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Angela Rose
Apr 26, 2016
Angela M (Luongo) Rose, 89 died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Bedford Hills Nursing Home in Bedford, NH. She was born in Boston's West End, where she lived until its urban renewal in the 1960's. Her family then moved to Medford, MA where they lived for 40 years. She spent her remaining years living in NH. She worked with...
Shirley Helmholtz
Apr 23, 2016
Mrs. Shirley R. Helmholtz, 62, of Hill, died at Concord Hospital on April 23, 2016. She was born in Newport, VT on March 14, 1954 the daughter of Effie Mae Hall. Shirley resided in Concord and Franklin before moving to Hill twelve years ago. Shirley was formerly employed by Meals on Wheels in Franklin, Family Dollar, and was last employed...
Joseph Ashton
Apr 21, 2016
Mr. Joseph F. "Uncle Joe" Ashton, 80, of Northfield, died at Lakes Region General Hospital on April 21, 2016. He was born in Sutton, MA on Jan. 7, 1936 the son of John and Laura (Racicot) Ashton. He was raised in Uxbridge, MA and moved to NH in 1972. Mr. Ashton resided in Franklin before moving to Northfield. He was...
David Shaw
Mar 31, 2016
David W. Shaw, Sr., 72, of Northfield, died at Lakes Region General Hospital on March 31, 2016. He was born in Franklin on Oct. 7, 1943 the son of Francis and Margaret (Denish) Shaw. Mr. Shaw was raised in Grafton and resided in Northfield for 27 years. He formerly worked at JP Stevens in Tilton, LW Packard in Ashland, and...
Annabelle Bentley
Mar 30, 2016
Annabelle Bentley, 87, of Franklin, died at Mtn. Ridge Health Care Center on March 30, 2016. Annabelle was born in Nov. 9, 1928 in Indianapolis, daughter of Theodore and Parthenia Williams. In her younger days, she was employed at a Steak 'n Shake Restaurant in Illinois. She would meet and make friends that would last for her lifetime. She moved...
Wilson Jones
Mar 30, 2016
Aldred Wilson Jones (known to those who value their life as "Wilson"), died peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Peabody Home, Franklin, NH, 16 days shy of his 87th birthday. The only son of Maud Ella (Wilson) Jones and Aldred Harrington Jones of Baltimore, MD, Wilson was a graduate of Baltimore's Park School (1946) and Haverford College (1950)....
Robert Parenteau
Mar 30, 2016
Mr. Robert G. Parenteau, 52, of Northfield, died at Lakes Region General Hospital on March 30, 2016. He was born in Franklin on June 15, 1963 the son of Robert L. Parenteau and Cecile (Robichaud). Robert was raised in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School. He later went on to receive a degree from a two year college in...
Simonne Boucher
Mar 26, 2016
Biography Simonne M. (Dube) Boucher was born on August 29th, 1915; the 9th of 11 children born to Ludger and Marie (Lavesque) Dube. She went to Infant Jesus School and graduated from Saint Aloysius High School in 1931. During the Great Nashua Flood, Simonne met Edward Boucher; they were married for 66 years and had three children - James, Peter,...
Mary Murray
Mar 16, 2016
Mary Theresa Murray, 89, formerly of Franklin, died at Merrimack County Nursing Home on March 16, 2016. She was born in St. John, New Brunswick, on March 15, 1927 the daughter of William A. Sutherland and Margaret A. Haight. Mary moved to Warner, NH in the mid 1960's and to Franklin in 2009. She formerly worked at the NH State...
Ernest Rocha
Mar 15, 2016
Franklin, NH Ernest "Ernie" D. Rocha, 79, of Franklin, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on March 15, 2016. He was born on Nov. 12, 1936 in Lowell, MA the son of Mariano and Rose (Martin) Rocha. Ernie was raised in Lowell and later resided in Manchester before moving to Franklin in 1990. He served in the US Air Force from...
Dawn Bachler
Mar 14, 2016
Mrs. Dawn Lori Bachler, 60, of Franklin, died at Mtn. Ridge Health Care Center in Franklin on March 14, 2016 from complications of radiation necrosis. Dawn had been diagnosed with cancer in 1994. She was born in Winchester, MA on Sept. 27, 1955 the daughter of Donald and Lillian (Clay) Thompson. She was raised in Andover, MA and Derry, NH...
Lisa Mallory
Mar 13, 2016
Lisa Joy Mallory, 49, of Northfield, died at Concord Hospital on March 13, 2016. She was born in Franklin on Dec. 22, 1966 the daughter of David E Dion and Pamela (Coffin) Livingston. Lisa was raised in Sanbornton and attended Winnisquam Regional High School. She graduated from Laconia Academy. Lisa was formerly employed at J. Jill in Tilton. She enjoyed...
Lucienne Hunt
Feb 25, 2016
Biography Northfield, NH Mrs. Lucienne L. Hunt, 96, of Northfield, died at Lakes Region General Hospital on Feb. 25, 2016. She was born in Laconia on Dec. 1, 1919 the daughter of Alphonse and Alma (Roux) Levasseur. Lucienne was raised in Laconia and resided in Northfield for several years. Several years ago, she worked at her family's business Levasseur Men's...
Helen Nelson
Feb 23, 2016
Mrs. Helen Mae Nelson 89, of Boscawen, died at Merrimack County Nursing Home on Feb. 23, 2016. She was born in Bar Harbor, ME on Nov. 5, 1926 the daughter of Sterling and Phyllis Mae (Hastey) Hanscom. Helen resided in Boscawen for many years. She formerly worked at Beede Electric prior to retiring and also at The Tupperware Warehouse in...
Richard Davis, Sr
Feb 16, 2016
Telephone 934-2408 Franklin... Mr. Richard Davis Sr., 77, of Prospect St., Franklin, died peacefully at home with his family by his side on Feb. 16, 2016. He was born in Franklin, NH on August 12, 1938 the son of late Alvin and Caroline (Leighton) Davis. Mr. Davis attended schools in Franklin and resided in Franklin his entire life. Several years...
Margaret Labraney
Feb 15, 2016
Franklin, NH Margaret LaBraney Margaret V. LaBraney, 84, of Franklin, died at Merrimack County Nursing Home on Feb. 15, 2016. She worked for several businesses in the Franklin area including Bunny's Diner, Oak Laminates, and lastly Polyclad where she retired from in 1995. She formerly resided in Phoenix and Howard, Ohio, returning to Franklin four years ago. Margaret loved her...
Ruth Gyure
Feb 1, 2016
Mrs. Ruth E. Gyure, 81, of Franklin, died at Merrimack County Nursing Home on Feb. 1, 2016. She was born in Franklin on Oct. 30, 1934 the daughter of Robert and Ruth (Stafford) Kelley. Ruth resided in Franklin all of her life and was a 1952 graduate of Franklin High School. Several years ago, she was employed by the former...
Gary Nilges
Feb 1, 2016
Gary L. Nilges, 60, of Northfield, died on Feb. 1, 2016 at Concord Hospital after a brief illness. Gary was born on Dec. 16, 1955 in Manchester the son of Elizabeth (DeBoer) and Karl L. Nilges, Sr. He resided in Northfield for the past 28 years and worked at Hebert Foundry and Machine in Laconia as a machine operator for...
Jean Hayes
Jan 25, 2016
Jean E. Hayes, a resident of The Golden Crest, formerly of Contoocook, died on Jan. 25, 2016.She was born in New York City the daughter of Otto and Edna (Thorn) Rettig.Funeral services will be held privately
Grace Cunningham
Jan 23, 2016
Mrs. Grave Y. Cunningham, 86, of Concord, died at Whitaker Place in Penacook on Jan. 23, 2016. Grace was born in Harrisburg, PA on Dec. 14, 1929 the daughter of Harry and Leona (Embich) Fornwalt. She resided in Lebanon, PA for several years and graduated from Lebanon High School. She later resided in Concord and Northfield. She served as a...
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