obituaries

Jan 28, 2022

Barbara Hudson, 80, Woodsville, died suddenly at home on Friday, January, 28, 2022. She was born in Littleton, NH on May 31,1941 to Emily Noyes. She was raised by Emily and Albert Conn in Lisbon. She graduated from Lisbon High School with the class of 1959 and married Delbert "Joe" Hudson on October 17, 1959.The couple shared 49 years...

Jan 27, 2022

Robert J. Watson, 60, Lisbon, died unexpectedly on Thursday January 27, 2022 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH.  He was born on January 11, 1962, in Doylestown, PA to James Watson and Nancy Ott.  He was raised in Lambertville, NJ by his mother and stepfather, Roland Roadenbaugh.  He graduated from South Huntington High School in 1980.  He married Karen...

Jan 27, 2022

Groton, VT- Bernadette "Bea" (Florek) Smith, 60, of Fuller Hill Road, passed away at DHMC on January 27, 2022. She was born on June 14, 1961, in Philadelphia, PA.

As Bernadette's son said, "it's tough to sum up a person's life". That's especially hard when that person led such an interesting life. Here are just some things...

Jan 25, 2022

McIndoe Falls, VT- Kathryn "Kay" Patricia Locke, 94, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the Grafton County Nursing Home surrounded by family.

Kay was born on May 4, 1927, in Woodsville, NH, to Ernest Plamondon and Iva Wilson.  She was a graduate from McIndoe's Academy class of 1945. Following high school she went to Margaret's Hair...

Jan 25, 2022

John M. Calef died at home in Landaff NH on January 25, 2022 with his wife Shirley by his side.  He battled declining health for many years.

John was born on June 24, 1935 to Leon C. Calef and Ruth A  Morrell in Barrington NH where he was raised and met his loving wife of 67 years,...

Jan 21, 2022

Wells River, VT - Bob Powers, in his 90th year, of Wells River, died January 21, 2022, at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH.

Bob was born on June 23, 1932 in Newbury, VT to Ray and Helen Powers.

Bob grew up as one of eight children and began...

Jan 19, 2022

Bath, NH - Peter Laurent Roy, 46, of Monroe Road, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

Peter was born on September 11, 1975, in Woodsville to Ernest A. Roy and Louise W. (Bradley) Roy.

He was a graduate of Woodsville High School, class of 1993. Following graduation, he continued his education at the...

Jan 19, 2022

Woodsville, NH – Joseph Michael McQueeney, 79, of Valley Road, died on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care surrounded by loved ones.

Joseph was born on August 14, 1942, in Providence, RI to Joseph and Mary (McKiernan) McQueeney. He graduated from LaSalle High School, class of 1960. He married...

Jan 18, 2022

Paul L. Estes, 81, died peacefully at his home in Monroe, NH, on January 18, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones.  Paul was born in Franklin, NH on November 4, 1940, the son of Irving Estes and Margaret (Johnson) Estes.  The family relocated to Connecticut when he was seven years old, he graduated from Wilbur Cross High School in...

Jan 17, 2022

Warren, NH- Shane Elizabeth Cardillo (Vincelette) "Shaney", 38, of Pine Hill Road passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at her home.

Shane was born on June 3 rd , 1983, in Haverhill, NH to Everett (Brud) Vincelette and Carol Barclay Kennedy. She graduated from Rivendell High School.

Shane's smile and laughter could light up...

Jan 13, 2022

Joshua "Josh" Curtis Mariano Lapham was a caring and devoted Father, Son, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and friend. He passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2022, due to complications associated with COVID. He was 47 years old.

On February 21, 1974, Josh was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. He was adopted at the age of 6 years...

Jan 1, 2022

Roger Raymond Hatch, 73, of Groton, VT passed peacefully on January 1, 2022, surrounded by family.  He was born in Barre, VT on February 20, 1948, to a large family.  The son of Gerald "Fred" and Madlyn (Ashford) Hatch.

Roger grew up in Groton, VT where he lived most of his life.  He performed many jobs throughout...

Jan 1, 2022

Norman H. Mullen, 96, died peacefully at his home in Woodsville, NH, on January 1, 2022.  Norman was born in Berlin, NH on November 15, 1925, the son of Andrew Mullen and Valentine Belanger. In spite of many challenges in his youth, Norman "Moon" Mullen developed into an accomplished athlete in several sports – becoming a legendary baseball force...

Dec 29, 2021

North Haverhill, NH- Hazel Mae (Welch) Carr died on Wednesday December 29, 2021.

Hazel was born on March 16, 1923, to Freeman Charles and Effie Almira (Green) Welch. She was the eighth child from a family of 17 children. She graduated from Bath High School in 1941. She moved to Connecticut after graduation. While in CT she...

Dec 28, 2021

Stephen Paul Martel, 36, West Topsham, VT, gained his wings on Tuesday December 28, 2021.  He was born in Haverhill, NH on February 10, 1985, to Gary P. Martel and Pamela Boughton.

Stephen was born with disabilities, but it never kept him from being a beautiful child and a productive adult.  He enjoyed skiing, fishing, going to...

Dec 23, 2021

Celeste Ann (Martel) Rheaume, 62, North Haverhill, passed in her sleep on Thursday December 23, 2021 at the home she shared with Robert and Margaret Kizik.  She was born in Worcester, MA on May 5, 1959 to Paul and Natalie (Davis) Martel.

Celeste was raised in the Ashland, MA area and graduated from Ashland Senior High School...

Dec 20, 2021

Gerald Gherardi passed away early morning on Monday, December 20, 2021, surrounded by family after a hard-fought battle against cancer.  Gerald "Jerry" Gherardi was born and raised in Quincy, MA, and attended North Quincy High where he excelled in Track and Field and became one of Massachusetts' fastest runners in the 440-yard events.  After high school, he attended and...

Dec 11, 2021

Cindy L. (Baker) Frazer of Monroe, NH passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Littleton Regional Healthcare.  She was born on May 5, 1957 in Newport, VT to Laura (Nelson) and Lawrence Baker.  She lived in Newport, VT until her family moved to Meredith, NH where she graduated from Inter-Lakes High School in 1975.

Cindy married...

Dec 8, 2021

JEAN E. CHAMBERLIN, 90, formerly of Monroe Road, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the Grafton County Nursing Home. She was born in Newton, MA, the daughter of George and Thelma (Pope) Elder. From early childhood she lived with her Aunt Theresa Pope Gutterson's family in Ryegate, VT, and attended school there. She attended Woodsville High School...

Dec 8, 2021

Woodsville, NH - Wayne Henry Fortier (Fort), 74, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Wayne was born Bruce Allen Spaulding on Friday, July 18, 1947 in Newport, NH to Henry Pichette and Marie Rose St. Cyr Spaulding and later adopted by William Joseph Fortier, Jr. & Dorothy...