obituaries

Apr 23, 2014

Bath, NH - Tina (Berry) Dion, 56, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on April 23rd, 2014 at Littleton Hospital.

Tina was second of six children to Edwin and Ida (Lewis) Berry Sr., August 23rd, 1957 in Poughkeepsie NY. She grew up in South Wheelock, VT. On March 6th, 1976 she married Homer (Sonny) Dion...

Apr 18, 2014

Haverhill, NH -- Jeanette Wolff, age 103, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at On The Green, Haverhill, NH. She was born on February 22, 1911 in the Bronx, NY to Jewish-German parents, Bella and Leopold Wolff. She was predeceased by her beloved sister, Martha Russo, who died in 2003. An early accomplishment in her life was graduation from...

Apr 16, 2014

Bath, NH- Philip M. Martin, 78, of High Street, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH.

Philip was born in Haverhill, NH, on December 3, 1935 the son of John and Claire (Barre) Martin. He graduated from Woodsville High School and served with Air Force Reserves from January 28, 1958 to November...

Apr 14, 2014

North Haverhill, NH – Florence Virginia Steil, 98, died Monday, April 14. 2014 at the Grafton County Nursing Home.

She was born in Chambersburg, PA, April 25, 1915, a daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth (Middour) Blubaugh. Mrs. Steil lived in the Baltimore, MD area until 1958 when she moved to Anniston, AL. While living in Alabama...

Apr 10, 2014

Bath, NH- David Stimson, 67, died Tuesday, April 10, 2014 at his home following an extended illness. David was born on March 15, 1947, in Woodsville, NH, the son of Wallace and Gertrude Clara (Hill) Stimson. He married Judy Robinson on June 4, 1966.

Along with Judy, they operated their dairy farm, Carbee Valley Farm, for 40...

Apr 9, 2014

South Ryegate, VT- Cathrine Mae Cathy (Welch) Williams, 57, of Stone Road, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at her home after an extended battle with cancer.

She was born in Haverhill, NH, October 26, 1956, a daughter of Virgil M. and Glenda (Burroughs) Welch.

Cathy graduated from Blue Mountain Union, class of 1974....

Apr 5, 2014

Groton, VT- Beatrice Emerson passed on Saturday, April 5, 2014, a daughter of Calvin and Zoa Darling of Groton, VT. She married Paul Emerson on March 10, 1942.

She was predeceased by her sons, Ralph and Royce Emerson; a son-in-law, Harry Oliver; and a grandson, Dwayne Emerson....

Apr 4, 2014

East Ryegate, VT – Merton W. White, 88, of Guthrie Road, died on Friday, April 4, 2014 at his home.

He was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, on May 18, 1925, a son of Howard M. and Violet (Guthrie) White. He graduated from McIndoe Falls Academy in...

Mar 31, 2014

Fairlee, VT- Keith Royal "Goose" Hill, 69, formerly of Groton, VT, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Keith was born on March 9, 1945, in Hanover, NH, the son of Royal and Margerite (Preston) Hill. He married Patricia LeCour on October 12, 1968. For many years Keith worked side by side...

Mar 31, 2014

Newbury, VT- Robert Gordon Page, 76, of Moore Hill Road, died at his home on Monday, March 31, 2014. Robert was born in February 10, 1938, in Chelmsford, MA, to Earle G. and Mildred L. (Purcell) Page. He was a graduate of Newbury High School. On August 16, 1958, he married Sylvia G. Lampro.

Robert worked for...

Mar 25, 2014

North Haverhill, NH - Lorna Marie Prishwalko, 59, passed away peacefully at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH on Tuesday March 25, 2014 after a five year battle with cancer. She was born November, 27 1954 in Woburn, MA, daughter of the late Arkady J. Prishwalko and survived by her mother Margaret T. Prishwalko (née Swales). Lorna was also a wife...

Mar 25, 2014

West Barnet, VT- Wayne Kevin Achilles, 58, formerly of West Barnet and currently of White Oak, GA, died unexpectedly at his home in Barnet on Tuesday, March 25, 2014.

Wayne was born on August 22, 1955, in St. Johnsbury, VT, to Wendell and Alice Margaret (Faris) Achilles. He was a 1973 graduate of Danville High School. He...

Mar 23, 2014

Bath, NH – Isabelle R. Sutherland, 82, died Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH.

She was born in Norwalk, CT, May 6, 1931, a daughter of Irving and Isabelle (Catto) Raymond. Isabelle graduated from Woodbury High School in Woodbury, CT. She married Alexander Sutherland, Jr. on May 5, 1951. In 1978, they moved...

Mar 23, 2014

Bath, NH- Reginald Byron "Reggie" Smith, 84, of Bunga Road, and formerly of North Haverhill, died at his home, following a period of declining health, on Sunday, March 23, 2014.

Reggie was born on July 14, 1929, in Haverhill, NH, to William Clinton and Mildred Blanche (Perkins) Smith.

Following high school, he joined the US...

Mar 17, 2014

Franconia, NH – Frederick N. Paradie, 95, formerly of Monroe, NH, died Monday, March 17, 2014, at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, NH.

He was born in Hanover, NH, November 20, 1918, a son of Alfred Napoleon and Nellie (Powers) Paradie. Fred worked for the Wells River, VT sawmill, the former Draper Company in Campton, NH, and...

Mar 14, 2014

Dover , NH – Vernon Woodworth Dingman, III, 79, formerly of Haverhill, NH, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Wentworth Douglas Hospital, Dover, NH.

He was born in Saginaw, MI, December 24, 1934, a son of Vernon W. and Rose (Williams) Dingman, Jr.

Vernon graduated from high school in 1952. He enlisted in the US...

Mar 13, 2014

Newbury, VT – Blanche Evelyn Oliver, 99, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Atkinson Home in Newbury. She was born in Bradford, VT, May 1, 1914, a daughter of Milo and Grace (Hartley) Adams. She graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1933. Blanche was a member of the First Congregational Church of Newbury for over 50 years. She...

Mar 5, 2014

North Haverhill, NH Donald Smith Adams, Sr, 90, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. He was born in Danbury, CT, March 12, 1923, a son of Lester and Flossie Mae (Wright) Adams, Sr. Donald married Marion Arlene Ruscoe on July 15, 1950. He worked for Bard Parker in Danbury, CT for 37 years, as...

Feb 24, 2014

North Haverhill, NH Willis Andrew Applebee, 96, died Monday, February 24, 2014, at the Grafton County Nursing Home. He was born in Haverhill, NH, January 4, 1918, a son of George W. and Gertrude (Clement) Applebee. Following graduation from Haverhill Academy, Willis served with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Esther E. Watson on April 25,...

Feb 22, 2014

Concord, NH Mary Ann Coutermarsh, 81, formerly of Woodsville, NH, died Saturday, February 22, 2014, at the Presidential Oaks in Concord, where she had resided for the past four years. She was born in Newbury, VT, November 4, 1932, a daughter of Harry Joseph and Doris Evelyn (Meader) Cushing. Mary was raised in Newbury and had lived in Woodsville before...