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William Porter

William Porter

Sep 15, 2016

Biography Mr. William W. Porter, 74, of Franklin, died at Hospice House in Concord on Sept. 15, 2016. He was born in Peabody, MA on Sept. 13, 1942 the son of William and Ruth (Hines) Porter. Bill was raised in Saugus and resided in Middleton, MA for 35 years before moving to Franklin 10 years ago. He was a US...

Robert Downes

Robert Downes

Sep 12, 2016

Robert J. Downes, Sr., 70, of Franklin, died at his home on Sept. 12, 2016. He was born in Hanover, NH on April 20, 1946 the son of Phillip and Daisy Belle (Sawyer) Downes. Mr. Downes was raised in Andover and resided in Franklin for several years. He was employed by the former Stanley Tools in Franklin for 22 years...

Beatrice Hackett

Beatrice Hackett

Sep 11, 2016

Mrs. Beatrice K. Hackett, 95, of Franklin, died on Sept. 11, 2016 at Hospice House in Concord. She was born in Kittery, ME on Sept. 1, 1921 the daughter of John E. and Elsie (Sheldon) Riley. Mrs. Hackett was raised in Maine and resided in Northfield for 55 years where she farmed and helped her husband logging before moving to...

Ernest Belliveau

Ernest Belliveau

Sep 3, 2016

Biography Ernest F. Belliveau, 93, of Tilton, formerly of Franklin, died at Carlyle Place in Bedford on Sept. 3, 2016. He was born in Plessisville, PQ, Canada on July 13, 1923 the son of Herve and Eva (Bergeron) Beliveau. Ernest was raised in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1941. He served in the US Marine Corps from...

Kathleen Brown

Kathleen Brown

Aug 29, 2016

Northfield, NH Kathleen T. Brown, of Northfield, died at Mtn. Ridge Health Care Center in Franklin on Aug. 29, 2016. She was born in Northbridge, MA on Feb. 21, 1943 the daughter of Hugh and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Brown. Kathy was raised in Northfield at was a graduate of Tilton-Northfield High School, Class of 1961. She was formerly employed at...

Thomas Croteau

Thomas Croteau

Aug 26, 2016

Call to Order Flowers by Phone1-877-212-3610 Code: 2001526P Thomas J. Croteau, 63, of Franklin, loving husband, father and papa was called home to the lord on Friday, August 26, 2016 following a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born in Manchester, NH on January 3, 1953 a son of the late Andre and Lucie Croteau. Tom was a long time...

Mary King

Mary King

Aug 23, 2016

Call to Order Flowers by Phone1-877-212-3610 Code: 2001526P Mrs. Mary S. King, 90, formerly of Portland, CT and Laconia and Franklin, NH died at Merrimack County Nursing Home on Aug. 23, 2016. She resided in Portland for 37 years and later in Middletown , CT before moving to Laconia in 2005 to be near her daughter. She was born in...

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...

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