All Obituaries

Christopher H. Dunne, 92 NORTHFIELD – Christopher H. Dunne, 92, of Northfield passed away on Wednesday, February 6, at the New Hampshire Veterans Home.   Chris was born on July 16, 1926 in Nashua, where he grew up before enlisting in the Navy in February of 1944. He was assigned to fly as part of the crew of a Grumman TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber in the American Theater where his World War II service principally involved anti-submarine patrol from both coasts.  After the war,...

Rita (Martin) Sargent died on February 13, 2019 at her home in Wolfeboro, NH surrounded by her family.  Rita died as she lived, with grace, dignity and love.  She was born in Franklin, NH on April 21, 1923 to Regina and Sidney Martin.   On July 13, 1946 she married her sweetheart, George.  They spent 72 wonderful, beautiful years together raising a family, serving their community and in later years traveling, spending time in Florida and enjoying their beautiful...

Joan Rae Williams, 80, passed on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at Harris Hill Nursing Home in Concord after a 10 week battle with cancer.   Joan was born on December 21, 1938 in Ipswich, MA the daughter of Raymond and Dorothy (Richard) Williams.  She was a graduate of Franklin High School, Class of 1957. She worked for O.W. Dufresne in Franklin and later for John Hancock (district office) in Concord where she spent 35 years prior to retiring.   In her early years, Joan enjoyed...

  Rita Fleury, 89, formerly of Franklin, died peacefully at Merrimack County Nursing Home on Feb. 5, 2019. She resided at Gerrish Manor for 2 1/2 years.  She was born in Bristol, NH on Nov. 20, 1929, the daughter of Arthur and Marie (Saucier) Fleury.  She was raised in Northfield, NH and lived in Franklin for many years.  She was employed by Franklin Regional Hospital for 33 years and was the Supervisor of the Sterilizing Dept.  She was an active...

Donald A. Alati, 79, passed peacefully on January 23, 2019.   Donald was born in Cascade (Gorham), New Hampshire, to Columbia and Antonio Donald Alati on August 23, 1939. He attended schools in the Gorham area.      One of Donald’s early, vivid memories, which he recounted often, were the events following November 30, 1954.  NE airlines flight 792, a Douglas DC 3, encountered snow squalls, reducing visibility to zero during a flight to Berlin, New...

Gary A. Lockrow, 33, of Franklin, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on Jan.16, 2019. He was born in Manchester on Nov. 2, 1985 the son of James and Donna (Pelky) Lockrow. He resided in Franklin most of his life and graduated from Franklin High School in 2005.   He was formerly employed as a custodian at Franklin High School Gary enjoyed civil war reenactments, motorcycling, drawing and coloring his pictures, helping anybody in need and spending his time with...

Mr. Leroy S. Rideout, 58, of Tilton, died at his home on Jan. 11, 2019.   He was born in Ware, MA on Aug. 27, 1960 the son of Harry Elliott Rideout and Vera (Bridges) Rideout.   Mr. Rideout resided in the Tilton area for many years.  He was formerly employed for Benwell Painting and currently worked at AKA Tools in Laconia.   Leroy enjoyed the outdoors, playing darts, and being with friends. Family members include his son, Kyle A. Rideout and his fiancé...

Michael G Hutchinson Sr., age 66 passed away December 30, 2018 after a long battle with cancer at his home in Tilton NH. He was born in Franklin NH on August 17, 1952 the son of Martha J. Audet and Chauncey G Hutchinson. Mike attended Winnisquam High School. A truck driver by trade he spent over 30 years working for Porter Paving and 10 years at Webster Valve before retiring in 2015. Mike was a hard worker who in his spare time enjoyed his pickup trucks, tinkering as a mechanic and having a...

Nancy M. Carr, 82, of Franklin, died at Concord Hospital on Dec. 26, 2018.   She was born in Franklin on Jan. 11, 1936 the daughter of Phillip Milton Carr, Sr. and Dorothy (Trottier) Carr.  Nancy was raised in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1953. She attended the Carmelite Monastery in Concord and later studied at St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. She continued her studies receiving a Bachelors and Master’s Degree. Nancy taught at Mass General...

  Barbara Ann Lang, 76, of Northfield, passed away after a brief illness, on December 28th, 2018. She was survived by her daughter Michelle Lang, of Northfield, her son Kurt Sarver, from Massachusetts, her sisters, Claire Downs and Marie Calloggero, of Massachusetts, and her brother Robert Sallese, of Massachusetts. She also had many nephews, nieces, and cousins. She was a long time resident of Northfield and spent many years on the auxiliary of the American Legion, Post...