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Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Robert S. Callender, Jr.

Robert S. Callender, Jr.

Feb 22, 2014

Bath, NH – Robert S. Callender, Jr., 93, died February 22, 2014, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill following a period of declining health. He was born in Littleton, NH, December 18, 1920, a son of Robert S. and Ada (Wells) Callender, Sr., and was a graduate of Bethlehem High School. For many years Bob was a self...

Jonathan T. Ruppert, Jr.

Jonathan T. Ruppert, Jr.

Feb 22, 2014

South Ryegate, VT Jonathan John T. Ruppert, Jr., 78, of Creamery Road, died Saturday, February 22, 2014, following a period of declining health. He was born in Reading, PA, September 9, 1935, a son of Jonathan T. and Lucille (Shaw) Ruppert, Sr. Following high school, John served from June 2, 1954 to March 31, 1974 with the United States Marine...

Betty J. Ward

Betty J. Ward

Feb 18, 2014

Monroe, NH- Betty Jane (Pierce) Ward, 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, NH. Betty was born in Lyndonville, VT, on November 19, 1928, to Leslie and Mildred (Grady) Pierce. She graduated from Lyndon Institute, Lyndonville, VT. Betty later graduated from Brightlook Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in St. Johnsbury,...

Duane Frank Willey

Duane Frank Willey

Feb 18, 2014

West Barnet, VT Duane Frank Willey, 70, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Barton, VT, January 6, 1944, the son of Harold G. and Philena (Dunn) Willey. Duane graduated from Lyndon Institute, class of 1962. He served with the U. S. Army from June 1962 to...

Elizabeth Osen Rose

Elizabeth Osen Rose

Feb 17, 2014

Haverhill, NH -- Elizabeth Osen Rose, age 70, died at home of cancer in the early morning hours of February 17, 2014 Betsy was born on October 16, 1943 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of Geraldine Guerin Osen and Clifford Osen, Jr. She grew up in the small Wisconsin farming town of De Pere, graduated from East De Pere...

Dr. John A. Bagonzi

Dr. John A. Bagonzi

Feb 13, 2014

Woodsville, NH -- Dr. John Albert Bagonzi, Jr., 83 of Woodsville, New Hampshire passed away on February 13. Born in 1930 to John Bagonzi and Ida (Maccini) Bagonzi, John attended Woodsville High School, where he teamed with life-long friend, former Red Sox pitcher Bob Smith, as a notorious pitching duo. While at WHS, he was a 20-game winner and multi-sport...

David Thomas Wysocki

David Thomas Wysocki

Feb 11, 2014

Woodsville, NH David Thomas Wysocki, 59, of Wild Ammonoosuc Road, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Hartford, CT, April 17, 1954 the son of Thomas and Mary Magdalena (Czerniejewski) Wysocki. David grew up in Connecticut. He married Marilyn Darling on March 22, 1975. David had worked for...

John Holstead Mead

John Holstead Mead

Feb 8, 2014

Monroe, NH- John Holstead Mead, 76, of Monroe, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, following a brief illness. He was born on September 24, 1937, in Westerly, RI, the son of Samuel and Sarah Holstead Mead. He was preceded in death by his parents and a younger brother, Alan. John was a fine...

L. Alton Munson

L. Alton Munson

Feb 5, 2014

Monroe, NH - L. Alton Munson, 80, died of pancreatic cancer on February 5, 2014 at his home in Monroe. He was born in Lowell, MA, the son of the late Louis A. and Helen (Rodden) Munson. He was a graduate of Limington Academy in Limington, ME. He married Marlene Bouchey of Limington in March 1956. He was in the...

Louise Kimball

Louise Kimball

Feb 4, 2014

North Haverhill, NH- Louise Stetson Kimball, 89, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at her home. She was born January 19, 1925, the daughter of Clinton and Edna (Robie) Stetson. Louise graduated from Orford High School, Class of 1943. She married Harold F. Kimball on December 11, 1943. Louise worked at the Grafton County Nursing Home as a nurses...

Roy Henry Clough

Roy Henry Clough

Jan 31, 2014

Woodsville, NH – Roy Henry Clough, 75, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT. He was born in Lyman, NH, October 4, 1938, the son of Leon and Ivis (Hood) Clough. Roy attended the one room school house in Lyman and often shared fond memories growing up there. After school...

Josephine Mae Stocker

Josephine Mae Stocker

Jan 30, 2014

Wells River, VT Josephine Mae Stocker, 86, died Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. She was born in Danville, VT, February 11, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Violetta (Green) Cookson. Josephine had resided in Rutland, VT for 33 years prior to moving to Wells River in the early 1990 s. While in Rutland, she was a...

Russell Burton Page

Russell Burton Page

Jan 21, 2014

North Haverhill, NH Russell Burton Page, 93, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill. Russell was born in Ryegate, VT, February 13, 1920, the son of Sewell and Alice (Smith) Page. Russell and his family moved to Groton, VT in 1921. His dad built and operated the Square Front Garage in Groton. As...

Frances Ethel Grassadonia

Frances Ethel Grassadonia

Jan 18, 2014

North Haverhill, NH Frances Ethel (Bailey) Grassadonia, 80, a former Montpelier, VT resident, died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill. She was born in Haverhill, NH, April 2, 1933, a daughter of Livermore Tucker and Corrie Eliza (Ramsdell) Bailey and was raised in South Ryegate, VT. Frances graduated from Wells River High School, Class...

William Saunders Hall

William Saunders Hall

Jan 18, 2014

Bow, NH Lt. Col. (USAF Ret.) William Saunders Hall, 83, formerly of Mountain Lakes, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home. He was born in New Haven, CT, September 22, 1930, the son of William Joseph and Isabella Anne (O Keefe) Hall. William graduated from Boston Latin High School and attended Tufts University. He married Rosemary Barella on...

Kim S. Cummings

Kim S. Cummings

Jan 16, 2014

East Ryegate, VT Kim Schauna Cummings, 53, died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Kim was born in Plymouth, NH, July 5, 1960, the daughter of Raymond and Judith (Valliere) Cummings. She was a 1977 graduate of Gilford High School in Gilford, NH. Following graduation, she spent time in Maine prior to...

Irma Alice Waterman

Irma Alice Waterman

Jan 15, 2014

Piermont, NH Irma Alice Tullar Waterman, 87, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Jan. 15th, 2014, in the Hospice Room at Woodsville Cottage Hospital with her family gathered around her. Irma was born in Corinth, VT, Oct. 16th, 1926 to Charles and Alice (Hastings) Tullar. They moved soon after that to West Fairlee, where she grew up. She...

Marguerite Chamberlin

Marguerite Chamberlin

Jan 14, 2014

Monroe-NH- Marguerite M. Meserve Chamberlin, 98 ½, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Prior to entering Grafton County, Marguerite had been in the care of her son and daughter-in-law for more than ten years. Marguerite was born June 24, 1915, the daughter of William John and Euphemia Elder (Hastie) McLaren...

Bernice "Sis" Piper

Bernice "Sis" Piper

Jan 11, 2014

Bradford, VT Bernice Sis (Gendron) Piper, 71, of Town Farm Road, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hanover, NH, on August 26, 1942, a daughter of Antoine and Adelia (Farr) Gendron. On December 19, 1969, she married Eugene H. Gene Piper. Along with being a homemaker for her family, Bernice...

Christine Ann Woods

Christine Ann Woods

Jan 6, 2014

Bath, NH- Christine Ann Woods, 60, a life long resident of Bath, died on Monday, January 6, 2014, at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. Christine was born in Haverhill, NH on March 10, 1953, to George C. and Beverly A. (Kellum) Woods. She was a graduate of Woodsville High School, Class of 1973 and was always a...

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