Obituaries
Obituaries
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
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
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
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...
Lee Francis Mayhew
Jul 25, 2017
Lee Francis Mayhew, age 75, quietly passed away on Tuesday, July 25th at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, surrounded by those who loved him most, his wife of 52 years, Therese Roy-Mayhew, and his devoted children Kelly Mayhew, Jamison Mayhew, and Jeremy Earl Mayhew. A graduate of Saint Anselm College, where he and Therese first met and fell in love, he...
Jane E. (Liberty) Mason
Jul 24, 2017
Jane E. Mason, 78, a longtime resident of Milford and Mont Vernon, NH, passed on July 24, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones at Gulfside Hospice Center in Newport Richey, FL after battling illness for the past few years. Born in Nashua, NH on April 28, 1939, she was the daughter of Edgar and Marie (Wells) Liberty, and was...
Desmond T. Coffee
Jul 19, 2017
Des, left for heaven surrounded by his family at home Wednesday July 19, 2017. Des was a man who loved and served God. His family was so important to him and he delighted in being with them all. He was born in Visalia, California to Earl J. and Genevieve Coffee. His California legacy stretched back many generations, as his...
Robert D. Philbrick, Sr.
Jul 16, 2017
- Robert D. Philbrick Sr., a retired defense industry public affairs specialist who was prominent in community and political affairs, died on July 16, 2017 at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey. He was 88. Bob was a Korean War veteran, former New Hampshire State Racing Commissioner, a long-time Milford Town Moderator, and chaired state and local...
Lucy A. Getchell
Jul 15, 2017
Lucy A. Getchell, 78, resident of Milford, NH, died on July 15, 2017 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. She was born in Dedham, Maine on November 6, 1938, a daughter of Paul and Gertrude Smith. Lucy made her home in Milford for the past 37 years and formerly lived in Massachusetts and Florida. She had been...
Gail E. Fessenden
Jul 14, 2017
Gail E. Fessenden, formerly of Milford passed away on July 14, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, FL at the age of 63, following a lengthy illness for the last fourteen years. Gail was born on March 15, 1954, a daughter of Paul E. Fessenden, VMD and Mary S. Fessenden. She was a 1972 Milford High School graduate and...
Victor J. Webster
Jul 12, 2017
Victor J. Webster, 41, resident of Brookline, NH died unexpectedly at his home on July 12, 2017. He was born in Nashua, NH on November 6, 1975, a son of Steven J. Webster of Nashua, NH and Cheryl (L’Heureux) McCreery of Brookline, NH. Victor was raised and educated in Nashua and graduated from Nashua South High School, Class of...
Louise Miller Thomas Swanson
Jul 8, 2017
Louise Miller Thomas Swanson, resident of Amherst, New Hampshire passed away peacefully at her home on July 8th, surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Swanson was born on October 13, 1937 in Durham, North Carolina. Ms. Swanson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Thomas of Durham, North Carolina, who preceded her in death. She was predeceased...
Corrine E. Pelchat
Jul 2, 2017
Corinne E. Pelchat, 87, lifelong resident of Milford, NH died on July 2, 2017 at The Courville of Nashua, NH. She was born in Milford on June 9, 1930, a daughter of Percy and Rosemond (Butterfield) Field. Corinne was a graduate of Milford High School, Class of 1948. She was employed as a telephone operator for New England Telephone...
Cecile R. Lebel
Jul 1, 2017
Cecile R. Lebel, 94, resident of Nashua, NH, passed away on July 1, 2017, at The Elms Nursing Home in Milford, NH. She was born in Fitchburg, MA on June 22, 1923, a daughter of Hector and Eugenie (Masse) Valliere, and one of four girls born to them. She was pre-deceased by sisters Louise Pelletier, Irene Payee, and Gertrude...
Archie Dante Carpentiere, Jr.
Jun 21, 2017
Archie D. Carpentiere Jr., 86, longtime resident of Milford, NH died on June 21, 2017 at Southern NH Medical Center, Nashua, NH. He was born on August 30, 1930, a son of Archie D. Carpentiere Sr. and Mary S. (Paro) Carpentiere. Raised and educated in Milford, Archie was Class President and graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1948....
Jean N. Smith
Jun 21, 2017
Jean N. Smith, 92, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on June 21, 2017 in Chester, NH. She was born in Portsmouth, NH on March 4, 1925, a daughter of Wendell and Delia J. (Stuart) Collins. She had made her home in Milford, NH for many years and had also lived in Auburndale, FL for several years and Chester,...
John J. Russell
Jun 20, 2017
John J. Russell, 90, resident of Milford, NH, died on June 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Norfolk, VA on December 18, 1926, a son of John J. and Florence M. (Giles) Russell. He attended a one room school house by horse and buggy on the Mohawk Trail in Charlemont, MA, earned his bachelor’s degree from...
Valerie Emma Mcleod
Jun 19, 2017
Valerie E. McLeod, 82, of Milford, NH, passed away Monday, June 19th, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Medford, MA on April 4th, 1935, the daughter of Waldemar J. and Emma Linnea Swendsen. Valerie grew up in Medford and worked at the State Street Bank and Trust Co. in Boston before moving...
Geraldine G. Kirk
Jun 12, 2017
Geraldine G. (Wirth) Kirk of Hollis, NH died on the warm, blue-skied morning of June 12, 2017. Gerry, 92, was the dearly loved wife of the late Oliver “Ollie” with whom she hosted many favorite holiday gatherings, especially July 4th lobster bakes, Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas Eve parties that packed their house on Stevens Pond in North Andover, MA....
Christine A. O'Reilly
Jun 12, 2017
Christine A. O’Reilly, 69, resident of Amherst, NH, died on June 12, 2017 at her home. She was born in New York City on June 30, 1947, a daughter of John and Anna (Judge) Gauquie. She was raised and educated in New York City and graduated from Preston High School in the Bronx. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s...
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