obituaries

Jun 6, 2014

Woodsville, NH Roy Wayne Palmer, 49, died on Friday, June 6, 2014, at his home. Roy was born in Haverhill, NH, on June 29, 1964, the son of Calvin Palmer and Joyce (Nelson) Palmer. He attended Woodsville High School. Roy was a self employed mechanic. He was predeceased by his mother, Joyce (Nelson) Palmer in 2009; two brothers, Richard Wayne...

Jun 4, 2014

Lyman, NH Betty F. Fenoff, 67, of Skinny Ridge Road, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Littleton, NH, November 7, 1946 a daughter of Homer Bonor and Bertha (Merchant) Bonor Pickwick. Betty had worked prior to retirement for the United States Postal Service for 28 years, and served...

Jun 3, 2014

Lyman, NH Lorrel Seraphine Butchie Lord, 72, of Thorpe Road, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Kingston, NY, on June 14, 1941, a daughter of George E. and Ida A (Hebert) Tetreault. For 28 years she worked at New England Electric Wire in Lisbon, NH as a machine operator and...

Jun 1, 2014

East Haverhill, NH Walter Forrest Parker, 84, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his home. Walter was born in Dunkin, Quebec, Canada, on March 30, 1930, the 9th of 14 children of Walter Jasper and Carrie Mae (Kittredge) Parker. He lived in Canada for a long time, before moving to Vermont with his aunt...

May 29, 2014

North Haverhill, NH Patricia Alice Driscoll, 77, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. She was born in Shelton, CT, September 15, 1936, the daughter of Francis and Alice (Maher) Fenn. Patricia graduated from high school. She worked as a secretary and office assistant for Fenn Construction in North Haverhill for many years. Patricia...

May 27, 2014

North Haverhill, NH- Kathleen Mary Kathy Norko, 80, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Kathy was born in Norwalk, CT, on December 8, 1933, to Harry and Margaret (LaRose) Walters. On November 23, 1953, she married Edward Robert Norko, and they resided in Connecticut for a number of years. Then in 1980, they moved to North...

May 27, 2014

Haverhill, NH William Bill Oscar Sellinger, of Country Land Drive, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Bill was born in Irvington, NJ, on October 9, 1937, the son of Edward Karl and Rosemary Sellinger. He graduated from high school and later attended night school at Ocean County College, receiving his BS in Education. Bill served with the US...

May 21, 2014

Piermont, NH Stanley H. Shorty Wilmot, 84, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home in Piermont. He was born in Lyme, NH, March 7, 1930, a son of Irvin and Lillian (Sayre) Wilmot and worked as a mechanic for many years at Huggett s Garage in Thetford,VT. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings Elizabeth Strout, Irene Prior,...

May 20, 2014

Ryegate, VT- Kenneth Edmund John Gray, 88, of Stone Road, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. John was born in Ryegate on August 29, 1925, to Wallace and Vira (Thurston) Gray. On September 8, 1951, he married Lona L. Gandin. John was a dairy farmer on Blue Mountain his entire life, retiring in 2000. He thoroughly...

May 19, 2014

North Haverhill, NH- Laura B. Golding, 90, formerly of Newbury, VT died at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH, on Monday, May 19, 2014. Laura was born in Muskegon, MI, on September 29, 1923, to William Kenneth and Minnie (Schmidt) Forester. Following her schooling, she worked for thirteen years as an accountant at the Shawmut Bank in Amherst,...

May 18, 2014

North Haverhill, NH- Marjorie Paronto, 86, a former long-time Woodsville resident, died on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. Marjorie was born in Woodsville on November 30, 1927, to George E. and Katherine (MacLain) Clement. She married George J. Paronto on October 19, 1946. Marge worked for 22 years as the school lunch cook at the Woodsville...

May 13, 2014

Benton, NH- Catherine Leona Kitty (Mason) Elliott, 87, of Coventry Road, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Kitty was born in Bath, NH, on August 6, 1926, to Clayton Albert and Lottie May (Dodge) Mason. She graduated from Lisbon Regional School, Lisbon, NH. Kitty married the love of her life,...

May 10, 2014

Ryegate, VT- Russell Alan Hatch, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at his home. Alan was born on December 14, 1949, in Woodsville, NH, the son of Russell E. and Violet (Hood) Hatch. He graduated from Woodsville High School and later that summer enlisted with the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War serving in Germany. Alan...

Apr 28, 2014

East Ryegate, VT- Violet Mae DeRusha, 80, of Farm Street, died at her home on Monday, April 28, 2014.

Violet was born in Newport, NH on May 29, 1933, to George and Evelyn (St. Aubin) Quimby. On August 28, 1982, she married Kenneth E. DeRusha.

While living in Connecticut, Violet worked for Schick Electric and...

Apr 28, 2014

Groton, VT- Sadie Mae Burgin Bruleigh, 95, of Clarks Landing, has peacefully gone home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She died at her home on Monday, April 28, 2014, surrounded by her loving family and caregivers.

Sadie was born at home in East Haverhill, NH, on June 13, 1918, to Louis Joseph and...

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...