Obituaries

Obituaries

Kay Gaidmore

Kay Gaidmore

Jun 9, 2020

Brenda Kay (Davis) Gaidmore, 73, a resident of Milford, NH and Lakeland, FL, devoted wife and loving mother, died on June 9, 2020 in Lakeland after a short bout of cancer. She was born in Owensboro, KY on March 26, 1947, the youngest daughter of Pascal and Nan (Heisler) Davis. She graduated from Owensboro High School in 1965 and...

Roland E. Laplante

Roland E. Laplante

Jun 5, 2020

Roland E. LaPlante, 59, resident of Milford, NH died June 5, 2020 in Nashua, NH. He was born on November 27, 1960 a son of the late Arthur A. & Cynthia L. (Seale) LaPlante. Roland spent his life in Milford, Amherst and Mont Vernon and graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1978. He was the owner and operator...

Robert G.  Cook

Robert G. Cook

Jun 1, 2020

Robert G. Cook, 66, resident of Milford, NH, died on June 1, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lynn, MA on June 16, 1953, a son of Lewis F. Cook and Rita D. (Moore) Cook. Bob was raised and educated in Lynn, MA and made his home in Milford, NH for the...

Paul F. Dudley Jr.

Paul F. Dudley Jr.

May 31, 2020

Paul F. Dudley Jr., 88, resident of Amherst, NH died on May 31, 2020 in Milford, NH. He was born in Milton, MA on July 17, 1931, a son of Paul F. and Eleanor (Vickery) Dudley. Paul was raised and educated in Milton, graduating from Milton High School in 1949 and Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, Class of 1953. He...

Jake Perham

Jake Perham

May 25, 2020

Jake Perham, 48, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, died on May 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Nashua, NH on March 18, 1972, a son of George E. and Alice (Hall) Perham. Jake was raised and educated in Milford, NH. He graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1990 and attended the...

Joan W. Hoppe

Joan W. Hoppe

May 25, 2020

Joan (Walsh) Hoppe, 88, resident of Amherst, NH died on May 25, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Orange, New Jersey on April 30, 1932, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Callahan) Walsh. Joan was raised and educated in Orange, NJ and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Mont Clair, NJ. She...

Spencer C. Brookes Ii

Spencer C. Brookes Ii

May 24, 2020

Spencer Charles Brookes II, 81, longtime resident of Wilton, NH died on May 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 18, 1939, the son of Spencer Albert and Albertine (Laberge) Brookes. He was a graduate of South Portland Maine High School and Ricker College and completed graduate work at the University of Vermont. He taught mathematics...

Glenna L. Daniels

Glenna L. Daniels

May 24, 2020

Glenna L. Daniels, 87, longtime resident of Milford, NH passed away peacefully at her home on May 24, 2020. She was born in Goffstown, NH on August 8, 1932, a daughter of Gerald S. and Mildred G. (Hall) Jesseman. Raised and educated in Weare, NH, she graduated from Weare High School, Class of 1950 and attended Margaret’s School of...

Anders J. Hansen

Anders J. Hansen

May 20, 2020

Anders Jorgen “Andy” Hansen, 95, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 20, 2020 after a period of declining health and complications from Covid-19 at Crestwood Healthcare Center, Milford, NH. He was born in Rockford, IL on June 7, 1924, son of Niels and Astrid (Strid) Hansen. A member of The Greatest Generation, Andy served his country honorably...

Anthony B. Ponti

Anthony B. Ponti

May 20, 2020

Anthony Brian Ponti passed away after a period of declining health on May 20, 2020. He was the beloved son of Ernest and Kathleen (Murphy) Ponti. He was born on December 16, 1969 in Chicopee, MA. He attended and graduated from Perkins School for the Blind and worked for GAHMA in MA and later Texas Roadhouse in Nashua. He...

Gerald J. O'Neil

Gerald J. O'Neil

May 18, 2020

Gerald J. O’Neil, age 83, a native of Milford, NH, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020, at Crestwood Center. Jerry was born in Nashua Memorial Hospital, Nashua, NH, January 5, 1937, the son of Elizabeth C. White O’Neil and Thomas F. O’Neil, Jr. He graduated from Milford High School, Milford, NH, in 1955 and entered the USMC...

Carl W. Schaefer

Carl W. Schaefer

May 16, 2020

On May 16, 2020 Carl William (Maxmillian) Schaefer, 87, of Bedford NH, was called by the Angels to be reunited with his wife Grace in Eternal Peace and to be in the presence of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Carl was born on March 6, 1933 in the Bronx, New York to Markus and Margaretha (Forst) Schaefer. He...

Marie Blanche Belanger

Marie Blanche Belanger

May 15, 2020

Marie Blanche (Coulombe) Belanger passed away early Friday morning May 15, 2020 less than 3 weeks from her 109Th birthday, just before 1:00AM on a gentle breeze filled with the scent of spring blossoms to rejoin her loved ones that had passed before her, most particularly her two daughters Carmel and Rolande. Blanche, as her friends knew her, or...

Richard A. Kroposki

Richard A. Kroposki

May 15, 2020

Richard A. Kroposki, 59, resident of Hollis, NH died on May 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey on August 24, 1960, a son of the late Edgar and Elsie (Nakonechny) Kroposki. Richard was raised and educated in Monroe, NY. He graduated from Monroe Woodbury High School, Class of 1978,...

Dorothy Ledger

Dorothy Ledger

May 14, 2020

Dorothy “Dottie” Ledger, 83, beloved wife, mother, and friend, died peacefully on May 14, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was a resident of Amherst, NH. She was born Dorothy Woodbury in Portland, Maine on August 3, 1936. Dottie was raised and educated in Portland. She graduated from Portland High School. A resident of Amherst, NH for...

Barbara Powers

Barbara Powers

May 14, 2020

Barbara Powers of Amherst, NH died on May 14, 2020 with her husband John by her side, after a long, brave battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a loving wife, devoted mother, and adoring grandmother remembered for her warm friendships and kindness, spectacular holiday meals, and timeless sense of style. Barbara’s quick wit and mental acuity will certainly be...

Aaron F. Schooley

Aaron F. Schooley

May 13, 2020

Aaron F. Schooley, 36, resident of Francestown, NH died on May 13, 2020 at his home. He was born in Nashua, NH on June 27, 1983, a son of Robert F. Schooley and Laurie (Moore) Schooley. Aaron was raised and educated in Mont Vernon, NH and attended Souhegan High School, Amherst, NH. He had been employed as a Lab...

Susan L. Congdon

Susan L. Congdon

May 12, 2020

Susan L. Congdon, 67, resident of Townsend, MA, died on May 12, 2020 at her home, after her 6 month battle with cancer surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born in Durham, CT on May 19, 1952, a daughter of Robert T. and Marie Leona (Lanouette) Seifert. She was raised, and educated in Connecticut, and graduated...

Septima L. Gaidmore

Septima L. Gaidmore

May 11, 2020

Septima (Luongo) “Tina” Gaidmore, 100, lifelong resident of Milford, NH, died on May 11, 2020 at Ledgewood Bay, Milford. She was born in Milford, NH on December 29, 1919, a daughter of Francesco and Maria (Pagliocca) Luongo. She graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1937 and attended Nashua Business College. Tina had been employed in the banking industry...

Irene K. Sawyer

Irene K. Sawyer

May 10, 2020

Irene K. Sawyer, 97, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 10, 2020 in Bedford, NH. She was born in New Britain, Connecticut on September 24, 1922, a daughter of Arthur and Anna (Kraus) Kramer. She was raised and educated in Newington, CT and worked in Fafnir’s in New Britain, CT. She moved to Hollis in 1946, later...