obituaries

Jan 27, 2023

Benton, NH – Aaron Burton Goodwin, of Bradley Hill Road, died on Friday, January 27, 2023, at his home. He was born on September 1, 1958, to Ann (Shallow) and Raymond Goodwin in Woodsville, NH.

Aaron was in the Army; he joined in 1976, and served in Company C, 3 rd Battalion, Fort Dix NJ.

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Jan 26, 2023

Diane Beatrice Bate Jeffries age 75 of Lisbon, NH 03585 passed away unexpectedly at Littleton Regional Hospital on January 26, 2023. Diane was born on January 28th, 1947, to Harold and Margaret Bate of Canada. Diane finished the 8th grade then helped take care of her 9 siblings. On October 14, 1989, she married Thomas Jeffries who resides in...

Jan 25, 2023

North Haverhill, NH – Roger R. Leclerc, Sr., 82, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. He was born in Providence, RI, on May 29, 1940, to Alice (Auclair) and Raymond Leclerc. He graduated from Cumberland High School in 1959 and joined up with the Navy and served from September of 1959 until September of 1961 and continued his...

Jan 25, 2023

Pauline "Polly" M. (Buskey) Murray, of East Ryegate died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, after a lengthy battle with dementia. Pauline was born in Westmore, VT on October 19, 1931, the tenth of eleven children to Ora Peter and Annie (Butler) Buskey. On May 27, 1953, she married Donald M. Murray who predeceased her on September 1, 2012. Together...

Jan 23, 2023

Master Sergeant Steven A. Bancroft Air Force Retired, 68, of Warren, NH passed away on Monday Jan. 23, 2023, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center following surgery due to underlying health issues. Steve was born Sept. 23, 1954, in Tripoli, Libya to Robert A. and Marjorie (Moore) Bancroft.

Steve was a graduate of Woodsville High School class of...

Jan 23, 2023

Alden C. Thomspon, 98, of Haverhill, NH died on Monday, January 23rd, 2023, at the Grafton County Nursing Home.

Born November 22nd, 1924, in Bradford, Vermont to Carl E and Bernice E (Slack) Thompson from Goshen Road, Bradford, Vermont. He married Jeannette R. Wheeler, April 23rd, 1944. They lived and farmed with his parents until 1959. He...

Jan 21, 2023

Carmen Marie Doe Jordan, a resident of Wells River, VT, passed away at age 74 at the Frances Atkinson Home in Newbury, VT, on January 21, 2023, after a long illness. She was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on January 23, 1948. She spent her early childhood in South Ryegate, VT, and grew up in Woodsville, NH. She was...

Jan 20, 2023

Harlan R. Fawver, 84, Woodsville, died at Cottage Hospital after a period of failing health.  He was bon in Braham, MN to Russell S. and Maybelle E. (Saufferer) Fawver.

Harlan graduated from Davenport Iowa High School with the class of 1957.  He enlisted in the US Navy and traveled throughout Europe.  He was honorably discharged after 10...

Jan 19, 2023

William Arthur Glavas Jr "Bill," 64 of Coppermine Road in Monroe passed away at his home on Thursday, January 19, 2023 He was born on November 9th, 1958, in Bayshore, New York to William Glavas Sr. and Barbara (Keil) Glavas. He went to Deer Park High School and did some college classes at Suffolk County Community College. Over the...

Jan 18, 2023

Walter O. Young passed away peacefully at his home in Bath, NH on January 18, 2023, at the age of 85. Walter was born on December 19, 1937, in Claremont, NH to Charles Young and Patricia Dupuis. He was a member of the United States Army and served in the 2nd Infantry. He married the love of his life,...

Jan 13, 2023

Ken Smith (October 21, 1941 – January 13, 2023)

North Haverhill – Ken Smith, also known as Country Ken, Jethro, and the Singing Gas Man, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Cottage Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Kenneth George Smith was born in Piermont, NH on October 21, 1941 to Pearl (Webster)...

Jan 12, 2023

Janet Marie Woodard, 68, died in Woodsville, NH at her sister's home, following a period of failing health, with her family by her side, on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Janet was born in West Stewartstown, NH to Darrell S. and J. Ethel (Brown) Woodard on February 26, 1954. She was raised in Colebrook and Plymouth, as her family moved...

Jan 10, 2023

Hanover, NH – Roswell Pierce Greenlay, 93, of Lyme Road passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. He was welcomed to the world by his parents, Benjamin Greenlay and Hilda (Hendrickson) Greenlay, on April 17, 1929, in Malden, MA.

His mother passed away when he was only seven, and it was after that when he moved...

Jan 9, 2023

Woodsville, NH-Anna Hadgigeorge died on January 9, 2023, at the Grafton County Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.  Anna was born on June 29, 1935, in Tsaritsani, Greece to Athanasios and Marika Gravanis. She also lived in Thessaloniki, Greece before coming to the United States as a teenager. After losing her father at a young age,...

Jan 8, 2023

Frances "Fran"' (Hartmann) Hunt died unexpectedly at the age of 79 at her home on Sunday, January 8th, 2023. Fran was born on February 23, 1943, in New York City, NY to Walter Hartmann, and Feodora (Wittner) Hartmann. She attended and graduated from Newbury School. She worked for many years and retired from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She was...

Jan 7, 2023

Roger Robar of Lisbon died peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 7, 2023, from pulmonary fibrosis with his wife at his side. He was 86.

Roger was born on June 15, 1936, in Littleton to Lorne and Hazel (Lucia) Robar. He was a lifelong resident of Lisbon and married his high school sweetheart, Ruth (Lee), on...

Jan 6, 2023

Arthur C. Merritt born May 23, 1926, in West New York, New Jersey to Frances Sommerman and Charles (Merritt) Mazziotta, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023, at his home in Bradford, Vermont. Arthur enlisted in the Navy, serving from November 1943 to June 1946 and receiving the American Theatre Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Medal, and the Victory Medal....

Jan 5, 2023

Edith Evelyn Hastings (96) of Woodsville, NH passed away January 5th, 2023, with family at her side. She was born October 4, 1926 in Hanover, NH to H.Dewey and Marion (Batchelder) Chase of Orford, NH.  Young Edith lived in various parts of Wentworth and Pike, NH. The Great Depression was tough on her family, but it was the devastating...

Jan 4, 2023

Pauline E. Marcou, 84, Lisbon, NH, died after a period of failing health on Wednesday January 4, 2023, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville. She was born in Walden, VT to John & Elenora (Hughes) McPherson on October 6, 1938, the sixth of seven children. The family moved to Lyman, NH when she was very young, and she attended the...

Jan 4, 2023

Newbury, VT- Betty Emerson, 87, of Snake Road passed away on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, at her home.

She was born on June 20th, 1935, to Burt O. Wheeler and Blanche E. (Adams) Oliver.

After high school she married Earl Emerson on July 25, 1953. They lived in Saxtons River, VT, White River Junction, VT,...