Obituaries

Obituaries

Joseph L. Lusignan

Joseph L. Lusignan

Jul 10, 2012

Joseph L. Lusignan, 72, a retired Air Force tech sergeant and air traffic controller, of Sandown, NH, died July 10, 2012 at Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH. He was born in Worcester, MA on August 19, 1939, a son of Louis H. and Julia (Fahey) Lusignan. Mr. Lusignan was raised and educated in Leicester, MA where he had lived...

Hope N. Leishman

Hope N. Leishman

Jul 8, 2012

Hope N. Leishman, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on July 8, 2012 at Ledgewood Bay Assisted Living Facility in Milford. She was born in Waltham, MA, on July 14, 1922, the daughter of Don and Hazel (Manley) Goodell. She was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School, Class of 1940. Following graduation, she attended...

Ruth E. Stinson

Ruth E. Stinson

Jul 5, 2012

Ruth E. Stinson passed away in the early morning of July 5, 2012 in Wilson, North Carolina. She was 87. Born to Claude Worcester and Ella (Poehlman) on May 31, 1925 in Manchester NH, the third of four sisters, she graduated from Manchester West High School in 1943. She married Winston Herbert Stinson on August 23, 1947, and they...

Pauline L. Calvetti

Pauline L. Calvetti

Jul 3, 2012

Pauline (Polly) L. Calvetti, 87, of Woodbine Lane, Amherst, NH, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at the Ledgewood Bay Assisted Living Facility in Milford, NH, following a period of declining health. She was born in Wilton, NH, May 8, 1925, the daughter of Lucy (Eva) Eaton and Elmer LaMarche. She grew up in Wilton and was predeceased by her...

Charles J. Smith

Charles J. Smith

Jun 30, 2012

Charles J. “Charlie” Smith, 80, resident of Milford, NH, died June 30, 2012 in Bar Harbor, Maine. He was born in Lee, Maine on August 31, 1931, a son of John W. and Alice E. (Thurlow) Smith. He was raised and educated in Lee and graduated from Lee Academy, Class of 1949 and attended Bartlett Tree School in Stamford,...

Margaret J. Tower

Margaret J. Tower

Jun 29, 2012

Margaret J. “Siddy” Tower, 70, resident of Lake Wales, FL, died June 29, 2012 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. She was born in Arlington, VA on September 28, 1941, a daughter of Vincent and Margaret (Hendricks) Swanick. Siddy was raised and educated in Mont Vernon and attended Milford High School. She made her home in Lake Wales...

Helene Lehr

Helene Lehr

Jun 27, 2012

Helene Lagergren Lehr, of Nashua, NH and Stuart, FL, formerly of Amherst, NH for many years, passed away on June 27, 2012. Born on Long Island, NY on October 28, 1933 to G. Edward Lagergren and Mary (Dolan) Lagergren, she was educated at Hempstead High School on Long Island and St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. She was a...

Dennis W. Matchett

Dennis W. Matchett

Jun 26, 2012

LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER and PAPA Dennis W. Matchett, 66, resident of Amherst, NH, died June 26, 2012 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH, surrounded by his family. He was born in Oakland, CA on June 23, 1946, a son of Benjamin and Imogene (Allen) Matchett. Dennis lived in Amherst since 1988 and formerly had resided in San...

Margaret E. Wetherbee

Margaret E. Wetherbee

Jun 21, 2012

Margaret E. “Margie” Wetherbee, 65, resident of Peterborough, NH died June 21, 2012 at Phesantwood Nursing Home, Peterborough. She was born in Nashua, NH on December 21, 1946, a daughter of Fredrick M. and Catherine (Butler) Wetherbee. Margie had lived in the Milford and Wilton area for most of her life. She graduated from Milford High School and received...

Thomas G. Callahan

Thomas G. Callahan

Jun 21, 2012

Thomas G. Callahan, 86, resident of Amherst, NH, died June 21, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 12, 1925, a son of Michael T. and Mary C. (Keegan) Callahan. He was raised in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Brooklyn Preparatory and received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Syracuse...

Hector J. Racicot

Hector J. Racicot

Jun 21, 2012

Hector J. Racicot, 86, resident of Milford, NH, died June 21, 2012 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Knowlton, Quebec on June 7, 1926, a son of Azarire and Emilda (Patenaude) Racicot. Mr. Racicot made his home in Milford for the past 59 years and had been employed by O.K. Tool Company in Milford...

Shirley A. Morley

Shirley A. Morley

Jun 15, 2012

Shirley A. Morley, 76, resident of Mason, NH, died June 15, 2012 at The Elms Care & Rehabilitation Center, Milford, surrounded by her family. She was born in Milo, Maine on February 13, 1936, a daughter of Albert and Margaret (Coughlin) Webb. Shirley resided in Mason for the past 40 years and formerly lived in Bedford, MA for many...

Velma-Ann "Rani" Poor

Velma-Ann "Rani" Poor

Jun 14, 2012

Velma-Ann “Rani” (Curtis) Poor, 74, lifelong resident of Milford, died June 14, 2012 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. She was born in Goffstown, NH on December 1, 1937, a daughter of the late Henry M. “Jim” and Annie M. (Cluche) Curtis. Rani was employed by Label Art Company, Wilton, for 27 years and also as a substitute...

Albert L. Adams

Albert L. Adams

Jun 12, 2012

Albert L. Adams, 86, resident of Hollis, NH, died June 12, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH. He was born in Reading, MA on January 16, 1926, a son of Lester C. and Leona (Parkhurst) Adams. Mr. Adams made his home in Hollis since 1949. He had been employed by Abbot Machine Company in Wilton for 23 years...

Betty L. Schult

Betty L. Schult

Jun 11, 2012

Betty L. Schult, 79, resident of Milford, NH, died June 11, 2012 at Crestwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Concord, MA on July 15, 1932, a daughter of Basil and Margaret (Drysdale Reid) Stow. She was raised and educated in Stow, MA and attended Vesper George School of Art, Boston, MA. Mrs. Schult made her...

Barbara Elizabeth Schultz

Barbara Elizabeth Schultz

Jun 10, 2012

Barbara Elizabeth (Warren) Schultz, 79, of Wilton, NH, passed away on June 10th, 2012 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH after a brief illness. She was born in Lyndeborough, NH on November 2nd, 1932, the daughter of the late E. George Warren and Elsie C. (Swinington) Warren. She graduated from Wilton High School in 1950 and also attended...

Edward J. Trentini

Edward J. Trentini

Jun 10, 2012

Edward J. Trentini, 81, resident of Amherst, NH, passed away at home on June 10, 2012 after a brief illness with lung cancer. Ed was born on June 22, 1930 in Manchester, NH, the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Johnson) Trentini. He was a resident of Amherst for the past 35 years and formerly lived in Milford...

Robert J. Chopel

Robert J. Chopel

Jun 8, 2012

Robert J. Chopel, 85, resident of Mason, NH and formerly of Catasauqua, PA, died June 8, 2012 at Crestwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Milford, NH after a brief stay. He was the husband of Marilyn E. (Onuschak) Chopel. He was born in Catasauqua, PA on December 11, 1926, a son of the late James and Esther (Steitz) Chopel. He...

June C. Currier

June C. Currier

Jun 7, 2012

June C. Currier, 86, resident of Henniker, NH died June 7, 2012 in Milford, NH, at the home of her son surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Boston, MA on December 26, 1925, a daughter of Lewis and Alma (Hayward) Peterson. She graduated from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1947. A resident of Amherst,...

Ruth C. Johnston

Ruth C. Johnston

Jun 6, 2012

Ruth C. Johnston, 89, resident of Milford, NH, died June 6, 2012 at her home. She was born in Canton, MA on September 30, 1922, a daughter of Dorothy Kinsman. Mrs. Johnston resided in Milford for the past 8 years and formerly made her home in Lyndeborough, NH for many years. She had been employed for Joan Lemire Real...