Obituaries

Obituaries

George W. Sawyer

George W. Sawyer

May 5, 2020

George Williams Sawyer, 83, died unexpectedly on May 5, 2020 after several years of failing health. He was born on Mother’s Day, May 10, 1936 in Fitchburg MA to Elizabeth (Williams) and Walter F. Sawyer, Jr. George and older brother, Tom, became a pair, and remained close throughout their lives. The two spent many happy summers carousing with their...

Cheryl  A. Sarao

Cheryl A. Sarao

May 5, 2020

Cheryl A. Sarao, 63, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 5, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in Peterborough, NH on May 3, 1957, a daughter of Earl S. Hamel and Dorothy (Gray) Hamel MacNutt. She was raised and educated in Milford, attended Milford Area High School and Belleville Area College, Belleville, IL....

Daniel E. Mackay

Daniel E. Mackay

May 4, 2020

Daniel E. MacKay, 84, resident of Milford, NH, died May 4th 2020 from complications of COPD. He was born June 8, 1935 in Stoneham, MA, son of Ernest C. and Charlotte (Forsey) MacKay. Danny graduated from Medford High School and entered the Navy Reserve at age 18, where he served 1 year at the end of the Korean War....

Rolf Hoiden Bremer

Rolf Hoiden Bremer

May 2, 2020

Rolf H. Bremer, 89, of Brookline, NH, a long-time area business owner and volunteer, and a man who loved being at sea, crossed the bar on May 2, 2020. Rolf was known for his outgoing personality, sense of humor, patriotism and politics, work-ethic, love of family, and for founding and leading his Milford-based, family-run retail and wholesale seafood company....

Nancy J. Towne

Nancy J. Towne

Apr 30, 2020

On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Nancy Jean Towne’s spirit left her body at age 60. Daughter of Kenneth and Beverly Towne, sister of Richard Towne, and a life-long Hollis resident, Nancy made everyone in her presence feel like a friend, and everyone at her table feel like a family member. Though often underestimated, those who knew her were perpetually...

Alfred L. Thompson

Alfred L. Thompson

Apr 26, 2020

Alfred L. Thompson, 81, longtime resident of Greenville, NH died on April 26, 2020 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. He was born in Kittery, Maine on May 16, 1938, a son of Leighton and Edna (Fontaine) Thompson. He made his home in Greenville for more than 40 years. Mr. Thompson owned and operated Al Thompson Flooring for many...

Patrick T. Quinlan

Patrick T. Quinlan

Apr 26, 2020

Patrick T. Quinlan, 61, a lifelong resident of the Highlands Section of Lowell, died on April 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in Lowell, MA on March 17, 1959, a son of the late Francis X. and Vera A. (Cadigan) Quinlan. Pat graduated from Greater Lowell Technical High School and was a communicant of St. Margaret of...

Geraldine J. Salisbury

Geraldine J. Salisbury

Apr 25, 2020

Geraldine J. Salisbury, 85, resident of Milford, NH died on April 25, 2020 at her home. She was born in Marlborough, NH on August 5, 1934, a daughter of Lewis M. and Lillian (Wells) Morse. Geri worked in the woods with her husband, Lawrence, logging with horses in the early years and then became a dedicated housewife. She was...

Katherine G. Schaeffer

Katherine G. Schaeffer

Apr 24, 2020

Katherine (Gould) Schaeffer, 78, resident of Amherst, NH died after a brief illness on April 24, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH surrounded by her family. She was born in Medford, MA on March 20, 1942, a daughter of Clarence W. and Helen (Wyman) Gould. Katherine made her home in Amherst for the past 10 years and formerly...

Brenda L. Simmons Ward

Brenda L. Simmons Ward

Apr 23, 2020

Brenda Simmons Ward, 63, resident of Goffstown, NH passed away on April 23, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Norwood, MA on December 18, 1956, a daughter of the late Frederick W. and Louise (Lovejoy) Simmons. Brenda was raised and educated in Amherst, NH and graduated from Milford Area Senior High School, Class...

Paul  M.  Paradis

Paul M. Paradis

Apr 18, 2020

Paul M. Paradis, Sr., 70, resident of Milford, NH died on April 18, 2020 at his home. He was born in Nashua, NH on May 3, 1949, a son of Donat and Jeannette (Morency) Paradis. He was raised and educated in Nashua, NH where he made his home for most of his life until moving to Milford several years...

Marlene A. Kent

Marlene A. Kent

Apr 17, 2020

Marlene A. (Kennedy) Kent, 66, resident of Amherst, NH died on April 17th, 2020 at her home. She was born in Newton, MA on February 14, 1954, a daughter of the late John J. and Irene (Rousseau) Kennedy. Marlene was raised and educated in Newton MA and graduated from Newton North High School. She made her home in Amherst,...

Lisa D. Faint

Lisa D. Faint

Apr 7, 2020

Lisa Diane Faint, 52, died unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on Tuesday April 7, 2020 at her home in Milford. She was a graduate of Milford Area Senior High School class of 1985. She also graduated summa cum laude from Hesser College in Nashua in 1998 with an associate degree in Computer Management. She was...

Hazel G. Jameson

Hazel G. Jameson

Apr 5, 2020

Hazel Georgina Jameson, 85, passed away on April 5, 2020, at Hanover Hills Nursing Home after a period of declining health. She was born October 26, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts daughter of the late Walter Jameson and Margaret Leahy. She was raised in Dorchester MA and educated at the Hyde Park High School in Dorchester, MA. In 1952 she...

Elizabeth Rose Aubin

Elizabeth Rose Aubin

Apr 5, 2020

Elizabeth Rose Aubin joined the world on January 14th 2020 at 9:22 am and left us on April 5th. Her birth immediately changed all our or lives for the better. Elizabeth, Lizzy, Squish was the daughter of Mackenzie Abraham and Ethan Aubin. She is survived by her aunts Emily, Sophia, Ava, Evelyn and uncle Tyler. Her Paternal grandparents are...

Veronica Rasmussen

Veronica Rasmussen

Apr 4, 2020

Veronica Rasmussen, 72, resident of Hopkinton, NH and former longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on April 4, 2020 at the Jack Byrnes Hospice House in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, on August 12, 1947, a daughter of Royal E. Miller, Jr. and Vera (Graff) Miller. Veronica graduated from Nashua High School,...

William G. Stokes

William G. Stokes

Apr 1, 2020

William Guy Stokes (né Szoke) of Amherst, NH died unexpectedly on April 1, 2020 at the age of 72. Bill was born on December 31, 1947, to James and Winola Stokes. He was raised in Fairfield, CT and was a graduate of Andrew Warde High school and the University of Connecticut. Bill is survived by his wife of 34...

Robert D.  Wellington

Robert D. Wellington

Mar 29, 2020

On March 29, 2020, Robert “Bob” Dwight Wellington, 65, of Hooksett, NH gave his last “Wellington thumbs up” to the world. Bob was born on April 18, 1954, to Frederick and Jeanette Wellington in Newark, New Jersey. Bob spent his childhood reading comic books, sci-fi novels, excelling academically and preparing for his future worldwide domination of dairy economics. Bob...

Robert B. Ladouceur

Robert B. Ladouceur

Mar 29, 2020

Robert Bernard LaDouceur, raised in Milford, NH and longtime resident of Pompano Beach, FL, died on March 29, 2020 at the age of 36. Rob was born in Fitchburg, MA on October 21, 1983 to Daniel and Nicole LaDouceur. He graduated Milford High School in 2002. After briefly attending Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL he spent many...

Grace M. Schaefer

Grace M. Schaefer

Mar 26, 2020

On March 26, 2020, Grace Marie Antoinette Fauci Schaefer,89, of Bedford New Hampshire, was ushered by the Angels through the gates to eternal peace and to be in the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ. Her loving husband and family were by her side as she took that final journey. Grace was born on November 19, 1930 to parents...