obituaries

Nov 27, 2020

Woodsville, NH- George W. Fournier, 73, died at his home on Friday, November 27, 2020.

He was born at Fordham Hospital in Bronx, NY to Joseph A. Fournier and Frances (Kammerer) Fournier on August 12 th , 1947.

George graduated from Edison High School.  After he graduated, he served in the US Air Force during...

Nov 25, 2020

North Haverhill, NH-  Charles D. Page, 91, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Grafton County Nursing Home.

Charlie was born in Johnson, VT on January 4, 1929 to Arthur E. and Rebecca (Owen) Page. On September 24, 1950, he married Joanna Mary Prescott.

He and his family lived in the North Danville,...

Nov 21, 2020

-  Rowena F. Nelson, 103, formerly of Woodward Road, died on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.

Rowena was born in North Haverhill on October 4, 1917 to Philip and Susan (Hunt) King. She attended a one room school house with a total of eight students with no running water....

Nov 18, 2020

Bath, NH- Bevelyn Clara "Benny" Irwin, 91, of Lisbon Road died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

Benny was born in Monroe, NH on August 8 th , 1929 to Reginald Hunt and Mabel Dyke. On December 13, 1980 she married Charles "Charlie" Irwin.

Over the years, Benny worked at the Adams...

Nov 18, 2020

Josephine (Jo) Norton Kaiser, 85, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on November 18, 2020 at Cottage Hospital with her husband and children by her side.

Jo was born on February 6, 1935 to Howard and Alta (Whitacre) Norton in New Berlin, NY. She and her younger sister Janet grew up in nearby Columbus, NY at...

Nov 18, 2020

Wells River VT, Nancy J (Burnham) Ranno, 79, former owner of Burnham's Shoe Store in Wells River, VT, died at her home on Wednesday November 18, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Nancy was born in Woodsville, NH on February 27, 1941 to the late Mark and Marion (McClay) Burnham.  She grew up in Wells River...

Nov 14, 2020

Monroe, NH- Kermit Howard Ward, 64, of Coppermine Road, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 14 th , 2020 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care, Lebanon, NH.

Kermit was born on March 17, 1956 in St. Johnsbury, VT to Howard B. and Barbara (Fadden) Ward. He was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy in...

Nov 13, 2020

Woodsville, NH- Denise M. Donlon, 58, Woodsville, passed away on Friday November 13, 2020 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville after a period of failing health.

Denise was born in Taunton, MA to John and Joyce (Westgate) Donlon on May 8, 1962.  She was raised in Middleboro, MA and in 2002 moved to Littleton, NH and in 2007...

Nov 10, 2020

Woodsville, NH-  Jean M. Mardin, 68, died at her home, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

Jean was born in Littleton, NH on October 14, 1952 to Durward and Juanita (Johnson) Hubbard.

She graduated from Lisbon High School in 1970. On December 18, 1971 she married Wayne Mardin.

She was...

Nov 7, 2020

Groton, VT-  Marion Hope Bliss, 73, of Powder Spring Road, died on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Marion was born on July 7, 1947 in Randolph, VT, a daughter of Hubert Alton Bent, Sr. and Frances Hope (Hungerford) Bent Rowell.  She was a graduate of Randolph Union High School, Class of 1965 and...

Nov 7, 2020

Woodsville, NH-   Joan Ellen Collette, 82, of Highland Street, died at her home with her husband by her side on Saturday morning, November 7, 2020.

Joan was born in Claremont, NH on October 31, 1938 to Ronald and Doris (Brown) Lambert.

Joan worked as a housekeeper in Claremont along with owning and working for several...

Nov 7, 2020

Monroe, NH-  Gerald W. Bedell, 67, died suddenly on November 7, 2020 at his residence.

Gerald was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on August 12,1953 to Harland E. "Hoop" and Doris I. (Hunt) Bedell. He graduated from Woodsville High School, class of 1972. He married his wife, Nancy, on July 28, 1973.

Gerald was a...

Nov 3, 2020

Wells River, VT-  Barbara Irene Meyette, 84, formerly of Ryegate, VT and Monroe, NH, and most recently of Wells River, died following a period of declining health on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, VT.

Barbara was born in Newbury, VT on November 16, 1935, to Leslie and Ethel (James) Wheeler.  She...

Nov 3, 2020

Woodsville, NH- J. Alden Wilcox, 96, of South Court Street, died following a period of declining health on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at DHMC, Hanover.

Alden was born in Lowell, MA on November 26, 1923 to George Franklin and Lena Florence (Leclaire) Wilcox. He attended Lowell and Chelmsford schools, receiving his diploma from Chelmsford High School class...

Nov 3, 2020

GROTON, VT--James Woodward Dudley, 78, passed away on November 3, 2020 after a period of declining health, surrounded by his family.

Jim was born in Woodsville, NH, on August 19, 1942, the son of David and Florence Dudley.  He graduated from Woodsville High School in 1960 and served in the Army National Guard in Woodsville.

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Nov 2, 2020

Haverhill, NH-  Edward F. "Eddie" Norcross, 80, of Cemetery Road, died peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020.

Eddie was born on August 7, 1940 to Edward B. and Harriet (Patridge) Norcross. He was a 1958 graduate of Haverhill Academy.

For thirty years, he was a supervisor for DHIA, the Dairy Herd Improvement Association.  He also...

Nov 1, 2020

Bath, NH- Edward Arthur Coulstring, Sr., 88 of Railroad Street, died on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

Edward was born on October 7 th , 1932, in Braintree, MA to Alexander M. and Muriel (Nelson) Coulstring.

He spent his childhood between Rockland, MA and Nova Scotia, Canada. He played...

Oct 30, 2020

East Ryegate. VT- Harold "Hal" Newton Ellis, 84, died at his home on Friday, October 30, 2020 following a period of declining health.

Hal was born September 22, 1936 in Brockton MA to Marion E. Ellis. His father, Frederick Latinville, was only an occasional presence in his life. Hal's school years were spent in Melrose, MA where...

Oct 26, 2020

Benton, NH -Marie Florence Louise Phaneuf, 78, died at the Glencliff home on Monday, October 26, 2020.

Louise was born April 20 th , 1942 in Berlin NH to Henry Phaneuf and Blanche (Gagne) Phaneuf.

Louise is survived by Rita Phaneuf Landry of Dover, DE & Arthur Phaneuf of Stratford, CT.

There are...

Oct 25, 2020

Barnet, VT- Paul E. Pearl, 61, of Pearlmont Road, died on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, VT.

Paul was born on April 25, 1959 in St. Johnsbury to Merwyn Edmund and Eva Mae (Lackie) Pearl. He grew up on the family farm in Barnet where he was active in 4-H, showing...