OBITUARIES
Onerva (Heikkinen) Lovejoy
Jun 8, 2008
Onerva (Heikkinen) Lovejoy, 88, a retired teacher who lived on Maplecrest Avenue in Fitchburg, MA, died June 8, 2008 at her daughters house in Rindge, NH. She was the daughter of John and Emma (Nykanen) Heikkinen born in Fitchburg. Mrs. Lovejoy graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1937 and received a Bachelors degree in Education in 1941 and a...
Marcia J. Boutwell
Jun 1, 2008
Marcia J. Boutwell, 91, of Plantation Drive in Jaffrey died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jaffrey after a period of declining health. She was born in Newport, New Hampshire on February 9, 1917, the daughter of the late Leroy and Beryl (Heath) Jordan and was a 1935 graduate of the Towle...
Stella P. Costik Coble
May 27, 2008
Stella P. Costik Coble, 89, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland died May 27, 2008 at her home in Harrisville, New Hampshire. She was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania on January 20, 1919, daughter of the late Helen and Michael Costik. She graduated from the Polyclinic Hospital School of Nursing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1940 and spent the majority of her fifty-four...
Lorraine C. Marro
May 20, 2008
Lorraine (Bennett) Marro died peacefully on her birthday surrounded by her familys love after a 3 year battle with breast cancer. Born on May 20, 1947, she was the daughter of Everett and Eleanor Bennett of Jaffrey, NH, and formerly of Bennington, NH. She was a 1965 graduate of Peterborough High School, where she met the love of her...
Cathleen Crowell Webb
May 15, 2008
Cathleen Crowell Webb, 46, died peacefully at her home in Harrisville, May 15, 2008, after a six year battle with cancer. She was born June 26, 1961 in Chicago, IL daughter of Donald and Georgeanne (Bourne) Crowell. She was raised in the Chicago area and graduated in 1979 from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor IL. She had attended one year...
Patricia A. Sweeney
May 13, 2008
Patricia A. Sweeney, 66, formerly of Jaffrey, died on Tuesday May 13, 2008 Glenwood Nursing Home in Lowell, Massachusetts after a period of declining health Mrs. Sweeney was born on August 5, 1941 in Keene, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Raymond and Irene Croteau. She attended local schools and had lived in Jaffrey until 1987 when she and...
Dolores M. Rank
May 8, 2008
Dolores M. Rank, 80, of Currier Avenue, Peterborough died peacefully Thursday May 8, 2008 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born August 28, 1927 in Ilion, New York, daughter of the late Russell and Madeline (Burdick) Brown. She graduated in 1945 from Mohawk (NY) High School. Following high school she had worked as a secretary for Remington...
Carmella (Vanni) DeBell
May 7, 2008
Carmella (Vanni) DeBell, 89, of Sunset Lane in Jaffrey, died on Wednesday May 7, 2008 surrounded by her loved ones at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Facility in Jaffrey following a period of failing health. She was born on October 12, 1918 in Wilton, New Hampshire daughter of the late Romeo and Alaide Vanni. Carmella attended Jaffrey schools and Graduated from...
Edwin B. Klein, Jr.
Apr 27, 2008
Edwin B. Klein, Jr., 82, of Monomonac Terrace in Rindge died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, NH after a courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. He was born on September 4, 1925 in Ossing, NY, son of the late Edwin and Katharine (Sharpless) Klein. He graduated from the George School in Newtown, PA...
Donald P. Draper
Apr 24, 2008
DONALD P. DRAPER, 83, of Gilmore Pond Road in Jaffrey died Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a long illness. He was born April 2, 1925 in Canton MA, son of the late Paul and Marjorie (Elms) Draper. He had attended Proctor Academy. Mr. Draper proudly served with the United States Army...
Kathleen Mary Dillon(Cournoyer)
Apr 23, 2008
Kathleen Mary (Cournoyer) Dillon passed away at her Providence home on April 23, 2008. She was the wife of the late James J. Dillon to whom she was married for 50 years. Born in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Kathleen Griffin Power Cournoyer and Fred Louis Cournoyer. Mrs. Dillon is survived by her five...
Carolyn F. Merrill
Apr 19, 2008
Carolyn F. Merrill, 76, of Colton Drive Jaffrey died Saturday April 19, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a brief illness. She was born April 1, 1932 in Bangor Maine, daughter of the late Warren and Thelma (Allen) McNeil. She was a 1951 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey. Following high school she began...
Gary H. Graham
Apr 11, 2008
GARY H. GRAHAM, 74, of Route 119 in Fitzwilliam, died Friday April 11, 2008 at his residence following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 3, 1933 in Burlington MA, son of the late Herman and Winifred (Johnston) Graham. Gary grew up on a farm in Burlington. His grandfather and uncle owner one of the largest...
Richard H. Carter
Apr 6, 2008
Richard H. Carter, 75, of Fitzwilliam, NH passed away suddenly on April 6, 2008 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center due to a military service related illness. He was surrounded by his loving family and was both courageous and optimistic throughout his illness. He was born in Lynn, MA on May 11, 1932 to Dorothy M. [Cann] Carter and Herbert...
Francis Eugene Momaney, Sr.
Mar 23, 2008
Francis Eugene Momaney Sr., of West Dummerston, died Easter morning, March 23, at Grace Cottage Hospital, under the care of Dr. Timothy Shafer and Dr. Moss Linder. Born on July 6, 1929 in Brattleboro, son of Dolfe and Edna Cloutier Momaney, he attended St. Michael's School, and had many stories to tell of Brattleboro and its cast of characters. As...
William 'Bill' Nason
Mar 13, 2008
Jaffrey, New Hampshire WILLIAM Bill NASON, 63, of Carriage Hill Drive in Jaffrey, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a lengthy illness. Bill was born in Melrose, Mass. on February 23, 1945, son of the late James and Amelia (Allaire) Nason. He had lived in Sharon and Peterborough for many years...
Merton S. Dyer
Mar 11, 2008
Peterborough, New Hampshire MERTON S. DYER, 78, of Lobacki Drive in Peterborough died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Amherst, NH on February 16, 1930, son of the late Raymond and Florence (Snodgrass) Dyer. Mr. Dyer was a 1948 graduate of Milford (NH) High School in Milford, NH. ...
Alice M. Lowell
Mar 8, 2008
Middlebury, VT & Jaffrey, NH Alice M. Lowell, died Saturday March 8, 2008, at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey. She was born May 9, 1919 in Shoreham, VT, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Jabot) Beyette. She received her schooling in Shoreham. In 1939 she married Forrest E. Lowell. Alice dedicated her life to...
Gladys E. Myers
Mar 8, 2008
Jaffrey, New Hampshire GLADYS E. MYERS, 84, of Hillcrest Road in Jaffrey, died on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a period of failing health. She was born in Wilmington, Massachusetts on November 13, 1923, daughter of the late Hans and Margaret (Anderson) Hansen. She had attended local schools. Mrs. Myers...
Doris R. Gamble
Mar 8, 2008
Rindge, New Hampshire DORIS R. GAMBLE, 84, of Rochester, NH and more recently Rindge, NH, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 8th at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Jaffrey, NH. Doris was born on December 3, 1923 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ruth (Myrdeen) Ericson. Doris led a courageous and exemplary...
