Woodsville, NH -- Mike Dannehy passed away at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, NH on August 17th 2016 at the age of 82 after a brief illness.

The son of Thomas Dannehy and Elmira (Pelkey) Dannehy,  Mike was born in Rutland, VT on June 27th 1934.  He grew up in Fair Haven, VT and graduated from Fair Haven High School.  Mike served in the United States Army Reserves.  He received an Associate degree in Business Administration and Forestry from Nichols College followed by a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire.  He worked for over thirty years with the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture where he was District Conservationist for Grafton County for twenty five years.  After retiring from the USDA, Mike was self-employed as a natural resource consultant and forester working throughout New Hampshire and Vermont.

Mike was very civic minded, loved his community and was involved with various organizations including the following:  The American Legion, Ammonoosuc Fish and Game Club, Grafton County Conservation District, Haverhill Conservation Commission, Haverhill Heritage Committee, Christmas Tree Growers Association of Vermont and New Hampshire, Granite State Chapter of the Society of American Foresters, past president of the New Hampshire-Vermont Soil Conservation Society of America, Newbury Vermont Planning Board, Woodsville School Budget Committee, Connecticut River Joint Resource Commission, past commissioner of the Woodsville Water and Light Precinct and member of the New Hampshire Wetlands Council.

He was an avid bird hunter who enjoyed training his dogs, hunting around New Hampshire and Vermont and taking hunting trips to the Mid-West with his close Nichols College friends.  He also loved taking fishing trips to Quebec with friends from the local area.

Mike had a Christmas tree farm in Newbury Vermont where he spent countless hours tending his trees and swapping stories with customers.

He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, a true family man at heart.

He was happiest in the forests and fields that he loved.  He was passionate about working with the farmers, land owners, loggers and others that he met through the years.  Mike had an amazing sense of humor which always brought a laugh to those who listened to the endless stories he would tell.  In his later years he worked on writing stories in writing groups at Dartmouth College and the Horse Meadow Senior Center in North Haverhill.  His pursuit of knowledge was endless.

He leaves behind his wife Connie Dannehy of Woodsville, NH; his son Michael Dannehy and wife Susan Lewis and his grandchildren Andrew, Keegan and Ella Dannehy all of North Haverhill, NH; a brother Edward Dannehy and his wife Barbara of Saratoga Springs New York; and nephews Tim and Chris Dannehy of Albany New York.  He also leaves behind many cousins and countless friends.  He truly loved his family and friends.

Calling hours will be on Sunday, August 28th, from 2 PM to 4 PM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH.    A Mass of Christian Burial will celebrated at 11 AM on Monday, August 29th, at in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 15 Pine Street, Woodsville, NH with Father Alan Tremblay officiating.

His ashes will be buried at the Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Vermont.

The family would like to thank, both for themselves and on Mike's behalf, all of the wonderful doctors and nurses who cared for him at the end of his life at both Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH and Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, NH.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Woodsville Public Library, 14 School Lane,  Woodsville, NH 03785; Kinder Memorial Forest, c/o Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, 63 Central Street, Woodsville, NH 03785; or the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.