Arthur Gray, Jr.
Dec 14, 2009
Haverhill, NH- Arthur Gray, Jr., the distinguished Wall Street veteran who as a brash young investment manager not long removed from his own wartime exploits in 1951 helped organize a grassroots rally for Dwight Eisenhower in Madison Square Garden that was instrumental in convincing the general to enter the presidential race, died Monday in New Hampshire. He was 86. Following...
Keith Estes
Dec 4, 2009
Bath, NH- Keith Wendell Estes, 56, of West Bath Road, died on December 4, 2009, at Cottage Hosptial, Woodsville, NH, after a lengthy illness. Keith was born in Waltham, MA, on January 25, 1953, to Wendell Ernest and Beverly Margaret (Lewis) Estes. Keith was a 1972 graduate of Woodsville High School. He enlisted in the US Army and served from...
Barbara Jean Thayer
Nov 28, 2009
North Haverhill, NH Barbara Jean Thayer, 61, formerly of Brownhill Road, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at the Glencliff Home, Benton, NH, after a courageous battle with Huntington s Disease. Barbara was born in Laconia, NH, July 16, 1948, a daughter of Fred and Elaine (Browning) Townsley. She graduated from Laconia High School, Class of 1966 and Keene State College,...
Andrew M. "Andy" Pierson
Nov 28, 2009
Laconia, NH Andrew Mark Andy Pierson, 50, died on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville. He was born in Franklin, NH, March 12, 1959, the son of Roger G. and Alice (Aremburg) Pierson. Andy graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1978. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1979 to 1983 and was stationed in...
Robert Franklin Murray
Nov 27, 2009
East Ryegate, VT Robert Franklin Murray 83, of Symes Pond Road, died November 27, 2009, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Barnet, VT, August 16, 1926, a son of Kenneth N. and Jane (Heath) Murray. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy on December 21, 1944 and served until...
John Lester Hobbs
Nov 18, 2009
Haverhill, NH John Lester Hobbs, 82, of Cemetery Road, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. He was born in Haverhill, NH, February 3, 1927, the son of Edward G. and Lois (Rogers) Hobbs. John married June St. Marie on July 1, 1949. He served as a military police officer in the U.S. Army...
B. Sherman Bowley
Nov 18, 2009
Ryegate, VT Benjamin Sherman Bowley, 88, of South Bailey Hazen Road, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. He was born in Newbury, VT, September 19, 1921, the son of William Addison and Ella Mae (Judd) Bowley. Sherman served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. Sherman married Virginia...
Jessie Kendall
Nov 17, 2009
Oklahoma City, OK Jessie A. Kendall, 85, a former longtime Woodsville resident, died November 17, 2009 at her home in Oklahoma City. She was born in Haverhill, NH on November 16, 1924, a daughter of William Franklin and Mary Edna (Pike) Powers. Jessie worked for more than 40 years at the Grafton County Nursing Home and Complex as a certified...
Agnes Horne Bingham
Nov 8, 2009
North Haverhill, NH- Agnes L. Horne Bingham, 84, formerly of French Pond Road, died on November 08, 2009, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill. Agnes was born on September 25, 1925, in West Groton, VT, to Bert and Annie (Crouse) Hood, and was a graduate of Haverhill Academy, Class of 1942. She married Maurice Pete Horne on November...
Louise Nelson Rand
Nov 2, 2009
Haverhill, NH Louise Nelson Rand, 92, died on Monday, November 2, 2009 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Louise was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, February 24, 1917, the daughter of Samuel and Bertha (Bailey) Nelson. Louise married Philip S. Rand in November, 1935. Louise had a passion for cats and feline collectables. She was predeceased by...
Vernon C. Carle, Jr.
Oct 26, 2009
Groton, VT Vernon Casper Carle, Jr. 82, died on Monday, October 26, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Hanover, NH, August 28, 1927, the son of Vernon C. and Maggie Mae (Briar) Carle, Sr. Vernon served with the U. S. Merchant Marines and the U.S. Army Air Corp from 1944 to 1960. He worked for Palazzi Construction and...
David C. Stevens
Oct 22, 2009
Wells River, VT David C. Stevens, 90, passed away on October 22, 2009, at his home in Wells River. David was born March 4, 1919, in St. Albans, VT, the son of Frederick B. and Mina (Chynoweth) Stevens. He grew up in Newport, VT and graduated at the top of his class from Newport High School in 1936. He studied...
John Henry Noble
Oct 22, 2009
John Henry Noble, 73, of Landaff, NH passed away on October 22, 2009. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and grew up in both Hawaii and New Jersey. He moved to New Hampshire with his family in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Pauline of 50 yrs; his son, John, his wife Mary, and their three daughters, Anna, Natalie...
Cyrena H Getchell
Oct 18, 2009
Woodsville, NH Cyrena H. Getchell, 95, formerly of Smith Street, died on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH. She was born in Haverhill, NH, June 20, 1914, the daughter of William and Flora Mae (Nelson) Jolin. She married Leon A. Getchell. Cyrena was an Avon representative in the Woodsville area for many...
Alice C. Gibbons
Oct 13, 2009
Denver, CO- Alice C. Gibbons, 87, died at Harvard Square Assisted Living in Denver on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Alice was born in Ryegate, VT on September 3, 1922, a daughter of Charles E. and Gladys (Smith) Hooper. She graduated with her business degree from Bay Path Business College in Springfield, MA. Following graduation she worked as a secretary and...
Liesa Marie Gadapee
Oct 8, 2009
Ryegate, VT Liesa Marie Gadapee, 49, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, after an extended illness. She was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, June 28, 1960, the daughter of Gerald H. Gadapee and the late Shirley A. Rutledge who died June 1, 1998. Liesa graduated from Blue Mountain Union School in Wells River, VT, Class...
Jeannette Anna Hancock
Oct 3, 2009
Moscow, ME Jeannette Anna Hancock, 74, formerly of Warren, NH, died October 3, 2009, at the Somerset Rehabilitation Center in Bingham, ME. She was born in Boston, MA, February 7, 1935, a daughter of Joseph L. Gallagher and Jeannette Gallagher, and lived in East Boston, MA, for many years before moving to Plaistow, NH in 1964, and later to Warren...
Mary Patricia "Pat" Goss
Oct 1, 2009
Barnet, VT Mary Patricia Pat Goss, 67, died on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT. She was born in Portland, ME, January 31, 1942, the daughter of Fred and Catherine (Loring) Cavanaugh. Pat graduated from Cathedral High School in Portland, ME, Class of 1960. She went on to Maine School of Practical...
Robert E. Bailey
Sep 28, 2009
Woodsville, NH Robert Elias Bailey, 87, of Gordon Street, Woodsville, NH, died on Monday, September 28, 2009, at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville. He was born in Haverhill, NH, October 27, 1921, the son of Ray and Alice (Gonyer) Bailey. Robert served with the U. S. Army from September 1942 to October 1944, with Battery B Field Artillery Battalion at...
Chester Holden Oliver, Jr.
Sep 27, 2009
Mesa, Arizona Chester Holden Oliver, Jr., 92, died on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at the Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, AZ. Chester was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, May 31, 1917, the son of Chester Holden Oliver Sr. and Gertrude Cookman Oliver. Chester graduated from English High School in Lynn in 1936, going on to a 2 year degree at...