Obituaries

Obituaries

William S. Riehl

William S. Riehl

Sep 19, 2017

William S. "Billy" Riehl, 33, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on September 19, 2017 in Laconia, NH. He was born in Nashua, NH on September 14, 1984, a son of the late William G. Riehl and Pamela A. (Shea) Riehl Burke. He was raised and educated in Milford and graduated from Milford High School, Class of 2004. Billy...

Wesley B. Crooker

Wesley B. Crooker

Sep 19, 2017

Wesley Bennett Crooker, 93, of Milford, NH, died on September 19, 2017 at the home of his daughter, Tammy Lunderville, in Milford. Tammy and her husband, Roland did wonderful work providing a home for him in the final years of his life. He was born in Milford on April 21, 1924, the son of Frank and Jeanne (Smith) Crooker....

Bruce J. Ingraham

Bruce J. Ingraham

Sep 13, 2017

Bruce J. Ingraham, 64, resident of Ayer, MA died on September 13, 2017 at his home. He was born in Nashua, NH on May 2, 1953, a son of Carl L. and Hilda M. (Daniels) Ingraham. He was raised and educated in Brookline, NH and made his home in Ayer for the past 15 years. Bruce had been employed...

Dorothy M. Wells

Dorothy M. Wells

Sep 11, 2017

Dorothy “Dolly” M. Wells, 64, resident of Milford, NH died on September 11, 2017 at the Elms Care & Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Nashua, NH on March 30, 1953, a daughter of Vernon B. and Elizabeth (King) Edwards. Dolly was raised and educated in Wilton, NH and has lived in Wilton and Milford for most of...

Marguerite J. Theil

Marguerite J. Theil

Sep 10, 2017

Marguerite J. “Marge” Theil, 85, resident of Amherst, NH died September 10, 2017 at her home. She was born in Kincaid, Illinois on August 2, 1932, a daughter of Leopold J. and Lela R. (Durbin) Petit. Marge was a resident of Parkhurst Place in Amherst, NH for the past 15 years and had also lived in Wilton, NH and...

Shaun M. Wetherbee

Shaun M. Wetherbee

Sep 9, 2017

Shaun Michael “SM” Wetherbee, 49, of Amherst, NH died on September 9, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH as a result of complications from surgery. He was born in Nashua, NH, the son of Loretta (O’Brien) Wetherbee Ovens and the late James K. Wetherbee, Sr. He attended Milford High School and went on and received his Journey Mans...

Celine Trombly Bresnahan, Rn

Celine Trombly Bresnahan, Rn

Sep 6, 2017

Celine Trombly Bresnahan, RN, 82, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died unexpectedly on September 6, 2017 at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 21, 1935, a daughter of Joseph and Catherine M. (Dolan) Trombly. Celine was raised and educated in North Andover, MA and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School, Lawrence, MA. She went on...

Melissa M. (Putnam) Fish

Melissa M. (Putnam) Fish

Sep 2, 2017

Melissa M. (Putnam) Fish, 41, resident of Greenfield, NH, died on September 2, 2017 in Milford, NH, after a long battle with addiction. She was born in Nashua, NH on April 16, 1976, a daughter of Michael E. Putnam, Sr. of Milford and Kim L. (Bailey) Creighton of Greenfield. Melissa was raised and educated in Milford and made her...

Marion M. Sortevik

Marion M. Sortevik

Aug 30, 2017

Marion M. Sortevik, 88, died on August 30, 2017 at Bedford Hills Healthcare Center, Bedford, NH. She was born in Boston on August 12, 1929 to Edward and Catherine (McCartin) McPhail. She was a graduate of Girls Latin School in 1947 and was class president. Prior to moving to Bedford, NH several years ago, Mrs. Sortevik had been a...

Rosario P. Ricciardi

Rosario P. Ricciardi

Aug 28, 2017

Rosario P. “Sarooch” Ricciardi, 97, lifelong resident of Milford, NH died on August 28,, 2017 at Crestwood Healthcare Center, Milford, NH. Sarooch was born in Milford on October 23, 1919, a son of Joseph and Concetta (Granata) Ricciardi. He attended Milford schools. He was employed by Abbott Machine Company, Wilton, NH at the time of his enlistment in the...

Sheila R. Trott

Sheila R. Trott

Aug 28, 2017

Sheila R. Trott, 86, resident of Ashland, NH, died unexpectedly on August 28, 2017 at Speare Memorial Hospital, Plymouth, NH. She was born in Fryeburg, Maine on November 28, 1930, a daughter of Orman and Blanche (Kendall) Bennett. She made her home in Ashland for several years and formerly lived in Thornton, NH and Milford, NH for many years....

Judith G. Pfeifer

Judith G. Pfeifer

Aug 25, 2017

Judith Gervais (Moore) Pfeifer, 72, a retired Amherst, New Hampshire teacher passed away on August 25, 2017 from IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis). Born in Lowell, MA on January 8, 1945 to John and Margaret (Reynolds) Gervais. Judy resided in Amherst, NH and was the beloved wife of Melvin George Pfeifer. She graduated from Lowell High School, Class of 1962....

Joyce M. Baclawski

Joyce M. Baclawski

Aug 24, 2017

Joyce Marilyn Baclawski, (née Rosenberger), a 30-year resident of Amherst, New Hampshire, was born June 30, 1928 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and died peacefully on August 24, 2017 at the age of 89. Born in Saint Cloud, Minnesota to Florian Rosenberger and Marvis German Rosenberger, Joyce was a talented tap dancer and beauty queen, who at age 15 danced...

Kevin L. Menken

Kevin L. Menken

Aug 16, 2017

Kevin L. Menken, 53, resident of West Deering, NH, died on August 16, 2017 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. He was born in Mankato, MN on October 1, 1963, a son of LaVern and Bonita (Dehmlow) Menken. He made his home in Bingham Lake, MN for most of his life and more recently moved to Robin Hill...

Elisabeth A. Bailey

Elisabeth A. Bailey

Aug 16, 2017

Elisabeth A. Bailey, 90, lifelong resident of Milford, NH died on August 16, 2017 at the Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH. She was born in Milford on August 29, 1926, a daughter of Dr. George Hilton, MD and Ethel (Lancaster) Hilton. Elisabeth was raised and educated in Milford and graduated from Milford High School. She was a longtime member of...

Arlene George

Arlene George

Aug 15, 2017

Arlene George, 89, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on August 15, 2017 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. She was born in Manchester, NH on May 8, 1928, a daughter of Parker and Hazel (Adams) Bailey. Arlene was raised and educated in Bedford, NH and graduated from West High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from...

Arvid R. B. Wilson

Arvid R. B. Wilson

Aug 10, 2017

Arvid R. B. Wilson, 86, passed away August 10, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born August 24, 1930 in Melrose, MA, the youngest of eight children to Bertul Wilson and Anna B. Krauklis. The Wilson family moved to Amherst NH on May 1st, 1937 [as Arvid would fondly reminisce “First day of fishing season”]. He graduated Amherst...

Barbara R. Blake

Barbara R. Blake

Aug 4, 2017

Barbara R. Blake, 81, longtime resident of Mont Vernon, NH, died on August 4, 2017 at her home. She was born in Mont Vernon on July 30, 1936, a daughter of Arthur O. and Ruth (Salisbury) Robinson. Barbara was a resident of Mont Vernon, NH for most of her life and had been employed as a computer technician for...

Robert K. Grassett

Robert K. Grassett

Aug 3, 2017

Robert K. Grassett, 73, lifelong resident of Amherst, NH died peacefully at home on August 3, 2017. He was born in Nashua, NH on May 13, 1944, a son of Kenneth W. and Madelene B. (Roby) Grassett. Bob graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1962. He had been employed in the lumber industry for most of his career,...

Angele E. Holt

Angele E. Holt

Jul 28, 2017

Angele Elizabeth Mazella "Betty" Holt, daughter of Marie Mazella and Jose Gutierrez of Casablanca French Morocco, born January 27, 1926, died July 28, 2017 from a sudden illness. Betty was a WWII war bride and met her husband during the war. She arrived in the United States speaking only French and taught herself to speak English. She lived many...