OBITUARIES
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...
Sylvester "Sully" DeRuosi
Jun 27, 2013
Rindge, New Hampshire Sylvester ‘Sully’ DeRuosi, Jr., 82, formerly of Rindge, NH, died on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, NH after a long period of failing health. Sully was born in East Boston, MA on August 27, 1931, son of the late Sylvester and Dominica (Gamble) DeRuosi. He had attended schools in Boston, MA and...
Rovena Scribner Robinson
Jun 27, 2013
Rovena S. Robinson, 72, died Thursday June 27, 2013 peacefully at her home in Dublin surrounded by her family following a long illness. She was born October 25, 1940 in Gloversville NY, daughter of the late Robert and Laura (Campbell) Scribner. She was a 1958 graduate of Gloversville High School and in 1962 received her bachelor’s degree from the University...
Daniel Michael Patrick O'Connell
Jun 26, 2013
Daniel Michael Patrick O’Connell, 72, of Rindge, New Hampshire died on June 26, 2013 surrounded by his family after a period of declining health. Daniel was born in England, on June 6, 1941, son of the late Patrick and Mary-Theresa (Quill) O’Connell. He attended schools in England before migrating to the United States in 1957. He worked as a painter...
Dorothy S. Burnham
Jun 22, 2013
Dorothy S. Burnham passed away June 22, 2013 at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA. She was born in Stoddard, NH, on March 21, 1928, the second of seven children, to Donald K. and Lauraette (Cutter) Sawtelle. After moving to Jaffrey at a young age, Dot graduated from Conant High School, Class of 1946. She then married Emile C. Proulx,...
Charles 'Dick' Romano, Jr.
Jun 17, 2013
Rindge, NH Charles ‘Dick’ Romano, Jr. 73, of Rindge and formerly of Fitchburg, MA died peacefully on Monday June 17, 2013 at his home after a six month long and courageous battle with cancer. Dick was born on May 2, 1940 in Fitchburg, MA, son of the late Charles R and Mary (Ciannella) Romano. He attended schools in Fitchburg and...
John L. Weidner
Jun 8, 2013
John Leonard Weidner, 84, died peacefully in his sleep at Good Shepherd Nursing Home on June 8 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 12th, 1929 in Avon, New York, son of George Weidner and Frances Moore Weidner. He attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. He also served in the Naval...
Gail P. Healy
Jun 2, 2013
Gail P. Healy, 65, of Marlborough, New Hampshire died on June 2, 2013 following a long struggle with debilitating ailments and declining health. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on June 10, 1947 daughter of Domnick and Rachel (Girouard) Arceci. Gail spent her childhood growing up in Jaffrey, and graduated from Conant High School in 1965. She continued her education,...
