OBITUARIES

PHYLLIS SAWYER WALKONEN SHIPPEE LAWN, 88 of Kevin Lane Jaffrey, died peacefully Thursday August 23, 2007 at the home of her daughter in Fitzwilliam. She was born November 11, 1918 in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Roscoe and Rita (Parsons) Sawyer, the third of five children. She was a 1936 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and also graduated...

Jaffrey, New Hampshire Priscilla G. Palmer, 76, died May 26, 2007, at Monadnock Community Hospital after a six month battle with cancer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, September 23, 1930, and with her parents Ferdinand and Anne Gordon moved to Jaffrey, New Hampshire in 1932. She attended Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA and the University of Vermont, in...

RICHARD N. BRYANT, 81 of North Main Street, Petersham, died Wednesday July 25, 2007 at the home of his sister in Jaffrey NH. He was born June 25,1926 in Petersham, son of the late Albert and Edna (Upham) Bryant. He was a 1944 graduate of Petersham High School. Mr. Bryant served with the United States Navy during World War II....

Richard W. Keegan, 81, of Amos Fortune Road in Jaffrey died Sunday August 12, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. Mr. Keegan was born in Shrewsbury, MA on December 3, 1925, son of the late Ward G. and Flora (Brooks) Keegan. He was a 1944 graduate of Shrewsbury High School. In his...

ROBERT L. LAFAVE, 68 of Templeton Turnpike, Fitzwilliam died Monday May 7, 2007 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene following a brief illness. He was born November 27, 1938 in Altona, New York son of the late Albert and Jennie (Cusson) Lafave. He attended schools in New York and had served with the United States Army during the 1950'™s....

Roland F. Thoin, 91, of Nutting Road in Jaffrey died Monday, March 26, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a period of failing health. Mr. Thoin was born in Winchendon, MA on June 1, 1915, son of the late Homer and Alma (St. Pierre) Thoin. He had attended schools in Canada and in Winchendon, and he...

Ronald E. St. Cyr, 64, of Rindge died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at his residence after a long illness. Ronald was born on March 2, 1943 in Lincoln, NH, the son of the late Romeo and Laura (Bourassa) St. Cyr. As a child, he moved to Manchester and graduated from West High School. Upon graduating, he joined the US Army...

Westminster, Massachusetts Roy W. Dower, 85, of Westminster, Mass., died April 17, 2007 at the Leo P. LaChance Center in Gardner, Mass. after a period of failing health. Mr. Dower was born in Mexico, Maine on August 11, 1921, son of the late James and Violet (Bradley) Dower. He attended local schools. After graduating from high school, Mr. Dower served...

Deborah Dey Kruse, 86, of Rivermead Road in Peterborough, and formerly of Jaffrey, passed away quietly early Tuesday morning, January 16, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. A native of Wellesley, Massachusetts, she came originally to Jaffrey in the 1920s as a summer visitor to her grandfather's cottage at Thorndike Pond. She entered Wellesley College at age 16, but had to...

Greenfield, New Hampshire DENNIS E. FLINT, 43, of Slip Road in Greenfield, died Friday, January 19, 2007 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born October 15, 1963 in Keene, son of Dennis H. and Brenda (Peterson) Flint. He graduated 1982 from Keene High School and had served with the United States Marine Corps from 1982 to...

DONALD G. ROBINSON, 82, of Turners Falls MA, formerly of West Peterborough died Monday May 14, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital on Peterborough following a brief illness. He was born February 12, 1925 in Peterborough son of the late George and Eleanor (Brady) Robinson. He attended the former Peterborough High School. He left high school in order to join...

Jaffrey, New Hampshire DORIS A. THERRIEN, 85, of Poplar Court in Jaffrey died on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. Mrs. Therrien was born in Jaffrey, NH on May 31, 1921 and was a lifelong resident of this community. She was the daughter of Vincent and Helen (Shelley)...

E. Jerome Mensel, 78, of Dublin died Friday March 30, 2007 at his residence after a period of failing health. Mr. Mensel was born in Northampton, MA on February 25, 1929, son of the late Ernst and Eleanor (Eastman) Mensel. He was the class president and 1946 Graduate of Northampton High School and earned his Bachelors Degree at Dartmouth College...

EARL E. BRODMERKLE, 91 formerly of Proctor Road in Jaffrey NH, died Saturday July 14,2007 at the home of his son in Millbury Massachusetts. He was born July 27, 1915 in Clinton, MA son of the late Theodore and Lillian (Kenner) Brodmerkle. He attended schools in Lancaster and Clinton, MA. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II,...

EARL WAYNE COVEY, 66 of Antrim Village, Antrim died Wednesday July 11, 2007 peacefully at his residence. He was born November 23, 1940 in Sanbornton NH, son of the late Uradel and Florence (Nelson) Covey. He had attended Sanbornton schools. Earl has been a resident of Antrim for the past four years and had previously lived in Jaffrey for thirty...

EDITH F. DRAPER, 83 of Gilmore Pond Road in Jaffrey died Monday March 19, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after being stricken at home. She was born on August 22, 1923 in Mattapan, MA, daughter of the late Thomas and Edith (Chambers) Nolan. Mrs. Draper was a 1945 graduate of the Bridgewater State Teachers College and had...

Jaffrey Graveside Committal services for EDWARD D. DESMARAIS, who died January 12, 2007 will be held Monday May 21, 2007 at 11:30AM in St Patrick Cemetery in Jaffrey. He was born March 12, 1935 in Manchester NH son of the late Edward and Alphonsine (Deshaies) Desmarais. He was a graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and had owned and...

JAFFREY, N.H. -- Edward D. Desmarais, 71, of Dublin Road, Jaffrey, N.H., died peacefully Friday, Jan. 12, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born March 12, 1935, in Manchester N.H., son of the late Edward and Alphonsine (Deshaies) Desmarais. He was a graduate of Conant High School and a lifelong resident of Jaffrey. For the past...

EDWARD J. CHARLONNE, 55 of Morris Street, West Peterborough died suddenly at his home. He was born January 14, 1952 in Peterborough son of the late Homer and Pauline (Cote) Charlonne. He had graduated from Conval High School in Peterborough For many years Mr. Charlonne was employed as a work worker with Gates Inc. of West Peterborough. He was presently...

EVA R. LABIER, 96 of Alder Court Jaffrey died Friday May 4, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare Pheasantwood in Peterborough following a period of failing health. She was born in Biddeford, Maine November 28, 1910, daughter of the late Joseph and Olivine (Benoit) Thibault. She was the youngest of eight children and had moved to Peterborough at the age of five....