OBITUARIES
Kathleen Mary Barlow
Aug 9, 2013
Kathleen Mary (Clarkson) Barlow, 81 of Jaffrey, slipped away peacefully in the pre-dawn hours of August 9, 2013 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, in the loving embrace of family. She was born September 28, 1931, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to the late Dr. Merton Robert Clarkson and Eva Marie (Petterson) Clarkson. Kathleen was a graduate of...
Charles E. Willard
Aug 9, 2013
Charles E. Willard, 78, of Temple died peacefully Friday August 9, 2013 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, with family at his side. He was born September 9, 1934 in Peterborough son of the late Mervin and Elise (McBean) Willard. He was a 1953 graduate of Appleton Academy in New Ipswich and had been a life long resident of...
Richard B. Roth
Aug 8, 2013
Richard B. Roth, 69, loving husband, father and grand father, died unexpectedly on Thursday August 8, 2013. He was born August 24, 1943 in Brooklyn NY son of Seymour and Mildred (Rockstein) Roth. He was a graduate of NYU and worked for WANG when he came to live in Peterborough in 1980. In 1989 he and his wife built a...
William J. Ball
Aug 8, 2013
William J. Ball, 83, of Jaffrey died peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2013. He had been a resident Jaffrey for 25 years and had lived in the Monadnock region for over 45 years. He was born August 31, 1929 in Plainfield, NJ, son of the late John and Frances (Warren) Ball. He was a graduate of Plainfield High School. He...
Dorothy L. Robertson
Aug 6, 2013
Seabrook, New Hampshire Dorothy L. Robertson, 82, of Seabrook, NH died peacefully at her brother’s home in Rindge, NH, on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 after a long period of failing health. Dot was born in Fitchburg, MA on December 28, 1930, daughter of the late Robert and Lena (Thibault) Taylor. She received her education in Lawrence and Malden, MA and...
Felix M. DeGrandpre
Aug 6, 2013
Felix M. DeGrandpre, 77, of Rindge, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, with his wife by his side after a brief battle with cancer. Felix was born in Peterborough, NH on June 22, 1936, son of the late Armand and Ann (Sirois) DeGrandpre. He was a 1954 graduate of Conant High School and had served his country...
Elsie Braga Pepelnjak Peterson
Aug 3, 2013
Elsie Braga Pepelnjak Peterson ,98, died peacefully on August 3, due to complications from pneumonia. A vibrant spirit, she remained in her own home at RiverMead until her death, independent to the end. Originally from Eveleth and Virginia, Minnesota, she lived in Nyack, New York for 25 years before moving to Peterborough in 1999. She was predeceased by her first...
Jane Ann Hannon
Aug 1, 2013
Jane Ann Hannon, 71 of Rindge, NH, passed away on August 1, 2013 at Hillcrest Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Fitchburg, MA. She was born and raised in Fitchburg, MA, daughter of Paul and Anne (Nichols) Dempsey. Jane was a graduate of Fitchburg High School and received a degree from Boston University School of Business. Jane worked for Oakmont...
Sharon Marie Nef
Aug 1, 2013
Sharon Marie Nef, 38, of Jaffrey died Thursday August 1, 2013 at the Concord (NH) Hospital. Sharon was born July 26, 1975 in Wigan, England the daughter of Malcolm and Marilyn (Dean) Conroy. She was educated in England. Sharon came to the United States at the age of nineteen, which was 19 years ago. She first came as a Nanny...
Neale W. Brown
Jul 22, 2013
Neale W. Brown, 90, of Hershey, PA, died on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA. Born October 26, 1922 in Jaffrey, NH, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Thelma (Wellington) Brown. He was the husband of the late Harriet E. (Cutter) Brown who died in 2002. Neale and Hattie were high school sweethearts. In...
Marianne Walczyk Baudler
Jul 19, 2013
Marianne Walczyk Baudler, 56, of Jaffrey died peacefully at her residence on Friday July 19, 2013 following a courageous battle with Melanoma. She was born June 30, 1957 in Hempstead, NY, daughter of the late Walter and Beatrice (Petrucci) Walczyk. Marianne was a 1975 graduate of Hauppauge (NY) High School and had attended Suffolk Community College as well as Mt....
Mario J. LaBonte
Jul 18, 2013
Fitzwilliam, NH Mario J. LaBonte, 54 of Fitzwilliam, NH, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH He was born on October 12, 1958 in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada, son of the late Jean Paul LaBonte and Marie Paul (Therieault) LaBonte. Mario received his education in Canada and at Mascenic High...
Barbara H. Christian
Jul 14, 2013
Jaffrey, NH Barbara H. Christian, 87, of Jaffrey, died on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Pheasantwood Healthcare Center in Peterborough after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Barbara was born on June 26, 1926 in Jaffrey, daughter of the late Stephen and Marguerite (Duval) Record. She attended schools in Jaffrey and in Nashua. After raising her family,...
Oliver 'Babe' Taylor
Jul 12, 2013
Fitzwilliam, NH Oliver Joseph ‘Babe’ Taylor, 79, of Fitzwilliam, NH died Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a brief illness. Babe was born on October 28, 1933 in West Rindge, NH, son of the late Joseph and Abby (Carlton) Taylor. He received his education locally in Rindge and in Jaffrey. He served his...
Norma L. Holden
Jul 8, 2013
Norma L. ‘Stormin’ Holden, 70, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, died on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH after a long illness. Norma was born on May 19, 1943 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late Charles H. and Nancy (Fish) Smith. She graduated from Peterborough High School in 1961 and had worked for New Hampshire...
Thomas R. Remillard
Jul 7, 2013
Jaffrey, NH Thomas R. Remillard, 55, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday, July 7, 2013. Tom was born in Manchester on April 4, 1958, the third child of Maurice A. and Lorraine T. (Soucy) Remillard. Tom attended Manchester schools and graduated from Manchester West High School in 1976. He earned an Associate’s degree in HVAC from New Hampshire Community Technical...
Mary Robinson Batiste Payson
Jul 7, 2013
Mary Payson, 83, formerly of Jaffrey Center, NH, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, in Raleigh, NC after a long illness. Born in Milwaukee, WI on May 1, 1930, to Marion Elizabeth Reindl and Dr. Arthur Harrison Robinson, she spent her early years in Jefferson, WI. She studied at Carleton College in Northfield, MN from 1947-49, graduating in 1951 from the...
Paul Alan Reno
Jul 7, 2013
Paul Alan Reno, 58, of Hooksett, NH, formerly of Jaffrey, NH and Spencer, MA, died Sunday July 7, 2013 after a long illness. Paul was born in Worcester, MA, son of the late John A. and Mabel E. (Rowell) Reno. After being raised in Spencer, MA, Paul fell in love with NH and moved here in 1983. Paul is survived...
Gerald B. Rodier, Sr.
Jul 6, 2013
New Ipswich, NH Gerald B. Rodier, Sr., 65 of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, passed away on July 5, 2013. He was born on February 21, 1948 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, son of the late Omar and Lorraine (Howard) Rodier. Gerry served in the United States Army and our country honorably in Vietnam. He earned many medals for his service during his...
Stella D. Russell
Jun 30, 2013
Stella D. Russell, 89, of Jaffrey, died on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Healthcare Center in Jaffrey after a long period of failing health. Stella was born on July 30, 1923 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late William J. and Maria (Robitaille) Desmarais. She attended schools in Peterborough and lived there until moving to Jaffrey. She...
