obituaries

Dec 10, 2024

Helen Torrey, 89, Newbury, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at the Atkinson's Residence.  She was born on June 17, 1935, in Haverhill, MA, to Nicholas and Virginia (Belanger) Heil.  She attended Haverhill, MA schools and then attended business school in Lawrence MA.  She worked at the Northern Essex Community College as a registrar.  Helen married Herbert Torrey in...

Dec 8, 2024

Groton, VT - Shirley Elizabeth Beamis, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024. She was born in Warren, NH, on August 26, 1946, to her parents Harold "Stub" Beamis and Sheila (French) Beamis.

Shirley graduated from Groton High School in 1964 where she then attended the University of Vermont and earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Dec 6, 2024

Edward Nelson Sargent age 69 of Pike, NH passed away at his home on December 6, 2024. Edward was born September 20, 1955, in Hanover NH, to Oris N Sargent and Janice A (Grant) Sargent. He grew up in Pike and attended school in Woodsville. Edward worked at HG Woods for many years before retiring from the Veneer mill....

Dec 3, 2024

(Revised obituary) Edward W. Davie, most recently from Concord, New Hampshire, passed away on December 3rd, 2024. He was 96.

Ed, known to his Forest Grove United Methodist Church friends as the "Gentle Bass", was born to Harold and Christine (Lamphere) Davie on April 11, 1928, in Hornell, New York. After graduating from Alfred State University in...

Dec 2, 2024

Willis "Willie" G Applebee, 69, passed away suddenly last week at his residence in North Haverhill, NH. Although it's a shock, we find comfort in knowing that he is reunited with his greatest love, Joanne K Applebee (Smith) who passed away in July of 2023. Born on May 7, 1955, to Willis A. Applebee and Esther E. Applebee (Watson),...

Dec 2, 2024

John Prescott, 69, passed peacefully in his home on December 2, 2024, surrounded by family in Newbury, VT. John was born on October 25, 1955, in Woodsville, NH to the late Richard Melvin Prescott and Charlotte Harriet Millette, where he was the youngest of 6 children. John grew up in Woodsville where he found his great love of sports....

Nov 30, 2024

Arthur Hughes, Sr., of North Haverhill, NH passed away on November 30, 2024, he was 84. There will calling hours on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Ricker Funeral in Woodsville, NH, from 12 - 1 PM, followed by a funeral service with Reverend Lyn Winter as celebrant, and a committal at the Center Haverhill Cemetery after the service.

Nov 30, 2024

A heart so young, with a warrior's soul

Your spirit brave and true, forever at peace

On wings of love, free for eternity

Cody J Laird

January 12, 2005 – November 30, 2024

A strong young man,...

Nov 28, 2024

North Haverhill, NH – Judith Henriette Gobeil Ferren, 78, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Cottage Hospital. She was born on April 25, 1946, to Helen Desneige (Abbott) and Joseph T. Gobeil in Peterborough, NH.

Judith married at a young age and started a family with her first husband Dennis C. Gale, they had four...

Nov 26, 2024

Kenneth Neil Aldrich, 95, of Waterford, VT, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Born in Whitefield, NH on June 1, 1929, the son of William Scott Aldrich and Nila Margaret (Smith) Aldrich. On December 30, 1950, Ken married the love of his life, Henrietta Helen Noyes. Together they raised a family, and founded and...

Nov 15, 2024

Ellen L (Tetro) Kaiser, 79, Woodsville, went to the Lord on Friday, November 15, 2024, with family at her side.  She was born in Hartford, CT on September 6, 1945, the daughter of Frederick and Glenna (Murphy) Tetro.  She was raised in the Swiftwater area of Bath and graduated from Woodsville High School with the class of 1964.

Nov 14, 2024

Lewis A Boutin, aged 80, of Benton, passed away after a period of failing health at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Born at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville on July 27, 1944, to John "Pete" and Iona (Mason) Boutin, Lewis attended public schools in Benton.

In 1968, Lewis joined the...

Nov 13, 2024

Lyman, NH – F. Clark Brooks, 68, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, doing what he loved to do, hunting in his favorite spot.  He was born on July 6, 1956, in Littleton, NH to his parents Lillian (Irwin) and Frank E. Brooks.

He spent his childhood in Lisbon and graduated from Lisbon High School in...

Nov 11, 2024

Chris Paul Platt was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on December 5, 1967. He resided at his dream home on a mountain in Bath, NH. Chris was a truck driver for several years and an offshore fisherman. He also assisted his parents at their medical research facility in the past. He is the son of Alan and Nancy Platt (Dube)...

Nov 8, 2024

Robert (Bob) Lawrence Benjamin Sr. of Bradford, VT passed away peacefully Friday, November 8, 2024, at the Jack Byrne Palliative Care Center after a courageous battle with Cancer.

Bob was born in Bradford on March 16, 1939, in a cabin built by his parents. The son of Lawrence & Catherine (Blake) Benjamin. Bob attended Bradford schools and...

Nov 6, 2024

Paul R. Gajewski, aged 89, of St. Johnsbury, VT, passed away at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, after a sudden illness. Born in Webster, MA, on December 21, 1934, to Martin and Elsie (Walkowiak) Gajewski, Paul attended local schools before enlisting in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict.

After...

Nov 2, 2024

Josephine Grace Leonard, 2 months, passed away on Saturday November 2, 2024, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, where she was born on September 5, 2024, to Dylan and Kylee (Powers) Leonard. Josephine is predeceased by her grandfather, Randy C. Morrison.  She was loved and will be missed by her parents Dylan and Kylee Leonard of Haverhill, NH; grandparents, Cassandra...

Nov 2, 2024

Rosalyn Marie (Eischens) Bertamus passed peacefully from this world on November 2, with family by her side and in the loving care of the staff at The Jack Byrne Center at DHMC.

Rosy was born on June 13, 1938 in Clarkfield, MN to Ferdinand Eischens and Margaret (Pierce) Eischens. She grew up on a farm in St....

Nov 2, 2024

Russell Eugene Sulham, aged 90, son of Pearly and Winona (Henderson) Sulham, passed away on November 2, 2024, at the VA Hospital in White River Junction, VT. Born on October 4, 1934, Russell was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of Wells River High School. Russell honorably served in the Air Force for nine years, dedicating...

Oct 28, 2024

Robert James Mawson, 89, Bath, NH, died at home with family at his side on Monday, October 28, 2024.  He was born September 18, 1935, in Lawrence, MA, the son of Gordon and Catherine (Nauiokas) Mawson.  He was educated in Salem, NH, and graduated from Woodbury High School in 1953.  Following high school, he attended Sanborn Seminary in Kingston,...