Obituaries

Obituaries

Carl H. Roebuck

Carl H. Roebuck

Mar 27, 2011

Carl H. Roebuck, 75, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died March 27, 2011 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Ware, MA on May 10, 1935, a son of Joseph and Agnes (Carlson) Roebuck. Mr. Roebuck had been employed by the Federal Aviation Administration for 33 years and retired as a supervisor. He was a...

Ryan J. Wilmot

Ryan J. Wilmot

Mar 27, 2011

Ryan J. Wilmot, 24, resident of Manchester, NH, died March 27, 2011 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. He was born in Nashua, NH on February 24, 1987, a son of William J. Wilmot and Heidi J. (Evans) Wilmot of Milford. Ryan resided in Manchester for a short time and formerly lived in Milford for more than 10...

Richard Kimball Fisher

Richard Kimball Fisher

Mar 26, 2011

Richard K. Fisher, 71, resident of Brookline, NH, died March 26, 2011 at his home. He was born in Newton, MA on August 2, 1939, a son of M. Ruth (House) Horton of Port Charlotte, FL and the late Francis P. Fisher. Mr. Fisher made his home in Brookline for over 35 years and formerly resided in Nashua, NH....

Leona S. Haulenbeek

Leona S. Haulenbeek

Mar 21, 2011

Leona S. Haulenbeek, 86, resident of Peterborough, NH, died March 21, 2011 at Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough. She was born in Trenton, NJ on April 4, 1924, a daughter of William H. and Olive (Fine) Schulte. She graduated from Miss Fine’s School in Princeton, NJ and attended Briarcliff Junior College. While living in New Jersey, she was a hospital...

Jean Darnell Sweeney

Jean Darnell Sweeney

Mar 17, 2011

Jean was born in South Orange, New Jersey on March 18, 1931 and died peacefully in Nashua, NH on March 17, 2011, while recuperating from double pneumonia. Jean was a Registered Nurse who graduated from Bates College in 1954. Upon graduation, she practiced nursing for a short time in New Jersey and after her marriage in 1955, she worked...

John F. Tighe

John F. Tighe

Mar 15, 2011

John F. “Jack” Tighe, 66, lifelong resident of Wilton, NH, died March 15, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH. He was born in Wilton, NH on February 16, 1945, a son of Lawrence A. Tighe, Sr. and Ruth E. (Burns) Tighe. He graduated from Bishop Bradley High School, Class of 1963, Manchester, NH. For 43 years, he had...

Thelma B. Merrill

Thelma B. Merrill

Mar 13, 2011

Thelma B. Merrill, 96, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died March 13, 2011 at her home. She was born in Walpole, MA, on June 12, 1914, a daughter of Artemus and Katherine (Jonah) Boulter. Mrs. Merrill was raised and educated in New Boston, NH. She graduated from New Boston High School and attended nursing school in Boston, Massachusetts. She...

Jeannette Parker Layton

Jeannette Parker Layton

Mar 11, 2011

Jeannette Parker Layton, 91, longtime resident of Lyndeborough, NH, died March 11, 2011 in Sun City, Florida. She was born in Milford, NH on February 5, 1920, daughter of John R. Martin and Maude Quimby. She graduated from Milford High School and attended Nashua Business School. A resident of Lyndeborough for 60 years, she worked on the family farm,...

Richard L. Songer

Richard L. Songer

Mar 10, 2011

Richard L. Songer, 62, resident of Milford, NH, died March 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Athens, Ohio on March 10, 1949, a son of Wyona (Moore) Songer of Bucyrus, OH and the late Herbert L. Songer. Mr. Songer resided in Milford for the past 11 years and formerly resided in...

Olive M. Thurston

Olive M. Thurston

Mar 10, 2011

Olive M. (Blanchard) Thurston, 87, resident of Colonie, NY, died March 10, 2011, at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, NY. She was born in Greenfield, NH on April 28, 1923, a daughter of the late Carroll H. Blanchard, Sr. and Alice L. (O’Brien) Blanchard. Olive grew up in Milford, where she attended the Garden Street School and graduated in 1941...

Helen M. Sorrentino

Helen M. Sorrentino

Mar 10, 2011

Helen M. Sorrentino, 92, resident of Milford, NH, died March 10, 2011 at The Elms Care and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Newark, NJ on July 13, 1918, a daughter of Bertram and Mary (McDonald) Rothacker. Mrs. Sorrentino resided in Milford for the past three years and formerly lived in Inverness, Florida for more than 25 years...

Kenneth P. Brewer

Kenneth P. Brewer

Mar 6, 2011

Kenneth P. Brewer, 52, resident of Nottingham, NH and formerly of Bedford, NH, died March 6, 2011 at his home. He was born in Melrose, MA on March 16, 1958, a son of Joy M. (Webber) Brewer of Milford, NH and the late Donald R. Brewer. Mr. Brewer was raised and educated in Nashua and Milford. He graduated from...

Caroline Carpentieri

Caroline Carpentieri

Mar 4, 2011

Caroline Carpentieri, 86, lifelong resident of Milford, died March 4, 2011 at the The Arbors, Bedford, NH. She was born in Milford on September 21, 1924, a daughter of John and Caroline Cassanerio. In her life, she became the manager of the McCory/McClellan 5 & 10 Store in an age when women were not out in the work force...

Lloyd L. Benoit, Jr.

Lloyd L. Benoit, Jr.

Mar 2, 2011

Lloyd L. Benoit, Jr., 73, resident of Greenfield, NH, died March 2, 2011 at Greenbriar Healthcare Terrace, Nashua, NH. He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont on May 12, 1937, a son of Lloyd L. Benoit, Sr. and Mae F. (Brown) Benoit. Mr. Benoit was raised and educated in St. Johnsbury and had resided in Littleton, NH for many...

Joseph E. Durant

Joseph E. Durant

Feb 27, 2011

Joseph E. Durant, 41, resident of Epsom, NH, died February 27, 2011 in Farmington, NH. He was born in Lowell, MA on June 12, 1969, a son of Albert J. and Rosemary (Deering) Durant of Milford, NH. Joe resided in Lowell, MA for the first fourteen years of his life, later moving to Milford and graduated from Milford High...

Charles D. Norrod

Charles D. Norrod

Feb 27, 2011

Charles D. Norrod, 88, resident of the New Hampshire Veterans Home, Tilton, died February 27, 2011 at Franklin Regional Hospital, Franklin, NH. He was born in Crawford, TN on October 30, 1922, a son of Fletcher J. and Viola Norrod. Mr. Norrod had lived in Londonderry, NH for several years and formerly resided in Nashua, NH for 5 years...

Ruth M. Moran

Ruth M. Moran

Feb 26, 2011

Ruth “Marge” Moran, 76, resident of Brookline, NH, died February 26, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Leominster, MA on January 9, 1935, a daughter of Thomas Neil and Esther A. (Harris) Reynolds. She graduated from Nashua High School, Class of 1953 and made her home in Brookline for...

Michael E. O'Brien

Michael E. O'Brien

Feb 21, 2011

Michael E. O'Brien, 49, of Thornton's Ferry Road II in Amherst, died February 21st, after a long illness. He was born June 28, 1961 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Robert and Clare O'Brien. Mike was raised in Wilbraham, Massachusetts and graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in 1979. He moved to New Hampshire to operate Amherst Taylor Rental...

Robert A. Edwards

Robert A. Edwards

Feb 17, 2011

Robert A. Edwards, 81, resident of Milford, NH, died February 17, 2011 at Crestwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. He was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on August 26, 1929, a son of James A. and Anna (Callanan) Edwards. Raised and educated New Jersey, he graduated from SUNY, College of Staten Island, with an Associate’s Degree in Engineering. Prior...

Cecile A. Cullinan

Cecile A. Cullinan

Feb 15, 2011

Cecile A. Cullinan, 91, resident of Milford, NH, died February 15, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada on September 9, 1919, a daughter of Philippe and Rose (DeCelles) Bergeron. She immigrated to the United States in 1924 and made her home in Milford for the past 86 years. Mrs....