obituaries

Apr 15, 2018

South Ryegate, VT – Robert C. Hanaford, 60, died on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home on Creamery Road.

Robert was born in Plymouth, NH, April 18, 1957, the son of Harold Hanaford and Barbara Beckley.

Robert married Christine Willey on December 24, 1994.  He worked for many years in the road construction field...

Apr 11, 2018

West Newbury, VT-  Herbert Allen Judy, 92, formerly of Monroe, NH and West Newbury, VT, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH, following a period of declining health.

Allen, as he was known, was born in Washington DC on September 30, 1925, to Ray and Mary (Trevthen) Judy.  Following...

Apr 11, 2018

West Burke, VT- Charlie Locke Goss, 82, formerly of Peacham, VT, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Charlie was born in Ryegate, VT on July 9, 1935, to Locke and Lucy (Hatley) Goss.  Following his graduation from McIndoe Falls Academy, he attended the Randolph Agriculture School (now VTC).

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Apr 10, 2018

Lyme, NH – David Bradley Washburn, 74, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH following an extended struggle with Parkinson's Disease.

David was born in Lyme, NH, February 16, 1944, the only child of Carroll H. and Ruth E. (Reed) Washburn.  Raised in Lyme, he graduated from Hanover High School,...

Apr 9, 2018

Bath, NH-  Shirley C. Peters, 99, formerly of Windy Hill Road, died on Monday, April 9, 2018, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH.

Shirley was born in Charleston, VT on August 21, 1918, a daughter of Carroll and Flora (Davis) Cushman.  She was a graduate of Wells River (VT) High School and of the...

Apr 8, 2018

Bath, NH-  Alden W. Minot, 89, of West Bath Road, died following a period of declining health, on Sunday, April 8, 2018.

Alden was born in Littleton, NH, to George C. and Dorothy E. (Whitcomb) Minot on November 20, 1928.  He was a graduate of the last class at the Bath High School in 1946. Following graduation,...

Apr 5, 2018

Woodsville , NH – Sylvia Ann Brill, 81, a former longtime Wells River, VT resident, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH.

Sylvia was born and raised in Warren, NH, May 31, 1936, a daughter of Walter Hue and Lois (Merrill) Wetherbee. After graduating from Woodsville High School, Class of...

Apr 4, 2018

Warwick, RI-  John Paul Petit, 42, a resident of West Bay Residential, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Kent County Hospital, Warwick.

John was born on February 20, 1976, in Warwick, to Roland J. Petit and Susan L. Northup.  He was a graduate of Coventry High School, Coventry, RI.  For the past 17 years, he...

Apr 2, 2018

Groton, VT-  Roy Joseph LeBlanc, 56, died on Monday, April 2, 2018, at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, St. Johnsbury, VT

Roy was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, to Albert and Lillia (Pellerin) LeBlanc.

With his family, he moved to Waltham, MA, from age 5 through his teenage years when he left Waltham and...

Mar 29, 2018

Calais, VT – Merrill D. Legare, 77, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, at his home following an extended illness.

He was born in Haverhill, NH, June 16, 1940, a son of Ulric and Della (Frost) Legare.

He grew up in Groton, VT and graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1958.

Initially, Merrill...

Mar 28, 2018

Wells River, VT-  Marilyn Jane Emerson, 77, of Leighton Hill Road, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at the Jack Byrne Center, Lebanon, NH.

Marilyn was born in Newbury, VT on March 15, 1941, to Ray and Helen (Crowe) Powers and was a graduate of Newbury High School, Class of 1958. On July 30, 1958, she married...

Mar 26, 2018

Haverhill , NH-  Ella Mabel (Bigelow) Lang, 95, formerly of Court Street, died on Monday, March 26, 2018, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH.

Ella was born in Center Haverhill, NH on May 9, 1922, to Leon Hector and Mary Glory (Plant) Bigelow.  She attended Haverhill schools and graduated from Haverhill Academy.  After graduation,...

Mar 24, 2018

Groton, VT – Lyle Harley Edwards, Sr., 90, of Minard Hill Road, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his home, with his family at his bedside.  He will be fondly remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

He was born in Haverhill, NH, October 3, 1927, a son of Harley W. and Orphie B....

Mar 23, 2018

Zephyrhills, FL – Helen Irene MacDonald, 86, died unexpectedly, Friday, March 23, 2018, at Florida Hospital in Zephyrhills.

Helen was born in Groton, VT, December 4, 1931, a daughter of Lee Roy and Dorothy H. (Bixby) Vance.  She was raised in Groton and on February 7, 1952, she married John Bartlett "Bart" MacDonald.   Along with Bart, an...

Mar 19, 2018

North Haverhill, NH - Bernice A (Wright) Blake, 103, formerly of Monroe, NH, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018, at the Grafton County Nursing Home.

She was born in Warren, NH, May 17, 1914, a daughter of Frank N. and Sarah P. (Smith) Wright, and graduated from Plymouth High School Class of 1932.

Bernice...

Mar 16, 2018

Monroe, NH-  Olive Louise Cheney, 85, of Littleton Road, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at The Morrison Nursing Home, Whitefield, NH, surrounded by her family.

Olive was born in Barnet, VT, on May 16, 1932, to Ardie and Mina Mae (Downs) Worster.  She was a graduate of McIndoe Falls Academy. On December 9, 1950, she married...

Mar 14, 2018

Bath, NH– Beatrice Adah "Betty" Minot, 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

She was born in Lyndonville, VT, February 8, 1929, the daughter of Percy M. and Ruth (Barnard) Rainey.  Betty graduated from Lyndon Institute, class of 1946 and Brightlook Nursing School, class of 1949.  She married Alden W. Minot...

Mar 13, 2018

The Villages, FL – Cyrus Eastman Rosa, 68, formerly of South Ryegate, VT, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL.

"Cy" was born in Haverhill, NH, August 24, 1949, a son of Americo L. Rosa and Bernardine A. (Eastman) Rosa, and grew up in South Ryegate,...

Mar 6, 2018

North Haverhill, NH-  Wendy Sue McKinnon, 58, of County Road, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

Wendy was born in Jefferson, NH on December 11, 1959, to Joan Frenette and Glen Allin.  She was raised by her mother, Joan, and her step-father, Stanley Grattage.  She was a graduate of White Mountain Regional School...

Mar 5, 2018

Woodsville, NH- Gary William Downer, 68, of Tree Top Estates, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 5, 2018, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Gary was born in Woodsville, on July 17, 1949, to William H. and Mamie June (Henderson) Downer, Jr.

He was a graduate of Woodsville High School. On December 11, 1971 he...