Paul E. Clinch

Mr. Paul E. Clinch, 84, formerly of 124 Wight St., Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday February 19, 2012 at the Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on July 19, 1927 the son of the late Lee and Leticia (Valliere) Clinch and was a lifelong resident. Paul graduated from Berlin High School in 1947 and spent 12 years in the National Guard. He had been employed by Brown Company, until his retirement in 1979, and spent 20 years with the Boy Scouts in the Daniel Webster Council. Paul was a member of Good Shepherd Parish, the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th Degree, the Ryan-Scammon Post # 82 American Legion in Gorham, was on the Berlin Planning Board and was Boy Scout leader for Troop 207, where he was awarded Scout Master of the Year twice. Members of the family include his wife Doris T. (Dube) Clinch a resident of Country Village in Lancaster, NH; children Anne Marie Desmarais of Bear, DE, Esther Krukar of Manassas, VA and Marc Clinch of Orlando, FL; grandchildren John Krukar, Lauren Krukar, Jena Clinch and Kensey Clinch and a sister Rita Boucher of Somersworth, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday February 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin on Wednesday from 12 to 1:30 PM. Donations in his memory may be made to Troop 207, c/o Sue Temme, 31 Wood Spring Road, Randolph, NH, 03593.