OBITUARIES
Bruce E. Card
Jun 6, 2021
Bruce E. Card, of New Ipswich, passed away after a long illness on June 6, 2021. Bruce was born on May 5, 1960. He leaves behind his loving parents, Patricia and Dean Card. He was an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoyed hunting. Bruce was an auto body mechanic by trade and had a passion for classic cars. He was most...
Aune Kangas
Jun 3, 2021
Aune Kangas, 98, passed on peacefully, to meet her Lord and savior on June 3, 2021 after a brief period of failing health. She was born on January 21, 1923, a daughter of the late Antti and Mary (Ojala) Keurulainen. Aune was the last survivor of the generation of Keurulainen’s born at the farm on Page Hill Road in New...
Walter Robert Aho
May 27, 2021
Walter Robert Aho passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Walter was born on September 26, 1937, in Fitchburg, MA to Reino and Fannie Aho, joining siblings Eleanor, Charles and Bernard. Walter’s childhood years were difficult. Before he turned one, his mother passed away, leaving him, initially, in the care of his 10-year-old sister, Eleanor. As a very young child,...
Mary Ann Auth
May 26, 2021
Mary Ann (Demarest) Auth, 91, of Hancock, NH, passed away with her family by her side on Wednesday May 26, 2021, after a brief period of failing health. Mary Ann was born on January 9, 1930, in Hackensack, NJ, daughter of the late Daniel Edward and Eleanor (Hymers) Demarest and sister of the late Cynthia Kelly. She spent her early...
William 'Bill' Pellerin
May 23, 2021
William ‘Bill’ Pellerin, 72, of Lyndeborough, died peacefully at the home of his daughter, on Sunday, May 23, 2021, after a lengthy period of failing health. Bill was born on September 2, 1948 in Dublin, NH, son of the late Alfred and Cecile (Metivier) Pellerin. He was a 1966 graduate of the Dublin Boys School and had earned a bachelor’s...
Richard 'Peter' Sawyer
May 3, 2021
Richard Parker Sawyer, known as Peter, 83, son of Jason C. Sawyer and Elizabeth Doty Sawyer, died peacefully on May 3, 2021, in his lifetime home in Jaffrey, NH. His illness was brief, and he was cared for by his wife of 60 years, Ann Sawyer, and devoted family members, Jennifer, Alfred, and Rachel, with the caring professional guidance of...
Nicholas "Nick" Geiger
May 2, 2021
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Geiger, 35, a lifelong resident of Temple, died peacefully and unexpectedly in his sleep on May 2, 2021 Nick was born on July 17, 1985 in Nashua, NH, a son of Jesse and Debora (Barlow) Geiger. Nick is survived by his parents, and by his sons, Braylen and Nicholas, and by his beloved life partner, Stephanie Blair, all...
Marolyn W. Dunton
May 2, 2021
On May 2, 2021, her caring hands fell silent, and the kind and compassionate soul of Marolyn W. Dunton went home to be with her Lord. She passed peacefully with her family by her side at age 85. Her parents, the late Roger and Hazel (Simmons) White, were surprised when she was born 15 minutes after her twin sister Carolyn...
William C. McKay
May 1, 2021
Bill McKay passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021 at home with his family after a losing his battle with cancer. Bill grew up in an Air Force family and lived all over the United States, as well as overseas, where he learned how to make friends fast, and make fast friends-a skill which served him well throughout his life....
James J Manners
Apr 29, 2021
James J. “Jim” Manners, 81, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on Thursday morning, April 29, 2021 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a period of failing health. He was born in Worcester, MA on September 9, 1939, the son of the late James J. and Nancy (Gallio) Manners. He attended school at St. Casimir School in Worcester and...
Alice M. Emery
Apr 28, 2021
Alice M. (Cloutier) Emery, 98, a lifelong resident of Jaffrey and Peterborough, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in her home with her family by her side. She was born on October 16, 1922 in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late John and Rose (Gamache) Cloutier. Alice was raised and educated in local schools. Throughout her...
James J. Ronayne, III
Apr 26, 2021
Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Friend Jim Ronayne, 53, of New Ipswich, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2021, with his wife and daughter by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jim was the loving son of Beatrice D. (Bompane) Ronayne of Rindge, NH and the late James J. Ronayne Jr. In addition to his mother, He is survived...
Aaron Kurt Kargela
Apr 22, 2021
Aaron Kurt Kargela was born July 16, 1999, in Peterborough, New Hampshire, the third child and second son of Kurt and Lydia Kargela. On April 22, 2021, he died unexpectedly in Wellford, South Carolina, surrounded by three of his brothers and some of his closest friends. In God’s infinite wisdom and to fulfill His own purposes, although unfathomable to us,...
Helen M Trieb
Apr 20, 2021
Helen (Mason) Trieb, of Holbrook, Massachusetts, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Monadnock Community hospital after a period of declining health. She was born on July 20, 1938 in Randolph, VT, the daughter of Julius and Helen (Sweeney) Mason. She graduated from University of Vermont with a bachelor's degree. She resided in Holbrook, Massachusetts for over 50 years...
Alice McKenna
Apr 18, 2021
Alice Rose Fairfield McKenna passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 after a period of declining health. She was 92. Born May 9, 1928 she was the eldest child of Beatrice White Fairfield and Romeo Fairfield. Alice lived in Dublin her entire life, until she moved, with her husband John, to Rivermead in 2014. She was born on the Carlton estate...
Thomas C. Naylor, Jr.
Apr 15, 2021
Our Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend, Thomas Clifton Naylor Jr passed away at his home in Dublin, NH Thursday morning, April 15, 2021, at the age of 89. He passed away from complications brought on by advanced age and a fractured hip. Thomas was born February 28, 1932, the middle of three children and only son of Thomas and...
Joy-Lyn Blake
Apr 13, 2021
Joy-Lyn Blake, also known as Lynn Susan Valley, 63, of the state of Washington, and formerly of Gardner, MA, died on April 13, 2021 after a brief illness. Joy, the daughter of Ann Cilley (St.Sauveur) and Norman Russell Valley, was born on December 18,1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She grew up in Gardner, graduating from Gardner High School in 1975. Joy...
Debra 'Debbi' Kothavala
Apr 10, 2021
Debra Lee Kothavala, 58, of Fitzwilliam, passed away suddenly after being stricken at home on Saturday morning, April 10, 2021. ‘Debbi’ was born in Peterborough, NH on May 29, 1962, daughter of the late Robert P. and Adrienne M. (Patnaude) Roy. She was raised in Jaffrey and attended area schools, graduating from Conant High School in 1981. She married Tehmasp...
Irene E. Caouette
Apr 10, 2021
Irene E. Caouette 91, of New Ipswich, NH died April 11, 2021, in Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on November 2, 1929 in Waltham, MA to Mitchell Ouellette and Edwilda (Chevrette) Ouellette. Mrs. Caouette worked for 20 years at Warwick Mills, where she met her husband of 57 years until his death in 2005. She also worked...
Laura J. Esty
Apr 3, 2021
Laura J. Esty, 70, a lifelong Jaffrey resident, passed away on Saturday morning, April 3, 2021, after a period of declining health. She was born on March 14, 1951, the daughter of Franke and Olivette (Dionne) Kersevich. She was a 1969 graduate of Conant High School. She married Wayne M. Esty on May 27, 1972, and had worked as...
