Obituaries

Obituaries

Winston A. Grant

Winston A. Grant

Mar 10, 2017

Winston A. “Butch” Grant, 75, resident of Amherst, NH, died on March 10, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with cancer. When he received his terminal diagnosis, he was determined to live life to the fullest and spent as much time as he could with his family and friends making wonderful memories to...

Roger D. Lavallee

Roger D. Lavallee

Mar 8, 2017

Roger D. Lavallee, 84, of Amherst, NH, died Wednesday March 8, 2017 after a protracted battle with Cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife and family in his passing, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. Roger was born February 17, 1933 to the late Joseph and Eva Lavallee in Hudson, NH. He married the love of...

David M. Courage, Jr.

David M. Courage, Jr.

Mar 4, 2017

David McLaren Courage Jr., 73, of Greenville, NH, passed away on March 4, 2017 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack surrounded by family. He was born October 6, 1943 in Nashua, NH, the son of the late David McLaren Courage Sr. and Phyllis Ashford Courage. David served his country as a U.S. Marine and was honorably discharged in...

Kevin R. Henderson, Jr.

Kevin R. Henderson, Jr.

Mar 1, 2017

Kevin Richard Henderson, Jr., 31, of Manchester, NH passed away at home on March 1, 2017. He was born on May 9, 1985 in Nashua, NH. He was the son of Cristina Nutting of Manchester, NH Kevin grew up in Milford, NH. He enjoyed going up north, swimming and fishing. He is survived by his mother, Cristina Nutting of...

Thomas Patrick Hayes

Thomas Patrick Hayes

Feb 25, 2017

Thomas Patrick Hayes, age 76, of Milford, NH, passed away Saturday, February 25th at Crestwood Center in Milford. Tom was born April 10th, 1940 in Evanston, Illinois, son of the late Thomas and Pauline (Leonard) Hayes. He graduated from Evanston Township High School and later from DeVry Technical Institute. Tom enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1960...

Charles T. Odell

Charles T. Odell

Feb 25, 2017

Charles “Charlie” Odell, born April 2, 1951, unexpectedly passed away at his home on February 25, 2017. He and his parents, Ralph and Marjorie (Noble) Odell were lifelong residents of Amherst. He graduated from MASH in 1969 where he was a state track and field finalist. He attended UNH, majoring in Agricultural Engineering and he participated in Woodsmen Competitions...

Charles A. Balzarini

Charles A. Balzarini

Feb 21, 2017

Charles A. Balzarini, 93, resident of Bedford, NH, went home to be with the Lord on February 21, 2017 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH, after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Quincy, MA as an only child on June 6, 1923, the son of Emilio and Giovannina (Testa) Balzarini. He had lived...

Edward F. Palladino Iii

Edward F. Palladino Iii

Feb 20, 2017

Edward F. Palladino III, 53, resident of Milford, NH, lost his 10 year battle to kidney failure on Feb. 20th, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Boston, MA on September 13th, 1963, a son of Edward and Anne Palladino; Husband of Mellisa (Boland) Palladino; father of Courtney, Trevor, Brooke, Stephanie, and Kody; brother of Vincent...

Agnes J. Bent

Agnes J. Bent

Feb 15, 2017

Agnes J. Bent, 83, resident of Brookline, NH, died on February 15, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Wardsboro, Vermont on January 28, 1934, a daughter of George P. and Helen (Wright) Ayers. She was raised and educated in Milford and graduated from Milford High School. Mrs. Bent has made her home in...

Louise Marley

Louise Marley

Feb 14, 2017

Louise Marley, 95, of Amherst passed away February 14 at her home. She was born to the late McCullough and Aneita LeCain March 15, 1921, in Boston. Louise was a WAVE in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II, serving as an aerographer for 2 ½ years. She remained an active member of the WAVES National, the Granite...

Lynne A. Taylor

Lynne A. Taylor

Feb 14, 2017

Lynne A. Taylor, 67, resident of Milford, NH, died on February 14, 2017 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. She was born in Nashua, NH on April 20, 1949, a daughter of Mary Ann (Wyman) Buffelli Hamilton of Milford, NH and the late Alfred Buffelli. She was raised and educated in Milford and graduated from Milford High School,...

Ruth W. Olsen

Ruth W. Olsen

Feb 12, 2017

Ruth W. Olsen, 91, resident of Amherst, NH, died on February 12, 2017 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH, surrounded by her loving family. Ruth Wilmarth was born on December 23, 1925 in Hialeah, Florida, the fourth of the four children of Bruce and Bernice Wilmarth. Ruth had a happy childhood and was active in sports, music,...

John S. Mcbriarty

John S. Mcbriarty

Feb 12, 2017

John "Jack" McBriarty, an insurance industry executive passed away peacefully early Sunday morning at the age of 79. Born to working-class parents Alice and Simeon McBriarty on September 2, 1937, Jack was the eldest of three children, Jim McBriarty (76), a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia and Mary Gianni, who passed away in Marin County, California in 1999. Jack was...

Kevin P. Healey

Kevin P. Healey

Feb 8, 2017

Kevin P. Healey, 62, lifelong resident of Milford, NH, died on February 8, 2017 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. He was born in Nashua, NH on October 14, 1954, a son of Donald P. and Anne M. (Saraceno) Healey. Kevin graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1972 and earned his Associates degree from Nashua Vo-Tech. He had...

Roland R. Demers

Roland R. Demers

Feb 5, 2017

Roland R. Demers, 84, resident of Milford, NH, died on February 5, 2017 at The Arbors, Bedford, NH. He was born in Warwick, Canada on December 9, 1932, a son of Paul and Palmira (Desruisseau) Demers. He made his home in Milford for the past 19 years and formerly lived in Greenville, NH for many years. Mr. Demers had...

William B. Rotch

William B. Rotch

Feb 1, 2017

William B. Rotch of Peterborough, N.H., a longtime resident of Milford, died Feb. 1, 2017, at RiverMead Retirement Community in Peterborough. He was 100 years old. He was married for 68 years to Martha (Patty) McLane Rotch, who died in 2008. Mr. Rotch is survived by his children, Peter B. Rotch and his wife, Susan; and Martha Rotch Manley...

Grace V. Cook

Grace V. Cook

Jan 30, 2017

Grace V. Cook, 92, resident of Milford, NH, died on January 30, 2017 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. She was born in Cambridge, MA on March 10, 1924, a daughter of Frederick and Catherine (St. George) Camell. Grace made her home in Milford for the past 32 years and formerly lived in Arlington, MA for many...

Mary F. Colella

Mary F. Colella

Jan 27, 2017

Mary F. Colella, 89, resident of Nashua, NH died on January 27, 2017 at Greenbriar Healthcare Center, Nashua. She was born in Malden, MA on November 5, 1927, a daughter of Daniel F. and Mary (Lombardo) Agneta. Mary was raised and educated in Everett, MA and had lived in Burlington, MA for many years and later made her home...

David G. Knowlton

David G. Knowlton

Jan 26, 2017

David Gerard Knowlton, 66, passed way, Thursday, January 26th, 2017 at Rancho Verde Care Home in Tucson, Arizona. David was born October 11th, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Donald and Theresa (Croteau) Knowlton. He graduated from Milford High School in 1968. David was a self-employed master carpenter. His work speaks for itself and is well known throughout...

Henry G. Fox

Henry G. Fox

Jan 26, 2017

Henry G. Fox “Hank”, 95, resident of Londonderry, NH and longtime resident of Albany, NY, entered into eternal rest, on January 26, 2017, at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 26, 1921, the son of Henry and Mildred (Schuchardt) Fuchs. Hank was drafted into the US Army on Feb 3rd 1943. He served as a...