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Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Sylvia Erma Evans

Sylvia Erma Evans

Oct 6, 2015

McIndoe Falls, VT - Sylvia Erma (Field) Evans, 90, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH following a period of declining health. She was born in Peacham, VT, August 16, 1925, a daughter of Benjamin F. and Helen (Miles) Field, and was a 1943 graduate of Peacham Academy. For 24 years Sylvia worked...

Patricia Jean Engle

Patricia Jean Engle

Oct 5, 2015

Wells River, VT - Patricia Jean Engle, 78, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2015, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH surrounded by her family. Patricia was born in Haverhill, NH on February 27, 1937, to George D. and Priscilla (Hall) Roben. Patty graduated from Wells River High School, class of 1955. She worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph...

Alice Todd Castello

Alice Todd Castello

Oct 4, 2015

Bath, NH - Alice Todd (Drew) Castello, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the age of 103. Alice was born to Fred and Celina (Mercer) Todd and grew up on the ancestral family farm known as "Todd Homestead" in New London, New Hampshire. She attended local schools including Colby Academy, Colby Jr. College now...

Margaret Peg Carpenter

Margaret Peg Carpenter

Oct 2, 2015

Bradford, VT - Margaret P. "Peg" Carpenter, 90, died Friday, October 2, 2015, at the Blue Spruce Home, where she has resided for the past year. She was born in Marblehead, MA, on December 26, 1924, a daughter of Theodore and Gladys (Wagner) Parsons. She was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Margaret lived in Valley Forge, PA, until...

Wendell E Estes

Wendell E Estes

Sep 27, 2015

Bath, NH- Wendell Ernest Estes, 85, formerly of West Bath Road, died on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. Wendell was born in Bath on March 14, 1930, to Ernest and Catherine (Corey) Estes. On November 29, 1951, he married Beverly Margaret Lewis. Wendell served in the US Air Force during the Korean War from June 29,...

Arlene Ethel Kelley

Arlene Ethel Kelley

Sep 25, 2015

Woodsville, NH - Arlene Ethel Kelley, age 80, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Mass General Hospital in Boston MA. She was born in Newton MA. Sept. 9 1935, the daughter of William Robert Chinnock Weaver and Vera Mae (Moffet) Weaver. Arlene married James Edwin Kelley on April 6, 1955. Arlene Kelley, known as Nana to most, was...

James Keith

James Keith

Sep 8, 2015

Bradford, VT - James Wilson "Jimmy" Keith, 66, of Fairground Road, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at home following an extended illness. He was born in Haverhill, NH, June 5, 1949, a son of Wilson W. and Virginia L. (Clough) Keith. Jimmy graduated from Woodsville High School, class of 1967. He worked many years for Gandin Brothers Monument Company in...

Warren Robert Bishop

Warren Robert Bishop

Sep 7, 2015

Fairlee, VT- Warren Robert Bishop, 91, died on Monday, September 7, 2015, at his summer home in Ely, VT. Warren was born in Amsterdam, NY, on October 9, 1923, to Clifton Hall and Minna (Radichel) Bishop. He was a graduate of Bentley College with his degree in accounting. On September 29, 1945, he married Dorothy Frank. Warren was a decorated...

Dorothy Augusta Horne

Dorothy Augusta Horne

Sep 7, 2015

North Haverhill, NH - Dorothy Augusta "Dot" Horne, 92, went to the arms of the Lord peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2015, at the Grafton County Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born in Haverhill, NH, July 8, 1923, the daughter of Leon and Pearl (Hutchins) LaFrance. Dot graduated from Woodsville High School, class of 1941. She married...

Robert F. Miller, Jr.

Robert F. Miller, Jr.

Aug 27, 2015

Woodsville, NH - Robert Francis Miller, Jr, 61, died Thursday, August 27, 2015, at his home following a brief illness. Bob was born in Woodsville, on September 24, 1953, the son of Robert Francis and Irene (Beaton) Miller, Sr. He attended local schools and graduated from Woodsville High School in 1971. As a student, he was active in high school...

Linda Alida Morrison

Linda Alida Morrison

Aug 27, 2015

Peacham, VT - Linda Alida Morrison, 68, died Thursday, August 27, 2015, at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, VT. She was born in St. Johnsbury, May 21, 1947, the daughter of Charles A. and Iris (Cooley) Morrison. Linda graduated from Peacham Academy, Class of 1966, and for many years worked as a companion for the elderly so they...

Edith Mary Demetrules

Edith Mary Demetrules

Aug 20, 2015

North Haverhill, NH - Edith Mary Demetrules, 95, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, N.H. She was born in Haverhill, NH, April 3, 1920, a daughter of Leon Heck Bigelow and Mary (Plante) Bigelow. She graduated from Haverhill Academy, class of 1938. Edie worked for Erskine Clothing Store in Bradford, VT...

William M. Simpson

William M. Simpson

Aug 20, 2015

Piermont, NH - William "Bill" Marden Simpson, aged 90, passed away on Thursday, August 20th from complications associated with an accidental fall at his home on July 8th. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Haverhill, NH on January 14, 1925, the only child of J. Ralph and Elsie Mitchell Simpson. Bill attended...

Norman George Bigelow, Sr.

Norman George Bigelow, Sr.

Aug 16, 2015

East Haverhill, NH - Norman George Bigelow, Sr, 71, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on August 12, 1944, a son of Lawrence and Dorothy (Warner) Bigelow. Norman moved to East Haverhill from Fitchburg, MA in 2003. He was a renowned escape artist performing in many venues, such as fairs, nightclubs,...

Gary Nelson Chamberlin

Gary Nelson Chamberlin

Aug 15, 2015

Bath, NH- Gary Nelson Chamberlin, 66, died on August 15, 2015, following a sudden illness, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. Gary was born in Haverhill, NH, on October 5, 1948, to Nelson Horner and Jean Carol (Elder) Chamberlin. He was a graduate of Woodsville High School, Class of 1966, and of the University of New Hampshire, where he...

Earl Edward Ashcroft

Earl Edward Ashcroft

Aug 12, 2015

East Ryegate, VT- Earl Edward Ashcroft, 88, of River Road, died unexpectedly on August 12, 2015 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. Earl was born in Haverhill, NH on June 16, 1927 to Edward and Lillian (King) Ashcroft. After attending graded school in East Ryegate, he graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1944. He attended Norwich University for...

Pauline Fitch James

Pauline Fitch James

Aug 11, 2015

Pauline Fitch James of Maineville, OH. and East Brookfield ,MA, formerly of St. Johnsbury, VT passed away in her sleep on August 11, 2015 at the age of 91. She was the beloved wife of the late H. Darius James, and daughter of the late Dr. Wilmer H. Fitch and Mrs. Edith Hazelton Fitch of St. Johnsbury. Loving mother of...

Dr. John H Perry-Hooker

Dr. John H Perry-Hooker

Aug 7, 2015

Newbury, VT- Dr. John Hollister Perry-Hooker, age 92, passed away on August 7, 2015, at 3:35 AM, in the Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH, surrounded by his loved ones. John was born in Wells River, VT, March 1, 1923, to John Parker Hooker and Maidae Campbell Perry. Growing up, he was a lover of education and received many degrees in his...

Virginia "Ginny" Marino

Virginia "Ginny" Marino

Aug 1, 2015

Virginia (Ginny) Marino, born February 16, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, died August 1st, 2015 at home in Orford, NH, surrounded by her loving children Martin (Tad) Marino, of Elmhurst NY; Lynn Perry, of Woburn MA; and Jeffrey Marino, of Manhattan. She is also survived by her grandchildren Cameron Martin Perry, Alana Marin Perry, Rhiannon Delphine Marino and Finnavar Nuala Marino-Sweeney;...

Edythe M. "Bee" Bauman

Edythe M. "Bee" Bauman

Jul 31, 2015

Barnet, VT- Edythe M. "Bee" Bauman, 94, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2015 at her home in Barnet after an extended period of poor health. She was born May 25, 1921, on a farm just a couple of miles away, the daughter of Selby V. and Gladys (Clark) Bogie. Bee received her early education at the Aiken and...

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