OBITUARIES
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...
June Marie LaPrade
Mar 29, 2011
Mrs. June M. (Smith) LaPrade, 88, formerly of Abel Road in Rindge NH passed away March 29, 2011. At the time of her death, she was residing at Pheasant Wood Harborside in Peterborough, NH. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts Feb. 11, 1923 the daughter of the late Axel and Rose (Largesse) Smith. June worked for many years at Victory...
Frank R. Burns, Jr.
Mar 28, 2011
Peterborough, NH Frank R. Burns, Jr. died March 28, 2011 in Peterborough, NH. He was born on February 12, 1921 in Des Moines, Iowa to Frank R. Burns, Sr and Mae Hammond Burns. A graduate of Roosevelt High School and Grinnell College, Frank served three and a half years in the Air Corps during World War II before joining his...
Agnes M. Coffey
Mar 25, 2011
Rindge, New Hampshire Agnes M. Coffey, 87, of Main Street in Rindge NH died Friday March 25, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Center in Jaffrey following a period of failing health. She was born May 7, 1923 in Gardner MA, daughter of the late William and Daisy (Johnson) Gravel. She was raised in Baldwinville (MA) and had attended Baldwinville...
Wayne J. Rigg, Sr.
Mar 24, 2011
Rindge, New HampshireWayne J. Pepere Rigg, Sr., 76, of Maple Drive in Rindge, died Thursday March 24, 2011, peacefully at his residence. He was born June 14, 1934 in Lowell, MA son of the late John H. and Jessie (Jackson) Rigg. He had attended Lowell schools. Mr. Rigg served with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He...
Thomas Francis Kelley, Jr.
Mar 24, 2011
Thomas Francis Kelley, Jr. 91, of Union Street in Peterborough, died Thursday March 24, 2011 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a period of failing health. He was born November 11, 1919, in Janesville, Wisconsin son of the late Thomas F. and Martha (Munich) Kelley. He was a 1939 graduate of Templeton (MA) High School, and has been...
Mary L. Schweitzer
Mar 22, 2011
Peterborough, NH Mary Louise Schweitzer, 73, of Concord Street in Peterborough, died peacefully on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at her sons home in Dunbarton after a long period of failing health. She was born on January 6, 1938, in East Boston, MA, daughter of the late Martin and Laila (Matson) Gillespie, Sr. She was a graduate of the East Boston...
Harry L. Swift
Mar 5, 2011
Rindge, New Hampshire Harry Leland Swift, 85, of Robbins Road, Rindge died peacefully Saturday March 5, 2011 at his home with his family by his side. He was born on March 3, 1926 in Gardiner, Maine, son of the late Ralph and Harriet (Marshall) Swift. He began his schooling in Maine, but was drafted right out of high school. Mr....
Walter W. LeClair
Mar 3, 2011
Walter W. LeClair, 75, of Chatham, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on March 3, 2011 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH whilesurrounded by his loving familyand after a courageous battle with cancer. Walter was born on April 14, 1935 in Goffstown, NH, the adopted son of the late Paul and Pearl (LeClerc) Gordon. He had attended schools in Roxbury,...
Ira F. M. Zeeman
Mar 3, 2011
Jaffrey, New Hampshire Ira F.M. Zeeman, 79, died peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Crestwood Convalescent Center in Port Angeles, Washington. He was born in Jaffrey on October 22, 1931, son of the late Ira and Nellie (Sirois) Zeeman. Ira had graduated from Conant High School in Jaffrey in 1948 and entered the US Air Force in 1950....
Randyl 'Randy' Christian
Mar 1, 2011
Randyl ‘Randy’ M. Christian, 58, of New Ipswich and formerly of Jaffrey, NH, died suddenly Tuesday, March 1, 2011 after a period of failing health. He was born on October 17, 1952 in Peterborough, NH, son of the late Maurice J. and Alice R (Proulx) Christian. He graduated from Conant High School in 1971. Randy had served the...
Charlotte Isabelle Duval
Feb 25, 2011
Jaffrey, New Hampshire Charlotte Isabelle Duval,89, died February 25,2011at Monadnock Community Hospital after a period of failing health. She was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on September 28, 1921, daughter of CarlandGladys (Colby)Phillips. Charlottegrew up in Antrim N.H. After graduating high school in Antrim she worked as a secretary for the Guernsey in Peterborough, The Bean Match Factory and Bean and...
Lucy Clarke Shonk
Feb 25, 2011
Dublin, New Hampshire Lucy Clarke Shonk, 90, died February 25, 2011 at her home in Dublin, New Hampshire surrounded by her loving family. Lucy was born in Utica, New York on April 11, 1920 the daughter of Angus Warner Clarke and Edith Donnan Clarke. She graduated from Utica Country Day School and went on to study at Katherine Gibbs in...
