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Recent obituaries in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Paul Nelson Ricker

Paul Nelson Ricker

Jun 9, 2012

Groton, VT Paul Nelson Ricker, 87, a former longtime Woodsville, NH, resident and most recently of Naples, FL, died on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at his camp on Lake Groton. Paul was born in Haverhill, NH, May 4, 1925, the son of Nelson Crown Ricker and Dorothy A. (Miller) Ricker. He was raised in Woodsville and graduated from Woodsville High...

Josefina Iragorri Roudebush

Josefina Iragorri Roudebush

Jun 5, 2012

North Haverhill, NH Josefina Iragorri Roudebush, 90, of Mt. Lakes, died June 5, 2012 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH following brief illness. She was born in Popayan, Colombia on March 19, 1922, a daughter of Arcadio and Ismaelina (Cordoba) Iragorri. Mrs. Roudebush came to the United States in 1952 and became a citizen in 1954. She married Samuel I. Roudebush...

Cary "Pete" Lee Moulton

Cary "Pete" Lee Moulton

Jun 1, 2012

East Ryegate, VT- Cary Lee Pete Moulton, 62, of Ryegate Road, died on Friday, June 1, 2012 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Johnsbury, VT. Pete was born in Newport, VT, on October 21, 1949, to Raymond and Sylvia (Curtis) Moulton. He was a graduate of North Country Union High School in Newport. On August 21,...

John Frederic Page

John Frederic Page

May 23, 2012

John F. Page, of Haverhill, NH died on May 23, 2012 in Hanover, NH. He was born on August 3, 1935 in Ringoes, NJ, the son of Norman F. Page and Charlotte K. Page of Haverhill, NH. He lived in Ramsey, NJ. and attended public schools there. From 1951 to 54 he attended and graduated from the Mount Hermon School...

Shirley May Mckean

Shirley May Mckean

May 23, 2012

North Haverhill, NH Shirley May McKean, 95, formerly of Airport Road, died May 23, 2012 at the Lafayette Center, Franconia, NH. She was born in Woodstock, NH, December 13, 1916, to Leigh and Mary O. (Smith) Avery. Shirley was a graduated from the Woodstock High School and the Plymouth Normal School. She taught elementary school and later was a dietary...

Betty Jean Proctor

Betty Jean Proctor

May 23, 2012

Betty Jean Proctor, 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after suffering a heart attack Tuesday evening. She had battled defiantly both severe diabetes and Parkinson s disease and was recovering from several months of recent hospitalization in the home of her son Kevin, of Ryegate, VT, who was at her bedside...

Everett Wesley Henson

Everett Wesley Henson

May 16, 2012

North Haverhill, NH Everett Wesley Henson, 80, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Everett was born in Colebrook, NH, May 25, 1931, the son of Leroy E. and Mariette (Hodge) Henson. He received his Associate Degree in Agriculture from the Thompson School at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH....

Brian James Boyce

Brian James Boyce

May 13, 2012

Wells River, VT Brian James Boyce, 42, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home. He was born in Haverhill, NH, September 18, 1969, the son of David A. and Mary Lou (Burroughs) Boyce. Brian graduated from Oxbow High School with the class of 1987. On October 7, 1989, he married Cindy Hamlett. He worked for many years...

Phyllis Jean Keenan

Phyllis Jean Keenan

May 13, 2012

East Ryegate, VT- Phyllis Jean Keenan, 69, of Keenan Lane, died at her home on Sunday, May 13, 2012, following a courageous battle with cancer. Phyllis was born in Columbia, NH, on April 18, 1943, to Ralph A. and Althea (Riley) Hammond. After attending McIndoe Falls Academy for three years, Phyllis graduated from Woodsville High School in 1961. She then...

David Lyle Grimes

David Lyle Grimes

May 4, 2012

South Ryegate, VT- David Lyle Grimes, 60, of Scott Highway, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, May 4, 2012. David was born in Haverhill, NH, on November 26, 1951, to Lyle and Barbara (Turner) Grimes. He graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1970. On January 19, 1974, he married Jane Charland. In his younger years, David worked at...

Ernest Wallace Hartley, Sr.

Ernest Wallace Hartley, Sr.

Apr 26, 2012

North Haverhill, NH Ernest Wallace Hartley, Sr., 70, formerly of Piermont, NH, died on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, NH. Ernie was born June 13, 1941, in Haverhill, NH, a son of Ernest D. and Mildred (Hill) Hartley. He attended Bradford Academy and then served with the U.S. Army from August 28, 1958...

Alfred Christian Haeussler

Alfred Christian Haeussler

Apr 24, 2012

Bath, NH Alfred Christian Haeussler, 89, of Plain Road, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, in North Haverhill, NH. He was born October 3, 1922 in New York, NY, a son of Christian and Minnie (Wessel) Haeussler. Alfred served with U.S. Navy during World War II from October 31, 1943 to May 18, 1946....

George "Bob" Robert Johnson

George "Bob" Robert Johnson

Apr 20, 2012

South Ryegate, VT George Robert Bob Johnson, 88, of Pinehurst Street, died on April 20, 2012 at his home following a period of failing health. He was born January 24, 1924 in Williamsport, PA, a son of George Robert and Albertina Ruth (Kidder) Johnson. At the age of 16, Bob enlisted in the US Army and served with the 47th...

Betty Jane Minshull

Betty Jane Minshull

Apr 19, 2012

Waterford, VT – Betty Jane Minshull, 87, passed away quietly on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at The Pines in Lyndonville, VT. Betty was born in St. Johnsbury, VT. She was the daughter of Clarence and Josephine (Ferris) Barrett. She married William Albert Minshull Jr., the love of her life, in Newbury, VT, and they had one son, with another on...

Robert B Gruber

Robert B Gruber

Apr 16, 2012

Groton, VT Robert Burton Gruber, 97, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 16, 2012 at Central Vermont Hospital, Berlin, VT. Bob s family and friends are grateful for his full and generous life. Born in New York City on August 4, 1914 to James and Marie (Goldman) Gruber, Bob lived in Manhattan where he graduated from high school in 1931. In...

Pearlene P. Eastman

Pearlene P. Eastman

Apr 11, 2012

Groton, VT Pearlene P. Eastman, 95, of Scott Memorial Highway, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center, St. Johnsbury, VT. She was born in Groton, VT, March 19, 1917, one of seven children to Ellery and Effie (Crouse) Page. She married Harold S. Eastman on March 30, 1932. Pearlene worked for the US...

Donald C. Phelps

Donald C. Phelps

Apr 11, 2012

North Haverhill, NH – Donald Clarence Phelps, 83, of Lime Kiln Road, and formerly of South Ryegate, VT, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. He was born in South Ryegate, VT, February 21, 1929, a son of Clarence E. and Violet G. (Lee) Phelps. He served with the US Army in Korea, and later worked...

Gene Robert Gadwah

Gene Robert Gadwah

Apr 8, 2012

Woodsville, NH Gene R. Gadwah, 74, passed away on April 8, 2012, at his residence following a short bout with cancer. He was born in Woodsville, NH, August 28, 1937, a son of Cyrena (Jolin) Getchell and Claude L. Gadwah, Sr., he attended schools in Woodsville and started work at an early age on local farms and delivered milk for...

Herbert Edward Reed

Herbert Edward Reed

Apr 6, 2012

North Haverhill, NH -- In the early 1930 s, Herb s parents, Ralph and Lura Reed, moved their family of seven children from Lincoln, NH, where Herb was born, to North Haverhill so as to establish a means of livelihood through independent dairy farming. Living in his home on Horse Meadow Road since he was five years of age, Herb...

Catherine Jean Maurer

Catherine Jean Maurer

Apr 5, 2012

Pike, NH Catherine Jean Maurer, 68, of Daniels Road, died on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at her home. Catherine was born in Rutland, VT, September 17, 1943, the daughter of James Walter and Laura Irene (Poole) Comeau. She owned and operated the Mine Mine Mine Farm in Pike. Catherine was a very strong animal activist. In 2004 Cathy, along with...

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