Obituaries

Obituaries

Jane A. Walsh

Jane A. Walsh

Apr 12, 2010

Jane Alice (McLaughlin) Walsh, 88, died April 12, 2010 in Manchester, NH after a period of declining health. She was born in Somerville, MA on February 24, 1922, a daughter of John and Florence (McDonough) McLaughlin. She was raised in Melrose, MA and was the third of six children. In 1945, she married Bernard J. Walsh and moved to...

Vertie M. Riddle

Vertie M. Riddle

Apr 9, 2010

Vertie M. Riddle, 85, resident of Milford, NH, died April 9, 2010 at Crestwood Care & Rehabilitation Center in Milford. She was born in Amherst, NH on December 3, 1924, a daughter of the late William and Jenny E. (Wetherell) Tuttle. She was raised and educated in Amherst and made her home in the Amherst and Milford area, her...

John Harry Berntson

John Harry Berntson

Apr 8, 2010

John H. Berntson, died on April 8, 2010, after a very long illness. He was born in 1925 in Flushing, NY. John served in the Army Air Force in WWII, and once discharged, he worked as a carpenter daytimes and attended college at night, eventually graduating from the College of the City of New York - School of Business....

Caroline M. Sheldon

Caroline M. Sheldon

Apr 2, 2010

Caroline M. Sheldon, 70, resident of Milford, NH, died April 2, 2010 at her home. She was born in Holyoke, MA on June 8, 1939, a daughter of Caroline M. (Walsh) Tessier of Athol, MA and the late Charles H. Tessier. She was raised and educated in Ayer, MA. Mrs. Sheldon resided in Milford for the past 12 years...

Veronica Anne Howe

Veronica Anne Howe

Mar 27, 2010

Veronica Anne Howe, infant daughter of Nathan C. and Isabelle (Page) Howe of Manchester, NH, died March 27, 2010, surrounded by her loving family at Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. She was born on January 7, 2009 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, New Hampshire. In addition to her parents, family members include a brother, Corey J. Foss and a sister,...

Victor J. Keskinen

Victor J. Keskinen

Mar 21, 2010

Victor J. Keskinen, 90, resident of Milford, NH, died March 21, 2010 at Pheasantwood Nursing Home, Peterborough, NH. He was born in Maynard, MA on April 13, 1919, a son of the late Victor and Hilma (Haapanen) Keskinen. Mr. Keskinen resided in Milford for the past 46 years and formerly lived in Louisville, Kentucky for 10 years. He had...

Suzette Anne Hutchinson

Suzette Anne Hutchinson

Mar 19, 2010

Suzette Anne Hutchinson, 63, resident of Wilton, NH, died March 19, 2010 at The Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. She was born in Nashua, NH on January 5, 1947, a daughter of the late Omer J. and Leah (Blanchette) Hutchinson. She was raised and educated in Wilton, NH, and lived all of her life in the close-knit neighborhood of Russell...

Isaiah Michael Maxwell

Isaiah Michael Maxwell

Mar 18, 2010

Ten day old Isaiah Michael Maxwell, went home to be with Jesus on March 18, 2010. Born prematurely to parents Kevin and Christine (Longval) Maxwell of Milford on March 8, Isaiah weighed 15 ounces and was 11 and ½ inches long. Treasured dearly during his brief stay, he will be missed by his parents and his four brothers: Joshua,...

Harold W. Goss, Sr.

Harold W. Goss, Sr.

Mar 17, 2010

Harold W. Goss, Sr., 88, resident of Milford, NH, died March 17, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH. He was born in Nashua, NH on October 20, 1921, a son of the late Harold J. Goss and Mary E. (Lund) Goss. Mr. Goss was raised and educated in Nashua, NH and resided in Milford for more than 50...

Janet W. Palmer

Janet W. Palmer

Mar 15, 2010

Janet W. Palmer, 83, resident of Nashua, NH, died March 15, 2010, at her home. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 6th 1926, a daughter of the late John and Edna Wesper. She was raised and educated in Philadelphia, PA. Mrs. Palmer was a resident of Nashua for the past seven years, and had lived most of...

Greta L. Kelley

Greta L. Kelley

Mar 14, 2010

Greta L. Kelley, 74, resident of Londonderry, NH, died March 14, 2010 at the Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH. She was born in Nashua, NH on February 25, 1936, a daughter of the late Ernest and Antoinette (Houle) Budro. Mrs. Kelley made her home in Londonderry for the past 22 years and was a communicant of St. Jude Parish. She...

Jane Heckman Mcgettigan

Jane Heckman Mcgettigan

Mar 14, 2010

Jane Heckman McGettigan, RN, BSN, CIC, died in Nashua, NH on March 14, 2010 after a period of failing health. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 11, 1936, daughter of Raymond Heckman and Gladys Conrad Heckman. She graduated from Milford High School and attended Mary Hitchcock School of Nursing, graduating as an RN in 1957. In 1980,...

Ruth T. (Pfund) Kokko

Ruth T. (Pfund) Kokko

Mar 11, 2010

Ruth Theresa (Pfund) Kokko, daughter of Edward T. Pfund, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Banning died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 11th , 2010. She was born March 25th, 1918 in Hartford, Connecticut and soon moved to Methuen, Massachusetts, where her father worked as a printer for the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. During her high school career, she was involved in...

Cynthia D. Guiry

Cynthia D. Guiry

Mar 9, 2010

Cynthia (Derry) Guiry, 86, died March 9, 2010 at her residence in Mason, New Hampshire. Mrs. Guiry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Gardner C. Derry and Hazel M. (Goodine) Derry of Sharon, Massachusetts. She was a graduate of Sharon High School and attended Hollins College. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Robert C....

Edward T. Pfund, Jr.

Edward T. Pfund, Jr.

Mar 7, 2010

Edward T. Pfund Jr., died Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at his home in Milford, NH. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts on December 10th, 1923, the son of Edward T. Pfund, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Banning. He developed an early interest in communications, raising carrier pigeons and becoming a short-wave radio listener as a pre-teen. At the age of...

Dean K. Campbell

Dean K. Campbell

Feb 28, 2010

Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Dean K. Campbell, 77, resident of Hudson, NH, died February 28, 2010 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Melrose, MA on July 26, 1932, a son of the late Kingsley M. Campbell and Eleanor (Pierce) Campbell. He was raised and educated in Lunenburg and Leominster, MA. Mr. Campbell entered...

Alfred E. Mcginnis, Sr.

Alfred E. Mcginnis, Sr.

Feb 24, 2010

Alfred E. �Al� McGinnis, Sr., 73, longtime resident of Amherst, NH, died February 24, 2010 at his home. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 24, 1936. Mr. McGinnis had been employed by Hitchiner Manufacturing Company, Milford for many years. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. McGinnis enjoyed cooking and especially liked watching the Food Network. Family...

Joseph C. Devine

Joseph C. Devine

Feb 24, 2010

Joseph C. Devine, 72, resident of Milford, NH, died February 24, 2010 in Sebastian, Florida. He was born in Nashua, NH on May 23, 1937, a son of the late Joseph E. and Amelia (Calvetti) Devine. Raised and educated in Wilton, NH, he was a graduate of Wilton High School and attended St. Anselm�s College and Boston College. Mr....

Ralph H. Taylor, Sr.

Ralph H. Taylor, Sr.

Feb 22, 2010

Ralph H. Taylor, Sr., 75, lifelong resident of Milford, NH, died February 22, 2010 at St. Joseph�s Hospital, Nashua, NH, after a brief illness. He was born in Milford, NH, on November 24, 1934, a son of the late C. Arthur and Mabel (Todd) Taylor. Mr. Taylor had been employed as a mechanic for Sheldon Automotive in Milford for...

Charles B. Sullivan

Charles B. Sullivan

Feb 19, 2010

Peterborough- Charles B. Sullivan, 88, died on February 19, 2010, after a brief illness. For 35 years, he practiced law in Wilton, N.H. at Cheever & Sullivan, a firm he co-founded. He also was the judge of the Municipal District Court for many decades, the chairman of the New Hampshire State Republican Party, and he served on the boards...