obituaries

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...

Feb 20, 2019

Bath, NH – Cecil William Smith Sr., 65, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at his home unexpectedly.He was born in Alexandria, VA on September 21, 1953 a son of Reginald B. and Evelyn A. (Irwin) Smith.  Cecil was raised in North Haverhill, and was a 1971 graduate of Woodsville High School. He attended Plymouth State College graduating with dual...

Feb 19, 2019

North East, MD-  Doris M. Trimble, 87, formerly of BayView, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the Frances Atkinson Residence for the Retired, Newbury, VT following a period of declining health.

Doris was born in Coatesville, PA on May 1, 1931, to Harold Sidwell and Elizabeth Louise (Ford) Taylor.  She graduated from Calvert High School, Class...

Feb 14, 2019

Groton, VT-  Pauline Mae Oliver, 74, of Powder Spring Road, died in the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center.  She died peacefully with her family beside her on Valentine's Day, to be reunited with her husband, Harry.

Pauline was born on September 18, 1944 in Woodsville, NH to Paul and Beatrice (Darling) Emerson.  She graduated from Bradford...

Feb 13, 2019

Woodsville, NH – Theda M. Allen, 88, formerly of South Court Street, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, NH.

She was born in Lowell, VT, October 29, 1930, a daughter of Bertrand H. and Viola E. (Smith) Powers. Theda married Marshall W. Allen on October 23, 1949.

Over the years,...

Feb 12, 2019

North Ryegate, VT-  Stanley Wendell Crown, 81, of Mosquitoville Road, died at the VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

Stanley was born in Groton, VT on December 22, 1937 to Wendell J. and Florence M. (Bailey) Crown.  He graduated from Groton High School and served his country in the US Air...

Feb 10, 2019

Monroe, NH – James Henry Smith, 89, of Littleton Road, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at his home following a period of declining health.

He was born August 5, 1929, in Montpelier, VT, the son of Maude (Rafus) Smith Osgood, and George Smith, and was raised by his grandparents, Mary and Elisha Rafus.

Jim was...

Feb 10, 2019

Bradford, VT-  Charlotte Sophia Evans, 4, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.

She was born on September 18, 2014 in Lebanon, NH to Richard "Rick" and Caroline E. (Curtis) Evans.

Sweet Princess Charlotte was full of joy and happiness. She was loved by everyone who met...