a year old and was raised in Canaan, VT, Charlestown, NH and Lancaster. During...

Verne H. Eastman

Verne H. Eastman

May 31, 2006

LANCASTER - Verne H. Eastman, 78, of Railroad Street, died Wednesday afternoon, May 31, 2006, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Eastman was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, on August 4, 1927, the daughter of Wilbur and Flossie (Corrigan) Hartford, and has resided most of her lifetime in Lancaster. On January 24, 1953 she married Aloysius Eastman Jr. of Jefferson. ...

Samuel C.P. Baldwin

Samuel C.P. Baldwin

May 21, 2006

LANCASTER- Samuel C. P. Baldwin, 81, of Middle Street, died Sunday May 21, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Baldwin was born in Pensacola, Florida, on February 4, 1925, the son of William Lester and Irene (Pinney) Baldwin. Samuel was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he attended John Hopkins University and was a graduate of Washington College and the University...

John L. Gordon

John L. Gordon

May 19, 2006

JEFFERSON- John L. "Jack" Gordon of Jefferson died Friday, May 19, 2006, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 69. Born in Bethlehem, Jack lived his whole life in the North Country. Much of his youth and young adulthood was spent skiing too fast at Cannon Mountain. A master bricklayer by trade, Jack was also an...

Michael D. Challinor

Michael D. Challinor

May 19, 2006

JEFFERSON - Michael D. Challinor, 49, of North Road, died Friday May 19, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with scleroderma. Mr. Challinor was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on June 27, 1956, the son of Donald Challinor and Gloria (Tetrault) MacKenzie. Michael was a resident of Connecticut until moving to New...

Marilyn Berry Charlette

Marilyn Berry Charlette

May 12, 2006

GROVETON- Marilyn "Yo" Charlette, 47, of Maple Street, died Friday morning May 12, 2006, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Charlette was born in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont on August 2, 1958, the daughter of Herbert and Marion (Boutwell) Berry. Marilyn lived in Newport, NH for 20 years before moving to Groveton in 1998. Yo worked as a crossing guard...

Jewelya Marie Brown-Perras

Jewelya Marie Brown-Perras

Apr 30, 2006

NORTHUMBERLAND - Jewelya Marie Brown-Perras, infant daughter of Anna May Brown and Joshua F. Perras, died Sunday April 30, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. She had a strong heart and was surrounded by her loving family. Jewelya was born in Lancaster on April 28, 2006. She is survived parents of Northumberland; maternal grandparents Ray and Claudette Brown of Northumberland;...

Elelia Grace Allin

Elelia Grace Allin

Apr 20, 2006

LANCASTER - Elelia Grace Allin, 76, of Elm Street, died at her home Thursday afternoon, April 20, 2006. Mrs. Allin was born in Dummer, NH, on July 23, 1929, the daughter of Rosaire and Mabel (Magill) Frechette. Elelia was raised in the North Country but resided most of her lifetime in Peterborough, NH. There she was a full time homemaker...

Raymond Robert Hodge

Raymond Robert Hodge

Apr 20, 2006

GUILDHALL, VT- Raymond Robert Hodge, 85, died early Thursday morning, April 20, 2006 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Hodge was born in Guildhall, Vermont on February 22, 1921, the son of John and Winifred (Daniels) Hodge. Raymond was educated at the Guildhall Village School and was a graduate of Groveton High School. He also attended...

Helen P. Savitkas

Helen P. Savitkas

Apr 1, 2006

LANCASTER- Helen P. Savitkas, 88, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at Country Village Health Care Center, Lancaster, after a long illness. She is survived by, her husband Walter B. Satvitkas of Lancaster. Services will be private.

Norman B. Lawrence Sr.

Norman B. Lawrence Sr.

Mar 31, 2006

WHITEFIELD, NH- Norman B. Lawrence Sr., 77, died Friday March 31, 2006, in Danville, NH. Mr. Lawrence was born in Lowell, MA, on November 4, 1928, the son of Harold and Edna (Mitchell) Lawrence. In his youth he lived in Methuen, MA and finished his formal schooling at the Edward Searles High School. In the late 30's his family moved...

Auretta L. "Midge" Simonds

Auretta L. "Midge" Simonds

Mar 26, 2006

LANCASTER- Auretta L. "Midge" Simonds, 92, formally of McKee Inn, died Sunday March 26, 2006, at the Merriman House, North Conway. Mrs. Simonds was born in Jefferson, NH, on March 23, 1914, the daughter of Abel Largey and Lydia (Virge) Lombard. Midge was resident at the McKee Inn for 15 years, prior to moving to the Merriman House in 2000....

Norman Earl Rose Jr.

Norman Earl Rose Jr.

Mar 26, 2006

LANCASTER- Mr. Norman Earl Rose, Jr. 84, of the McKee Inn, died Sunday evening March 26, 2006 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Norman was born in Lexington, North Carolina on June 18, 1921, the son of Norman Earl and Daphne (Sink) Rose Sr. Mr. Rose was a native of Davidson County, he served in the Navy during WWII, as a...

Robert Maclean

Robert Maclean

Mar 25, 2006

WHITEFIELD- Robert MacLean, 63, of Highland Street, died March 26, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. MacLean was born in Berlin, NH on November 9, 1942, the son of Lyman and Irene (Wright) MacLean. During his life he worked for a time at the Lincoln Paper Mill and as a chef. Bob loved to travel and was very musical...

Mary M. Stinson

Mary M. Stinson

Mar 23, 2006

GROVETON- Mary M. Stinson, 78, of Melcher Street, died Thursday morning March 23, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Stinson was born in Groveton, on January 24, 1928, the daughter of James Henry and Sarah Anne (Emery) Cass. Mary was raised in Groveton and resided in Stratford for 46 years, originally at the Stinson Farm. In 1996 she returned...

Hilda Smith Kenison

Hilda Smith Kenison

Mar 19, 2006

JEFFERSON- Hilda Smith Kenison, 92, of Presidential Highway, died Sunday morning March 19, 2006 at the Morrison Nursing Home, Whitefield after a short illness. Mrs. Kenison was born in Jefferson on September 3, 1913 the daughter of Leon Elbridge Smith and Hazel (Brown) Smith. She was raised on a farm in Lancaster, along with twelve siblings, and resided most of...

Maria T. Widmayer

Maria T. Widmayer

Mar 18, 2006

LANCASTER- Maria T. Widmayer, 81, of Prospect Street, died Saturday morning March 18, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Widmayer was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 26, 1925, the daughter of William and Anna (Trurish) Robas. Maria was raised in Pennsylvania until the 1930's when her family moved to New York. In 1949 she married her husband of...

Marilyn C. Pond

Marilyn C. Pond

Mar 16, 2006

LUNENBURG - Marilyn Cora Colby Pond, 68, of West Main Street, died Thursday afternoon March 16, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Pond was born in Lunenburg on June 13, 1937, the daughter of Clifford Clark and Eleanor Cora (Morse) Colby. Marilyn worked at home for Henschel Shoe Company of Littleton, for several years. She also worked for the...

Kathleen A. Nelson

Kathleen A. Nelson

Mar 16, 2006

GUILDHALL - Kathleen A. Nelson, 60, of North Road, died Thursday evening, March 16, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a long illness with diabetes. Mrs. Nelson was born in Morristown, NJ, on April 13, 1945, the daughter of Herbert and Annabelle (Tunnis) Neidel. Kathy was raised in New Jersey and was a 1963 graduate of Morristown High School....