OBITUARIES
Stanford 'Stan' Long
Oct 2, 2020
Stanford White ‘Stan’ Long, 76, of New Ipswich, NH, and formerly of Hatboro, PA, died unexpectedly on October 2, 2020 in Jaffrey. Stan was born on May 10, 1944, in Greenville, TN, son of the late Maurice and Dimple (Sorrell) Long. A true Southern gentleman, he graduated from Everett High School and Maryville College in Maryville, TN while spending summers...
Pauline B. Theriault
Sep 24, 2020
Pauline B. Theriault, 92, of Rindge, NH and formerly of Stoneham, MA, died peacefully at her daughter’s home with her family by her side after a period of failing health. She was born on May 29, 1928 in Newport, VT, a daughter of the late Elphege and Anna (Comeau) Bussiere. Pauline was raised in Newport and attended Catholic schools in...
Lorraine M. Laperriere
Sep 24, 2020
Lorraine M. Laperriere, 87, died peacefully on September 24, 2020 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene after a period of failing health. Lorraine was born on April 14, 1933 in Jaffrey, the daughter of Leonard and Bessie “Laura” Courchene. She attended local schools graduating from Conant High School in 1951. She married Eugene Laperriere on September 1, 1952 at...
Eva Frances Nappi
Sep 20, 2020
Eva Frances Nappi, 93, a longtime resident of Keene, passed away late Sunday night, September 20, 2020, at the Westwood Center in Keene, after a period of declining health. She was born on November 27, 1926, in Boston, MA, the daughter of Ruth Wilson. She and her mom moved around Massachusetts while she was a child, before settling in Brattleboro,...
Pauline R. Halfpenny
Sep 16, 2020
Pauline R. Halfpenny, 91, a lifelong resident of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on September 16, 2020 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, after a brief period of failing health. Pauline was born on June 10, 1929 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late Winfield and Ruth (Eastman) Smith. She was a 1946 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey....
Edward C. Sawin
Sep 14, 2020
Edward C. Sawin of Athol, Mass., died on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at Quabbin Valley Health Center in Athol, Mass., after a short illness. Edward was born on July 1, 1941, in Keene, son of the late Percival and Pauline (Talbot) Sawin. He was raised briefly in Winchester, later moving to the Athol and Orange, Mass., area, where he spent...
William C. Hodgdon, Jr.
Sep 11, 2020
William C. Hodgdon, Jr., 86, of South Berwick, ME, died peacefully on September 11, 2020 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH after a period of failing health. Bill was born on November 11, 1933 in Gardiner, ME, son of the late William and Helen (Cushman) Hodgdon. He was a graduate of Freedom Academy in Freedom, ME. Bill joined the US...
Margaret T. McCabe
Sep 9, 2020
Margaret T. McCabe, 84, a resident of Peterborough, NH died at her home after a period of declining health on September 9, 2020. She was born on September 19, 1935 in Kearny, NJ a daughter of the late Austin and Julia (DiMichele) McCabe. Margaret was raised and educated in New Jersey. She was employed for many years at Engelhardt Industries...
Francis W. DiRusso
Sep 4, 2020
Francis W. DiRusso, 56, a resident of Rindge, NH died at his home on September 4, 2020 after a sudden illness. He was born in Brooklyn, NY a son of Gloria DiRusso and the late Frank DiRusso. Francis will be missed by his many family members and friends. Burial was held privately in Hillside Cemetery, Rindge, NH.
Joanne H. Silva
Sep 3, 2020
Joanne H. Silva, 83 of Gilmore Court, Jaffrey, NH died at her home on September 3, 2020 after a period of declining health. She was born in Lowell, MA on June 14, 1937 a daughter of the late Patrick and Harriet (Boyd) Molloy. Joanne was raised and educated in Winthrop, MA and was a graduate of Winthrop High School Class...
Patricia M. DuMont
Aug 29, 2020
Patricia M. DuMont, 78, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on August 29, 2020 at Wachusett Manor in Gardner, MA after a period of failing health. Patricia was born in Fitchburg, MA on July 15, 1942, daughter of the late Victor and Frances (McCullough) Beauvais. A second generation American of Scottish descent on her mother's side, she was a 1960 graduate...
Frederick T. Ernst
Aug 28, 2020
Frederick T. Ernst (“Ted”) of Tryon, NC, died in his home on August 28, with his family at his side, just two weeks and two days before his 98th birthday. Ted was born on September 13, 1922, the second child of Frederick S. and Roberta Ernst. He grew up in both Wellesley, MA, and Jaffrey, NH. The Jaffrey connection was...
Frances Elizabeth Gregory
Aug 15, 2020
Frances Elizabeth Gregory, 69, formerly of Rindge, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. Elizabeth was born in Rindge, New Hampshire on November 10, 1950, the daughter of Lewis Lawson Gregory, Sr. and Eleanor Alice Whitney. She attended schools locally. Elizabeth loved to write stories and poems, some of which were published. Besides...
Gilborn 'Gil' Duval
Aug 14, 2020
Gilborn James Duval, 76, of Peterborough, passed away on Friday August 14, 2020, at Monadnock Community Hospital after a lengthy illness. ‘Gil’ was born on April 3, 1944 in Gardner, MA, son of the late Gilborn and Eva (Blanchette) Duval. He was raised in Jaffrey and attended local schools until enlisting in the military. Gil served his country as an...
Lois Hixson
Aug 12, 2020
Lois Hixson, 85, of Hancock, NH, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 with her husband and family by her side, after a period of failing health. Mrs. Hixson was born on April 3, 1935 in Presque Isle, Maine, daughter of the late Les and Faye (Jordan) Driscoll. She grew up in Maine and had attended schools...
Theresa A. Martin
Aug 11, 2020
Theresa Martin, 87, of Keene, NH passed away peacefully on August 11th, at her residence. Theresa lived with her twin sister Mary, who passed away earlier in the summer. Theresa and Mary spent many years together playing tennis, beachcombing, and walking everywhere in Keene and surrounding towns. They enjoyed running into former students and catching up, as they were both...
Armand H. Lozeau
Jul 30, 2020
Armand H. Lozeau, 94, of Fitchburg, MA, passed away on July 30, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He previously resided in New Ipswich, NH for 38 years. He was born on March 7, 1926 in Fitchburg MA, the son of Elphege A. and Marilda (Gelinas) Lozeau. He grew up in Fitchburg and attended St. Bernard High School. Mr. Lozeau...
Marion M. Kangas
Jul 28, 2020
Marion M. Kangas, 95, of New Ipswich, NH, died peacefully on July 28, 2020 at the Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a period of failing health. Marion was born in Fitchburg, MA on January 14, 1925, daughter of the late Andrew and Ida (Aho) Pakkala. She grew up in Greenville, NH before moving to New Ipswich and graduated from...
Thomas R. Saari
Jul 28, 2020
Thomas Richard Saari, born September 30, 1950, in Peterborough, son of George (deceased) and Daphne Saari of New Ipswich, passed away on July 28, 2020 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He died in his Rindge home, surrounded by his loving family. Tom exemplified the hard-working family man. Though he typified the stoic Finnish persona, he was quick to...
Charlotte M McLaughlin
Jul 27, 2020
Charlotte M. McLaughlin, 84, of Peterborough, formerly of Greenville and Jaffrey, passed away on Monday morning, July 27, 2020, at the Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. She was born on June 21, 1936, in Waltham, MA, to Frederick and Ruby (Gleason) Mercier. She grew up in Sudbury, MA, graduating from Sudbury High School followed by Middlesex Secretarial School. She and...
