obituaries

Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Stephen Baker Wellington

Stephen Baker Wellington

Jan 13, 2011

Stephen Wellington of Pike, NH passed away on Thursday January 13th at the age of 89. He had been in declining health for many months from the combined effects of congestive heart failure and dementia and finally died as he had lived peacefully and surrounded by family. Stephen was born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1921 to a family of bankers...

Bernard James Whalen

Bernard James Whalen

Jan 9, 2011

Woodsville, NH Bernard James Bernie Whalen, 86, died on Sunday, January 9, 2011, surrounded by his family, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH, after a long illness. He was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, December 18, 1924, the son of Thomas F. and Myrtle Bell (Barrett) Whalen. Bernie served with the United States Navy during World War...

George Milton Loud, Jr

George Milton Loud, Jr

Jan 1, 2011

Woodsville, NH George Milton Loud, Jr, 86, died January 1, 2011 unexpectedly in Woodsville. He was born in Whitman, MA, August 10, 1924, the son of George Milton and Minnie Esther (Kingsley) Loud, Sr. George spent 21 years serving his country in the U.S. Navy and later worked for 18 years for Boston Edison as a boiler room operator. He...

John Paul Spisak

John Paul Spisak

Dec 30, 2010

Monroe, NH- John Paul Jack Spisak, 76, of Littleton Road, died on Thursday, December 30, 2010, in Littleton Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness. John was born in New Haven, CT, on August 15, 1934, to John and Dorothy (Fortune) Spisak. Upon graduation from high school, John entered the US Navy and served during the Korean War doing ship navigation....

Earl S. Haskell

Earl S. Haskell

Dec 29, 2010

Newbury, VT Earl Shepard Haskell, 80, died December 29, 2010 at his home on Old School House Road following a period of failing health. He was born in Groton, VT, February 1, 1930, a son of George and Vesta (Carpenter) Haskell. Earl was a gear shaper and a foreman in the cutter shop in Springfield, VT. Following his retirement he...

Arlene Barnes Perkins Eastman

Arlene Barnes Perkins Eastman

Dec 22, 2010

Ryegate, VT- Arlene (Barnes) Perkins Eastman, 87, died peacefully at her home on Witherspoon Road on Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Arlene was born in Topsham, VT, October 8, 1923, the daughter of Rolla and Myra (Jones) Barnes. She was a graduate of Groton High School and married Gordon Perkins on October 24, 1941. They purchased and operated the Hall Dairy...

Franklin Thomas Wilkes

Franklin Thomas Wilkes

Dec 19, 2010

Fairlee, VT Franklin Thomas Wilkes, 57, died December 19, 2010, at a residential care home where he had been a resident for the past three months. He was born in Hot Springs, SD, January 21, 1953, and served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War from September 1970 until his honorable discharge in September 1973. For many years...

Joseph Laural Roy

Joseph Laural Roy

Dec 13, 2010

West Barnet, VT- Joseph Laural Roy, 89, of Old West Road, died on Monday, December 13, 2010, at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center. Joe was born at the MacLeRoy Farm in West Barnet on May 27, 1921, to Charles Moses and Effie Grace (Blake) Roy. He graduated from Peacham Academy, Class of 1939 and attended Long Island School...

Henry Arthur Prue

Henry Arthur Prue

Dec 13, 2010

Pike, NH- Henry Arthur Prue, 80, of Gherardi Road, died on Monday, December 13, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, White River Junction, VT. Henry was born in Bath, NH, on March 2, 1930, to William Henry and Leora Marguerite (Greenwood) Prue. He joined the US Army at the end of the Korean War, attained the rank of Corporal,...

Bertha Hebebrand

Bertha Hebebrand

Dec 11, 2010

North Haverhill, NH- Bertha Emily Hebebrand, 88, of Dartmouth College Highway, died at her home on Saturday, December 11, 2010 with her family by her side. Bertha was born in Bloomfield, CT, May 11, 1922, the daughter of John Frederick and Bertha K. (Hertzch) Lamb. She graduated from high school in Bloomfield, CT and then worked for Traveler's Insurance in...

Ethel Irene Desrosiers

Ethel Irene Desrosiers

Dec 9, 2010

Barnet, VT -- Ethel Irene Desrosiers, 81, of Church Street, died on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at her residence. Ethel was born in Deer Park, Washington, June 9, 1929, the daughter of Oscar O. and Helen Irene (Lindsay) Hussey. She married Joseph E. Desrosiers on August 7, 1961. She spent her early years in Nevada and had also lived in...

Orman Mann Thayer, Jr.

Orman Mann Thayer, Jr.

Dec 6, 2010

Laconia, NH- Orman Mann Thayer, Jr., 69, of Harrison Street, died on Monday, December 6, 2010, at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. Junior was born in Haverhill, NH on March 29, 1941, to Orman Mann Red and Isabelle R. (Moulton) Thayer, Sr. He was a graduate of Haverhill Academy Class of 1960. Following high school, he drove the milk...

John William Walton Vowles

John William Walton Vowles

Dec 4, 2010

Pike, NH John William Walton Vowles, 67, of Jeffers Hill Road, died on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. John was born in London, England, March 13, 1943, the son of Reginald Walton and Florence Marie (Gilling) Vowles. He graduated from Dulwich College in London, England, where he studied Modern Languages. John served as a...

Stephen Alexander Davis

Stephen Alexander Davis

Nov 24, 2010

North Haverhill, NH – Stephen Alexander Davis, 67, died November 24, 2010, at Cottage Hospital Woodsville following a brief illness. He was born in Littleton, NH, January 15, 1943, a son of Jack and Mary (Morrison) Davis. A lifelong area resident, Steve had worked in the construction and logging industries most of his working life and locally for Morrill Construction...

Joel Alfred Dupuis

Joel Alfred Dupuis

Nov 15, 2010

Port Charlotte, FL Joel Alfred Dupuis, 42, most recently of Port Charlotte, and a native and longtime resident of Woodsville and North Haverhill, NH, died unexpectedly on November 15, 2010 in Port Charlotte. Joel was born in Woodsville, NH on November 4, 1968 a son of Alfred Cuddy and Marie (Emmons) Dupuis. He was a 1986 graduate of Woodsville and...

Lawrence Morton Nelson

Lawrence Morton Nelson

Nov 12, 2010

Newbury, VT Lawrence Morton Nelson, 77, of Hall s Lake Road, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at his home, following a brief illness. He was born in Brockton, MA, March 6, 1933, a son of Lawrence Morton and Marguerite (Palmer) Nelson. Larry graduated from Brockton High School and earned an Associates Degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston. He...

Harold G. Dunbar

Harold G. Dunbar

Nov 12, 2010

Barnet, VT Harold G. Dunbar, 61, died peacefully on Friday, November 12, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, April 15, 1949, the son of Phyllis M. (Learmouth) Locke and Raymond C. Locke Jr. Harold graduated from St. Johnsbury Trade School in St. Johnsbury, VT, class of 1967. He married Carrie...

Robert Vincent Lane

Robert Vincent Lane

Nov 11, 2010

Littleton, NH – Robert Vincent Lane, 75, died on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Robert was born in Tremont, Illinois, March 3, 1935, the son of George T. and Annette (Blue) Lane. Bob served his country for 22 years with the U. S. Marine Corps and the U. S. Air Force. After...

Ruth Naomi Brigham

Ruth Naomi Brigham

Oct 28, 2010

West Newbury, VT Ruth Naomi (Robar) Brigham, 83, died Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. She was born in Barre, VT, May 2, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Faustina (Maker) Robar. She married Clarence Martin on November 24, 1945 and had seven children. She divorced and later remarried Donald Brigham on September 17, 1965...

James Mercer Lewis, Sr.

James Mercer Lewis, Sr.

Oct 26, 2010

North Haverhill, NH James Mercer Lewis Sr, 89, died on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at the Grafton County Nursing Home following a period of failing health. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 7, 1921, the son of George Sherman and Frances C. (Peters) Lewis. He attended grammar school in Boston, and graduated from Mechanics Arts High School and Burdett...

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