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Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Estella C. Ramsay

Estella C. Ramsay

Jan 7, 2013

Warren, NH Estella Clarisse Ramsay, 86, died on Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Coos County Nursing Hospital, West Stewartstown, NH following an extended illness. She was born in Warren, on October 3, 1926, the daughter of Irving B. and Pearl (Batchelder) Cushing. Estella graduated from Orford High School, Laconia Business School, and Houle s Beauty Academy in Manchester. She...

Helen Pauline Lane

Helen Pauline Lane

Jan 7, 2013

Bath, NH Helen Pauline (Austin) Lane, 92, and formerly of Bath, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Grafton County Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Helen was born in Haverhill, NH, August 23, 1920, a daughter of Forrest and Myrtle (Ingerson) Austin. For several years Helen worked as a cook at the former Bagonzi s Restaurant in...

Austin William Hogan, Phd

Austin William Hogan, Phd

Jan 7, 2013

Piermont, NH Austin William Hogan, PhD, 76, of Barton Road, died on Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Johnstown, NY, September 26, 1936, the son of Austin Seaman and Gladys (Weeper) Hogan. Austin graduated from Fultonville High School in 1954. He attended college in New York at Maritime College...

Marion Virginia Elliott

Marion Virginia Elliott

Jan 4, 2013

South Ryegate, VT Marion Virginia Elliott, 93, died on Friday, January 4, 2013, at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. Marian was born in Marshfield, VT, April 16, 1919, the daughter of Clarence E. and Violet G. (Lee) Phelps. Marion married Chester H. Elliott. She worked for 18 years at Cottage Hospital as an Operating Room Technician. She enjoyed her...

Russell Woodard

Russell Woodard

Dec 27, 2012

Piermont, NH Russell Wellington Francis Woodard, 82, died unexpectedly at his home on December 27, 2012. He was born in West Stewartstown, NH, January 11, 1930, a son of Margin and Myrtle (Giroux) Woodard. He was a graduate of Colebrook Academy, Class of 1948. He married Suzanne Landry on April 10, 1950. Following graduation, he began working in Colebrook and...

Florence B. Woods

Florence B. Woods

Dec 27, 2012

Bath, NH Florence Byrd (Gooch) Woods, 103, a long time resident of Bath, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH with her family at her side. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, August 18, 1909, the daughter of Camille D. and C. Elma (Byrd) Gooch. When she was eighteen months old,...

Dale E. Rock

Dale E. Rock

Dec 25, 2012

Newbury, VT Dale Edward Rock, 43, died at his home on Doe Hill Road on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. He was born in Rutland, VT, May 30, 1969, to Noella Christine (Juaire) Rock and Harvey David Rock. Dale lived his life to the fullest, working hard, playing even harder always living life on the edge! Survivors include his mother Noella...

Arthur Harry Renfrew

Arthur Harry Renfrew

Dec 20, 2012

Bradford, VT- Arthur Harry Renfrew, 74, died peacefully, December 20, 2012, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, after a long battle with cancer. Arthur was born on January 10, 1938, in Newbury, VT to Harry A. and Patricia N. (Henderson) Renfrew. He was a graduate of Newbury High School. On April 15, 1961 he married Agnes Oliver. Arthur worked...

Bertrand Keniston

Bertrand Keniston

Dec 17, 2012

Piermont, NH Bertrand Everett Keniston, Jr., died on Monday, December 17, 2012 at his home. He was born in Haverhill, NH, February 26, 1928, the son of Bertrand E. and Mary S. (Morin) Keniston, Sr. Bertrand graduated from Bradford Academy. He served with U. S. Army from 1951 to 1955. Bertrand married Doris Grimes. He began his working career as...

Robert S. Dexter, Jr.

Robert S. Dexter, Jr.

Dec 17, 2012

Littleton, NH- Robert Sylvester Dexter, Jr., 88, formerly of Bath, NH, died on Monday, December 17, 2012, at the Lafayette Center, Franconia, NH. Robert was born in Haverhill, NH on July 10, 1924, to Robert S. and Lila M. (Hardy) Dexter, Sr. Following high school, he served in the US Army during World War II. After his Honorable Discharge, he...

Jeffrey Alan Smith, I

Jeffrey Alan Smith, I

Dec 16, 2012

Pike, NH- Jeffrey Alan Smith, I, 58 of Oliverian Heights Road, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Cottage Hospital. Jeffrey was born in Quincy, MA, on May 13, 1954, to Alan Charles and Anna (McLeod) Smith. Following high school, he served in the US Navy, then attended New England Tractor Trailer Training School and worked as a commercial truck...

Gloria Jean Thompson

Gloria Jean Thompson

Dec 13, 2012

McIndoe Falls, VT- Gloria Jean Thompson, 73, died at her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, December 13, 2012, after a five year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Hardwick, VT on November 8, 1939, the daughter of Leon and Gertrude (Allen) Sternberg. Gloria attended Greensboro High School where she met Franklyn Thompson to whom she would...

Rodney R Mann

Rodney R Mann

Dec 13, 2012

Woodsville, NH -- Rodney Rod Mann died unexpectedly following surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, the son of Natalie (Ruggles) MacDonald Mann and Milton Sonny MacDonald. At a young age he was adopted by George E. Mann. He graduated from Haverhill (NH) Academy in 1967. He then enlisted in the...

Willard Ware

Willard Ware

Dec 12, 2012

North Thetford, VT – Willard Lambert Ware, 91, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the Brookside Nursing Home, in Wilder, VT. He was born in Topsham, VT, June 19, 1921, the son of Walter F. and Helena G. (Leet) Ware. Willard was a dairy farmer for many years in the Norwich and Fairlee, VT areas. Following his farming years,...

Amos J. Locke

Amos J. Locke

Dec 12, 2012

Lisbon, NH Amos Joseph Locke, 78, of River Road, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home. He was born in Benton, NH, January 2, 1934, the son of Tony and Ethel (Cote) Locke. Amos served with the U. S. Marine Corps from 1952 to 1954. He married Thelma Whitcher on August 16, 1957. They owned and operated Locke...

Ralph I. Gilson

Ralph I. Gilson

Dec 7, 2012

Newbury, VT Ralph Ivan Gilson, 79, of Snake Road, died December 7, 2012, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. He was born in Newbury on April 23, 1933, a son of Herbert and Lizzie (Johnson) Gilson. Following high school, Ralph served his country as a member of the New Hampshire National Guard from January 1951 through September 17, 1951, then...

Barbara V. Thompson

Barbara V. Thompson

Dec 5, 2012

Wells River, VT Barbara V. Thompson, 67, of Leighton Hill Road, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, January 30, 1945, the daughter of Ralph P. and Mary P. (Doyle) Venezia Sr. Barbara graduated from Norwalk High School, class of 1963. She moved to Wells River on...

Christine A. Winn

Christine A. Winn

Nov 29, 2012

Piermont, NH Christine Adele Winn, 87, died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Christine also affectionately known as Chris or Tina was born in Lisbon, NH, on August 28, 1925, the daughter of Clinton and G. Ethel (Taylor) Wheeler, one of nine siblings. Following graduation from Newbury High School, Class of 1943, Chris worked...

Theodore Clayton "Ted" Flanders

Theodore Clayton "Ted" Flanders

Nov 29, 2012

North Haverhill, NH Theodore Clayton Flanders, 62, died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Fairlee, VT, March 21, 1950, the son of Paul Clayton and Gladys (Dickinson) Flanders. Ted served with the U. S. Navy and then married Linda Laramie on July 12, 1980. He loved tinkering on anything mechanical and he especially enjoyed...

Helen Jean Lambert

Helen Jean Lambert

Nov 29, 2012

Woodsville, NH Helen Jean Lambert, 83, of Central Street, died November 29, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Haverhill, NH, February 13, 1929, a daughter of Leon Heck Bigelow and Mary (Plante) Bigelow. For 14 years Helen was a nurse s aide at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, and later for 10 years at the Glencliff...

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