All Obituaries

   Frances Mary (Draus) Neun died Wednesday evening in the loving care of the family to which she devoted her earthly life. She was 96.    Frances was born on April 25, 1925 in Brooklyn, N.Y. — the oldest daughter of James Ignatius Draus and Katherine (Maciej) Draus. She moved as a toddler to Meriden, Conn. where her parents ran a grocery store. St. Stanislaus Church was a center of spiritual and educational life: she received Eucharist, was confirmed and married...

   Russell C. Cilley, 99 of Northfield, died at his home on Oct. 13, 2021.   He was born in Old Hill Village on May 23, 1922, the son of John and Olive (Cilley) Cilley.  He spent some of his childhood in Old Hill Village and later lived in Ashland.  He was a Northfield resident for over 75 years.    During World War II, he served in the US Marine Corps with the 4th Marine Division. He saw action in Roi-Namur (Marshall Islands), Saipan, Tinian and Iwo...

William Powell Glenn      Powell passed on October 11, 2021 at his home with family and dear friends.  He was born on August 24, 1934, in Italy, TX, to his parents, Joseph Garnett Glenn and Itheram Ohel Deatherage Glenn. His younger life was on a cotton farm and he learned to follow his mother to the kitchen rather than pick cotton!  In his youth, he was an avid reader. One day while out in the field, he remembered seeing an air plane with no sound in the Texas...

     Zachary Thomas Walter Hardy of Ashland N.H., born in Concord, NH on October 22, 1996, and departed October 11,2021. He may have been here for a short time, but man was he here for a good time! His memory will live on through everyone that loved him. A landscaper, car guru, “The Real Mad Scientist” and 2step king. A loving father, husband, son, brother, nephew and friend. Wherever he was, everyone around him was guaranteed to be laughing. Never a dull...

Northfield – Robert G Dorval, 69 of Northfield, died October 5, 2021 at his home.      He was born in Franklin on January 13, 1952, the son of Raymond C Dorval and Rita I (Brouillard) Dorval.  He attended Franklin High School.      He worked at Wyman Gordon Investment Castings formerly Arwood Manufacturing for over 40 years.  He was a longtime member of the Franklin Lodge of Elks #1280 in Franklin, New...

   Hazen Lewis Smith Jr. (83), of Franklin New Hampshire passed away on October 7th, 2021 in the comfort of his own home following a period of declining health.     Born on December 29, 1937 in Orford, NH, he was the son of the late Hazen L. Smith and Lizzie (King) Batchelder.     Hazen was educated in the local schools, and received his high school diploma after he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1956. Hazen proudly served his country as a...

    Madalene “Pat” Arline (Murphy) Dunlop, daughter of Arline (Sylvester) and Thomas Murphy Sr. was   born August 24, 1926 in Northfield NH died in her home on September 28, 2021 with her children at her side.  She attended Union Sanborn School in Northfield where, until last year, she was a Foster Grandparent working with students.  Madalene was a 1944 graduate of Tilton/Northfield High School where she was a top student and a basketball...

    Elizabeth (Betty) Jane Keegan Healy passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Watson Fields in Dover, NH. Betty died peacefully, of early onset dementia, surrounded by her family.    Betty was born April 21, 1958 at Franklin Hospital, Franklin, NH. She was the youngest of eight children of John F. and Ruby Keegan. Her husband, David Healy, her loving parents and brother, Tim, preceded her in death.    She attended St. Mary’s School and...

   Stephen D. Gulick, Jr., 73, of Northfield, NH, passed away on September 1, 2021, following a courageous 7-year battle with esophageal cancer.  He was surrounded by his loving family.    Steve was born in Mountainside, NJ, to the late Stephen and Emily (Rose) Gulick.  His family moved to East Andover, NH, his senior year of high school.  He was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School, and had many fond memories playing high school football.  He...

     Dorothy M. Keyser, 85, of Northfield, died at Concord Hospital on Sept. 11, 2021.     She was born in Addison, VT on Dec. 2, 1935 the daughter of Winfield A. Prentice, Sr. and Lillian (Smith) Prentice.   Dot resided in Northfield for many years.  Her husband of 69 years, Leslie “Bozo” Keyser, died on Aug. 27, 2021.    Dot loved music, camping, reading her favorite novels, and especially spending time with her...