Obituaries

Obituaries

Robert N.  Grugnale

Robert N. Grugnale

Jun 19, 2018

Robert N. Grugnale, 72, resident of Amherst, NH, died on June 19, 2018 at the Elliott Hospital, Manchester, NH surrounded by his family. He was born in Milford, NH on April 21, 1946, a son of Aquiline T. and Jeanette F. (Martin) Grugnale. He was raised and educated in Milford, NH and made his home in Amherst for the...

Linda L. Russell

Linda L. Russell

Jun 14, 2018

Linda Margaret (Lakins) Russell, 80, of Amherst NH died Thursday June 14, 2018 peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was born in Syracuse, NY in 1938, the daughter of the late Franklin Dudley Lakins and Alfreda Schooley (Bobeau) Lakins. Linda met her husband, Richard, at Onondaga Hill High School, Onondaga, NY and graduated in 1956. She attended business...

Helena E. Vander-Heyden

Helena E. Vander-Heyden

Jun 14, 2018

Helena E. “Lena” Vander-Heyden, 81, lifelong resident of Wilton, NH, died on June 14, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in New Boston, NH, on December 20, 1936, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Muzzey) Burbee. She was raised and educated in Wilton and graduated from Wilton High School, Class of 1954. She had been...

Marilyn L.  Martus

Marilyn L. Martus

Jun 14, 2018

Marilyn L. Martus, 64, lifetime resident of Wilton, NH, died on June 14, 2018 at the Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, Derry, NH. She was born in Peterborough, NH on October 8, 1953, the daughter of Kenneth and Lorraine (Milne) Tuttle. Marilyn was raised and educated in Wilton, and graduated from Wilton High School Class of 1971. Marilyn was employed...

Norman E. Black

Norman E. Black

Jun 14, 2018

Norman E. Black, 77, longtime resident of Lyndeborough, NH, died on June 14, 2018 following a short illness at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. He was born in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1941, the son of Norman and Naomi L. (Gilbert) Black and was raised and educated in Pennsylvania. He graduated from North Dakota School of Forestry...

Margaret H. Drobat

Margaret H. Drobat

Jun 7, 2018

Margaret H. “Marge” Drobat, 86, died June 7, 2018 in Manchester. She was born in Manhattan, NY, on May 22, 1932, the daughter of Bartholomew and Jessie H. (Fazulak) Sheehan. She graduated Manhattan’s Cathedral High School in 1949 and Packard Junior College in 1952. She was a longtime resident of Amherst and later made her home in Manchester. A...

Ruland Sears

Ruland Sears

Jun 5, 2018

Ruland Sears, 102, lifelong resident of Milford, NH died on June 5, 2018 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Milford, NH on November 13, 1915, the son of George R. Sears and Blanche (Clark) Sears. He graduated from Milford High School in 1934 and was employed by the Southwestern New Hampshire Transportation Company, Wilton,...

Gladys G. Cloutier

Gladys G. Cloutier

Jun 1, 2018

Gladys G. Cloutier, 92, resident of Milford, NH died on June 1, 2018 at The Elms Care & Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Nashua, NH on March 4, 1926, a daughter of Albert and Ethel (Chandler) Covey. She was raised and educated in Nashua and made her home in Milford. Mrs. Cloutier owned and operated C'est Si...

Joel B. Chappell

Joel B. Chappell

May 14, 2018

Joel B. Chappell, 79, resident of Milford, died May 14th 2018 at St Josephs’ Hospital in Nashua, NH following a brief illness. He was born on January 31st, 1939 in Staten Island, New York, and later moved to Union Springs, New York. He is the son of the late Benjamin Buckland Coman Chappell and Virginia (Boone) Chappell. He graduated...

Iva E. Webster

Iva E. Webster

May 14, 2018

Iva E. Webster, 86, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 14, 2018 at Bedford Hills Nursing Home, Bedford, NH after a period of declining health. She was born in North Stratford, NH on March 6, 1932, a daughter of the late Estelle B. Jordan. Iva was raised and educated in North Stratford, NH and earned her GED....

Cheryl T. Hardman

Cheryl T. Hardman

May 12, 2018

Cheryl Theresa Hardman of New Boston, NH, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2018 at her home. Cheryl was born on December 27, 1955 in Hammond, Indiana. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph Payne and Theresa O’Milean Payne. Cheryl’s life revolved around her family, especially her husband and sons, as well her five siblings and their families for...

Helen Davis Rowe

Helen Davis Rowe

May 10, 2018

Helen Davis Rowe, 83, of Amherst, NH died peacefully at her residence on May 10, 2018 with her family by her bedside. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on March 2, 1935, the daughter of Albert Davis and Elizabeth Hall Davis. Helen graduated from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she met her husband Robert H. Rowe. She moved to...

Richard A. Beaudette

Richard A. Beaudette

May 10, 2018

Richard A. Beaudette, 87, resident of Brookline, NH died on May 10, 2018 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Lewiston, ME on September 15, 1930, the son of Azarias and Fabiola (Filteau) Beaudette. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston. Mr. Beaudette made his home in Brookline for the...

Ronald L. Aveni

Ronald L. Aveni

May 6, 2018

Maj. Ronald L. Aveni, USAF (Ret.), 79, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 6, 2018 in the Hillsborough County Nursing Home, Goffstown, NH. He was born in Nashua, NH on November 19, 1938, a son of Loretta (Gros Louis) Aveni of Milford, NH and the late Louie Aveni. Ron was raised and educated in Milford. He was...

Stuart Kirkfield

Stuart Kirkfield

May 5, 2018

Stuart Kirkfield, loving husband to Vivian for 50 years: father to Jason, Peter and Caroline; grandfather to Joshua, Emily, Jeremy and Sophie, departed life’s train for Willoughby at sunset on Saturday, May 5, 2018.Stuart was an educator and financial guide to many, as well as a lifetime bamboo fly-fishing aficionado and author of “The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod: A...

Lewis A. Dokmo

Lewis A. Dokmo

May 5, 2018

Lewis A. “Lew” Dokmo, longtime resident of Amherst, died at home on May 5, 2018, after a long, courageous battle with glioblastoma. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 3, 1946, to Lorentz and Lucille (Tillman) Dokmo, Lew spent his childhood in Wood Dale, a suburb of Chicago. He graduated with honors from St. Olaf College in Minnesota with...

Elizabeth "Betty"  Heinemann

Elizabeth "Betty" Heinemann

May 2, 2018

Elizabeth “Betty” Heinemann, 97, longtime resident of Amherst, NH, died on May 2, 2018. She was born on January 8, 1921 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Raymond Schuster and Elizabeth (Swank) Schuster. Betty graduated from Montclair High School, Montclair, NJ, Class of 1940. She made her home in Amherst for more than 50 years. Betty had been employed...

Jason C. Zwicker

Jason C. Zwicker

Apr 25, 2018

Jason C. Zwicker, 48, resident of Milford, NH, died on April 25, 2018 in Milford. Jason was born in Wilmington, MA on October 31, 1969, a son of Ronald Zwicker Sr. of Wilmington and the late Victoria (Sousa) Zwicker. Besides his childhood, Jason spent many years a resident in Nashua, NH with extended family and enormous amounts of friends...

Thomas H. Quinn

Thomas H. Quinn

Apr 24, 2018

Thomas H. Quinn, 73, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with a lingering illness, on April 24, 2018 at the Elms Center in Milford, NH. He was born in Manchester, NH, a son of the late James P. Quinn Sr. and Ruth A. (Walsh) Quinn. Tom worked at the VA Hospital in Manchester, NH and then moved on...

Judith A. Briske

Judith A. Briske

Apr 23, 2018

Judith A. Briske, 85, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, died on April 23, 2018 at the Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH. She was born in Bronx, New York on November 7, 1932, a daughter of Edward F. and Willna (Taylor) Power. She made her home in Mont Vernon for more than 35 years and formerly lived in Brentwood, New York....