Obituaries

Obituaries

Ernest L. Ciardelli

Ernest L. Ciardelli

Jun 4, 2015

Ernest L. “Babe” Ciardelli, 93, lifelong resident of Milford, NH, died peacefully on June 4, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Milford on March 24, 1922, a son of Eugenio and Nicoletta (Carpentieri) Ciardelli. He graduated from Milford High School in 1940 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He trained...

Cynthia A. Ballantyne

Cynthia A. Ballantyne

Jun 3, 2015

Cynthia A. Ballantyne, 76, resident of Milford, died on June 3, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in Lufkin, TX on January 13, 1939, a daughter of Woodrow W. Allen and Katherine L. (Konawell) Allen Cherry and moved to Pennsylvania as a young girl. She was raised in the Philadelphia area graduating from Interboro High...

Donald R. Maynard

Donald R. Maynard

Jun 1, 2015

Donald R. Maynard, 85, resident of Milford, NH, died on June 1, 2015 at The Elms Care & Rehabilitation Center in Milford. He was born in Nashua, NH on November 23, 1929, a son of Fred R. and Mabel (Munson) Maynard. He made his home in Milford for the past eight years and formerly lived in New Boston, NH...

Paul J. Theberge

Paul J. Theberge

May 29, 2015

Paul John Theberge, 68, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 29, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital , Nashua, NH. He was born in Newport, VT on January 23, 1947, son of Albert and Irene (Roy) Theberge. Prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a printer at Spear/Gar-Doc in Milford for 40 years. Paul loved animals...

Muriel C. Fuller

Muriel C. Fuller

May 28, 2015

Muriel C. Fuller, 89, resident of Milford, NH, died on May 28, 2015 at Crestwood Care & Rehabilitation Center in Milford. She was born in Hudson, MA on April 2, 1926, a daughter of Donald C. and Emma (Guillow) Lambert. She made her home in Pittsburg, NH for many years and later moved to Canaan, VT and more recently...

Margaret A. Crisman

Margaret A. Crisman

May 28, 2015

Margaret A. Crisman, 88, resident of Amherst, NH, died on May 28, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in Ironton, Ohio on June 14, 1926, a daughter of James and Bess (Freeman) Dudley. She made her home in Amherst for the past 18 years and formerly lived in Hudson, NH for many years. For several...

Lyman R. Blake

Lyman R. Blake

May 28, 2015

Lyman R. Blake, 98, passed away on May 28, 2015 at Crestwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. He was born in Westerly, RI on October 31, 1916. He was raised and educated in Rhode Island and graduated from the University of Rhode Island. Mr. Blake was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a proud pilot having served during WWII...

Ida S. Hymowitz

Ida S. Hymowitz

May 26, 2015

Ida S. Hymowitz, longtime resident of The Carlyle passed away on May 26, 2015, at age 100. Born in New York City on July 3, 1914, she spent 93 years of her life there. A veteran teacher in Harlem and an assistant principal in the South Bronx, she cared deeply about education. She was a strong advocate for free...

Linda C. Dobbins

Linda C. Dobbins

May 26, 2015

Linda Charmaine (Pauselius) Dobbins, 60, lost her battle with ovarian cancer on May 26, 2015. She was born on December 7, 1954 in Java, Indonesia. She was the oldest of six kids born to Louis Pauselius and the late Kitty Pauselius. She married the love of her life and devoted husband of 40 wonderful years, Michael Dobbins. Together they...

Robert K. Blakeman

Robert K. Blakeman

May 25, 2015

Robert K. Blakeman, 85, resident of Milford, NH, died on May 25, 2015 at Pine Rock Manor in Warner, NH. He was born in the Bronx, NY, on December 14, 1929, a son of Robert D. and Mabel (Karges) Blakeman, and grew up in East Orange and Ridgewood, NJ. He resided in Milford for the past seven years and...

B. Eleanor Loskamp

B. Eleanor Loskamp

May 24, 2015

B. Eleanor (Ellie) LosKamp, 84, resident of Brookline, NH, passed away on May 24, 2015 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 2, 1930, a daughter of Samuel G. and Estella (Barnes) Newton. As a military wife, she had lived all over the United States...

Agnes L. Brewster

Agnes L. Brewster

May 22, 2015

Agnes L. Brewster, 94, longtime resident of Amherst, NH, died on May 22, 2015 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA. She was born in Leenane, County Galway, Ireland on July 11, 1920, a daughter of James and Anne (Joyce) O’Neill. She emigrated to Alberta, Canada as a child and later lived in Randolph, Bridgewater, and Norwell, MA...

Mary E. Hennessey

Mary E. Hennessey

May 20, 2015

Mary E. Hennessey, 73, resident of Milford, NH, died on May 20, 2015 peacefully in her sleep at her home. She was born in Boston, MA on January 9, 1942, daughter of David and Fannie (Walker) Driscoll. She was raised in Acton, MA and was one of the first 7 women admitted to Boston College’s (BC’s) College of Arts...

Patricia R. Mackie

Patricia R. Mackie

May 20, 2015

Patricia R. Mackie, 72, resident of Fitchburg, MA, died on May 20, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness. She was born in Holden, MA on October 14, 1942, a daughter of Ruth (Patterson) Temple of Centerville, MA and the late William Temple. Patricia resided in Fitchburg for several...

Grafton James Brown

Grafton James Brown

May 20, 2015

Grafton (Hap) James Brown, 90, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on May 20th, 2015 from complications due to prostate cancer. He was born on July 6, 1924 and raised in Medford, MA by his late parents, Leon Frank and Winifred Brown. He leaves behind a loving wife, Evelyn, of 65 years, and four children Frank (Chris) Brown...

Henry W. Ward

Henry W. Ward

May 18, 2015

Henry W. Ward, 89, resident of Randolph, Vermont, died on May 18, 2015 at Menig Extended Care in Randolph. He was born in Needham, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1925, son of Melvin E. & Blanche (Fleming) Ward of Needham, Massachusetts. Mr. Ward moved to Menig Extended Care in Randolph, Vermont in November 2013, and formerly made his home in...

Irene A. Boyle

Irene A. Boyle

May 15, 2015

Irene Ann Boyle, age 81, of Amherst, New Hampshire passed away quietly in her home on May 15, 2015 following a short illness. Irene was born in Newport, Pennsylvania on January 14, 1934 to Walter and Teressa (Dekutoski) Pelczar. She graduated from Temple University with an Associate’s degree in 1954 and later earned her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from...

Earlene A. Calabro

Earlene A. Calabro

May 9, 2015

Earlene A. Calabro, 78, lifelong resident of Amherst, NH died on May 9, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in Nashua, NH on October 3, 1936, a daughter of Earl and Margaret (Noyes) Dow. Mrs. Calabro had been employed as a quality control engineer for Vaupell, Inc., Hudson, NH and Teradyne, Inc., Nashua, NH for...

Harold W. Cooley

Harold W. Cooley

May 8, 2015

Harold W. Cooley, 87, resident of Milford, died on May 8, 2015 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Antrim, NH on September 20, 1927, a son of Dennis W. and Eva M. (Marson) Cooley. Harold moved to Milford in the early 1940’s and graduated from Milford High School, Class...

Lucien Emile Dumont

Lucien Emile Dumont

May 7, 2015

Harwich - Lucien "Lou" Dumont, an early generation broadcaster whose career spanned more than seven decades, passed away on May 7, 2015 in Hyannis, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Mass. in Nov. 16, 1924, he was the oldest son and second oldest child of four of Emile and Helen (Huard) Dumont. His career started as an emcee at war bond...