OBITUARIES

Mar 18, 2022

Helen M. Griffin, 95, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully at Summerhill Assisted Living Center in Peterborough on Friday, March 18, 2022. Helen was born in Jaffrey on January 7, 1927, and a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Fortunato and Nettie Mei and was a 1945 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey. Helen is fondly remembered...

Mar 18, 2022

Clifford Ellston Jr., of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on March 18, 2022, at the Jack Bryne Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born on March 24, 1934, son of Clifford and Lillian Ellston in Lincoln, RI. Clifford graduated class of 1951 from Cumberland High School in Cumberland, RI. After high school, he married Jean- Frances Pressey on August 20, 1955....

Mar 15, 2022

Mar 3, 2022

Mary G. Boudreau of Peterborough, NH died on March 3, 2022, at Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on September 8, 1930 in West Hartford, CT to Charles and Hilda Sullivan. She married Henry D. Boudreau on October 27, 1950 in Hartford, CT. Together they had five children Diane, Patricia, Henry, George, and Richard. They raised their family...

Mar 1, 2022

Patricia Hanley died peacefully on March 1, 2022, at the age of ninety-six in the presence of her caring daughter Joan Hanley and granddaughter Siobhán Moore. Also attending in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, were her grandsons Abraham Bendheim and Brendan Farrell, with Abraham’s wife Maria Huiza, as well as Pat’s son-in-law Thomas Moore. Pat was born in 1925 in Jamaica, New...

Feb 28, 2022

The family of Theresa Marie Wechsler (McDonough) of Jaffrey, NH is saddened to announce her passing on February 28, 2022, at the age of 68. Terri was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Growing up in an Air Force family, she lived in several states and Newfoundland. Two years after graduation from high school, she began her career in 1972 as a...

Feb 26, 2022

Travers Alan Rank, 64, of Antrim, NH boarded the last train on Saturday, February 26, 2022, with his loved ones by his side. Travers had more than his fair share of medical issues over the years, but his will to persevere carried him beyond what anyone expected. Travers was born in Ilion, NY, the only child of Travers L. and...

Feb 22, 2022

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of Regina Dale Girard, 73, on February 22, 2022. Regina, formerly of Hillsboro, NH, lived in Harrisville with her husband and family for the last year and a half. She still missed her home in Hillsboro where she raised her family and shared so many memories with the people...

Feb 20, 2022

Alice R. Cole, 75, of Rindge, NH died peacefully on February 20, 2022, at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH after a long illness. She was born in Somerville, MA on February 19, 1947, daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred Berutis. Alice graduated with the Class of 1965 from Medford (MA) High School and began working for Verizon. It...

Feb 20, 2022

Joseph N. Cloutier, 84, of Jaffrey, NH, passed away on February 20, 2022 at Monadnock Community Hospital with his daughter by his side. He was born on July 18, 1937 in Peterborough, NH, and was the son of Camille and Claire (Lacroix) Cloutier. Raised in Greenville, NH, he attended Appleton Academy. In 1955, he enlisted in the United States Navy...

Feb 18, 2022

Bradley E. Seppala, 62, of Rindge, NH died peacefully in the early morning of February 18, 2022. Born on May 3, 1959, in Peterborough, NH, he was the proud fourth son of Theodore and Shirley (Somero) Seppala. Raised in Ashby, MA, he attended North Middlesex High School. After working in several different fields of construction he found his passion doing...

Feb 17, 2022

Kara Jean Traffie, 56, of New Ipswich, NH died peacefully at home on February 17, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on August 5, 1965 in Peterborough, NH, the daughter of Theodore Seppala and Shirley (Somero) Seppala. She was raised in Ashby, MA, a graduate of Monty Tech Class of 1983. She went on to become...

Feb 12, 2022

Reverend Emily B. Preston, age 82, died on February 12, 2022 at the Monadnock Community Hospital. She was born in New York City, but was raised and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. The second of four daughters of Elwyn and Alberta Preston, her sisters always knew her as the “nostalgic” one, with a great sense of humor and playfulness, a lover...

Feb 10, 2022

Marilyn ‘Marney’ Bean, 77, of Dublin, NH, died peacefully on February 10, 2022, surrounded by her husband and daughters. She was born on April 5, 1944, in Lynn, MA, daughter of the late Roland and Elizabeth (Smalley) Boucher. After graduating from Conant High School in Jaffrey, Marney attended Faulkner Nursing School in Jamaica Plain, MA. She married her husband, Delcie...

Feb 8, 2022

George William Dishong, 88, formerly of Jaffrey, passed peacefully on February 8, 2022 at Scott-Farrar Assisted-Living in Peterborough after a brief battle with vascular disease and a broken heart. Born on February 22, 1933, to Edna Mae (Light) and John William Dishong, he was the second of four children. George grew up on 9 Brick Row in Rexmont, PA where...

Feb 6, 2022

Mary Jean Edick, of Dublin, NH, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 6, 2022, while surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born in Peterborough, NH on February 13, 1955, the daughter of the late Hubert and Anna Pickford. She was raised in Dublin, alongside her beloved sister Kathy. Mary attended Con-Val High School,...

Feb 6, 2022

Catherine Marie (Kizer) Fannon, 55, of Jaffrey, NH passed away peacefully at home on February 6, 2022, surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on July 9, 1966, in Derry NH, to parents James and Charlotte (Wood) Kizer. She was raised in Derry and attended high school at Pinkerton Academy. She met her husband...

Feb 5, 2022

Joan C. Goodall, 85, of Rindge, New Hampshire, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 5, 2022, in her home. Joan, affectionately referred to as “Ma” or “Grammy” was born on November 22, 1936, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, the daughter of Samuel and Margaret Peters. She was a 1954 graduate of Arundel High School. After graduation, she married Robert...

Feb 4, 2022

Sally Ann DeMarsico, 63, of Troy, NH, passed away at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene NH, on February 4, 2022, after a period of declining health. Sally was born on October 18, 1958, in Pittsfield, MA to parents Frank and Dorathea (Kie) Speth. Sally grew up in Pittsfield and attended Taconic High School. Following High School, Sally met her husband,...

Feb 3, 2022

Ann Draper Arthur, known by family and friends by her middle name “Bailey”, 97, died peacefully on February 3, 2022, at Rivermead Retirement Community, in Peterborough, NH. She was born on May 31, 1924, in Canton, MA to James B. and Helen (Dana) Draper. She attended House in the Pines Preparatory School and graduated from Smith College in 1945. After...