OBITUARIES
Anne E. Brown
September 9, 2017
Anne E. Brown, 88, resident of Gardner, MA died on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Gardner Rehab, after a period of declining health. She was born on February 22, 1929 in Templeton, MA. She is the daughter of the late Edmond and Julia (Conners) Jaillet. Anne was raised and educated in OtterRiver MA, and graduated from Templeton High School in...
Betty J Robinson
September 7, 2017
Betty Janis Robinson, 91, of Keene, died late Thursday evening, September 7, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Jaffrey, after a period of failing health. She was one half of a set of identical twin girls, born on April 19, 1926, in Knoxville, TN, to John Paul and Janis (Young ) Sotherland. She grew up in...
Shirley C. Santoro
September 7, 2017
Shirley C. Santoro, 82, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at her home in Jaffrey, NH on September 7, 2017 with her family by her side. Shirley was born in Rockland, ME on August 25, 1935, daughter of the late Henry and Bernice (Flood) Carlson. She was raised in Maine and received her education in Worcester, MA and...
William L. Jackson
September 6, 2017
William L. Jackson, 89, died on Sept. 6, 2017, of complications of Lewy body dementia at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough. He was born Oct. 15, 1927, in Lawrence, Mich., the son of the late C. Paul and Orpha (Cook) Jackson. He attended public school in Kalamazoo, Mich. In July 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from...
Beverly "Bev" Taylor
August 30, 2017
Beverly A. Taylor, 66, of Jaffrey died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Wednesday August 30, 2017 while her husband was by her side. She was born on May 15, 1951 in Fitchburg, MA, a daughter of the late Eino and Irene (Gravel) Helstein. Raised and educated in Mason, NH, Beverly had attended Appleton Academy. In 1975 she met Vernon...
Kenneth W. Elliott
August 28, 2017
Kenneth W. Elliott, 69, formerly of Jaffrey, NH died unexpectedly on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio after a sudden illness. ‘Kenny’ was born on November 25, 1947 in Peterborough, NH, son of the late William G. Elliott and Elsie M. Elliott of Jaffrey. He was a 1965 graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey...
Robert 'Bob' Bernier
August 27, 2017
Robert “Bob” G. Bernier, 69, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Bob died peacefully in his home. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 30, 1948 to parents Roland and Catherine Bernier, Bob was a graduate of Msgr. Prevost High School in Fall River, MA where he lettered in baseball. Following high school, Bob enlisted...
Alan A. Morris
August 27, 2017
Alan A. Morris, 63, of Jaffrey, NH died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, surrounded by his loving family. Alan was born on March 13, 1954 in Westfield, MA, son of Herman and Genevieve (Cooper) Morris. He was a 1975 graduate of the Westfield Trade School, where he studied carpentry. In high school...
Leonard Albert Somero
August 16, 2017
Leonard Albert Somero, 93, of New Ipswich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. Leonard Somero was born in New Ipswich, NH on April 2, 1924, son of the late Matti and Olga (Strom) Somero. He attended schools in New Ipswich and was a 1943 graduate of Appleton Academy and also a graduate...
John N. Harvey
August 3, 2017
John N. Harvey, 75, of Jaffrey, NH died peacefully on August 3, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center with his daughters by his side after losing his battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born on September 24, 1941 in Scarsdale, NY, a son of the late John ‘Jack’ and Helen (Neal) Harvey. John graduated in 1959 from East Chester (NY)...
James 'Jim' Despres
August 1, 2017
James A. ‘Jim’ Despres, 58, of Fitzwilliam, NH died suddenly and unexpectedly on August 1, 2017 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene while recovering from a stroke. He was born in Keene, NH on March 18, 1959, son of the late Alphonse and Imogene (McAnally) Despres. Jim was a 1977 graduate of the former Marlborough High School. He married...
Ernest "Buzzy" Scribner
July 30, 2017
Ernest “Buzzy” Scribner, 67, resident of Sullivan, NH died at the Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, after a sudden illness while helping a friend hay in Jaffrey on July 30, 2017. He was born on January 11, 1950 in Presque Isle, Maine, a son of the late Ernest and Lorraine (Robichaud) Scribner. Buzzy was raised and educated in the Jaffrey, NH...
Lea M. Carpenter
July 27, 2017
Lea M. Carpenter, 56, of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon after a lengthy illness. Lea was born on March 23, 1961 in Lowell, MA, daughter of the late Richard B. McNear, and Sally (Fairbrother) McNear. She attended Saint Patrick School in Jaffrey, and graduated from Conant High School in...
Carroll J Lehman
July 26, 2017
Carroll James Lehman, 75, of Rindge, died unexpectedly, Wednesday evening, July 26, 2017, in the comfort of his home. He was born, on May 29, 1942, in Marion, PA, the son of Andrew Hege and Anna Lois (Shank) Lehman. He grew up in the Pennsylvania Mennonite farming communities, and attended area schools. He was a 1964 graduate of the Eastern...
Richard K Winslow
July 24, 2017
Richard Kenelm Winslow, 99, of Antrim, NH, died Monday afternoon, July 24, 2017, in the comfort of his own home, surrounded by the love of his family, following a period of declining health. He was born in Indianapolis, IN, on March 15, 1918 to Ralph and Anna Winslow. He grew up in Albany, NY and attended the Albany Academy. In...
Lawrence 'Larry' Lennon
July 20, 2017
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Lennon, 56, of Rindge, NH, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home. Larry was born on July 26, 1960 in Woburn, MA, son of the late John and Catherine (Finn) Lennon. He attended schools in Townsend and was a 1978 graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School. Larry had worked as a technician at Unitil...
Nancy Gould Ripley
July 18, 2017
Nancy Gould Ripley of Peterborough died peacefully July 18, 2017 at Rivermead Retirement Community after a brief period of limited cognition. The daughter of Isabel (nee Howell) and Lyttleton Bowen Purnell Gould, Nancy was born in New York City on February 16, 1925. Her family lived in Noroton, CT. She graduated from the Low-Heywood School for Girls, Shippan Point, Stamford,...
Astrid B. Arvidson
July 17, 2017
Astrid Louise Ellen (Berglund) Arvidson, 78, of Dublin, NH, passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord with her family by her side on July 17, 2017, from complications associated with cancer. She was born at home on August 20, 1938, in Walpole, MA, to Thor and Helga Berglund. Louise grew up in the United Church of Norwood. She graduated...
Judythe Carson
July 5, 2017
Judythe Carson, 69, resident of New Ipswich, NH died at her home after a period of declining health. She was born on March 13, 1948 in Cambridge, MA a daughter of the late William and Helen (Santoro) Carson. SERVICES: Following cremation burial will take place at the convenience of the family.
Albertina 'Tena' AuCoin
July 4, 2017
Albertina ‘Tena’ AuCoin, 92, of Jaffrey, N.H. died peacefully at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, after a period of declining health. Tena was born on April 7, 1925 in East Millinocket, Maine, daughter of the late Arthur and Rosanna (Corbin) Albert. Tena was educated in Millinocket and had moved to Jaffrey in 1952. Tena had...
