OBITUARIES
Georgette Vorce
Oct 28, 2022
Georgette ‘Jacky’ A. Vorce, 74, of Jaffrey, NH, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, with her family by her side on October 28, 2022, after a long battle with COPD.
Georgette who was lovingly nicknamed “Jacky” by her family, was born on January 22, 1948, to George A. and Thelma D. (Whitney) Trombley in Swanzey, NH.
A 1966 graduate...
Dorothy Newbegin Davis
Oct 25, 2022
Dorothy Newbegin Davis, 88, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, died on October 25, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire after a brief illness.
Dorothy was born on June 7, 1934, to Robert and Katharine (Slade) Newbegin in Mexico City. As a child, she lived all over the world: Washington, DC; Istanbul; Ankara; Bogota; Santo Domingo; Paris; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and...
Howard H. Hill
Oct 25, 2022
Howard Herbert Hill, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died in hospice are at age 91 on October 25, 2022, at the American House in Keene, NH.
He was the second of five children of Herbert T. and Mabel (Churchill) Hill. Born in Milbury, MA, in 1931, Mr. Hill grew up in Auburn, MA graduating with honors from Auburn High School...
Linda A. Oja
Oct 25, 2022
Linda A. (Cropper) Oja, 78, of Rindge, NH died peacefully on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a long illness.
Linda was born on January 23, 1944, in Lewiston, ME, the daughter of the late Roland Cropper and Ernestine (Tripp) Andrews. She was raised in Maine and was a 1962 graduate of Potter Academy in...
Terry A. Putnam
Oct 22, 2022
Terry A. Putnam, 74, of Troy, NH, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, October 22, 2022 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene after being stricken at home.
Terry was born in Peterborough, NH on February 10, 1948, son of the late Frank and Grace (Crumm) Putnam. He was raised and educated in Peterborough before attending Conant High School in Jaffrey....
Norman Leonard Courchene
Oct 13, 2022
Norman L. Courchene, 90, longtime resident of Jaffrey, NH, passed away on October 13, 2022, in the comfort of his home with family by his side.
He was born on April 4, 1932, in Jaffrey, NH, a son to the late Leonard and Laura (Lashua) Courchene.
Norman was raised in Jaffrey and graduated from Conant High School. He was a star athlete...
Leon J. St. Cyr
Oct 8, 2022
Leon J. St. Cyr, of Peterborough, NH, died peacefully after a period of declining health on October 8, 2022, surrounded by family and the compassionate caregivers of the Scott-Farrar Retirement Community.
Leon was born on September 21, 1931, in Littleton, NH. He attended schools there and graduated from Littleton High School in the class of 1950.
Leon served in the U.S. Air...
Jessica Alana Oothoudt
Oct 6, 2022
Jessica A. Oothoudt, 44, of Leominster, MA passed away on October 6, 2022, at the UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster.
She was born on November 13, 1977, daughter of Jean-Marc and Alana Michaud in Leominster, MA. Jess grew up in Worcester County and attended local schools. She grew her independence at a young age with the birth of her...
Sandra Kay DeNault
Oct 5, 2022
Sandra K. DeNault, 79, of Troy NH, passed away on October 5, 2022, at Cheshire Medical Center following a brief illness. Sandra was born in Decatur, Illinois on September 03, 1943, daughter to the late Jonathon and Mary Katherine (Wheeler) DeNault.
She grew up in Illinois and graduated from Lamoille Highschool later earning her degree in Radiology from Illinois Valley Community...
Paul Richard Christian
Sep 28, 2022
Paul R. "Chris" Christian, formerly of Jaffrey, NH, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Tennessee with his wife by his side.
Chris was born in Peterborough, NH on July 19, 1935, the son of the late Alfred and Olive (Robichaud) Christian. He was raised in Jaffrey and graduated from Conant High School in 1954. Following high school, he...
Stephen Louis Cutler
Sep 25, 2022
Stephen Louis Cutler, 83, went to his home in Heaven on September 25, 2022, in Jaffrey, NH. He was born on February 25, 1939, in Leominster, MA, son of the late Abraham and Virginia (Dohla) Cutler.
Stephen worked for the state of Massachusetts as a nurse for 20 years. He then went on to work as a salesman with Maronda...
Elaine M Walsh
Sep 20, 2022
Elaine Walsh, 93, passed in the predawn hours of September 20, 2022, at her home in Fort Lauderdale, FL, due to complications associated with Alzheimer’s. Born Elaine Marie Ashworth on July 29, 1929, in Fall River, Massachusetts to Robert and Ellen (O'Heir) Ashworth. She was the oldest of four siblings. Raised in Tiverton, Rhode Island, she spent summers with her...
Thea Mary Olausen
Sep 18, 2022
Thea M. Olausen, 85, a resident of Rindge, NH and formerly of New Ipswich, NH, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, in the comfort of home surrounded by her loving family.
Thea was born in Fitchburg, MA on October 19, 1936, a daughter of the late Lionel J. and Doris M. (Leblanc) Lizotte. She attended Appleton Academy in New Ipswich.
Thea...
Rose Marie Nicolosi
Sep 10, 2022
Rose M. Nicolosi, 75, of Hinsdale passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022.
She was born in Jefferson Hills, PA. The daughter of Alfred and Marian Nicolosi. Rose grew up in Pennsylvania and attended Jefferson Davis High School. Later moving to Jacksonville, FL before making New Hampshire her home. She had lived in Jaffrey, NH before spending the last five...
Rebecca 'Becky' Dionne Chila
Sep 3, 2022
Rebecca A. Dionne Chila, age 62, of Keene, NH passed away unexpectedly at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene on Saturday, September 3, 2022, following a very brief period of declining health.
‘Becky’ was born on April 18, 1960, in Peterborough, NH, a daughter of the late Fernando R. and Norma A. (Stanghellini) Dionne. Becky was a long-time resident of Jaffrey, NH...
Robert J. Taylor
Aug 29, 2022
Robert Joseph Taylor of Rindge, NH passed away peacefully at his home on August 29, 2022, surrounded by his beloved family. He was 92 years old.
‘Bob’ was the first-born child to his father Robert D. Taylor and Eleanor (Valliere) Taylor. He lived with his biological mother until the age of three, when Bob and his sister Dorothy went to live...
Theodore A. Lizotte
Aug 29, 2022
Theodore A. Lizotte, 60, formerly of Dublin, NH, passed away at his home in Maggie Valley, NC, in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains, on Monday, August 29, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He fought a hard battle, for more than two years, with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and never gave up.
‘Ted’ was born on January 11, 1962, in Peterborough, NH, the...
Larry Eugene Wendel
Aug 26, 2022
Larry E. Wendel, 74, of Keene passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at the Alpine Healthcare Center.
Larry was born in Kankakee, Illinois, on June 20, 1948. He was the son of Thomas and Virginia Wendel.
He grew up in Illinois and graduated from Donovan High School before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine’s brought him...
George R. Ojala
Aug 23, 2022
George R. Ojala, 67, formerly of Jaffrey passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 after a brief period of declining health. George was born in Peterborough, NH, on January 25, 1955. He was the son of William S. Ojala and Violet Anna Lewis Ojala. George lived in Jaffrey most of his life and graduated from Conant High School. Following the...
Jeremiah Edward Fisher
Aug 20, 2022
Jeremiah E. Fisher, 42, of Swanzey, NH, passed away unexpectedly on August 20, 2022, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.
He was born in Bellows Falls, VT, a son to Edward C. Fisher and Ann Marie Riendeau on December 15, 1979.
Jeremiah grew up in New Hampshire and attended Keene Middle and High School where he made many...
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