OBITUARIES
Sven Ake Johanson
Oct 9, 2007
SVEN AKE JOHANSON, 73 of Jaffrey and Boston, died Tuesday October 9, 2007 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough unexpectedly of stroke. He was born March 9, 1934 in Cambridge MA, son of the late Sven and Lilli (Korpi) Johanson.
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire, received his Masters Degree from Boston University and his JD...
Aldia J. Blais
Oct 7, 2007
ALDIA J. BLAIS, 87, of Jaffrey died Sunday October 7, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a brief illness. Mrs. Blais was born on June 24, 1920 in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Felix and Florina (Dubois) Sirois. She was a 1938 graduate of Conant High School and a lifelong resident of this community....
Ricky W. Bessette
Oct 4, 2007
New Ipswich, New HampshireRICKY W. BESSETTE, 45, of Mason Road in New Ipswich died Thursday October 4, 2007 at his home. Ricky was born on April 9, 1962 in Eureka, California, son of Roger and Carol (Demers) Bessette. He and his family moved to Nashua, NH when Ricky was a child. He graduated from Nashua High School in 1982 and...
Thomas Barnett Burgess
Oct 2, 2007
Thomas Barnett Burgess, 64, died October 2, 2007, at his home in Riverside, CA. of complications of lung cancer.
A native of West Newton, MA and former resident of Westborough, MA, he spent many summers in Jaffrey Center, NH in his youth. He was a graduate of Kimball Union Academy, and studied at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA and Suffolk...
Susan G. Harvey
Sep 25, 2007
SUSAN G. HARVEY, 40, of Troy died Tuesday September 25, 2007 as a result of injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. Susan was born on July 1, 1967 in Keene, New Hampshire, daughter of Alfred Sweeney and Sandra Hubbard. She had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and lived in Jaffrey until moving to Washington and South Carolina briefly...
Virginia Frances Twombley
Sep 18, 2007
VIRGINIA FRANCES (SMITH) TWOMBLEY, 88, formerly of Francestown, died Thursday September 18, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare - Pheasantwood in Peterborough, NH after a period of failing health.
She was born on August 31, 1919 in Francestown, NH, daughter of the late Harry E. and Ester (Foote) Smith. She was a lifelong resident of Francestown.Mrs. Twombley was a 50-Year member of...
Thomas Emery Sedgwick
Sep 13, 2007
Thomas Emery Sedgwick of Jaffrey died peacefully in his home on Thursday, September 13.
He was born in 1934 in Boston, MA to John Popham Sedgwick and Isabel Emery Sedgwick, formerly of Peterborough. After his education at Milton Academy, Williams College, and Harvard Business School, he married Susan Anne Thompson in 1961.
Tom worked as an investment advisor...
Kenneth A. McLeod
Sep 8, 2007
Kenneth A. McLeod, Jr. of Hancock, New Hampshire died September 8, 2007 at the age of 88 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire on Nov. 19, 1918, he was the son of the late Kenneth A. and Bertha (Bryer) McLeod. In 1948 he married his wife of 58 years, Marguerite B....
Alan Merrill Blauvelt
Sep 6, 2007
Alan Merrill Blauvelt, 58 of Lakewood Drive, Jaffrey died Thursday September 6, 2007 at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on January 28, 1949 in Winchester, Massachusetts, son of Merrill M. and Valerie (Jean) Blauvelt. Alan was a 1967 graduate of Reading (MA) High School and had served with the United States Navy...
Michael J. Symonowicz
Sep 3, 2007
MICHAEL J. SYMONOWICZ, 85 of Poplar Court, Jaffrey died Monday September 3, 2007 at the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina, after a lingering illness.He was born March 8, 1922 in Worcester MA son of the late Boleslaw and Wladislawa (Zalenska) Symanowicz. He had attended school in Worcester only through the fourth grade, however later in life went...
Phyllis Sawyer Walkonen Shippee Lawn
Aug 23, 2007
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...
Edward J. Charlonne
Aug 22, 2007
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...
Mildred C. Rainier
Aug 19, 2007
MILDRED C. RAINIER, 95 of Elm Hill Road, Peterborough died Sunday August 19, 2007 at the Good Shepherd Health Care in Jaffrey.She was born December 24, 1911 in Bridgeport CT, daughter of the late William and Florence (Temporal) Coles. She was graduated from Westfield (NJ) High School and from Pace College in New York City. She then worked in New...
David R. Heikkinen
Aug 14, 2007
David R. Heikkinen, 72, of Rindge died Tuesday August 14, 2007 after a long illness. He had lived in Rindge for the past 42 years. Mr. Heikkinen was born in Fitchburg, MA on February 9, 1935, son of the late Maria Liisa Heikkinen. He was a 1954 graduate of Fitchburg High School and had lived on Cape Cod where he...
Richard W. Keegan
Aug 12, 2007
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 youth, Mr....
Lisa C. Sangermano
Aug 9, 2007
LISA C. SANGERMANO, 43, of Irving Texas and formerly of Jaffrey, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon as a result of a swimming accident in Jaffrey. She was born on October 2, 1963 in Peterborough, daughter of Antonio Sangermano and Sandra Lee Deschenes. Lisa had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and was...
Karen Yvonne Melodino
Aug 7, 2007
Karen Yvonne Melodino, 24, of Main Street in Rindge, died at her home on Tuesday, August 7, 2007. She was born on August 7, 1983 in Peterborough, the daughter of Ray and Carla (Huff) Haskell. Karen had attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and had taken classes at Mt. Wachusetts Community College in Gardner, MA. She has been a resident...
Yangja Jung Legg
Jul 29, 2007
Yangja Jung Legg, 65, of Mountain Road in Jaffrey, died as a result of injuries she received in an automobile accident on Sunday, July 29, 2007. She had previously lived in Needham and Dover, Massachusetts for many years before retiring and living in Jaffrey, New Hampshire since 1991. Yangja was born on Sarangdo Island in South Korea on January 12,...
Richard N. Bryant
Jul 25, 2007
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....
Earl E. Brodmerkle
Jul 14, 2007
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, having served...
