obituaries

Nov 11, 2021

Polly Hines Deslandes, 91, passed away November 11, 2021, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH.

She was born on December 26,1930 to Durward and Eva (Foss) Hines of Haverhill, NH.  Polly attended Haverhill Academy where she was senior class Secretary-Treasurer and graduated in 1948. She continued her education at the Laconia Business School...

Nov 10, 2021

Bath, NH-  Kenneth A. Poirier, OFS, 69, of West Bath Road, died unexpectedly, after a brief illness, at his home on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

Ken was born on January 10, 1952 in Waterville, ME to Joseph R. and Marie (Russell) Poirier.  He graduated from Morgan High School in Clinton, CT in 1970.  He received his Bachelor...

Nov 7, 2021

Darsee R. Morse, 57, Bradford, VT, died suddenly on Sunday November, 7, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Bennington, VT on August 21, 1964 to Edward Morse Sr. and Marjorie (Hulett) Morse I.  She attended Rochester High School.

Darsee worked several different jobs until she found her calling caring for the elderly.  She obtained her...

Nov 7, 2021

Fred B."Buzzy" Haggett Jr., 82, of Littleton NH,  passed away on November 7, 2021 under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County as a result of cancer in Watertown, NY with his family and his dogs by side.

Fred was born on March 21, 1939, in Concord NH to Fred and Marion Haggett Sr. of Northfield, NH...

Nov 2, 2021

Lisbon, NH- Russell G. Brooks, 80, of Bergin Terrace died on Tuesday November 2, 2021 at Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton, NH.

Russell was born in Haverhill, NH on November 17, 1940 to Douglas E. and Elizabeth L. (Mardin) Brooks. He graduated from the Haverhill Academy, Class of 1958. After graduation, he joined the US Air Force, and...

Oct 31, 2021

Littleton, NH-  Joan M. Kinney, 78, passed away peacefully on Halloween morning after a period of declining health.

Joan was born on November 10, 1942 to Herbert and Gertrude Little.  Joan grew up in McIndoe Falls, VT and graduated from the McIndoe Falls Academy in 1960.

Joan went on to work at the Lisbon Shoe...

Oct 31, 2021

Pike, NH- Janet Lee Collins, 85, of Lime Kiln Road passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH with her husband by her side.

Janet was born in Northbridge, MA to Vaughn and Mildred (King) Harding on February 5, 1936.

She was a graduate from Northbridge High School, class of 1954....

Oct 25, 2021

Haverhill, NH- Dorothy 'Dot' (Bernhardt) Dann, 96, of Lawrence Street died Monday, October 25, 2021.

Dot was born in New York, NY on October 9, 1925, to Frederik and Jennie (Harding) Bernhardt.

She married John B. Dann on August 30, 1947; they were married for 56 years before John passed away in June of 2003....

Oct 22, 2021

Glenn C. Dow Jr.  85 years old of East Topsham, VT, died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on Friday, October 22, 2021.

Glenn was born on August 3, 1936, in Windsor, VT to Glenn C. and Nellie P. (Lucarelli) Dow.  He graduated from Windsor High School with the Class of 1954 and went on to...

Oct 22, 2021

Wells River, VT- Brittany Rose Jackson, 28, of Main Street died on Friday October 22, 2021.

Brittany was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on April 8, 1993, to Carl T. Jackson, Sr and Laurie A. Bogie

Brittany had a big heart and her presence always put smiles on people's faces. She enjoyed styling hair, working...

Oct 21, 2021

North Haverhill, NH- David Clayton Blay, 64, of Oak Ridge Park died at his home on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

David was born in Norwich, CT on March 31, 1957 to Fletcher C. and Carole J. (Sminio) Blay.  He was a graduate of Lisbon High School, Class of 1974.

David was employed in housekeeping at...

Oct 21, 2021

Barnet, VT- Dale Bernard Kendall, 78, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

Dale was born on June 6, 1943, in St. Johnsbury, VT to Bertram and Leona (Champany) Kendall.  Following the deaths of his parents when he was young, he was raised by Donald and Beatrice Larocque along with their ten children.

Oct 20, 2021

Shirley Joanne Page Cobb was born, formally educated, and a long-time resident of Woodsville NH; she passed away on October 20, 2021 in her beloved home, with her family at her bedside. Despite her affliction with Parkinson's Disease, she survived two recent heart attacks and multiple strokes; she was 85 years old. On numerous occasions, to attest to her...

Oct 18, 2021

North Thetford, VT- Judith A Falconi, 68, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

"HER HEART IS WHERE HER HOME IS Most people find or build a house and then add their own little unique flair to it, to make it a place that they want to...

Oct 17, 2021

Woodsville, NH-  Dreamer Jewel (Deese) Bagonzi, 88, of Pine Street, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, October 17, 2021.

Dreamer was born on June 29, 1933 in Winnsboro, SC to Belton and Thelma (Clark)

Deese.  She graduated from Olympia High School, Columbia, SC in 1953.  Following that, she worked briefly as a med tech. ...

Oct 14, 2021

North Monroe, NH-  Esther (Aballo) Chace, 97, died on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at her home on Buffum Road.

Esther was born on July 31, 1924 in Tiverton, RI, a daughter of Joseph and Helen (Baldyga) Aballo.  She attended four years of business school at Sibodeau's Business.  On July 19, 1952, Esther married Loring Whitman Chace.

Oct 13, 2021

South Ryegate, VT- Lois Jean (Osgood) Zambon, 74, of Zambon Drive, died following a brief illness on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Lois was born on June 22, 1947 in Hanover, NH to John Nelson Osgood and Olive Rowena (Erskine) Osgood. She graduated from Bradford Academy in 1965, she trained for a year...

Oct 13, 2021

Lisbon, NH - Michael "Mike" Steven Cummings, 63, of Main Street Lisbon, NH passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday October 13, 2021.

Mike was born in Bangor, Maine on September 11, 1958 to Clyde Asa and June Flora (Andrews) Cummings, but grew up on a small farm in Orford. He married Cheryle A. (Laleme) on...

Oct 10, 2021

South Ryegate, VT-  Robert Severino "Bob" Zambon, 85, of Zambon Drive, died following a brief illness on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Bob was born on May 25, 1936 in Haverhill, NH to Severino and Alice (Dennis) Zambon.  He graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1954 and from Norwich University in 1958...

Oct 10, 2021

Krystal Ann Murray-Brown, 29, North Haverhill, NH, died as a result of a car accident on Sunday October 10, 2021.  She was born in Littleton, NH on March 3, 1992.  She was a lifelong resident of the North Country, spending her childhood in Franconia, graduating from Profile High School in 2010, and attended Granite State College.

Krystal...