OBITUARIES
Maria Gagnon Sans-Cartier
Jun 25, 2015
Maria Gagnon Sans-Cartier passed away on June 25, 2015 at 102. She was a long time resident of Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jaffrey, NH. Maria was born in 1912, the 11th child and 5th daughter of Marie Louise Arcand and Louis Gagnon of Lowell, Mass. There were 17 children in her family; 4 died in infancy and...
Eva Putnam Cuddihee
Jun 23, 2015
Eva (Putnam) Cuddihee, 92, of Hancock, NH, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, surrounded by loving family after a brief period of failing health. Eva was born on January 19, 1923, in Deering, NH, daughter of the late George W. and Mary Ann (St. John) Putman. Eva graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1941 and worked at the American...
Douglas D. Aho
Jun 19, 2015
Douglas D. Aho, 52, of Fitzwilliam, N.H. passed away peacefully at his home on June 19, 2015. Doug was born on September 17, 1962, in Peterborough, NH, son of the late William and Raili (Honkala) Aho. He was a 1980 graduate of Masenic High School in New Ipswich and had been a self-employed carpenter working throughout the Monadnock Region for...
Gaius "Gus" Merwin, Jr.
Jun 19, 2015
Gaius W. “Gus” Merwin, Jr. 92, of Peterborough and formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2015 at RiverMead in Peterborough after a period of failing health. Gus was born on November 2, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Gaius and Margaret (Hubbell) Merwin, Sr. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard University in 1945,...
RIta M. Chamberlain
Jun 19, 2015
Rita M. Chamberlain, 89, of Jaffrey died Friday, June 19, 2015 at the home of her daughter, following a period of failing health. She was born September 18, 1925 in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Alfred and Yvonne (Gauthier) Pelkey. Rita had attended local schools and has been a lifelong resident of Jaffrey. In 1981, she had retired from D.D....
Paul J. Jonilionis
Jun 17, 2015
Paul J. Jonilionis, 63, of Jaffrey, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a period of declining health. Paul was born in Greenfield, MA on September 2, 1951, the son of Alphonse and Catherine (Putnam) Jonilionis. He was raised in Winchendon and graduated from Murdock High School. Paul had worked at W.W. Cross in Jaffrey...
Samuel E. Cook
Jun 16, 2015
Samuel Edward Cook, 82, resident of Greenville, NH died surrounded by his loving family at the Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, NH on Tuesday, June 16th. Samuel was born on January 16, 1933 in Norwich, VT, a son of the late Fred and Wilma (Royal) Cook. Sam was raised and educated in Norwich, VT, graduating from Hanover High School. After graduating...
Charles R. Bruno
Jun 12, 2015
Charles R. Bruno, 84, died while surrounded by his loving family on June 12, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Jaffrey, NH. He was born in Revere, MA on March 21, 1931, a son of the late Joseph and Claire (Dube) Bruno. Charles was raised and educated in the Revere, MA area and graduated from Revere High School...
Mark Daniel Johnson
Jun 5, 2015
Mark Daniel Johnson of Jaffrey died of cancer Friday, Jun. 5th, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 55. Mark was born Jan. 14, 1960 in Washington DC, the son of Daniel and Jacqueline (French) Johnson. He attended Deerfield Academy and Dublin School and held a Bachelor of Science degree from combined studies at UNH and...
Clara T. Morland-Rush
Jun 2, 2015
Claribelle May Thompson Morland Rush passed away on June 2, 2015 and is celebrating her new life in spirit with her large and loving family. Clara was born on March 9, 1921 in Carthage, Missouri to Everett Spencer Thompson and Edna Genevieve Stone. Clara was seventh in a large family of 13 children, what we happily refer to as Grandma...
Barbara A. Lehtonen
May 29, 2015
Barbara A. Lehtonen, 85, of New Ipswich, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a sudden illness. She was born on January 29, 1930 in Peterborough, daughter of the late Andrew and Marion (Cook) Antilla. Barbara was raised in Jaffrey and graduated from Conant High School in 1948. She married Albert J. Lehtonen in...
Belinda D. Bennett
May 27, 2015
Belinda D. Bennett, 41, of Dublin, NH died at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Belinda was born on April 6, 1974 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late Fred and Irene (Pelkey) Bennett. She had lived in Jaffrey and in Dublin throughout her life and had attended local schools. She had worked at Mary’s Place...
Paul R. Jensen
May 16, 2015
Paul R. Jensen, 73, of Rindge, NH, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his home in the company of his loving family, after a courageously fought battle with leukemia. Paul is survived by his devoted wife of 49 years, Victoria (Stadtmueller) Jensen; his two daughters, Sherry Dray and her husband Richard Dray, of Raynham, and Lisa Millea, of...
David J. Collum
May 15, 2015
David J. Collum, 72 of Rindge, died on May 15, 2015 after a period of declining health. He was born on December 11, 1942 in Boston MA, the son of David and Irene (Smith) Collum. David was a member of the class of 1960 at Marion High School in Framingham, MA and had served our country honorably in the U.S....
Richard D. Whitehead
May 15, 2015
Richard D. Whitehead, 72, formerly of Rindge, died peacefully Friday May 15, 2015 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, following a long fought battle with emphysema. He was born January 19, 1943 in Oceanside, NY son of the late Robert and Alice (Tonry) Whitehead. His formative years were spent in Baldwin, NY. He was a 1956 graduate of...
Ronald K. Goodridge
May 12, 2015
Ronald K. Goodridge, 78, of Hancock, NH, died May 12, 2015, at home with his loving wife Lynn and his sister Mona at his bedside. He was born May 9, 1937, in Canaan, Maine, and was the son of the late Lillian and Walter Goodridge. Ron graduated from the University of Maine in Orono with a degree in Civil Engineering....
Robert "Bob" Gammel
May 7, 2015
Robert J. “Bob” Gammel, 53, of New Ipswich, died Thursday May 7, 2015 suddenly at his home. He was born November 9, 1961, son of Philip J Gammel Sr and Beatrice Gammel. Bob owned his own business Gammel Electric of several years. He was best known for always having a positive outlook in life, living every day to the fullest,...
Forrest 'Bud' Burbee
May 5, 2015
Forrest E. Burbee, 92, better known as “Bud” to his family and friends, formerly of Jaffrey, died Tuesday May 5, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack following a long illness. He was born July 15, 1922 in Jaffrey and had attended local schools. His formative years were spent in Jaffrey and in 1949 he and his family moved...
Natalie Hollis Somero
May 5, 2015
Natalie Hollis Somero died on May 5, 2015 in New Ipswich, New Hampshire at the age of 86. She was a member of the Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church of New Ipswich. She was born on May 21, 1928 in Antrim, New Hampshire to Guy and Edna Hollis. She graduated from Antrim High School in 1946, and married Irvin Wilhart Somero...
Philip D. St. Pierre
May 3, 2015
Summerfield, Florida - Philip D. St. Pierre, 89, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, May 3, 2015 in Florida. He was born on October 26, 1925 in Winchendon, MA, son of the late Francois and Sarah (Berard) St. Pierre. Philip served his country honorably for over 20 years in the U. S. Navy. He was a veteran of World...
