Local Obituaries
Jean L. Bean
Jan 11, 2016
Jean L. Bean, 90, of Bath, ME passed away on Monday January 11, 2016 at the Hill House Nursing Home. She was born in Natick, MA on January 16, 1925 the daughter of Walter and Lina (Hemenway) Readio and moved to Errol for the ninth grade, where she was a longtime resident. She graduated from Berlin High School, UNH and...
Alta P Campbell
Jan 11, 2016
Alta (Gould) Campbell, 92, went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2016, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born March 8, 1923, in Danforth, Maine, the daughter of the late Archie and Myrtle (Harris) Gould. She graduated from Danforth High School and was a member of the Baptist Church. Alta married Leland Campbell in 1940,...
Marilyn L. St. Pierre
Jan 9, 2016
Marilyn L (Andrews) St. Pierre of Dover, NH passed away on Wednesday January 6, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born in Berlin, NH on September 16, 1940 the only daughter of Lucy (Cushman) Andrews and Robert Andrews. She grew up in Shelburne, NH, but lived most of her life in Gorham, NH till moving to Dover, NH in...
Frank A. Oleson
Jan 8, 2016
Frank A. Oleson, 91, of Berlin, passed away on Friday January 8, 2016 at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing and Rehab Center in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on August 3, 1924 the son of Frank A. Oleson, Sr. and Beatrice E. (Derry) Oleson and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High School with the Class...
Leo "Paul" Poulin
Jan 7, 2016
Leo Paul Poulin, 88, of Gorham, NH, passed away on Thursday January 7, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on November 25, 1927 the son of Edmond and Marianne (Robert) Poulin. He had resided in Berlin until 1978 when he moved to Port Orange, FL where he lived for 27 years. He...

Robert Bob Buteau
Jan 5, 2016
Robert "Bob" Buteau of Lincoln Avenue, Berlin died peacefully Tuesday, January 5 in his home after suffering with a long illness. He was 61. Born on March 4, 1954 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Gerard and Lillian (Lafeuille) Buteau. Besides his parents, he is pre-deceased by a brother George Buteau and sisters Louise Provencher and Annette Bisson....
Ruth L. Putnam
Jan 4, 2016
Ruth L. Putnam, 72, of Berlin, NH passed away on Monday January 4, 2016 at her home. She was born in Tewksbury, MA on July 3, 1943 the daughter of William and Edna (Freeze) Wright and was raised in Newton, MA. She stayed in the Boston area until 20 years ago when she moved to North Conway where she had...
Lucien G. Coulombe
Jan 3, 2016
Berlin, NH Lucien G. "Lou" Coulombe, a longtime resident of Spruce Street, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at home. He was 94. Born on September 15, 1921 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Jean-Baptiste Coulombe and Valentine A. (Gagnon) Coulombe. A lifelong resident of Berlin, he attended Berlin Schools. During World War II, he served in the...

Leola E. Dubois
Jan 3, 2016
Berlin, NH Leola E. (Albert) Dubois, a longtime resident of York Street and a resident of Coos County Nursing Home passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016. She was 91 years old. Born on December 26, 1924 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Adelard and Zelie (Duguay) Albert. A lifelong resident of Berlin, she attended Berlin Schools and worked...
Cecile L. Labbe
Jan 1, 2016
Cecile L. Labbe, 72, of Berlin, went home to the Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born in Berlin, on January 11, 1943, the loving daughter of the late Julien O. and Florence R. (Tremblay) Labbe. She devoted her life to teaching the Lords ways by beginning her career as a novice with the Sisters of the Presentation...
Donald E. Cote
Dec 30, 2015
Donald E. Cote, 51, of Berlin, passed away suddenly on Wednesday December 30, 2015. He was born in Berlin on November 9, 1964 the son of Rosaire and Helen (Murray) Cote and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High School with the Class of 1982 and graduated from the NH Vocational Technical College. Don had been employed by...
Joseph G. "Joey" Martin
Dec 27, 2015
Joseph G. Joey Martin, 56, of Berlin, passed away on Sunday December 27, 2015 at his home. He was born in Berlin on February 11, 1959 the son of Joseph and Denise (Tardiff) Martin and lived in Berlin most of his life. He had been employed as an iron worker for Hephaestus Corp. and Cianbro Corp., as a foreman for...

Evelyn M King
Dec 26, 2015
Evelyn M. King, a longtime resident of Gorham and a current resident of Holton Point, Lancaster passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Community Care Hospice in Merrimack, NH. She was 93. Born on July 23, 1922 in Doucetteville, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of Willard and Bertha Doucette. Evelyn enjoyed cooking, playing solitaire, doing puzzles, watching sports on...
Lucy A. Nicoletti
Dec 24, 2015
Berlin, NH Miss Lucy A. Nicoletti, a longtime resident of Champlain Street, passed away Thursday evening December 24, 2015 at her home. She was 79. Born on October 27, 1936 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of James and Lisa M. (Baldassare) Nicoletti. She was a graduate of St. Pat's High School. In 2000, she retired from Gosselin Plumbing...

Simonne Mary Goudreau
Dec 24, 2015
Berlin, NH Simonne Mary Goudreau, 79, formerly of Grafton Street, passed away Thursday December 24, 2015 at Mountain Ridge Nursing Home in Franklin, NH. Born on October 7, 1936 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Bella (LaRochelle) Goudreau. Simonne attended Guardian Angel Primary School and was a graduate of Notre Dame High School....
Claude R. Breault
Dec 22, 2015
Claude Raymond Breault, 88, of Berlin, NH passed away Tuesday December 22, 2015 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. Mr. Breault was born in Hereford, P.Q. Canada on July 27, 1927 the son of Gilbert and Blanche (Landry) Breault and lived on his family farm for several years before moving to Berlin many years ago. He worked with...
Annette M. Gosselin
Dec 17, 2015
Annette M. Gosselin, 67, of Gorham, passed away on Thursday December 17, 2015 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. She was born in Berlin on July 19, 1948 the daughter of Lionel and Marie (Hamel) Grondin and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed as a sales manager for Richs Department Store, by Coos County...
Lionel A. "Choo Choo" Caron
Dec 17, 2015
Lionel A. Choo Choo Caron, 86, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday December 17, 2015 at the Coos County Nursing Home. He was born in Berlin on May 5, 1929 the son of Thomas and Ida (Marois) Caron and lived most of his life in Berlin. He attended St. Regis Academy, the Marists Brothers Seminary in Tyngsboro, MA and graduated...
Violet M. Lamontagne
Dec 12, 2015
Violet M. (Pigeon) Lamontagne, 97, formerly of 866 Fifth Ave., Berlin, passed away on Saturday December 12, 2015 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on April 25, 1918 the daughter of Eugene and Annie (Crete) Pigeon and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of Good Shepherd Parish....
Margaret Francoeur
Dec 11, 2015
Margret Francoeur, 51, of Berlin passed away suddenly December 11, 2015 at her home. She was born in Chicopee, MA on April 19, 1964 the daughter of USAF Maj. Milton Walsh and wife Donna and traveled extensively with her family for many years, notably the Republic of Panama, before returning to New Hampshire her senior year in high school. She...