OBITUARIES
Sara Jane 'Sally' Soney
Jun 5, 2018
Sara Jane “Sally” Soney, 81, formerly of Jaffrey, NH and Burlington, MA, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at the Wentworth-Douglas Hospital in Dover after a period of failing health. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 12, 1937, daughter of the late Holmes and Maybelle (Logan) Crabtree. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Melrose, MA where she...
Dr. Richard G. Ellis
May 23, 2018
Richard George Ellis was born May 14, 1922, son of Elton Elwin and Grace (Barnhart) Ellis in Frankford, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Audubon High School; Audubon, New Jersey, in 1939, matriculated at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. and completed the required undergraduate premedical study in three years. He then entered Hahnemann Medical College and graduated in June 1945, in a...
Barbara M. MacNutt
May 17, 2018
Barbara M. MacNutt, 92, of Peterborough, NH, passed away peacefully on her birthday, May 17, 2018 at the Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough, NH. She was born on May 17, 1926 in Peterborough, NH, and was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Sabra (Carkin) Wetherbee. Barbara was raised and educated in the Peterborough area and graduated from Peterborough High...
Peter Eleftheriou
May 14, 2018
Peter ‘Pete the Greek’ Eleftheriou, 63, died peacefully on Monday, May 14, 2018 at his home in Rindge with his family by his side after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 14, 1954 in Fitchburg, MA, son of the late William and Harriet (Gastalos) Eleftheriou. He had attended schools in Rindge and in Jaffrey and...
Lugretta D. Aho
May 14, 2018
Lugretta D. Aho, 83, of Fitzwilliam, NH, died peacefully on Monday, May 14, 2018 at the Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough after a period of failing health. She was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 14, 1934, daughter of the late Edward and Cora (Fisher) Johnson and was one of eighteen children. Lugretta had lived in San Francisco, CA for...
Nancy Vernazzaro
May 11, 2018
Nancy Vernazzaro, 62, of Rindge, NH, died peacefully on Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon after a very sudden illness. Nancy was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on September 9, 1955 daughter of the late William and Elma (McCormick) Green. Nancy was a 1973 graduate of Silver Lake High School in Plymouth and she had...
Susan M. Betourney-Sleyzak
May 8, 2018
Susan M. Betourney – Sleyzak, 64, a resident of Jaffrey, NH died at her home on May 8, 2018 after a period of declining health, she was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 19, 1954, in Winchendon, MA, a daughter of Lucienne (Bellette) and the late Maurice Betourney. She graduated from Conant high school and earned...
Philip R. LaBrie
May 7, 2018
Philip R. LaBrie, 83, a lifelong resident of Jaffrey died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was born on November 6, 1934 in Westmoreland, son of the late Emile and Eva (Therien) LaBrie. ‘Phil’ was raised and educated in Jaffrey and married Jeanne (Faford) LaBrie on July 14, 1956. Together they raised their...
Arnold L. Baldwin
May 6, 2018
Arnold L. Baldwin, 80, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully at the Pheasant Wood Healthcare Center in Peterborough on Sunday, May 6, 2018 after a period of failing health. Arnold was born in Jaffrey and was a lifelong resident of the town. He was born on December 15, 1937, son of the late Godfrey and Blanche (Paradise) Baldwin. He was a...
Richard 'Dick' Latti
May 6, 2018
Richard J. ‘Dick’ Latti, 67, of Keene, NH, died peacefully on Sunday, May 6, 2018 in the comfort of his own home. He was born in Peterborough, NH on February 20, 1951, son of the late Richard E. and Marian (Lever) Latti. He was a 1969 graduate of the former Peterborough Consolidated School and earned a bachelor’s degree in Business...
Colleen M. Cloutier
May 3, 2018
Rindge, New Hampshire Colleen M. Cloutier, 72, of Rindge died peacefully on Thursday May 3, 2018 at her home following a very brief period of failing health. She was born on July 30, 1945 in Peterborough, daughter of the late Herbert and Helen (Booth) Champney. She was raised in Rindge and had graduated from Our Lady of Monadnock Academy in...
Wayne M. Esty
Apr 29, 2018
Wayne M. Esty, son of Betsey and Stanley Esty and later stepfather Rod Davis, passed away on April 29, 2018 after a period of declining health. Wayne was 68 years old. Wayne had received a B.A. degree in history from Keene State College. He worked at Bi-Value of Keene then at Peterborough Camera Shop for over forty years later becoming...
Richard 'Dick' Croumie, Jr.
Apr 27, 2018
Richard E. ‘Dick’ Croumie, Jr., 74, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home while surrounded by his family. He was born on November 13, 1943 in Keene, NH, son of the late Richard E. and Louise C. (Whipple) Croumie, and had attended Thayer High School in Winchester, NH. Mr. Croumie lived most of his adult...
John R. Schott
Apr 19, 2018
John R. Schott, 82, a resident of Dublin, NH, formerly of Francestown, NH and Jaffrey Center, NH, died at his home after a period of declining health on April 19, 2018. Born in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late John and Ellen (Waite) Schott. He was an international consultant, educator and active civic leader in Southern New...
Phillip Walling
Apr 9, 2018
Phillip Walling, 85, of Fitzwilliam, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 9, 2018, in his Sleep, after a period of failing health. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ, on March 3, 1933, the son of Roland and Nancy (DeGennaro) Walling. He spent most of his youth in Hazlet, NJ, where he was scout master of Troop 92. Phil graduated from...
Mary L. Letourneau
Apr 3, 2018
Mary Louise Letourneau, 85, of Keene, passed away peacefully at the Cheshire Medical Center on Tuesday April 3, 2018 while surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 6, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Richard and Edna (Ryan) Henry. At the age of 13, Mary moved to Jaffrey with her family and became a communicant...
John D. Lehtinen
Apr 3, 2018
John D. Lehtinen, 62, of Rindge, NH died at his home on April 3, 2018 after a period of declining health. John was born on August 25, 1955 in Fitchburg, MA, son of the late Margaret Kuriger and John R. Lehtinen. He was raised and educated in the Leominster area and had lived for some time in Lunenburg and Ashby,...
Jeremy T. Briggs
Apr 2, 2018
Jeremy T. Briggs, 47, of Swanzey, NH passed away peacefully on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH after a period of failing health. Jeremy was born on January 29, 1971 in Holyoke, MA, the son of David Hall of Greenfield and Judith Briggs of Lakeville, MA. Jeremy was raised...
Nancy (Freeman) Woods
Mar 30, 2018
Nancy F. Woods (Freeman), 96, of Temple, NH, died on Friday, March 30, 2018, surrounded by her loved ones at Bridges in Nashua, NH after a long and beautiful life. Nancy was born in the quintessential New England town of Waterbury, VT, on November 3, 1921. Daughter of the late Homer H. and Ethel M. (Graves) Freeman. She grew up...
