OBITUARIES
Rev. Dr. Quentin L. Peacock
Mar 15, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Quentin L. Peacock died peacefully on March 15, 2018. He was born in Boston, MA on August 28, 1930, the son of the Rev. Alfred and Faith Peacock. He grew up in Lisbon, NH, Johnstown, PA, Rye Center, NH, and Elizabethtown, KY where he attended high school. In 1948, he traveled with his family to Ashiya Air...
Esther Rae Traffie
Mar 15, 2018
Esther Rae Traffie, infant daughter of Jorin I.and Sonjia E. (Muhonen) Traffie of Jaffrey, passed before birth, on March 15, 2018, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH. She was survived by her parents: Jorin and Sonjia Traffie of Jaffrey; her Maternal Grandmother: Nicole Muhonen of Rindge and her Maternal Grandfather: Raymond Muhonen of Jaffrey; her Paternal Grandparents: Lars...
John H. Moore, Jr.
Mar 9, 2018
John H. Moore, Jr. 73, of Jaffrey died peacefully on Friday, March 09, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Florida while surrounded by his family. He was born on October 3, 1944 in Gardner, MA, son of the late John and Arlene (Austin) Moore. He attended local schools. John had worked for many years at the Tack Shop, W.W. Cross...
Pauline M. Pitman
Mar 8, 2018
Pauline M. Pitman, 79, of Zephyrhills, FL, and formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully on March 8, 2018, at the Southern Pines Healthcare Center in New Port Richey, FL, after a period of declining health. ‘Polly’ was born, on June 25, 1938, in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Emile J. and Rose M. (St. Pierre) Ouellette. She was a longtime resident...
David C. Person
Mar 7, 2018
David C. Person, 78, of New Ipswich, New Hampshire and formerly of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, died peacefully at his home on March 7, 2018 after a brief period of failing health. David was born on December 29, 1939 in Orange, New Jersey, son of the late William and Priscilla (Baird) Person. He attended Mount Hermon Preparatory School and graduated from Michigan...
Marie Lou Plantamura
Mar 5, 2018
Marie Lou Plantamura, 94, a longtime resident and holder of Dublin's Boston Post Cane, died peacefully at the Hillsboro House Nursing Home in Hillsboro, NH, after a period of failing health. Born Marie Louise on July 8,1923 in Perwez, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Fernand and Virginie Maniquet. She was a registered nurse during World War II...
Pamela L. Archambault
Feb 7, 2018
Pamela L. Archambault, 56, formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully at her home in Peterborough on February 7, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was born on February 10, 1961 in Peterborough, daughter of the late Roland Archambault and Gloria (Stebbins) Archambault of Jaffrey. She was a 1979 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey and a 1994 graduate of North...
Reuben M. Chalke
Feb 6, 2018
Reuben M. Chalke, 40, of New Ipswich, NH died at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday February 6, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on April 12, 1977 in Fitchburg, MA, son of Albert and Janet (Ojala) Chalke. Reuben was a hard worker who worked in concrete construction for...
Margret H Kolbjornsen
Feb 3, 2018
Margret H. Kolbjornsen, resident of Summerhill Assisted Living, Peterborough, died February 3, 2018 at the age of 94. She was the daughter of Hermann and Elisabeth Sieck Haertel, born in Hannover, Germany in 1923. Her family came to New York City aboard the M/V Thuringia in 1926 and settled in New York City. In a neighborhood snowball fight in 1933...
Cindy Ciani-Morton
Feb 2, 2018
Cindy Ciani-Morton, 59, of Bethlehem, NH, and formerly of Nashua and Jaffrey, died suddenly and unexpectedly at the Littleton Regional Hospital in Littleton, NH on Friday, February 2, 2018, with her husband by her side. Cindy was born in Manchester, NH on December 22, 1958, daughter of the late Felix DeGrandpre and Ethel (Mattson) DeGrandpre. She was a 1976 graduate...
Christine J. Cloutier
Jan 31, 2018
Christine J. (Vaillancourt) Cloutier died peacefully with her husband and daughter by her side on January 31st at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey after an extended illness. She was born on November 24, 1938, in Peterborough, New Hampshire to Saluste and Jennie (Gorski) Vaillancourt. She resided in West Peterborough most of her life until moving to Jaffrey...
Bruce K. Ellis
Jan 27, 2018
Bruce K. Ellis, 63, of Jaffrey, died peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Elms in Milford after a courageous decade-long battle with cancer. Bruce was born on August 4, 1954 in Keene, NH, son of the late Raymond and Alice (Fiske) Ellis. He graduated from Keene High School in 1972 and earned his bachelor’s degree in Education from...
Barbara A. Hanson
Jan 25, 2018
Barbara A. Hanson 85, died peacefully on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Pheasantwood Center in Peterborough, New Hampshire after a period of failing health. Barbara was born on August 2, 1932, daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Miller) Blanchette. She was a lifelong resident of Peterborough and had worked at Upland farms for more than 28 years before...
Amanda L. Franks
Jan 17, 2018
Amanda L. Franks, 38, a resident of New Ipswich, NH died on January 17, 2018 at New London Hospital, New London, NH after a sudden illness. She was born on October 15, 1979 in Peterborough, NH, a daughter of Scott A. Blease and Mercy L. King. She attended schools in New Ipswich and Keene and graduated from Keene High School....
Stephen J. Dunn
Jan 14, 2018
Stephen J. Dunn, 67, of Tyngsborough, MA, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell after a very sudden illness. Stephen was born in Medford, MA on July 10, 1950, son of the late Robert and Margaret ‘Rita’ (Moynahan) Dunn. He grew up in Winchester, MA with a deep sense of pride in his 100%...
Richard 'Dickie' McDowell
Jan 13, 2018
Richard P. McDowell, 65, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after complications from a fall at his home. ‘Dickie’ was born in Ayer, MA on March 2, 1952, son of the late Robert H. and Irene F. (Campbell) McDowell, and had lived in Ayer until moving to Jaffrey in...
Arthur P. Maki
Jan 9, 2018
Arthur P. Maki, 88, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully at the Monadnock Community Hospital on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 after a period of failing health. Arthur was born in Troy, NH on August 7, 1929 son of the late Sulo and Lillian (Pelton) Maki. He graduated with the class of 1947 from the Troy High School and had attended trade...
Roda J. Butler
Jan 5, 2018
Roda J. Butler, 77, a lifelong resident of Jaffrey died peacefully on Friday, January 5, 2018 after a period of failing health. Mrs. Butler was born on September 15, 1940, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. John Garfield. She had attended schools in the area She had worked in many capacities for over 37 years at Teleflex Medical in...
Donald G. Pyke
Jan 3, 2018
Donald G. Pyke, 60, of Rindge died peacefully on Wednesday, January 03, 2018 after several lengthy illnesses. His family extends grateful thanks to friends for their love and support. Don was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 11, 1957, son of the late Donald and Ruth (McQuilla) Pyke. He was a graduate of St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey...
Gayle A. Evans
Jan 1, 2018
Gayle Evans, 82, of Rindge, died peacefully with her family by her side on January 1, 2018 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a brief illness. Gayle was born in Athens, Alabama on October 19, 1935, the daughter of Joseph Tribble and Lilly Mae Gordon. Her father was killed in action during World War II, later she...
