Local obituaries for Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center

Dec 20, 2016

Eileen W. Whitfield, 84, resident of Peterborough, NH died after a period of declining health on December 20, 2016 at the Pheasantwood Nursing Home. She was born on May 2, 1932 a daughter of the late Ben and Christine (Gorth) Wehrmeyer. Eileen resided in Peterborough for many years and is survived by her daughter, Lucinda "Lucy" Keating of Peterborough and...

Dec 15, 2016

On Thursday December 15, 2016, we peacefully said goodbye to John Peard, Sr., a local business man, father, grandfather and friend. John was born on November 13, 1946 in Stoneham, MA, son of the late Norman “Red” and Edith (Adamson) Peard. As a young child he moved to Jaffrey, NH, was educated in town and graduated from Conant High School...

Dec 15, 2016

Raymond C. Williams, 59, resident of Winchester, NH died on December 15, 2016 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, after a sudden illness. He was born on July 16, 1957 in Fort Dix, NJ a son of the late Raymond and Katherine (Boyle) Williams. Ray was raised and educated in New Jersey and graduated from McCorristin Catholic High School in...

Dec 14, 2016

Dec 11, 2016

Manuel L. Areias, 78, a resident of Jaffrey, NH, died on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the Westwood Nursing Home in Keene, NH after a period of declining health. He was born on January 11, 1938 in Azores, Portugal, a son of the late Farasen and Deolenda (Bores) Areias. Manuel was raised and educated in Portugal and emigrated to the...

Dec 8, 2016

Hilia “Alene” McLean, 89, longtime resident of Dublin, NH died peacefully at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, NH surrounded by her loving family, on December 8, 2016, which also happened to be her birthday. Alene was born on December 8, 1927 in Peterborough, NH, Daughter of Andrew and Nelma (Kakohnen) Rajaniemi. She graduated from Peterborough High School in 1946. She...

Nov 29, 2016

Mary G. (Freeman) Gilmore 98, resident of Rindge, NH passed away November, 29 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born on November, 11 1918 in New York, New York to James and Beatrice (Kent) Freeman. She grew up in Harvard, MA and Exeter NH. Mary married Lewis D Gilmore Jr. July 15th 1941. She graduated from...

Nov 29, 2016

James K. Sullivan, 75, formerly of Rindge, NH, passed away at his home in West Swanzey after a courageous battle with pulmonary disease. “Ken” was born in Boston on January 1, 1941, the youngest son of John and Ella (Mahoney) Sullivan. He grew up in Boston’s South End and graduated from Dorchester High School in 1958. After Ken served his...

Nov 29, 2016

Lucia A. Sirois, 94, of Goldmine Road, Dublin, died Tuesday November 29, 2016 at her residence surrounded by the warmth of her family after a long illness. She was born on June 8, 1922 in Dublin, daughter of the late Otto and Marie (Quist) Koskela. She attended schools in Dublin and was a lifelong resident of the town. Mrs. Sirois...

Nov 21, 2016

Alice A. Blanchette, 73, died peacefully at the Glencliff Home on Monday, November 21, 2016. Alice was born in Peterborough, NH on April 7, 1943, daughter of the late Armand and Ann (Sirois) DeGrandpre. She was a 1961 graduate of Our Lady of Monadnock Academy in Jaffrey. After growing up in Jaffrey, Alice had lived in Keene for many years...

Nov 20, 2016

Daniel J. Leary, 85, passed peacefully to the Lord on Sunday, November 20 at The Pheasantwood Center in Peterborough. Formerly of Fitzwilliam, Dan was predeceased by his wife Sybille (2012) and his son Sean (1975). Dan grew up in the Syracuse area and spent his summers on Lake Ontario. After managing ski areas in Vermont and Maine, he and his...

Nov 19, 2016

John Stephen Cournoyer departed this world on Saturday, November 19 in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He was born February 10, 1956 in Clearwater, Florida. He studied Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida and studied further at Duke University to obtain an MBA. He worked for several companies like Texas Instruments and Fujitsu in positions of technical expertise with high...

Nov 14, 2016

Frederick M. Stratton, 92 of Jaffrey, NH died Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Applewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, NH after a period of failing health. Mr. Stratton was born in Jaffrey on February 24, 1924 and was a lifelong resident. He was the son of the late Mark and Elvira (Smith) Stratton and attended schools in Jaffrey...

Nov 13, 2016

Frances Soule Hansel, 90, of Walpole passed away peacefully at her home on Nov. 13, 2016, with her family by her side. Frannie was born Nov. 20, 1925, the youngest of five children of Arthur and Juliet (Kalley) Soule. She was a direct descendant of George Soule, a passenger on the Mayflower and signer of the Mayflower Compact. Frannie grew...

Nov 12, 2016

Joanne D. Desrosiers, 62, of Temple, NH passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the UMASS Medical Center, Worcester, MA after a sudden illness. “Jo” was born in Rutland, MA on November 19, 1953 and would of have celebrated her 63rd birthday this upcoming Saturday. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Dorothy (Morris) Lupa and...

Nov 9, 2016

Lisa A. Wiggin, 62, resident of Nashua, NH died at her home after a long illness. Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

Nov 6, 2016

Gardner Blake Sabine died on November 6, 2016, at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Thea Cabot Sabine, and their daughter, Edie Cabot Powell, son-in-law Jeffrey Conrad Powell, and grandson, Blake Ko Powell. Born in Brookline, MA, on August 15, 1925, Blake Sabine attended South Kent School. He was at Dartmouth University when...

Nov 4, 2016

Edward M. Dysart, 91, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on November 04, 2016 after a period of declining health. Mr. Dysart was born on March 16, 1925, in North Lincoln, Maine, the son of Marshall and Villa Mae (Smith) Dysart. He grew up in Maine and graduated from Mattawancook Academy 1943. Mr. Dysart had worked for many years as a...

Nov 3, 2016

Michael P. Breen died peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on November 3, 2016. In life Mike was an avid outdoorsman. Fishing and hunting were a few of his favorite activities. Every deer season he would sit in the woods with friends and his grandsons waiting for the elusive ten-point buck. He also just loved to walk in...

Nov 3, 2016

Harry G. Sirois, 76, of Cambridge, MA died November 3, 2016 at his home. Harry was born December 31, 1940 in Gardner MA, the son of Walter G. Sirois and Alice L. (Cushman) Sirois. He graduated from Conant High School in Jaffrey, NH in 1959. He then attended Becker College in Worcester, MA majoring in Business. After college, he returned...