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Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Patricia M. Demers

Patricia M. Demers

Jan 11, 2015

North Haverhill, NH- Patricia Marie Pat Demers, 81, of Dartmouth College Highway, died on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. Pat was born on January 4, 1934, in Boston, MA to Daniel J. and Marie L. (Gallant) Florentine. She was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School, Class of 1951. She was married to Norman W. Demers...

Dorothy Pierce Main

Dorothy Pierce Main

Jan 11, 2015

Groton, VT- Dorothy Pierce Main, 98, formerly of Scott Highway, died at Woodridge Nursing Home, Berlin, VT on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Dot was born in Ryegate, VT on November 2, 1916, to Herbert and Beth (Renfrew) Pierce. She was a graduate of Woodsville High School and Plymouth State College. On May 7, 1938, she married Walter G. Spicer Main....

Merwyn E. Pearl

Merwyn E. Pearl

Jan 9, 2015

Barnet, VT- Merwyn Edmund Pearl, 87, formerly of Pearlmont Road, died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Johnsbury following a period of failing health. Merwyn was born in St. Johnsbury on February 17, 1927, to Glen William and Mildred (Edmunds) Pearl. He was a graduate of McIndoe Falls Academy, Class of...

Priscilla E. Powers

Priscilla E. Powers

Jan 9, 2015

Monroe, NH- Priscilla Elizabeth Powers, 92, of Monroe, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 9, 2015. Priscilla was born on September 24, 1922 in Monroe to Forrest and Ruby (Beattie) Emery. She was a graduate of McIndoe Falls Academy. On February 8, 1950, she married Merle R. Powers. Priscilla raised her family and helped on the family farm. She also worked...

Susan C. Robinson

Susan C. Robinson

Jan 8, 2015

Barnet, VT- Susan Lee Robinson, 50, of Cloud Brook Road, died on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Johnsbury, VT following a period failing health due to terminal brain cancer. Sue was born on November 10, 1964 in St. Johnsbury. She was raised by her mother, Joyce (Mosher) Crane Brill and Kermit G....

Ardeth Mae Ball

Ardeth Mae Ball

Jan 7, 2015

Glencliff, NH- Ardeth M. Ball, 86, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Presidential Oaks in Concord, NH after a long illness. Ardeth was born in Woodsville, NH, March 19, 1928 to Gerald and Lilla (Martin) Stimson. She graduated from Woodsville High School, class of 1946. Ardeth married Clifford E. Ball in November of 1950. She was a lifelong resident...

Nellie Carter Choate

Nellie Carter Choate

Jan 6, 2015

Monroe, NH- Nellie Carter Choate, 89, of Plains Road, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Nellie was born June 1925 in Monroe to Maurice and Pearl (Bort) Carter. She graduated from McIndoe Falls Academy. In 1943, she married David Worthen Choate. Along with her husband, David, she owned and operated the...

Alan Sprague

Alan Sprague

Jan 6, 2015

Warren, NH- Alan Sprague, 56, of Lake Tarleton Road, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Alan was born on January 27, 1958, in Springfield, VT, to Howard D. and Corinne E. (Estey) Sprague. He was a 1976 graduate of the Springfield school systems. In his younger years, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout...

Theresa L. Shelton

Theresa L. Shelton

Jan 5, 2015

North Haverhill, NH- Theresa L. Shelton, 77, formerly of West Topsham, VT and Woodsville, NH, died on Monday, January 5, 2015, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, following a period of declining health. Theresa was born in West Topsham on July 1, 1937 to Mervil and Josephine (Pray) Bruleigh. She attended Bradford Academy and graduated from Montpelier High School, Class...

Patricia Lillian Willey

Patricia Lillian Willey

Jan 5, 2015

West Barnet, VT- Patricia Lillian Willey, 68, of Garland Hill Road, died following a period of failing health on Monday, January 5, 2015. Pat was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on May 17, 1946, a daughter of Joseph Laural and Vera Lillian (Johnson) Roy. Pat was a graduate of Peacham Academy, Class of 1964. She attended Doane College and Grand...

Ronald H. Smith

Ronald H. Smith

Jan 3, 2015

Woodsville, NH Ronald H. Smith, 66, of Chapel Street, died Saturday, January 3, 2015, at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Haverhill, NH, April 7, 1948, a son of Lionel E. and Genevieve I. (Beamis), and was a life long area resident. Following graduation from Haverhill Academy, he attended the East Coast Air Tech and later...

Josephine Ann Reed

Josephine Ann Reed

Jan 2, 2015

Rumney, NH Josephine Ann (White) Reed, 75, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 2, 2015, at her home. Josephine was born in Groton, NH, July 15, 1939, the daughter of Fred and Cynthia (White) Herd. She graduated from Plymouth High School. Josephine married Raymond E. Reed, Jr. on August 10, 1957. She was a seamstress by trade, working at the Calico...

Donna L. Schauer

Donna L. Schauer

Jan 1, 2015

East Topsham, VT Donna Louise Schauer, 53, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015, at home. Donna was born on July 7, 1961, to the late Fred and Barbara Smith also of Topsham, VT, and is survived by her four children Amanda Schauer, Allison Ingerson, Jacob Schauer and Christina Schauer, five grandchildren, Elizabeth, Cooper, Damien, Kasey and Michael, brothers Douglas...

Ralph Eugene Carpenter

Ralph Eugene Carpenter

Dec 26, 2014

Groton, VT Ralph Eugene Carpenter, 80, died Friday, December 26, 2014, at the St. Johnsbury, VT Health & Rehab Center following a period of failing health. He was born on July 26, 1934 in Newbury, VT, a son of Eugene and Dorothy (Lamphere) Carpenter. Ralph was a truck driver for over 50 years. He started driving for the former Plymwood...

Phyllis Louise Taylor

Phyllis Louise Taylor

Dec 23, 2014

Orford, NH- Phyllis Louise Taylor, 92, of Indian Pond Road and formerly of Peacham, VT, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Phyllis was born on November 30, 1922, in Haverhill, NH, a daughter of Byron and Nellie (Vancour) Roystan. She married Elmer Lloyd Taylor on April 10, 1943. They lived...

Carol Ann Demers

Carol Ann Demers

Dec 20, 2014

East Ryegate, VT- Carol Ann DeMers, 82, of Manchester Drive, died on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH, following a period of failing health. Carol was born in Worcester, MA on November 1, 1932, to Axel and Bernice (Gineikis) Gunnard. She was a graduate of North High School, Class of 1951, in Worcester....

Glennis Elaine Nye

Glennis Elaine Nye

Dec 17, 2014

Monroe, NH Glennis Elaine Nye, 91, of Main Street, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. She was born in Greenfield, ME, Ocotber 18, 1923, a daughter of Darrell and Julia (Madden) Harris, and was a graduate of Higgins Classical Institute, Charleston, ME. Glennis worked at Maple Grove, Inc., in St. Johnsbury, VT,...

W. Everett Rowley, Iii

W. Everett Rowley, Iii

Dec 15, 2014

Walter Everett Rowley III died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of December 15, 2014 after a short illness. Rett , as he was known by his friends and family, was born in 1945 in L.I., New York to Marjorie Paris Rowley and W. E. Rowley, Jr. They later moved to New Milford, Ct. where he graduated from New...

Richard Merle Ingerson, Sr.

Richard Merle Ingerson, Sr.

Dec 15, 2014

Haverhill, NH- Richard Merle Ingerson, Sr., 78, died on Monday, December 15, 2014, at the Lafayette Center, Franconia, NH, following a brief illness. Richard was born in Haverhill, NH, on January 24, 1936, to George and Bertice (Wheeler) Ingerson. On February 24, 1956, he married Patricia White. Richard had a varied working career, beginning as a self-employed logger. He then...

Melvin Curtiss Benzie, Sr

Melvin Curtiss Benzie, Sr

Dec 13, 2014

Bradford, VT- Melvin Curtiss Benzie, Sr., 84, a longtime Bradford resident, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at the Brookside Nursing Home, White River Junction, VT. Melvin was born in Calais, VT, on July 16, 1930, to James J. and Helen M. (Peck) Benzie. Following graduation from high school, he joined the US Navy. After discharge from the service, Melvin...

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