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Robert W. Haney
Oct 18, 2017
Franklin, NH Robert W. Haney, Sr., 87, of Franklin, died at Mountain Ridge Healthcare Center on Oct. 18, 2017. He was born in Concord on July 15, 1930 the son of William and Antoinette (Fontaine). He was Parts Manager for Grappone Industrial prior to retirement in 1999. Bob was a proud American; he loved his family, country and flag. Following...
Alan Lee Elphick
Oct 12, 2017
Alan Lee Elphick, 64, of Concord, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a courageous and hard fought battle with Leukemia He was born in Kansas, the son of Cornelius and Mary Julia (Weir) Elphick. Alan spent his childhood in West Virginia and Connecticut before settling in New Hampshire with his wife. Alan loved nothing...
Fred Leon Hooper, Jr.
Oct 4, 2017
Fred Leon "Mink" Hooper Jr. was born April 25th, 1927 in Sanbornton, NH. He passed peacefully in the early hours of October 4th 2017 at his home in Hill, NH surrounded by his loving family. He lived in Hill Village for over 65 years with his beautiful bride of 56 years, Irene Griffin Hooper who preceded him in passing in...
Henry A. Murphy
Oct 2, 2017
Henry A. Murphy died peacefully at his home in Franklin, NH on Monday October 2, 2017 at the age of 73. Henry is survived by wife Virginia Murphy and her children and grandchildren, his step mother Alice Murphy, brother Pat Murphy and his wife Jane, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother Pauline Murphy...
James M. Dion
Oct 1, 2017
James M. Dion, 84 of Franklin, retired Captain of Franklin Fire Dept., passed into eternity on Oct. 1, 2017. He was born in Franklin on March 3, 1933 the eighth of nine children of Hector and Eva (Geroux) Dion. Jim was a lifetime Franklin resident and attended local schools. He joined the National Guard in 1950 and joined the US...
Ronnie R. Robertson
Sep 30, 2017
Northfield, NH Ronnie R. Robertson, 41, of Concord, formerly of Northfield, died at his home on Sept. 30, 2017, after a brief illness. Ronnie was born in Franklin on Aug. 16, 1976 the son of Ronnie and Jacqueline (Dooley) Robertson. He resided in Franklin and later Northfield for several years, graduating  from Winnisquam Regional High School in Tilton. Ronnie continued...
George David Vaughn
Sep 28, 2017
Vaughn, George David, 76, Our Lord called George home on Thursday, September 28, 2017 in Tilton, NH at the Veteran's Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Marie Vaughn; sisters Patricia Hills, Sue Ann Cuevas, and Kathleen Vaughn; and brother Larry Vaughn. He is survived by his wife, Rita...
Christina Frances Michaud
Sep 15, 2017
Christina Frances Michaud, 30 , of Penacook, passed away Friday leaving behind her father, Nelson J. Michaud, Jr., stepmother Lorrie Michaud, two daughters: Emily Moody Michaud and Abigale Hynes, sister April Griggs, two brothers, Nelson "JoeJoe" Michaud and Joshua Michaud, her aunts, uncles, cousins, her mother Karen Griggs, and friends. Christina loved her daughters, a peaceful life and flowers and...
Lorraine Y. Sorette
Sep 9, 2017
Lorraine (Croteau) Sorette. 83, of Franklin, died at Concord Hospital on Sept. 9, 2017. God has taken an angel to be at his side in heaven. Lorraine was born in Tilton on June 10, 1934 the daughter of Louis and Laura (Nault) Croteau. She attended both Tilton-Northfield High School and Franklin High School, Class of 1954. She was married to...
Gerald E. Goodwin
Aug 30, 2017
Mr. Gerald E. Goodwin, 86, formerly of Northfield, died in Penacook on Aug. 30, 2017. He was born in Laconia on Oct. 26, 1930 the son of Ernest and Edna (Holbrook) Goodwin. Jerry was raised in Lakeport and Lebanon graduating from Lebanon High School in 1948. He continued his education at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston graduating in 1952....
Leon P. Bedard, Jr.
Aug 29, 2017
Mr. Leon P. "Red" Bedard, Jr., 81, of Franklin, died at Mtn. Ridge Genesis HealthCare in Franklin on Aug. 29, 2017. He was born in Franklin on May 22, 1936 the son of Leon P. and Josephine (Beaumier) Bedard. He was a graduate of Franklin High School, Class of 1950. Following high school, he worked at Stanley Tool in Franklin...
Shirley A. Maher
Aug 25, 2017
Shirley A. Maher, 69, of Northfield, died at CRVNA Hospice House in Concord on Aug. 25, 2017. She was born in Franklin on Feb. 18, 1948 the daughter of Honorios and Beatrice (Greenwood) Roy. Shirley was raised in Franklin and graduated from St. Mary School, Franklin High School, Class of 1966, and Pierce College for Women, Class of 1968. She...
Harry G. Graves
Aug 23, 2017
Harry G. Graves, 75, of Franklin, died at his home on Aug. 23, 2017. He was born in Plymouth, NH on Aug. 20, 1942 the son of Theodore Whitney Graves and Dorothy (Colburn) Graves. He was raised in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth Teachers College. Harry was a teacher at Winnisquam Regional High School for several years where he taught...
Bertran N. Metcalf, Jr.
Aug 23, 2017
Concord, NH Bertran "Bert" N. Metcalf, Jr., 46, of Concord, died at Concord Hospital on Aug. 23, 2017 following a brief illness. He was born in Montpelier, VT on Jan. 28, 1971 the son of Bertran N. Metcalf, Sr. and Jacqueline (Erskine) Metcalf. Bert was well known in the Concord area as a kind and caring person, especially to those...
John P. Pelletier
Aug 22, 2017
John P. Pelletier, 69, of Franklin, died at his home surrounded by his family on Aug. 22, 2017. He was born in Franklin on Nov. 15, 1947 the son of Maurice "Peanut" and Leona (Rioux) Pelletier. John resided in Franklin most of his life and was a 1965 graduate of Franklin High School. He served in the US Army during...
Kathleen M. Reid
Aug 18, 2017
Kathleen M. Reid, 85, of Bristol, NH, died after a long illness at her home on Aug. 18, 2017 surrounded by her loving husband and children. Kathleen M. Reid was born on August 29, 1931 to the late Ann Marie and Thomas E. Sheehan of Boston, MA. Kathleen was one of ten children. She graduated from Roslindale High School, Roslindale,...
Gloria M. Croteau
Aug 13, 2017
It is with great sadness that we say good-bye to our loving mother, nana, sister, aunt and friend. Gloria M. Croteau, 87, a longtime Franklin resident, became our angel in heaven on Aug. 13, 2017 after declining health while receiving care at Pleasant View Center in Concord. She was born in Franklin on July 8, 1930 the daughter of Maltheno...
Madaline Shanelaris Moulton
Aug 10, 2017
Franklin, NH...  Mrs. Madaline Shanelaris-Moulton, 92, of lifelong resident of Franklin, died at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia on Aug. 10, 2017. She was born in Franklin on Aug. 15, 1924 the daughter of Efthimios and Varvar (Josef) Shanelaris. Madaline was employed at the Dept. of Employment Security in Concord prior to retiring. She was a member of the...
Jonathan S. Stankatis
Aug 8, 2017
Jonathan S. Stankatis (1977-2017) Jonathan S. Stankatis, 40, of Northfield, NH died at his home August 8, 2017. He was born in Boston, Mass, on March 18, 1977, and spent most of his childhood in Danville and Canterbury, NH. Jonathan was a self-employed successful logger who worked very hard. He enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing, and trapping. His true passion...
Merton Frank Swett
Jul 31, 2017
Franklin, NH Merton Frank Swett passed away early Monday morning, July 31, 2017 at the NH Veterans Home in Tilton. Mert was born in Franklin, NH the son of Nelson and Dorothy (Gray) Swett and spent most of his childhood in Hill. With his family, he moved to Franklin when the US Army Corps of Engineers relocated most of the...
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