obituaries

May 28, 2017

East Haverhill, NH-  Nancy K. Leitner, 77, of Tullemaar Road, died on Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Nancy was born in Jamaica, NY on January 23, 1940, to Francis J. and Theresa (Schenna) Leitner.

Nancy graduated from Molloy College and was awarded her Masters Degree from Hofstra University.  She...

May 28, 2017

Woodsville, NH – James H. "Jim" Walker, Jr, 76, died Sunday, May 28, 2017, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH.

He was born in Haverhill, NH, October 16, 1940, the son of James Harvey and Bernice (Moore) Walker, Sr. Jim graduated from Woodsville High School, class of 1958. He also graduated from New Hampton...

May 26, 2017

Plymouth , NH -- Chester R. Ireland, 93, a long-time resident of Plymouth, passed into the presence of his Savior May 26, 2017, at Grafton County Nursing Home.

Chet was born July 8, 1923, in Milford, NH, a son of Chester and Beatrice (Turner) Ireland.  He attended Milford schools and also spent time at the Farm and...

May 21, 2017

Newbury, VT – Christine Lee Wheeler, 54, of Fish Pond Road, died on Sunday, May 21, 2017, as a result of injuries following an ATV accident at her home.

Christine was born in Lebanon, NH on February 9, 1963, to Perry and Janet Marjorie (Thurston) Porter.  She was a graduate of Hartford High School, Class of 1981. ...

May 15, 2017

Bath, NH – Maryann Vogt, 74, died on Monday May 15, 2017, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

She was born in Rockville Center, NY, June 11, 1942, a daughter of Nicholas and Frances (Gully) Uriah. Maryann married Donald A. Vogt, Sr. on January 20, 1963.

They moved to North Haverhill, NH in...

May 2, 2017

Lisbon, NH- Adam Joseph Ward, 36, of Ledge Road, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Known by many as "Tex", outfitted with cowboy boots and wrangler jeans, rarely passed on an opportunity to get dirty and have fun. Never wanting to be idle, he embodied the "Work hard and play harder" mentality, always giving 110% in everything he did. From...

May 1, 2017

Wells River, VT-  Peter Allen Tuttle, 46, of Leighton Hill Road, died at his home on Monday, May 1, 2017.

Peter was born in Hanover, NH, on May 7, 1970, to Clair "Skip" and Diana (Rollins) Tuttle.  He was a graduate of Oxbow High School.  He had worked for the East Ryegate paper mill.  Most recently, he...

Apr 28, 2017

Groton , VT-  Frederick Robert Dana, 92, died on April 28, 2017, at Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Berlin, VT, surrounded by family, following a brief struggle with declining health.

Fred was born in South Ryegate, VT, on March 8, 1925, to Robert and Bernice (Hart) Dana.  He lived in Groton all his life.  He graduated...

Apr 27, 2017

Newbury, VT- Gary Frederick Vielleux, 62, of Evergreen Drive, died on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Gary was born in Haverhill, NH on March 10, 1955, to Frederick L. and Irene E. (Powers) Vielleux.  He was a graduate of Oxbow High School and completed two years of Automotive Mechanics at Oxbow Vocational Center...

Apr 25, 2017

Bath, NH-  Harry Lindemann, Jr., 90, of West Bath Road, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

Harry was born in New York City on December 16, 1926, to Harry and Caroline (Turno) Lindemann, Sr.  Following his graduation from Teaneck (NJ) High School, he attended and graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine.  He served...

Apr 23, 2017

Gary Alan Leete, 69, died April 23, 2017, following a courageous battle against health issues. He was born November 24th, 1947 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, New Hampshire. He graduated from Newbury High School, Class of 1967 while working alongside his father on their dairy farm. They raised champion Ayrshires at the farm in Boltonville until Interstate 91 divided...

Apr 23, 2017

North Haverhill, NH-  Mikell Ann Beckley, 72, formerly of West Hartford, VT, died on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill.

Mikell was born in Woodsville, NH on February 4, 1945, to Gerald P. and Margaret A. (Hatley) Beckley, Jr.  She attended local schools, graduating from Woodsville High School prior to graduating...

Apr 22, 2017

Newbury, VT- Mildred Alice Williams, 93, of Snake Road, died following a period of failing health, on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Mildred was born in Lancaster, NH on February 26, 1924, to Irving and Flora (Walker) Hodgdon.  On May 12, 1943, she married Norman Williams.

Mildred worked for Bradford Veneer,...

Apr 22, 2017

Newbury , VT-  Bernard Edwin Thurston, 87, went to heaven on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH.

Bernard was born on the family farm on Turkey Hill in Corinth, VT, on March 8, 1930, the oldest child of Gerald Eugene and Mildred Aurora (Brown) Thurston.  He attended grammar school in...

Apr 11, 2017

Woodsville, NH – Blanche Eileen Turner, 81, of Melody Lane, died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Blanche was born in Hartford, CT, September 10, 1935, a daughter of  Gordon and Eva (Dussault) Wilson.

Blanche married George Edward Turner on July 4, 1969. She worked for ten years as a telephone...

Apr 9, 2017

Piermont, NH-  Jason Christopher Eno, 45, of River Road, died on Sunday, April 9, 2017, following an accident while felling a tree in Thetford, VT.

Jason was born in Haverhill, NH on November 6, 1971, to Raymond A. Eno, Jr. and Barbara Marie (Young) Eno.  He was a graduate of Woodsville High School, Class of 1989.  He...

Apr 8, 2017

Wells River, VT – Bonnie Fitchett Evans, 69, formerly of Woodsville, NH, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 surrounded by her children and loved ones at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born in Concord, VT, September 9, 1947, a daughter of Clarence and Eva (Parent) Fitchett.

Apr 6, 2017

West Barnet, VT – Gilmore Kenneth Somers, 99, of Mosquitoville Road, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at the St. Johnsbury, VT Health & Rehabilitation Center with his family comforting him at his bedside. Gilmore was born in Peacham, VT, July 8, 1917, a son of Lee and Caroline (Morrison) Somers. He started his education in a one room schoolhouse...

Apr 4, 2017

Haverhill, NH – Jeannette Alice Marie Lund, 84, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at the Courville at Manchester Nursing Home, following an extended illness.

She was born in Pawtucket, RI, July 5, 1932, a daughter of George S. Dupuis and Jeannette Alice (Vandal) Dupuis.  Jeannette was a long time resident of Haverhill before leaving the area to...

Apr 2, 2017

North Haverhill, NH-  Evelyn Olina Katherine Turner, 97, died peacefully at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill on Sunday, April 2, 2017.

Evelyn was born in Concord, MA, on March 20, 1920, to Edwin and Eda (Nelson) Peterson.

She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Turner.

She is survived by two...