OBITUARIES
Barbara Joan Allen
May 8, 2011
Barbara Joan Allen died on her day, Mothers Day, May 8th, 2011 surrounded by her children and the extraordinary staff at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. She was 78 years young. Joan was a dynamo who remained tireless until a few days before her death. She had many hobbies and was always ready to try something new. In recent...
James G. Poodiack, Sr.
May 7, 2011
James G. Poodiack, Sr., 72, of The Villages in Florida died Saturday May 7, 2011 following a courageous five month battle with cancer. He was born May 28, 1938 in Jaffrey son of the late Frank J. and Julia M. (Heil) Poodiack. His formative years were spent in Boston where he lived for eighteen years. He was a 1956 graduate...
Joanne D. Cummings
May 3, 2011
PETERBOROUGH Joanne Cummings, 97, died peacefully at her home at RiverMead on May 3, 2011. She was born May 23, 1913 at home in Athol, Mass. to Joseph J. and Inez E. Dearborn. She was raised in Concord and graduated from Concord High School. She was also a graduate of Bradford Junior College and Simmons College. Early in her career...
Geraldine Noela Letourneau
May 3, 2011
Hamilton Square, New Jersey Geraldine N. Letourneau, 95, formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully Tuesday May 3, 2011 at the Hamilton Continuing Care Center, in Hamilton NJ, following a period of failing health. Gerry was born December 23, 1915 in Quebec City P.Q., Canada the only child of the late Pierre and Alice (Dubois) Gagne. Gerry spent her formative years in...
Isabelle Eunice Young
May 1, 2011
Rindge Isabelle E. Izzy Young, 80, formerly of Rindge died Sunday May 1, 2011 at the Keene Genesis Center following a period of failing health. She was born May 24, 1930 in Stoneham, MA, daughter of the late Joseph S. and Helen M (James) Orender Sr. She was the granddaughter of Frank and Gertrude James of Rindge. She has been...
Sylvio J. LaCroix, Jr.
Apr 29, 2011
Sylvio J. LaCroix, Jr., 56, of Gunn Mountain Road in Ashuelot died Friday April 29, 2011 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon following a lengthy illness. He was born April 17, 1955 in Cambridge, MA son of the late Sylvio and Marion (Richardson) LaCroix Sr. His formative years were spent in Somerville MA where he attended local schools....
Helen W. Mallery
Apr 23, 2011
Helen Whiting Mallery, 94, formerly of Jaffrey, died peacefully on Saturday April 23, 2011 in Concord, NH. Helen was born in Brockton, Mass in 1916 to George and Hazel Whiting. She grew up in Brockton, Mass and went on to Gordon Theological Seminary in Boston. There she met Wesley Arthur Mallery. She spent a post graduate year at Andover Newton...
Roger P. Davis, Sr.
Apr 20, 2011
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire Roger P. Davis, Sr. 70, of Fitzwilliam, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 following a period of failing health. He was born in Rindge, NH on July 19, 1940. He attended Conant High School in Jaffrey and Cooley Dickerson Community High School in Chapman, Kansas. He was the son of Richard and Rosealma (Duval) Davis of...
Frederick W. Hodgman
Apr 19, 2011
Rindge, NH Frederick W. Hodgman, 81, of North Street, East Rindge died Tuesday April 19, 2011 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a period of failing health. He was born June 14, 1929 in Nashua NH son of the late Frederick J. and Myrtle (Sangher) Hodgman. Fred grew up in Lowell, MA and had attended Lowell Schools. He...
Edward Gilman Stevens
Apr 17, 2011
Edward (Ed) Gilman Stevens, 90, of Rindge, NH, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2011, at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH, after a period of declining health. Ed was born in Townsend, MA on November 9, 1920. He was the only son of Levi and Eva Belle (Hadley) Stevens. He was educated in the Lunenburg, MA schools and...
Lloyd C. Robinson
Apr 14, 2011
Jaffrey, New Hampshire Lloyd C. Robinson, 82, of Main Street in Jaffrey, died peacefully Thursday April 14, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester after being stricken at his residence five days earlier. He was born May 11, 1928 in Washington DC, the eighth child ofGeorge and Caroline Robinson's ten children. He had attended public schools in...
Linda M. Smith
Apr 9, 2011
Former Jaffrey resident was FPU graduate NAPLES, Maine - Linda M. Smith, 66, died April 9, 2011, following a brief illness. She was born on Sept. 14, 1944 to William and Joan D\'Etcheverry Miettinen of Templeton, Mass. She attended Templeton schools and graduated from Narragansett High School. On Fed. 19, 1966 she was united in marriage to David T. Smith...
Bruce Edward Francis Deiana
Apr 7, 2011
Jaffrey, New Hampshire Bruce Edward Francis Deiana, 41, formerly of Jaffrey, died unexpectedly April 7, 2011 in Lynn MA He was born April 20, 1969 in Peterborough, son of Francis Pete and Nancy (Clough) Deiana. Bruce had attended Jaffrey schools, and had lived in Jaffrey most of his life. During the last couple of years he had resided in Massachusetts....
Dean E. Simmon
Apr 7, 2011
Rindge, NH Dean E. Simmon, 64, of Lord Brook Road in Rindge NH, formerly of Scituate MA, died suddenly Thursday April 7, 2011 due to injuries sustained in an auto accident in Hingham MA on his way to work. He was born July 10, 1946 in Quincy MA, son of David A. and Madalyn (Meisner) Simmon. He spent most of...
Joseph Frederick 'Rick' Forcier, Jr.
Apr 5, 2011
Jaffrey,New Hampshire Joseph Frederick Rick Forcier, Jr., 64, of Peace Drive in Jaffrey, died peacefully Tuesday April 5, 2011 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born in Peterborough on July 30, 1946, son of the late J. Frederick and Irene Frances (Gibson) Forcier. Rick was a graduate of Conant High School in Jaffrey. He had served...
Jeanne Deschenes
Apr 3, 2011
Jeanne Deschenes, 81, formerly of Dean Farm Road in Jaffrey, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Summerhill Assisted Living Center in Peterborough after a brief period of failing health. Mrs. Deschenes was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on December 15, 1929, daughter of the late William and Winnie (Walker) Leonard. She was raised in Dublin and had been a...
Harry A. Gilman
Apr 2, 2011
Harry A. Gilman, 81, of Country Meadows Drive in Rindge, died peacefully Saturday April 2, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center in Jaffrey, following a period of failing health. He was born February 27, 1930 in East Weare, NH, son of the late Frank and Hazel (Hodgman) Gilman. He was a 1948 graduate of Weare High School and...
Clifford M. Jenkin
Apr 1, 2011
Dublin, New Hampshire Clifford M. Jenkin, 31, of Page Road in Dublin, died peacefully on Friday April 1, 2011 at his residence following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 20, 1979 in Grand Rapids, MI, son of William and Terri (Schnabel) Jenkin. Clifford was a 2001 graduate of Clearwater (FL) Christian College, and received his...
Rita Marie O'Connor
Apr 1, 2011
Rita M. OConnor, 83, formerly of Jaffrey, died April 1, 2011 at the Schervier Nursing Care Center in Riverdale NY following a period of failing health. She was born January 14, 1928 in Concord NH, daughter of the late George and Mary (LaFlamme) McInnis. She grew up in Concord attending local schools, and had graduated from Presentation of Mary Academy,...
Robert Cronin Sweeney
Mar 31, 2011
Mr. Robert Cronin Sweeney, 72, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born July 14, 1938 to William and Dora (Perrin) Sweeney of Auburn, Maine. He graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, MA. He attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science in Boston. He was employed by various drug stores...
