obituaries

Aug 17, 2016

Woodsville, NH -- Mike Dannehy passed away at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, NH on August 17th 2016 at the age of 82 after a brief illness.

The son of Thomas Dannehy and Elmira (Pelkey) Dannehy,  Mike was born in Rutland, VT on June 27th 1934.  He grew up in Fair Haven, VT and graduated from Fair...

Aug 10, 2016

St. Johnsbury, VT- Nora A. (Little) Slayton Wright, 97, formerly of Warren, NH, and most recently of Fenoff Circle in St. Johnsbury, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.

Nora was born in McIndoe Falls, VT on September 10, 1918, to Murray and Bessie J. (Hunt) Little.  She was a graduate of...

Aug 9, 2016

Groton, VT- Jody Marie Crane, 60, of Powder Spring Road, died at her home, on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness.

Jody was born on July 13, 1956, in St. Johnsbury, VT to Francis L. Demuth and Hope G. Kingman.  She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy, Class of 1974. On August...

Jul 30, 2016

Peacham, VT-  Kristen K. Alexander, 33, of the Bayley Hazen Road, died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, July 30, 2016.

Kristen was born on November 17, 1982, in Albuquerque, NM.  On July 18, 2015, she married Amber Lowell at the Chandler Farm in Peacham.

Kristen had been employed at Lydall in Lyndonville, VT.

Jul 28, 2016

Woodsville, NH-  Marion McKinnon (Pickles) Wilcox, 92, of South Court Street, died following a period of declining health on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville.

Marion was born in Lowell, MA on April 6, 1924, to William and Edith (McKinnon) Pickles.  She graduated from Chelmsford (MA) High School, Class of 1941 and attended secretarial school...

Jul 28, 2016

Woodsville, NH-  Dorothy Mitchell Hatch, 94, of Central Street, died on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville.

Dorothy was born in Lisbon, NH on December 10, 1921 to Chalon B. and Bessie (Evans) Mitchell.  She was a graduate of Bath High School, Class of 1940.  On August 26, 1943, she married Vernon Clark Hatch.

Jul 26, 2016

North Haverhill, NH-  Kenneth Arthur Fitzgerald, 91, formerly of Monroe, NH, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Grafton County Nursing Home following a life-long battle with Juvenile Parkinson's Disease.  Although he only recently was diagnosed, he has been treated since he was 9 years old.   It is believed that he was the oldest living person with...

Jul 22, 2016

Haverhill, NH – Patricia Ann (White) Ingerson, 77, died Friday, July 22, 2016, at the Hanover Terrace Healthcare following a lengthy illness.

She was born in Haverhill, June 17, 1939, a daughter of Oscar and Rachel (Smith) White.  For many years Pat was an assistant cook in the Woodsville High School hot lunch program and then spent...

Jul 21, 2016

The Villages, FL – Shirley E. (Norcross) Clement, 77, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at her brother Eddie's home in Haverhill, NH.

Shirley was born in Haverhill, NH, November 7, 1938, a daughter of Edward B. and Harriett L (Patridge) Norcross, and graduated from Haverhill Academy, Class of 1956.  She married David Clement on April 5, 1958,...

Jul 20, 2016

Wells River, VT – Sheila Ann Robinson Rogers, 51, of North Main Street died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at her home.

She was born in Manchester, NH, December 9, 1964, a daughter of Eugene Robinson, Sr., and Pearline (Predix) Robinson Burke.  Sheila graduated in 1984 from Montpelier High School.  Her family was so important to her, especially...

Jul 18, 2016

Sugar Hill, NH-  Spencer A. Tewksbury, 87, formerly of County Road, died on Monday, July 18, 2016 at the Grafton County Nursing Home.

Spencer was born in Lisbon, NH on May 16, 1929, to Lillian (Young) and Linwood Tewksbury, the youngest of three brothers, Roger and Harry.

Spencer was raised in Bath, NH and worked...

Jul 17, 2016

Woodsville, NH – Charlotte Mae (Sherman) Mitchell, 81, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH.

Charlotte was born in Littleton, NH, July 19, 1934, the daughter of Harry and Mary (McDonald) Sherman.

She attended Lisbon High School. Charlotte worked for several local area shoe shops. She also was a...

Jul 15, 2016

North Haverhill, NH – Sandra (Sandy) Leigh Gardner left her life in peace on Friday July 15 2016.  Her exit was guided by her many wonderful care givers at The Grafton County Nursing Home. Sandy was the daughter of Harold and Sophronia (Betty) Gardner of Piermont NH, where she resided for most of her life. She was a sister...

Jul 14, 2016

Swiftwater , NH-  Rita L. Richards, 80, passed away on July 14, 2016, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH.

She was born in Walpole, NH, on October 27, 1935, the daughter of Frank McCoy and Lulu M. Tattersall.

Rita was raised on a farm and was always surrounded by animals. She was...

Jul 8, 2016

Woodsville, NH-  Duane Michael Hobbs, 77, of Park Street, died following a brief illness, on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, with his family by his side.

Duane was born on March 30, 1939, in Chester, VT, to Myron and Ethel (O'Brien) Hobbs.  He graduated from Springfield (VT) High School in 1957 and from the...

Jul 7, 2016

Irving Davis Coon, a lifelong resident of Woodsville, NH, died on Thursday, July 7th, 2016 at the age of 90. After a period of declining health, he was called to his eternal hunting grounds.

Irving was born in Milton, VT on March 25th, 1926, the son of Leon and Marguerite (Morse) Coon. He was later raised, along...

Jul 5, 2016

Wells River, VT- Marcus Richard Smith, 34, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Groton, VT.

He was born to Craig R. Smith and Terri Blodgett in Haverhill, NH on July 25, 1981.

Marcus graduated from Woodsville High School. He was a self employed mechanic. Marcus loved spending time with his children, fishing, and...

Jul 1, 2016

Franconia, NH- Ronald Christopher Broderick, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 1, 2016 at his home.

He was born in Waltham, MA on December 9, 1942 to Joseph Edward and Evangeline Rosalie (Bourke) Broderick.

Ronald graduated from Littleton High School, class of 1960. He worked for Cannon Mountain as a night watchman and ski...

Jun 30, 2016

Concord, VT-  Roland Earl Johnson, 77, passed away on June 30, 2016 after a few years of declining health.

He was born in Lyndon, VT on October 8, 1938 to Harold and Wilma (Allard) Johnson.  After graduating from Lyndon Institute he worked on construction for more than 50 years. Roland also served in the Vermont National Guard...

Jun 27, 2016

Barnet, VT-  Aline Rubie Faris, 96, died peacefully at her home on Monday, June 27, 2016.

Aline was born in Peacham, VT on October 12, 1919, to Charles Wesley and Lillian R. (Wilson) Thresher.  She graduated from Peacham Academy, Class of 1935, at the age of 15.  On May 15, 1938, she married Elmer L. Faris.  Aline...