obituaries

Apr 25, 2019

Newbury, VT-  Marlene Priscilla Gilson, 84, of Snake Road, died following a period of failing health on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Marlene was born in Deep River, CT on November 28, 1934, to Harry A. and Mary (Carwithen) Pearson.  She was a member of the first graduating class of Valley Regional High...

Apr 17, 2019

Warren, N.H. - Irving Beecher Cushing, Jr. passed peacefully on April 17, 2019 at the age of 90.  He was the son of Irving B. Senior and Pearl (Batchelder) Cushing.  Predeceased by his beloved wife Avis of 69 years.  He is survived by his two daughters Rhonda and Donna, four granddaughters, three great- grandsons, along with beloved nieces and...

Apr 13, 2019

South Ryegate, VT-  Harvey Samuel Ricker, Sr., 71, of Pinehurst Road, died at his home on Saturday, April 13, 2019, following a time of failing health.

Harvey was born in Haverhill, NH on June 10, 1947, to Rupert H. and Doris (Keenan) Ricker.  Following his graduation from Groton (VT) High School in 1965, initially he worked at...

Apr 6, 2019

Bobby Gillcrist, 67, from Woodsville NH, passed away peacefully at his home early on  the 6 th of April, but not before finishing an episode of Miami Vice and putting on clean socks.

He leaves behind a wonderfully, funny, caring and spirited family that he was very proud of.

Bobby, was renowned for his lack...

Apr 5, 2019

Piermont, NH -- Berkley "Berk" Charles Nicol, 78, died Friday, April 5, 2019, at his son's home in Roselle Park, NJ, following a period of declining health.

Berkley was born in Warren, NH on February 19th 1941 to John H. and Marjorie (Brown) Nicol.

He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1959 where he played...

Apr 4, 2019

Hancock, VT – Florence Ruth Gordon, 78, formerly of Newbury, VT, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Johnson Care Home in Hancock.

She was born in Cabot, VT, January 20, 1941, a daughter of Elton and Edna (Hutchinson) Shatney.  For several years she was employed in the housekeeping and laundry departments at the Grafton County Nursing...

Apr 2, 2019

North Haverhill, NH – David Leo Charpentier, 88, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.

He was born on March 13, 1931, in Central Falls, RI, a son of Lionel and Louise (King) Charpentier.  He graduated from West High School in Pawtucket, RI, and Northeastern University in Boston.  From May...

Apr 1, 2019

Groton, VT-  Louise Minnie (Hart) Darling, 70, of Darling Drive, died on Monday, April 1, 2019, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, NH.

Louise was born in Haverhill, NH on October 1, 1948, to Ernest and Lillian Mae (Moses) Hart.  On September 29, 1967, she married Kenneth Darling.

Louise was a stay-at-home mom who enjoyed...

Mar 30, 2019

North Haverhill, NH-  Mary Catherine Sabbia, 94, died on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.

Mary was born in Medford, MA on February 13, 1925, to Guillermo and Mary (Digregro) Sabbia.  She was a 1943 graduate of Medford High School.  During her working career, she was employed by IBM and...

Mar 27, 2019

Woodsville, NH-  Fannie Mae Davis, 94, of Ammonoosuc Street passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Mae was born on February 10, 1925, in Bedford, PA to Samuel Clyde and Fannie Mae (Leonard) Walter. After losing the farm to fire in Pennsylvania, the family moved to Ohio where Mae grew...

Mar 26, 2019

North Haverhill, NH -  Rita Louise Nickles, 89, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH.

She was born in New Haven, CT, the daughter of Bennett and Rita (Hanks) Miller.

She married Raymond Frederick Nickles on July 4, 1953 and together they had four children, Laura,...

Mar 24, 2019

Monroe , NH – William Desmond Bunnell, 94, died Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Littleton Regional Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born in Canaan, VT, May 31, 1924, the son of Edgar and Mildred (Rowell) Bunnell, Jr.  He attended school in Canaan, Guildhall, Bloomfield, Lunenburg, and Concord, VT.  Bill entered the Army in 1943 serving...

Mar 20, 2019

North Haverhill, NH – David Jerry Locke, Sr. 79, passed away after a period of declining health on March 20, 2019 at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation, Stuart, Florida.

David was born at the Locke Farm in Bath, NH, on September 23, 1939, the son of Tony Frederick and Delia Josephine (Prue) Boudreault Locke.

Dave went...

Mar 19, 2019

Newbury, VT-  Warren "Sonny" Bailey, 72, of Vaughan Road, died following a period of failing health at the Jack Byrne Care Center in Lebanon, NH on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Sonny was born at the Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH to Horace E. and Josephine (Welch) Bailey. He had a varied working career that...

Mar 18, 2019

Aiken, SC – Anita R. Smith, 89, of Harbor Chase of Aiken Retirement Community, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at Aiken Regional Medical Center following a period of declining health.

Anita was born in New London, CT, April 1, 1929, the youngest child of Michael and Sadie (Kozlin) Steinberg.  She was predeceased by her siblings Louis Steinberg,...

Mar 17, 2019

North Haverhill, NH – Elaine Odile Hill, 75, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 17, 2019, at her home.

She was born in Haverhill, NH, February 18, 1944, a daughter of William Henry and Leora Marguerite (Greenwood) Prue. For many years Elaine was a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Grafton County Nursing Home.  She is a former Girl Scout...

Mar 9, 2019

North Haverhill, NH – Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Hysong, 74, of Oak Ridge Park, died on Saturday, March 9, 2019, unexpectedly at her home.

She was born in Jamestown, NY, July 25, 1944, a daughter of Frank and Ruth (Carpenter) Howe.

Betty was a graduate of Jamestown High School, Class of 1962.  She received her teaching...

Mar 2, 2019

North Haverhill, NH - Peter J Lupario, 79, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2019. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. Peter was born in Astoria, New York, where he graduated from Regis High School.  He served in the Navy, and attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA and then married Johanne...

Feb 28, 2019

Margaret was born on March 15, 1934 in Bellows Falls, Vt. to Robert J. Burns and Mary E. (Ludwig) Burns Lynch. She was the last remaining sibling of sisters; Mary Hawkes , Marie Gray, Frances Seale, and Dorothy Smith and her only brother, Raymond  Burns. She was deeply saddened and impacted by the loss of her first born son,...

Feb 21, 2019

Betty Jean (Brown) Chicoine, 89, of Hermon, Maine, passed peacefully into the presence of her loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday February 21st, 2019.  Betty was born in Groton, VT, on April 9th, 1929, to Robert Nelson Brown and Millie Mae (Frost) Brown. Mom grew up in Groton, Vermont, graduating as Valedictorian before obtaining her cosmetology license...