obituaries

Dec 22, 2015

Woodsville, NH- Robert F. Huminski, 79, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville , NH .

Robert was born on October 4, 1936 in Dunellen , NJ , to Stanley J. and Harriet I. ( Leeds ) Huminski.

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Dec 14, 2015

Piermont, NH- Fernand Roger Fagnant, 80, of Knapp Road, died on Monday, December 14, 2015, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Fern was born on September 26, 1935 in Troy, VT to Alcide G. and Laurette A. (Paquette) Fagnant. He was a graduate of Haverhill Academy, Class of 1955. On November 16, 1957 he married Nancy Ball....

Dec 11, 2015

Dorothy Frances (Baker) Pierson, 97, died peacefully on December 11, 2015 at Brookside Nursing Home. She was born in Orford, NH on March 4, 1918 to George and Alice (Franklin) Baker. Dot attended Orford schools graduating in 1936. She married William L. Pierson in 1938 and they enjoyed 46 years of marriage until his death in 1984. Dot was a...

Dec 11, 2015

Topsham, VT- Raymond "Boz" Decorie, Jr., 84, of Lime Kiln Road, died unexpectedly at his home on December 11, 2015. Boz was born in Wilbraham, MA, on June 27, 1931, to Raymond and Marie (Fortin) Decorie, Sr. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. His unit received a Presidential Unit Citation (ROK), and he was the recipient...

Dec 10, 2015

Littleton, NH – Marcella Jean Preble, 84, of River Glen Lane, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at the Lafayette Center, Franconia, NH. She was born in Piermont, NH, February 3, 1931, a daughter of Bernard and Eva (Lewis) Horton. For many years Marcella worked as an LPN at several healthcare facilities including Hanover Terrace Healthcare. Later she became a...

Dec 9, 2015

St. Johnsbury, VT- Raoul "Ray" Emery, 85, of Maple Street, formerly of Newbury, VT, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. He was born August 24, 1930, in Stamford, CT, a son of Ralph and Aurora (Guertin) Emery and graduated from Newburyport (MA) High School Class of 1948. He went on to serve in the...

Dec 5, 2015

Orford, NH- Angela Frances Ricker, 11, of Huckins Hill Road, died peacefully, in the home in which she was born, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, December 5, 2015. Angela was born on October 8, 2004, in Orford, to David Weldon and Melinda (Crouch) Ricker.  It was a warm October day and she arrived to the joy of her brother...

Dec 3, 2015

Warren, NH – Earle W. "Rusty" Chandler, Jr., 73, died on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the Grafton County Nursing Home of North Haverhill, NH. Rusty was born on December 28, 1941 in Laconia, NH, to Earle W. and Selima (Kennedy) Chandler, Sr. He was a graduate of Laconia High School and of the University of Colorado-Boulder. Rusty was an...

Nov 24, 2015

Woodsville, NH- Aiden Russell Pickering, the infant son of Samantha L. Colbeth and Geoffrey C. Pickering, died on November 24, 2015 at Littleton Regional Healthcare, Littleton, NH. Aiden is survived by his parents, Samantha Colbeth and Geoffrey Pickering of Woodsville; maternal grandparents, Rick and Wanda Colbeth of Woodsville; paternal grandparents, Janelle Wysocki of Londonderry, NH and Charlie Pickering of Pike,...

Nov 23, 2015

Woodsville - Jean Martin Butson, 91, a long-time resident of Woodsville, passed away November 23, 2015 in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, surrounded by her children.   Jean was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada on May 31, 1924 to Lulu and Peter Martin. Jean was one of eleven children, and her brothers fondly referred to her as Molly. She lived and worked...

Nov 18, 2015

North Haverhill, NH – Lorraine Marie Demers, 86, a longtime resident, died November 18, 2015, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, NH. She was born in Waltham, MA, August 21, 1929, a daughter of Leonel J.A. and Antoinette (Rheaume) Trudeau. Lorraine was a 1948 graduate of St. Mary's High School and on October 12, 1950 she married Charles M. Demers. She...

Nov 9, 2015

West Lebanon, NH- Leila Emory Baldwin, 78, of Dove Lane, died on Monday, November 9, 2015, at Alice Peck Day Hospital, Lebanon, NH, following a period of failing health. Leila was born in New York, NY, on February 10, 1937, to German H. H. and Katherine (Riegel) Emory. Leila lived in the Upper Valley area for many years. She was...

Nov 6, 2015

Bath, NH - Arthur Stanley "Dugan" Minot, 85, died on Friday, November 06, 2015, at his home. He was born in Littleton, NH, on July 24, 1930, a son of George C. and Dorothy (Whitcomb) Minot. Dugan served with the U.S. Army from January 9, 1952 to December 11, 1953 and was stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict. After...

Nov 6, 2015

Groton, VT - Betty Elaine (Ashford) Wilson, 74, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015, at the Grafton County Nursing Home after an extended illness. Betty was born in Groton, VT on July 16, 1941, to Justin and Mary Gertrude (Emery) Ashford. She married Albert "Typer" Wilson on July 24, 1959. Betty enjoyed taking care of her rose gardens. She...

Nov 5, 2015

North Haverhill, NH - Arthur Elwin Phetteplace, 92, formerly of Benton Road, died on Thursday, November 05, 2015, at St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab following an extended illness. He was born in Haverhill, NH, on May 18, 1923, a son of George Phetteplace and Eleanor (Bailey) Phetteplace. Arthur was raised by his mother, Eleanor (Bailey) Graham and his step father,...

Nov 3, 2015

North Haverhill, NH- Alexis J. "Alex" Lebeau, 74, died following a period of declining health on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Grafton County Nursing Home. Alex was born on February 2, 1941, in Woburn, Quebec, Canada, the son of Emil and Josephine (Dubois) Lebeau. In his earlier years he drove truck for Currier Trucking in Gorham, NH. Alex went...

Nov 3, 2015

Gerard Suich passed away suddenly on November 3, 2015, after fighting a courageous battle against cancer for the past eight years. Gerry was born to Mary and John Suich of Stratford, CT on November 5th, 1948. He was the quarterback and captain of his Stratford High School football team. Gerry went on to graduate from Central Connecticut State College in...

Oct 31, 2015

North Haverhill, NH- Thomas E. Abbotts, III, 81, of Dartmouth College Highway, died following a period of declining health on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Tom was born on October 9, 1934, in Bridgeport, CT, to Thomas Evans and Antoinette M. (Violet) Abbotts. He was a graduate of Staples High School, Westport, CT, and served in the US Air Force. Tom...

Oct 26, 2015

Dalton, NH- Alan Aiken Astle, 72, of Forest Lake Road, died peacefully on Monday, October 26, 2015. Alan was born in Lancaster on June 4, 1943, to C. Frederick and Helena (Keir) Astle. He attended Whitefield High School and was a graduate of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH. He graduated from Franconia (NH) College, Class of 1965. Alan owned and...

Oct 22, 2015

North Haverhill, NH - Robert Kenneth Davison, 87 of Sand Road, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Revere, MA, October 11, 1928, the son of John P. and Mary E. (Conley) Davison. Robert served with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Elizabeth DeSimone on...