OBITUARIES
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...
Gordon L. Kemp
Aug 18, 2022
Gordon L. Kemp, 97, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, August 18, 2022, at home after a brief illness. He was born in Peterborough on December 11, 1924 and lived there all his life with the exception of a tour of duty with the US Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII as a radar repairman. Gordon learned to...
David Eric Adams
Aug 12, 2022
David E. Adams, 47, a resident of Rindge, NH, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. David was born on September 13, 1974, a son of David A. and Janis (Martin) Adams. David grew up in Littleton, MA and attended schools there. He was very active in Boy Scouts...
Laurie Ann Bourgoine
Aug 12, 2022
Laurie Ann (Fabin) Bourgoine, of Wilton NH, passed away after a battle with cancer on August 12, 2022, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, surrounded by the love of her husband. She was born on September 4, 1957, to the late Joesph L. and Ester M. Fabin in Pittsburgh, PA. Laurie attended the local grade school in PA...
Leslie Lenore Whone
Aug 9, 2022
Leslie Whone passed away suddenly on August 9th, 2022 at her home in Dublin.
She was the daughter of Dorothy Slagen and Lester Whone. The family lived in various parts of the U.S. She graduated from Brien McMahon in 1975 and again graduated from BU Dental School with a DMD in 1980.
She married David Belknap in 1980. She lived...
Brian Michael Eichorn
Aug 7, 2022
Brian Michael Eichorn, 39, resident of Keene, NH, entered eternal rest on August 7, 2022, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH, following a brief illness. Brian was born in Nashua, NH, on February 6, 1983, a son to Frederick F. and Kathleen Ellen (McCarthy) Eichorn. Brian grew up in New Hampshire, where he attended local schools, including Saint Patrick’s...
Jacob Anthony Kulczyk
Aug 2, 2022
Jacob Anthony Kulczyk, 31, of Manchester, NH, died unexpectedly in his home on August 2, 2022.
He was born in Gardner, MA, on December 23, 1990, the son of Gary W. Kulczyk and Candy A. Phelps. Jake grew up in Rindge, NH and he attended Conant High School. In 2018, he began working for US Silt and Supply Company in Bow,...
Leonard 'Lenny' Pelkey, Jr.
Jul 22, 2022
Leonard “Lenny” Reid Pelkey Jr., age 63, longtime resident of Fitzwilliam, NH, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday July 22, 2022, in the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative Care and Hospice, Dartmouth Hitchcock Center in Lebanon, following a period of declining health. Lenny was born on February 6, 1959, a son to the late Leonard Reid Pelkey Sr....
Louise Sims Horton
Jul 19, 2022
Louise Sims Horton passed away peacefully after a period of failing health on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, NH, she was 97. Mary Louise Sims was born in Toledo, Ohio on May 4, 1925, the daughter of James Sims and Margaret Mellor. She was a graduate of Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island,...
Corrine 'Connie' Folsom
Jul 17, 2022
Corinne “Connie” Folsom, of Keene, NH died peacefully on July 17, 2022, at the Genesis Healthcare Center in Keene surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born in Keene on November 6, 1931, a daughter of the late Wallace and Pauline (Foster) Record. She was raised in nearby Chesterfield and attended local schools, graduating in 1949 from Keene...
Bernice Jenkins Martin
Jul 7, 2022
Bernice J. Martin, 99, of Rindge, NH died of natural causes at Broadview Assisted Living, Winchendon. MA on July 7, 2022. Bernice was born November 5, 1922, in Elizabeth, NJ. After Highschool, Bernice worked for NJ Bell Telephone and the Prudential Insurance Company. In 1952, Bernice married Rudolph (Java) Martin. Together they raised 5 children in Cedar Grove NJ. Java...
Richard A. Butler
Jun 30, 2022
Richard Alfred Butler, 84, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully in Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Richard was born on August 25, 1937, in Peterborough, NH, a son of the late Carl A. and Sarah F. (MacMaster) Butler. Richard was a longtime resident of Jaffrey, having attended local schools and graduated from Conant High School class...
Timothy R. Motuzas
Jun 23, 2022
Troy, NH- Timothy Robert Motuzas 28, died following a brief illness at his home in Troy on June 23, 2022. Tim was born on August 5, 1993, the beloved son of Michele Christian and Robert Motuzas. He was predeceased by his brother Marc Motuzas, also age 28, in January 2020. Timothy was most recently employed by Form-Up Foundations in Rindge,...
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