obituaries
Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.
Herbert George Chamberlain, Jr.
Oct 8, 2008
North Haverhill, NH Herbert George Chamberlain, Jr., 76, died October 8, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill. He was born in Groton, VT, January 23, 1932, the son of Herbert G. and Eula M. (Boardman) Chamberlain, Sr., and was a graduate of Wells River High School. A long time Bath resident Herb worked for the Bath Highway...
Robert John Mcdonald
Oct 2, 2008
Piermont, NH Robert John McDonald, 76, a longtime Piermont resident died October 2, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Groton, VT, July 18, 1932, a son of Eben M. and Alice (Page) McDonald. He was a 1950 graduate of Groton High School, and later spent several years farming with his father on River Road in Piermont. Survivors include...
Harold B Puffer
Sep 23, 2008
Groton, VT Harold Bruce Puffer, 71, of Little Italy Road, died, September 23, 2008, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. He was born in Woodsville, NH on July 7, 1937, a son of Lorimer and Alice (Welch) Puffer. Harold graduated from Groton High School, Class of 1955. He married Janet Helen Benzie on June 13, 1959. He served with...
Helen Kiba Bailwitz
Sep 22, 2008
North Haverhill, NH Helen K. Bailwitz, 93, died September 22, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill. She was born in Garfield, NJ, May 22, 1915, a daughter of Steve and Madelyn (Piros) Kiba who were immigrants from Budapest, Hungary via Ellis Island. Her father worked in the coal mines. Helen s early working years started off...
Don Laverne Crum
Sep 21, 2008
Groton, VT Don LaVerne Crum, 62, died on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born in Glendale, Ohio, on July 10, 1946, the son of LaVerne and Golda (Cranfill) Crum. After graduation from high school, Don served in the United States Army from 1966 until 1982 when they moved to Groton....
Mary Battey Cochran
Sep 18, 2008
North Haverhill, NH Mary Battey Cochran, 97, formerly of South Court Street, Woodsville, NH, died on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at the Grafton County Nursing Home. She was born June 4, 1911 in Concord, NH the daughter of Charles C. and Grace (Fish) Battey. Mrs. Cochran graduated from Tufts University, Boston, MA. She worked part time as a librarian at...
Melba Dell Graham
Sep 16, 2008
North Haverhill, NH- Melba Dell Graham, 87, died on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. at the Grafton County Nursing Home. She was born on September 15, 1921, to Sternie Harold and Gladys Mary (Greenlay) Graham in Sawyerville, Quebec. She was predeceased by a sister, Nancy Graham in 1939; her mother, Gladys M. in 1949; her father, Sternie H. in 1988. She...
William Keyes
Sep 10, 2008
Haverhill, NH- William Frank Keyes, Jr., 96, died at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH, on September 10, 2008. Bill was born in Little Falls, NY, on January 22, 1912, to William Frank and Anna (Cotton) Keyes, Sr. He was a graduate of the Haverhill Academy Class of 1929. He owned and operated the Ideal Welding Shop of Forest Street in...
Eden Demming Aldrich
Sep 8, 2008
Woodsville, NH- Eden Demming Aldrich, 81, formerly of Woodsville, died on September 8, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Eden was born in Whitefield, NH, on August 1, 1927, to Bliss E. and Zephrine (Landry) Aldrich. He attended UNH during his final two years of high school and attained his high school diploma and associates degree...
Elaine Julia Bedell
Sep 8, 2008
Monroe, NH- Elaine Julia Bedell, 76, of Harleyview Drive, died at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH, from complications of lung cancer on September 8, 2008. Elaine was born in Bishopton, Quebec, on January 29, 1932, to Samuel and Julia (Tupper) Lancaster. Upon graduation from McDonald Teacher College in Montreal, she taught school in northern Quebec for two years. On August 2,...
David Wright Rives
Sep 5, 2008
North Haverhill, NH David Wright Rives, 55, died September 5, 2008, at his residence following a two year battle with cancer. He was born in Barton, VT, April 1, 1953, a son of Wright Eliott and Marjorie Ruth (Hoar) Rives. He was a graduate of Lake Region High School in Orleans, VT and attended Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT....
James Harry Smith
Aug 30, 2008
Woodsville, NH James Harry Smith, 78, formerly of 15 Elm Street, died August 30, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH. He was born in Boston, MA, August 27, 1930, a son of Howard and Gladys Irene (Douse) Smith. Mr. Smith spent his career serving with the U. S. Navy. Survivors include two daughters Pamela Boudah...
Marjorie Ann Salomaa
Aug 28, 2008
St. Johnsbury, VT Marjoire Ann Salomaa, 72, of St. Johnsbury, died on August 28, 2008 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center following a period of failing health. She was born in Haverhill, NH, on November 17, 1935, a daughter of George Oliver and Phyllis Willey. A lifelong Upper Valley resident, she had formerly resided in Newbury, East Corinth, and Groton,...
Bertram Clyde Fenoff
Aug 27, 2008
North Haverhill, NH- Bertram Clyde Bert Fenoff, 80, formerly of Newbury, VT, died on August 27, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home following a period of failing health. Bert was born of March 2, 1928, in East Thetford, VT, to Winfield and Wyllian (Chase) Fenoff. He was raised in Lyman, NH. He was married on February 28, 1951 to...
Roy A. Olsen
Aug 25, 2008
East Corinth, VT- Roy Adams Olsen, 62, died at his home surrounded by his family on August 25, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Manhattan, NY on August 30, 1945, the son of Hugh and Dr. Frances (Adams) Olsen. His early years were spent on Staten Island, NY and Philadelphia, PA. In 1958, the family...
Lorayne M. Tetreault
Aug 24, 2008
North Haverhill, NH- Lorayne Marjorie Tetreault, 71, of Dartmouth College Highway, died at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH, on August 24, 2008, after a long illness. She was born in Haverhill, NH, on February 7, 1937, to Ralph E. and Arlene M. (Sandstrom) Simmons, Sr. She graduated from Wells River High School. Lorayne married Paul A. Tetreault on October 26, 1957....
Ida Dennis
Aug 22, 2008
Groton, VT Ida Angelia Dennis, 89, of Powder Spring Road, died August 22, 2008 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Groton, June 1, 1919, a daughter of George S. and Goldie (Hutchins) Welch. She graduated from Groton High School. Ida served the Town of Groton for 36 years in various capacities including Town Clerk,...
Connie Bixby
Aug 20, 2008
Newbury, VT- Constance Connie Bixby, 83, died on August 20, 2008, at Haven Health in St. Albans, VT, following a period of failing health. Connie was born on June 10, 1925, in Burlington, VT, to Dr. Jesse M. and Theo (Way) Solomon. She married Roy E. Bixby on September 14, 1946. She was a graduate of Faulkner School of Nursing...
Gordon Russell
Aug 20, 2008
Barnet, VT- Gordon Russell, 94, died on August 20, 2008, at his home on Anderson Street. Gordon was born on July 31, 1914, in Barnet, to Jesse and Lena (LaBelle) Russell. He worked as a stone mason with his father and then was employed as a machinist at Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury, VT until he retired at age 65....
Carl Matthew Welch
Aug 17, 2008
Haverhill, NH- Carl Matthew Welch, 86, of Cemetery Road, died on August 17, 2008, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. Carl was born on July 25, 1922, in Waterbury, VT, to James and Mabel (Collins) Welch. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was on Iwo Jima at the time the flag was raised on...
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