OBITUARIES
Diana J Meattey
April 1, 2021
Diana “Jo” Meattey, 90, of Fitzwilliam, formerly of Richmond, died Thursday evening, April 1, 2021, at the Applewood Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, after a period of declining health. She was born on March 12, 1931, in Richmond, the daughter of Orin and Emily (Hood) Brewer and attended area schools. She was a lifelong area resident of Richmond and Fitzwilliam. She...
Albion 'Skip' Lane
March 26, 2021
Albion “Skip” Lane, 72, went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Peterborough, NH on December 2, 1948, son of the late Albion and Betty Lane, and was a 1967 graduate from the former Peterborough High School. Skip worked locally for Honeywell at first before joining the...
Elizabeth Ann Robblee
March 24, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Robblee, 71, of Rindge, NH died peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Alliance Healthcare Center in Baldwinsville, MA. ‘Bette’ was born on February 12, 1950 in Reading, MA, daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Campbell) Dulac. She was a graduate of Nashua High School in Nashua NH and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree from...
Robin Spicher
March 24, 2021
Robin Spicher, 55, of Peterborough, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a period of failing health. She was born on December 15, 1965 in Keene, NH, the daughter of Gary R. and Jean (Sanborn) Spicher. Robin was a 1984 graduate of Con-Val High School in Peterborough and had worked for many years...
David B. Koski
March 24, 2021
David B. Koski, 66, of Rindge, NH died suddenly after a medical event at his home on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. David was born May 18, 1954 in Fitchburg, MA, the son of the late Harold Koski and the late Lorraine (Boucher) Koski. He attended schools in Fitchburg and later received his GED. David went to school for his journeyman...
Hans Kaufhold
March 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...
John D. Field
March 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....
Joanne F. Kaarto
March 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...
Barbara C. Whitney
March 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...
Rhoda Holombo
March 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...
William 'Bill' Gagnon
March 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...
Gail Eva Blouin
March 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...
David W. Hill
March 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...
Barbara Jean Gustafson
March 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...
Robert P. Grippardi
February 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...
Mark Bussiere
February 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...
Amanda Lynn Lewis
February 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...
Fred L. Cournoyer
February 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...
Martha Price
February 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...
