Local obituaries for Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center

Mar 23, 2021

Hans Kaufhold, 93, died peacefully at his home in his sleep on March 23, 2021. Hans was born on Easter Sunday, April 17th, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany. He was the third of five children born to Harry and Lina Kaufhold. From a young age Hans learned the trade of stonecutting, and started his apprenticeship at fourteen at a monument company...

Mar 22, 2021

John Dexter Field, 87, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on Monday morning, March 22, 2021 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a period of failing health. He was born in Jaffrey, NH on January 17, 1934, the son of the late John W and Agnes M (Baldwin) Field. He left High School before graduation to join the US Army....

Mar 22, 2021

Wife. Mother. Nannie. Sister. Friend. Nurse. Warrior: Joanne F. Kaarto, 59, of New Ipswich, NH passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 22, 2021, after a year of fighting her courageous battle with cancer. Jody was born in Peterborough, NH on April 4, 1961, daughter of the late William and Patricia (Toko) Thayer. As a...

Mar 22, 2021

Barbara C. Whitney, 85, of Hancock, NH died peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a period of failing health. Barbara was born in Peterborough, NH on July 2, 1935, daughter of the late Ira and Bernice (Cass) Codman. She had been a resident of Peterborough, NH for 48 years before moving to...

Mar 17, 2021

Rhoda Alice Elizabeth (Somero) Holombo passed from death to life on March 17, 2021 in Concord, NH. She was born June 24, 1940 in Calumet, MI, the daughter of Edward Somero & Anna Toivonen Somero. Rhoda was the youngest of 10 children. She graduated high school in 1958 and went on to attend Suomi College in Hancock, MI. She graduated...

Mar 16, 2021

William Demetrius Gagnon, 65, of Biddeford, Maine died peacefully on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 following a period of declining health due to cancer. Bill was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on November 6, 1955 to the late Dorothy A. Gagnon. He grew up in Jaffrey and was a member of the Conant High School class of 1973. Before graduation, Bill...

Mar 9, 2021

Gail Eva Blouin, 58, of Jaffrey NH passed away Tuesday March 9, 2021, at the Alpine Healthcare Center in Keene NH after her courageous battle with cancer. Gail was born in Peterborough, NH on January 27, 1963, the daughter of Roland and Margaret (Buzzell) Blouin. She was raised in the Monadnock region and attended local schools. Gail worked as a...

Mar 4, 2021

David William Hill, 58, of Jaffrey, formerly of Rindge, went to Heaven Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the comfort of his home, after a long battle with declining health. He was born in Peterborough on August 16, 1962, the son of Donald J and Elizabeth M (Lehto) Hill. He attended Mascenic Regional High School. He worked for over 20 years...

Mar 3, 2021

Barbara Jean Gustafson, 87, of Peterborough, NH, and formerly of Warren, PA and Bradford, PA, died peacefully in the arms of her daughters on March 3, 2021 in Peterborough after living several years with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on January 29, 1934, in Bradford, PA, daughter of the late Earl A. and Evelyn A. (Poling) Lorshbaugh. Jean was a...

Feb 28, 2021

Robert “Bob” P. Grippardi, 74 of New Ipswich, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021 in the comfort of his home, after a period of declining health. He was born in Newark, NJ, on September 15, 1946, the son of Peter and Lenda (Masti) Grippardi. He graduated from Irvington High School and went on to also graduate from the Stevens Institute...

Feb 27, 2021

Feb 21, 2021

Mark Bussiere, 69, died peacefully at home from heart disease. He was born in Fitchburg, MA on June 10, 1951, the son of Leonard and Louise Bussiere. After graduating from Fitchburg High School, Mark was drafted into the Army. He served in Vietnam as a Ranger with the 101st Airborne Division. He received many medals including a Silver star and...

Feb 18, 2021

Amanda Lynn Lewis, 35 of Jaffrey, died on Thursday, February 18 at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Jaffrey on Sunday evening, January 31, 2021. She was born in Peterborough, on October 16, 1985, the daughter of William C Welch of Henniker and Joy M Newcombe of Jaffrey. She attended area schools...

Feb 17, 2021

Fred Louis Cournoyer, age 66 years, of Dunedin, Florida died February 17, 2021 at the Suncoast Hospice Foundation of Palm Harbor after a brief illness. Fred was born in Clearwater Florida to the late Fred and Virginia Cournoyer. He is also preceded in death by his former wife, Darlene Weisgarber, mother of their daughter, his wife Ruth Purdy and his...

Feb 17, 2021

Martha “Marty” (West) Price, 90, formerly of Peterborough, NH, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the Alpine Healthcare Center in Keene, NH. Marty was born on April 24, 1930 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Robert Dudley and Janet (Sill) West. She graduated in 1947 from Classen High School in Oklahoma City, and went on to pursue her...

Feb 15, 2021

Michael A. Jackman, 24, of New Ipswich, died unexpectedly at his home on February 15, 2021. Michael was born on June 27, 1996 in Southbridge, MA, the son of Charlie and Irene Jackman. His family had lived in Woodstock CT for 10 years before moving to New Ipswich, NH where he graduated with the Class of 2016 from Mascenic Regional...

Feb 13, 2021

Joseph W. Cournoyer, 76, of Temple, NH died on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene after a period of failing health. ‘Joe’ was born in Janesville, WI on June 18, 1944, son of the late Wilfred and Mary (Ryan) Cournoyer. He was a 1962 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and earned his bachelor’s...

Feb 12, 2021

Sandra Ruth Prouty, 70, of Rindge, died Friday evening, February 12, 2021 at the Bay State Medical Center after a period of declining health. She was born, in Gardner, MA, on June 30, 1950, to Joseph A. and Gloria M (Gerrard ) Pratt. She attended area schools. Sandra earned a certificate in Nursing, that, coupled with a love of taking...

Feb 10, 2021

Michele Ann Lavoie, 70, of Jaffrey, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, after a contracting COVID-19. She was born on September 28, 1950 in Peterborough, NH, the daughter of Edmund and Mary (Kolchakian) Lavoie. She graduated in 1967 from ConVal Regional High School and was a lifelong resident of the Peterborough and Jaffrey...

Feb 9, 2021

Walter Carl Sliviak, 71, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, in his home. He was born January 9, 1950, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Walter I. Sliviak (2006), and Pauline (Piovesan) Sliviak. Walter was raised in Allegheny Twp, PA. and was a 1967 graduate of Kiski Area High School in Vandergrift, PA. After graduation,...