Local Obituaries
Alan W. Smith
Sep 8, 2015
Alan W. Smith, 71, of Gorham, NH, passed away on Tuesday September 8, 2015 at the Littleton Regional Hospital. He was born in Berlin, NH on February 13, 1944 the son of the late William Biron and Marjorie Pascal and moved to Franklin and Northfield area in 1970 and returned to Gorham in 1998. Alan had been employed as a...
Nathalie G. Savchick
Sep 8, 2015
Nathalie G. Savchick, 94, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday September 8, 2015 at St. Vincent de Paul Center in Berlin. She was born in Kazvin, Iran on August 29, 1921 the daughter of Paul and Elena (Albova) Grivsky who had immigrated to Iran in the wake of the Russian Revolution. During WWII, while working as a Russian/English translator in...
Yvonne Marie Morrissette
Sep 8, 2015
Berlin, NH Yvonne Marie (Routhier) Morrissette, 96, of Cedar Street, passed away on Tuesday, September 08, 2015 at Coos Country Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past three weeks. She was born in Berlin, NH on January 19, 1919 and was the daughter of Adelard and Laetitia (Bisson) Routhier. On June 10, 1940 she married Clement...
Bonnie L. (Kilton) Osborne
Sep 8, 2015
Bonnie L. (Kilton) Osborne,70, of Gorham, passed away at her home on Tuesday September 8, 2015, with her family by her side. She was born in Manchester, NH on March 19, 1945 the daughter of Robert L. and Janice E. (Moulton) Kilton and was raised in Bedford and Amherst, NH and lived in Milford for many years. Bonnie lived in...
Myrtle B. Howes
Sep 5, 2015
Myrtle B. Howes, 92, passed away on Saturday September 5, 2015, at the Concord Hospice House in Concord, NH. Mrs. Howes was born in Stratton, ME on November 6, 1922 a daughter of Oramendal and Bertha Blanchard and lived there until 1946. She then moved to Portland, ME and to Hampton Bays, Long Island before moving to Berlin, NH in...
Leona Deschenes
Sep 3, 2015
LEONA DESCHENES, 76 Leona Valeda Deschenes, 76, of Shelburne, NH, passed away on September 3, 2015 at her home. Leona was born May 20, 1939, in Berlin, the daughter of Leon and Alma (Fortier) Deschenes. Leona attended Notre Dame High School. While raising five children, she took classes through Community College of Vermont and Plymouth State College earning a degree...
Germaine L. (Vaillancourt) Cloutier
Aug 28, 2015
Germaine L. (Vaillancourt) Cloutier, 81, formerly of 273 Coos Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Friday August 28, 2015 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Stanhope, P.Q., Canada on March 13, 1934 the daughter of the late Emile and Marie (Morin) Vaillancourt and has resided in Berlin, NH most of her life. She had...
Olivette M. Riendeau
Aug 28, 2015
Berlin, NH Olivette M. Riendeau of Hillsboro Street passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin following a period of declining health. She was 79 years young. Born on June 15, 1936 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Hormidas and Eleanore (Bourassa) Riendeau. A lifelong resident of Berlin, she attended Guardian Angel School and...
Pierrette A. Murphy
Aug 27, 2015
Mrs. Pierrette Agnes (Morency) Murphy formerly of Gorham, NH, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2015, while in the loving care of staff of the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home, where she has been a resident since 2012. She was 94. She was born in Trois Pistoles, Canada, on March 5, 1921, the daughter of Alfred and Marie...
Helen M. Lamontagne
Aug 24, 2015
Helen M. Lamontagne, 101, passed away Monday August 24, 2015 at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. She was born in Gorham on August 15, 1914 the fourth child of Robert and Ada (Meagher) Eisnor and lived in Gorham most of her life. She attended Gorham public schools and worked at various housekeeping and...
Emily Witham
Aug 22, 2015
Emily Witham of Charlestown NH, beloved wife of Charlie Witham, died at home on August 22, 2015, surrounded by their family. Born on November 20, 1931 in New York, NY to Rogelio Padilla Ramrez and Emilia Morales Alves, she was the mother of Francisco "Frankie" Pagn of Aasco, Puerto Rico; Nancy Ferrer-Tatkowska (Witold Tatkowski) of Merrimack, NH; and Steven Ferrer...
Janice R. Donaldson
Aug 20, 2015
Janice Rose Donaldson, 64, of Berlin passed away on Thursday August 20, 2015 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Mrs. Donaldson was born in Bellows Falls, VT on July 1, 1951, a daughter of the late Ernest and Eva (Overko) Simoneau and was raised in Boston, MA. She resided in Manchester for a time and then moved to Milan....
Theresa "Tiny" Thomas
Aug 20, 2015
Theresa Tiny (Chomack) Thomas, 80, of 765 Western Avenue, Berlin, NH passed away on Thursday morning August 20, 2015 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on April 21, 1935 the daughter of the late Kolinck and Haphia (Sychick) Chomack and was a lifelong resident. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a...
Rita Adams
Aug 20, 2015
Berlin, NH Rita L. (Morey) Adams, a resident of St. Vincent de Paul's Rehab and Nursing Home, formally of 214 Bridge St., Berlin, NH, passed away August 20, 2015. She was born September 21, 1929, eighth child and daughter of Clarence and Flora Morey of Gorham, NH. Rita graduated from Gorham High School in 1947. She was a telephone operator...
Diane C. Stiles
Aug 19, 2015
Diane C. Stiles, 55, of Randolph, NH, passed away on Wednesday August 19, 2015 as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident in Maine. She was born in Berlin on January 8, 1960 the daughter of Gerard and Olive (Dupuis) Albert and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed by Moes Variety Store for...
Nina (Chomack) Johnson
Aug 19, 2015
Nina (Chomack) Johnson, 83, of Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday August 19, 2015 at the Concord Hospital. She was born in Berlin, NH on July 3, 1932 the daughter of Kolinck and Haphia (Sychick) Chomack and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church and was active in St. Paul Lutheran Church most...
Antoinette Mcgee
Aug 17, 2015
Berlin, NH Antoinette "Tony" (Jean) McGee, 100, a longtime resident of Burgess Street, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin where she spent the past year. Born on May 19, 1915 in Lewiston ME, she was the daughter of Francois and Adelaide (Veilleux) Jean. Antoinette was employed as a lacer at Granite State Rubber...
Robert H. Holland
Aug 16, 2015
Robert H. Holland, 85, of Center Ossipee, NH, passed away on Sunday August 16, 2015 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 3, 1929 the son of Henry J. and Beatrice E. (Hazzard) Holland and was very proud to have been born and raised in Berlin. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1947...
Arthur Fortier
Aug 10, 2015
Lakeland, FL Arthur Fortier, 86, formally of Berlin passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 in Lakeland FL. Born on August 30, 1928, in Cascade, he was the son of Thomas and Florence (Guerin) Fortier. Arthur served in WW II, with the U.S. Army. He also served many years in the National Guard. On January 10, 1949 he married Rolande...
Annette M Beaudoin
Aug 10, 2015
Berlin, NH Annette Marie (Landry) Beaudoin, a longtime resident of Coos Street, passed away Monday evening, August 10, 2015 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home in Berlin where she had resided for the past 6 years. She was 101. Born on July 6, 1914 in Grande Anse, New Brunswick, Canada, she was the daughter of Adelard and Elizabeth (Frenette)...