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Philip Mcnamara

Philip Mcnamara

Aug 20, 2016

Franklin, NH Mr. Philip E. McNamara, 67, of Franklin, died at Lakes Region General Hospital on Aug. 20, 2016. He was born in Lowell, MA on Dec. 20, 1948 the son of James and Constance (Viau) McNamara. He was raised in Lowell where he attended local schools. He later served in the US Navy. For several years, he worked at...

Marjorie Lambert

Marjorie Lambert

Aug 19, 2016

Marge E. Lambert, 74, of Franklin, died at her home with her daughter in attendance on Aug.19, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Laconia on Nov. 29, 1941 the daughter of Alfred Webber and Irene (Krause) Webber. Marge was raised in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1959. In the...

Florence Croteau

Florence Croteau

Aug 17, 2016

Franklin, NH Mrs. Florence B. Croteau, 92, of Franklin, died at Merrimack County Nursing Home on Aug. 17, 2016. She was born in Franklin on April 25, 1924 the daughter of Henri and Eva (St. Louis) Prince. Florence resided in Franklin all of her life. She was formerly employed at Sulloway Hosiery and lastly at Tilton Dress Shop. Florence is...

Robert Cross, Sr

Robert Cross, Sr

Aug 12, 2016

Mr. Robert C. Cross, Sr., 77, o Franklin, died at his home on Aug. 12, 2016. He was born in Franklin on May 11, 1939 the son of Everett and Alice (Antil) Cross. Bob served in the US Air Force for 20 years attained the rank of Staff Sgt. While in the service, he and his family resided in Germany,...

Ronald Durgin

Ronald Durgin

Aug 12, 2016

Mr. Ronald R. Durgin, 71, of Northfield, died at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester on Aug. 12, 2016. He was born in Springfield, MA on Dec. 10, 1944 the son of Raymond and Juliette (Racine) Durgin. Ron was raised in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1962 and later attended NH Tech in Manchester. He served in the...

Howard Cilley, Sr

Howard Cilley, Sr

Aug 6, 2016

Mr. Howard A. Cilley, Sr., 84, of Tilton, died at Lakes Region General Hospital on Aug. 6, 2016. He was born in Hill, NH on April 9, 1932 the son of Charles Raymond Cilley and Ethelyn (Miner) Cilley. Howard was raised in Franklin and resided in Tilton for 43 years. During the Korean War, he served as a Corporal in...

Irene Santos

Irene Santos

Aug 4, 2016

Irene R. (Giroux) Santos, 67, of Franklin, died at Concord Hospital on Aug. 4, 2016. She was born in Manchester on Jan. 30, 1949 the daughter of the late Wilfred and Albina (Hebert) Giroux. Irene was raised in Manchester and attended Central High School. She studied nursing at Concord Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse, lastly...

Leon Fernald

Leon Fernald

Jul 22, 2016

ROCHESTER - Leon Woodbury Fernald died at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, N.H., on Friday, July 22, 2016. He was born to William and Helen (Baxter) Fernald on May 6, 1929. Leon was a gifted mechanic and worked at Drake Motor Sales for several decades. He retired from Fibredyne. Leon served in the U. S. Army during the...

Armand Dubreuil

Armand Dubreuil

Jul 20, 2016

Mr. Armand Gilbert DuBreuil, 85, formerly of Alexandria, died at Mtn. Ridge Healthcare in Franklin on July 20, 2016. He was born in Middletown, CT on Oct. 26, 1930 the son of Armand and Beatrice (Ponton) DuBreuil. Mr. DuBreuil was raised in Pawtucket and Cumberland, RI and later resided in Blackstone, MA, Franklin, NH, and Alexandria, NH for 18 years....

Michael Marcoux

Michael Marcoux

Jul 16, 2016

Biography Mr. Michael J. Marcoux, 56, of Franklin, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on July 16, 2016 after a short illness. He was born in Franklin on Feb. 1, 1960 the son of Arthur and Esther (Noyes) Marcoux. He was raised in Tilton and graduated from Winnisquam High School in 1980. Following graduation, he served in the U S Army....

Jon Sleeper

Jon Sleeper

Jul 8, 2016

Jon Butterfield Sleeper, age 77, a lifelong resident of Tilton, NH died peacefully at home with his wife and family at his side. Jon was born in Tilton, NH Oct. 3, 1938 son of the late Joseph N. Sleeper and the late Isabelle L. Sleeper. Jon was a graduate of Tilton-Northfield High School, Class of 1958. Following graduation Jon worked...

George Gourgiotis

George Gourgiotis

Jul 5, 2016

George V. Gourgiotis, 55, of Northfield, died at his home on July 5, 2016. George was born in Vouzion Domokou, Greece on Sept. 9, 1960 to Vassilios and Evangelia (Karveli) Gourgiotis. He came to the U.S. in 1988 after meeting his wife. After many years of living in the U.S., George proudly became an American citizen in July 2003. George...

Shawn Cornell

Shawn Cornell

Jun 28, 2016

Biography Shawn P. Cornell, 35, of Franklin, died at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia on June 28, 2016. He was born in Clarion, PA on Sept. 18, 1980 the son of Donald Cornell and Lorrie Dubia. Shawn attended schools in Franklin and was a 1999 graduate of Franklin High School. He formerly worked at Beau Trusses in Boscawen, Hannaford's...

Leroy Sharon

Leroy Sharon

Jun 18, 2016

Biography LeRoy P. Sharon, 77, of Franklin, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on June 18, 2016. He was born in Plymouth on June 22, 1938 the son of Edward and Doris (Madore) Sharon. He lived in Ashland graduating from Ashland High School. Mr. Sharon later lived in Bristol and in Belmont for 20 years. He was a self-employed...

Dorothy Walker

Dorothy Walker

Jun 17, 2016

Dorothy Emily (Davis) Walker passed away on June 17, 2016, at the Concord Hospice Home. Dorothy was born in Laconia, NH on December 29, 1919 to Alfred G. Davis and Emily Stevens Davis. She resided at 6 Cottage Street in Northfield, NH since 1968. She was recently recognized as the oldest resident in Northfield. Dorothy started her singing and dancing...

Megan Burley

Megan Burley

Jun 15, 2016

Ms. Megan LaValley Burley, 38, of Franklin, died at her home on June 15, 2016. She was born in Laconia on Aug. 23, 1977. Megan attended Winnisquam High School and Franklin High School where she graduated in 1994. Megan had a special talent of cooking and could prepare anything you wanted. She loved to clean and had a great love...

Mary Poisson

Mary Poisson

Jun 11, 2016

Mary F. Poisson, 63, of Franklin, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on June 11, 2016. She was born in Westborough, MA on Sept. 7, 1952 the daughter of Gerald J. Cross and Gladys Powell Cross. Mary resided later resided in Middletown, OH, Belmont, and Laconia before residing in Franklin for the last 28 years. She was employed at Freudenberg NOK...

Eleanor Hollis

Eleanor Hollis

May 31, 2016

Mrs. Eleanor (Dunbar) Hollis, 73, of Franklin, NH, died unexpectedly at her home on May 31, 2016. She was born in Bradford, VT on July 5, 1942 the daughter of Edward and Katherine (Hardy) Dunbar. Eleanor was raised in Bradford and Coventry, CT where she attended local schools. Following her marriage to Mr. LeRoy F. Hollis, Jr. in 1962, she...

""Bud"" Colcord

""Bud"" Colcord

May 28, 2016

Mr. Erford "Bud" Colcord, 86, of Franklin, died at his home on May 28, 2016. Bud was born in Franklin on July 6, 1929 the son of Raymond and Helen (Scott) Colcord. He was a lifelong resident of Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1948. He and his wife, Phyllis, have wintered in Hudson, FL for several years....

Margaret Desrosiers

Margaret Desrosiers

May 27, 2016

Call to Order Flowers by Phone1-877-212-3610 Code: 2001526P FRANKLIN - Mrs. Margaret Desrosiers died at Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen on May 27, 2016 following a long illness. She was born in Brookfield, Newfoundland , Canada the daughter of William and Jane (Norris) Sturge. Margaret moved to the United States in 1955 and soon became a proud Naturalized citizen....

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