Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Lancaster, NH

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Kenneth C. Lanpher Sr.

Kenneth C. Lanpher Sr.

Aug 19, 2006

LANCASTER- Kenneth C. Lanpher Sr., 55, of Lancaster, died in Holderness on August 19, 2006. Mr. Lanpher was born on February 5, 1951 in Acworth, the son of Kenneth Wallace Lanpher and Mary Pocket Lanpher. He graduated from Keene High School in 1969 and took classes at Keene State College. Kenneth was employed for many years at Al Melanson Company,...

Andre Michael Paul Champagne

Andre Michael Paul Champagne

Aug 16, 2006

NORTH STRATFORD - Andre Michael Paul Champagne, 9 months old, infant son of Jeremy and Lori (Gray) Champagne, died Wednesday afternoon August 16, 2006 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Andre was born in Lebanon on October 20, 2005. Family members include his parents of N. Stratford; one brother, Richard Lagasse; four sisters Shahonia Gray, Anastasia Gray, Sierra Champagne,...

Velmore O. Forrest

Velmore O. Forrest

Aug 10, 2006

LUNENBURG - Velmore O. Forrest, 82, of S. Lunenburg Road, died Thursday morning August 10, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Forrest was born in Laconia, NH, on April 23, 1924. Raised in Lunenburg he attended schools there and was a graduate of Littleton High School. During WWII he served with the US Army and made the D Day...

Roberta Beland

Roberta Beland

Aug 5, 2006

LANCASTER- Roberta Beland, 60, of Main Street, died Saturday morning August 5, 2006, at her home. Mrs. Beland was born in Lancaster, on December 22, 1945, the daughter of Earl and Katherine (Reed) Maker Sr. Roberta was raised in Lancaster she moved to Nashua in 1961, where she met and married her husband Arthur G. Beland, while in Nashua she...

Elwin John Brown

Elwin John Brown

Aug 4, 2006

GUILDHALL, VT- Elwin "John" Brown, 76, died Friday evening, August 4, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Brown was born in Berlin, on November 12, 1929, the son of Elwin and Lyndall (Call) Brown. John resided in Lancaster and Guildhall most of his life. He was employed as a truck driver for Perras Lumber Company for the past 32...

Andrew Malloy Jr.

Andrew Malloy Jr.

Jul 29, 2006

CHESHIRE, CT-Andrew Malloy, Jr., 76, of 130 Waverly St., died of cancer Saturday July 29, 2006 at his home. Mr. Malloy was born in Berlin, NH on February 16, 1930, the son of Andrew and Helen (Walsh) Malloy Sr. Andrew was a graduate of Lancaster Academy and Norwich University, Northfield, VT, Class of 1952 where he was a member and...

George B. Birt

George B. Birt

Jul 23, 2006

LUNENBURG- George B. Birt, 87, of River Road, died Sunday evening July 23, 2006, after complications from a stroke, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Birt was born in London, Ohio, on June 2, 1919, the son of George W. and Valerie (Shaffer) Birt. George was a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, earning a Bachelors Degree in business,...

Andre M. Alba

Andre M. Alba

Jul 22, 2006

DALTON- Andre M. Alba, 60, died of natural causes on Saturday July 22, 2006, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin. Mr. Alba was born in Washington D.C on September 29, 1945, the son of Angel V. and Elizabeth (Brown) Alba. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 25, at 11:00 AM, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Gilman, Reverend Joseph...

Lester Tony Collins

Lester Tony Collins

Jul 20, 2006

LANCASTER- Lester "Tony" Collins, 64, of Page Hill Road, died Thursday morning, July 20, 2006 after a six and a half year battle with cancer, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Collins was born in Lancaster, on August 8, 1941, the son of Parker C. and Blanche I. (Smith) Collins Jr. Tony was raised in Lancaster, he was a 1959...

Dorothy Louise Hicks

Dorothy Louise Hicks

Jul 16, 2006

JEFFERSON- Dorothy Louise Hicks, 91, died Sunday July 16, 2006 at Coos County Nursing Home, West Stewartstown. Mrs. Hicks was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on May 8, 1915, the daughter of Paul Louis and Pansy Jennette (Bradley) Quimby. Dorothy was raised in Haverhill, and attended school there. She also attended the University of Massachusetts, and worked for New England Telephone...

Bethany A. Mcmann

Bethany A. Mcmann

Jul 16, 2006

MANCHESTER- Bethany A. McMann, 51, of Shirley Hill Road passed away on Sunday July 16, 2006, after a long illness, surrounded by her family at Elliot Hospital, Manchester. Mrs. McMann was born in Lancaster on December 5, 1954, the daughter of Nicholas and Sylvia (Holden) Stone. Bethany was raised in Groveton and was a graduate of Groveton High School, where...

Marie Kazmirchuk

Marie Kazmirchuk

Jul 15, 2006

DALTON - Marie Kazmirchuk, 86, of Dalton Road, died suddenly Saturday morning July 15, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mrs. Kazmirchuk was born in Dalton on April 24, 1920, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gaudette) Pilotte. Marie was a lifetime resident of Dalton. During her life she was employed for a time at Sanders Sawmill, Whitefield, and Sweets...

Evelyn M. Hutchinson

Evelyn M. Hutchinson

Jun 27, 2006

GROVETON, NH- Evelyn M. (Thompson) Hutchinson, 59, died peacefully at her home with her family at her bedside, Tuesday morning June 27, 2006, after a long battle with lung disease. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in Lancaster on October 21, 1946, the daughter of Alvin "Ike" Thompson and Norma (Lund) Thompson. Evelyn resided most of her lifetime in the North Country,...

Beatrice R. Lewis

Beatrice R. Lewis

Jun 23, 2006

LANCASTER- Beatrice "Bea" R. Lewis, 70, of Powder Hill Drive, died at her home, Friday morning June 23, 2006. Beatrice was born in Lancaster on January 2, 1936, the daughter of Frank H. and Jean M. (Willson) Downing. Bea spent most of her life in Lunenburg, she worked as a teachers aid at the Lunenburg Elementary, and as a Home...

Gardner H. Balch Sr.

Gardner H. Balch Sr.

Jun 11, 2006

LUNENBURG- Gardner H. Balch Sr., 81,died Sunday evening June 11, 2006, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Balch was born in Lunenburg, Vermont, on July 20, 1924, the son of Charles H. and Bernice (Young) Balch. Gardner resided most of his lifetime in Lunenburg attending schools there and in Dalton. During WWII he served in the Army Air Corp in...

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...