Obituaries

Obituaries

James D. Mahony, Jr.

James D. Mahony, Jr.

Jan 3, 2014

James D. “Ducky” Mahony, Jr., 76, resident of Milford, died on January 3, 2014 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 6, 1937, a son of James D. and Helen (Moran) Mahony. He graduated from Boston College High School, Class of 1955 and earned...

Harold J. Tardiff, Sr.

Harold J. Tardiff, Sr.

Jan 3, 2014

Harold J. Tardiff, Sr., 74, resident of Weare, NH died on January 3, 2014 at his home. He was born in Portage Lake, Maine on June 13, 1939, a son of Alfred and Irene (Bouthot) Tardiff. He was raised and educated in Portage and attended Ashland High School, Ashland, Maine. Mr. Tardiff owned and operated Tardiff Construction, Inc. for...

Alexander J. Blastos

Alexander J. Blastos

Jan 2, 2014

Alexander J. Blastos, 73, resident of Milford, died on January 2, 2014 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH surrounded by his family. He was born in Lynn, MA on November 4, 1940, a son of James K. and Sophia (Bardis) Blastos. He graduated from Windsor High School, Windsor, VT in 1958 where he played football, basketball, track and...

John P. Ferraro

John P. Ferraro

Dec 27, 2013

John P. Ferraro, 62, resident of Amherst, died unexpectedly on December 27, 2013 in Amherst. He was born in Rochester, New York on July 7, 1951, a son of Patrick and Laura (Villa) Ferraro. He made his home in Amherst for the past 30 years. John was currently employed as a salesman for Able Moving & Storage, Amherst, where...

Katie A. Hamilton

Katie A. Hamilton

Dec 24, 2013

Katie A. Hamilton, 30, resident of Brookline, died on December 24, 2013 in Brookline as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Nashua, NH on February 26, 1983, a daughter of Steven H. and Catherine E. (Mattson) Whitcomb. Katie was raised and educated in Brookline and graduated from Hollis Brookline High School, Class...

John Bachman

John Bachman

Dec 23, 2013

John Bachman, 71, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend of many and local business owner tragically passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 from injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle. John was born in Wheeling, West Virginia and was a graduate of West Virginia University. He began his electrical engineering career with Westinghouse. He resided in Amherst...

Clifford N. Floss

Clifford N. Floss

Dec 20, 2013

Clifford N. Floss, age 87, died peacefully at his home in Brookline, NH on Friday, December 20, 2013. "Cliff" was born in Cowlesville, NY, son of Clifford G. and Cecelia Floss, and widower of Doris (Francis) Floss, his beloved wife of 63 years. Cliff was a devoted husband and caregiver. He personally and unselfishly cared for Doris during the...

Ronald B. Berwick

Ronald B. Berwick

Dec 14, 2013

Ronald B. Berwick, 80, longtime resident of Amherst, NH, died on December 14, 2013 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Grasmere, NH, a son of the late Bert E. and Mary E. (Whitney) Berwick. He lived his life in Amherst. Ronald was a farmer and worked for...

Harold F. Gorman, Jr.

Harold F. Gorman, Jr.

Dec 14, 2013

Harold F. Gorman, Jr., 91, resident of Milford, NH, died peacefully on December 14, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Taunton, MA on August 3, 1922, a son of Harold F. Gorman, Sr. and Cecelia (Cormier) Gorman. Mr. Gorman made his home in Milford for the past 27 years and formerly lived...

Douglas P. Magoon

Douglas P. Magoon

Dec 13, 2013

Douglas Paul Magoon was born on October 30, 1957 in Nashua, NH. Doug died peacefully in his home on December 13, 2013 in Nashua. He was a graduate of Milford Area Senior High, Class of 1975 and worked as a painting contractor. Doug chose a rocky road, but he lived it with a heart of gold. He was predeceased...

Rev. Frederic J. Teichmann

Rev. Frederic J. Teichmann

Dec 10, 2013

Rev. Frederic J. Teichmann, 86, resident of Bedford, NH, died on December 10, 2013, at Carlyle Place in Bedford, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in New York City on October 20, 1927, a son of Frederick W. and Ruth (Karweick) Teichmann. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, CT, and Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Rev....

George D. Ackroyd

George D. Ackroyd

Dec 9, 2013

George D. Ackroyd, 68, resident of Milford, NH, died on December 9, 2013 at his home. He was born in Roxbury, MA on May 2, 1945, a son of George and Grace (Goodwin) Ackroyd. Mr. Ackroyd made his home in the Milford and Amherst area for over 25 years. He had been employed by Raytheon Corporation for 46 years...

Jens Rieckmann

Jens Rieckmann

Dec 8, 2013

Professsor Jens Rieckmann died in his home in Amherst on December 8 of congestive heart failure. He was born in Germany, in the city of Hamburg, in 1944. When towards the end of the Second World War the family home was destroyed in a bombing raid, he moved with his mother and sister to live with grandparents in the...

Michelle L. Bilik

Michelle L. Bilik

Dec 7, 2013

Michelle L. Bilik, 44, resident of Milford, NH died on December 7, 2013 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Covina, CA on August 23, 1969, a daughter of Peter M. Gerrits of Covina, CA and the late Carolyn M. (Tesoriero) Gerrits. Michelle was raised and educated in Covina and...

John R. Wahl

John R. Wahl

Dec 7, 2013

John R. Wahl, 84, resident of Nashua, died on December 7, 2013 at Crestwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. He was born in Paxico, KS on October 19, 1929, a son of John A. and Henrietta (Witt) Wahl. Mr. Wahl resided in Concord, MA and Leominster, MA for many years, later moving to Nashua, NH and making his home...

Laura W. Robinson

Laura W. Robinson

Nov 30, 2013

Laura W. Robinson, 68, resident of Amherst, NH, died November 30, 2013 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Kansas City, MO on June 14, 1945, a daughter of Robert N. and Ella P. (Hennessy) Wathen and was raised in the Louisville, KY area. She graduated from Endicott College, Beverly,...

Richard R. Ray

Richard R. Ray

Nov 25, 2013

Richard “Dick” R. Ray, 76, longtime resident of Amherst, NH, died suddenly on Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home. Dick was born in Tampa, Florida on November 27, 1936, son of Roy M. and Judy (Boydston) Ray. He graduated from Plant High School and The University of Florida. Mr. Ray was employed by Lockheed Sanders for 35 years...

Donalene Ulmer

Donalene Ulmer

Nov 23, 2013

Donalene Ulmer, 86, resident of Milford, NH, died on November 23, 2013 at The Elms Care & Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Jonesport, Maine on October 25, 1927, a daughter of Lester and Agnes (Hayward) Crowley. She made her home in Milford for the past several years and formerly lived in Dexter, Maine for many years. She...

Curt Jensen

Curt Jensen

Nov 20, 2013

Curt Jensen, 51, resident of Brookline, NH, died suddenly on November 20, 2013 at his home. He was born in Nashua, NH on September 1, 1962, a son of Ross Jensen of Brookline, NH and Doris (McCormack) McDonald of Ellenton, FL. Curt was a lifelong resident of Brookline and graduated from Hollis Area High School, Class of 1980. He...

Jayson L. Benoit

Jayson L. Benoit

Nov 19, 2013

Jayson L. Benoit, 38, resident of Hollis, died on November 19, 2013 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Nashua on February 26, 1975, a son of Barbara J. Hill of Milford, NH. Jayson was lifelong resident of Hollis and graduated from Hollis Brookline High School. He had been...