OBITUARIES
Howard E. Decker
Jan 6, 2014
Howard E. Decker, 82 of Fitzwilliam, NH died Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene after a period of failing health. Mr. Decker was born on July 18, 1931 in Cadyville, NY, son of the late Peter S. and Bertha (Carson) Decker. He attended schools in West Chazy, NY and immediately following school he enlisted with...
George M. Tabor
Jan 5, 2014
George M. Tabor, 67, of Winchester and formerly of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. George was born on September 8, 1946 in Peterborough, NH, son of the late Walter and Yvonne (Michaud) Tabor. George attended Conant High School. After graduating in 1964 he went on to join...
C. Gordon Auth
Jan 3, 2014
Hancock, NH C. Gordon Auth, 79, of Hancock, NH, died peacefully at his home on Friday January 3, 2014 after a brief period of failing health. Gordon was born on May 25, 1934 in Long Island, NY, son of the late Charles G. and Agnes L. (O’Connor) Auth. Gordon was a 1951 graduate of LaSalle Military Academy and went on...
Caroline N. Kolapakka
Jan 2, 2014
Troy, NH Caroline N. Kolapakka, 87, of Troy and formerly of New Ipswich, NH, died peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2014 with her daughters by her side at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a brief illness. Mrs. Kolapakka was born on March 2, 1926 in Jaffrey, daughter of the late John E. and Dorothy A. (Smith) LaFreniere. She...
Dorothy Kendall Bailey
Dec 13, 2013
Dorothy Jeanette Britton Kendall Bailey, 103, of Keene, New Hampshire, died December 13, 2013 at Langdon Place of Keene. Dorothy was born at home in Marlow, N.H. on September 23, 1910, daughter of Fredrick Britton and Mary Elizabeth (Crough) Britton. Fredrick died when Dorothy was two, her mother remarried John Wesley Good and was subsequently raised by her mother and...
Ann Parker Chase
Nov 28, 2013
Ann Parker Chase, 89, died peacefully in her husband's arms in Peterborough on November 28, 2013. She was born to the late Dr. Ralph J. Parker and Ruth Stratton Parker on September 9, 1924 in Keene, NH. Ann graduated from Keene High School in 1942 and received a BA degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1946. Ann married...
Glenn 'Stubby' Brown
Nov 27, 2013
Heartbroken By: Randy Brown Glenn Irving Brown Jr. (or Stubby Brown for those who really knew him), passed away on November 27th, 2013 in a Hospice bed at Monadnock Community Hospital. Born June 27th, 1938, he is survived by his son, Randy Irving Brown of Peterborough, his partner of 17 years Bette Jane Ascani from Jaffrey, his brother Gary Brown...
Dorothy A. Tremblay
Nov 26, 2013
Dorothy A. Tremblay, 90, formerly of Jaffrey, NH, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Colonial Poplin Nursing Home in Fremont, NH after a period of failing health. Born on May 7, 1923 in Troy, NH, Mrs. Tremblay was the daughter of the late Roger and Anna (Mertzl) Haskins. She grew up and was educated in Troy and...
Robert W. 'Bob' Nunes, Jr.
Nov 25, 2013
Robert W. ‘Bob’ Nunes, Jr., 56, of Rindge New Hampshire and formerly of Taunton, MA died peacefully on November 25, 2013 while surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born in Taunton, MA on December 25, 1956, son of Robert W. Nunes, Sr., and Eleanor I. (Duhamel) Meehan. He was raised in Raynham, MA and...
Phyllis I. Niemela
Nov 6, 2013
Phyllis I. Niemela (Philbin), 77, known affectionately to family and friends as "Sarah" passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Maplewood Nursing Home, Westmoreland, N H. under the care of her family, the Maplewood staff and HCS Hospice of Keene, NH. Sarah was born April 23, 1936 to Phyllis (Wolski) Philbin Havener and Thomas Philbin in Boston, MA....
Ambrosina (Ann) J. Coache
Nov 6, 2013
Shrewsbury, MA – Ambrosina (Ann) J. Coache, 89, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Marlborough, MA and Rindge, NH, passed away on Wednesday evening, November 6th, 2013. Ambrosina, the daughter of the late Pietro (Peter) and Antonetta Diani, was born in Hudson on August 4th 1924. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur J. Coache Jr. of Marlborough. Ambrosina was...
Roy P. Cilibrasi
Oct 30, 2013
Rindge, New Hampshire Roy Philip Cilibrasi, 63, passed away unexpectedly on October 30, 2013 in Rindge, New Hampshire. Roy was born on April 14, 1950 in Winthrop, Massachusetts to Joseph and Theresa (Gibbons) Cilibrasi. He graduated from Wakefield High School in Wakefield, Massachusetts and attended Boston State College. Roy served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam War....
Catherine A. Romanelli
Oct 29, 2013
Catherine A. (“Cathe”, pronounced Cathy) Romanelli, 87, died October 29th, 2013 at Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Catherine Anna Probst was born November 15th, 1925 in Maspeth (Queens), New York, the middle child of nine. She loved music and literature and graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in...
Ronald J. Vaillancourt
Oct 25, 2013
Greenville, NH Ronald J. Vaillancourt, 85, of Ormond Beach, Florida and formerly of Greenville, NH, died Friday, October 25, 2013 in Florida with his family by his side, after a period of failing health. Mr. Vaillancourt was born in Fitchburg, MA on October 7, 1928, son of the late Amedee and Yvonne (Fortin) Vaillancourt. He was raised in Greenville and...
Margaretta Mellen
Oct 19, 2013
Margaretta Mellen, 89, a retired bookkeeper, died peacefully Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Good Shepherd Nursing Facility in Jaffrey. She was the loving wife of Donald A. Mellen for 52 years. Don preceded her in death in 1999 after a long illness. Together, Don and Margaretta enjoyed outdoor activities with family and friends. Known affectionately by Don as the “mountain...
David Harold Larssen
Oct 17, 2013
David H. Larssen,54, of North Weymouth MA, died peacefully at Good Shepherd Healthcare Facility in Jaffrey New Hampshire on Thursday October 17, 2013. He was born September 28, 1959 in Weymouth MA, the son of the late O. Harold B. and Florence (Coffin) Larssen. David was a graduate of Braintree High School and lived his whole life on the South...
Yvan J. P. Duval
Oct 12, 2013
Troy, NH Yvan J. P. Duval, 63, formerly of Dublin, NH died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Antrim. Yvan was born in Scotstown, Canada on July 2, 1950, son of the late Armand and Monique (St. Onge) Duval. He was raised and educated in Canada and moved to the United States where he began working with...
Paul R. Seppala
Oct 4, 2013
Paul R. Seppala, 56, of Rindge, New Hampshire passed away on October 4, 2013 at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Paul was born on September 21, 1957 in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He is the son of Edwin and Mary Ann (Haapaoja) Seppala. Paul was a lifelong resident of Rindge and had attended Rindge Memorial School and Conant...
Patricia 'Pat' Fairchild
Oct 1, 2013
Patricia Velma “Pat” Fairchild passed away peacefully at home in Hancock, NH on October 1, 2013. Born in Binghamton, NY on March 9, 1933 to Mary Hermina Janac and James Rigney, Pat spent much of her early childhood with her beloved Slovak grandmother and grandfather, Florence “Mammy” and John “Poppy” Janac. When Pat was eight, Pat’s mother married Raymond Stein....
Ernest M. Cota
Sep 28, 2013
Jaffrey Ernest M. Cota, 86, of Jaffrey, died peacefully Saturday, September 28, 2013 at his home after a period of failing health. Ernest was born June 16, 1927 in Greenfield, MA, son of the late Paul and Ester (Palmer) Cota. He spent his youth in Walpole, NH and had attended schools there until enlisting in the U.S. Navy and serving...
