Local Obituaries
Linda M. Tanguay
Apr 14, 2015
Linda M. Tanguay, 54, of Gorham, passed away on Tuesday April 14, 2015 at her home. She was born in Berlin on February 7, 1961 the daughter of Maurice Smokey and Doris (Arguin) Tanguay and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. She had been employed by Converse Rubber Co., Gamm, Inc. and lastly by the Town & Country Inn and...
Everett B Poitras
Apr 14, 2015
Berlin, NH Everett B. Poitras, 83, of Enfield Center and Berlin, NH passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 after a brief illness. He was born on August 6, 1931 in Rumney, NH and was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Everett was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1952 to 1956. After 25 years of service, he...
Jean T. Plummer
Apr 12, 2015
Jean T. (Tankard) Plummer, 84, of Berlin, died on Sunday April 12, 2015 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on September 15, 1930 the daughter of Harold and Olga (Halvorson) Tankard and graduated from Berlin High. She had lived throughout the US for 35 years, returning to Berlin in the mid 1990s. Jean was an...
Fernande M Roy
Apr 9, 2015
Berlin, NH Fernande M. (L'Heureux) Roy passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH with her family by her side. She was 87. Born on September 27, 1927 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Cusson) L'Heureux. She was a lifelong resident of Berlin. Family includes her loving and devoted husband...
Richard R. Chasse
Apr 6, 2015
Richard R. Chasse, 70, of Berlin, passed away on Monday April 6, 2015 at the Coos County Nursing Home. He was born in Hartford, CT on May 3, 1944 the son of the late Arthur and Cecile (Maltez) Chasse and was raised and educated in Berlin. He was self-employed for many years as the owner of Dick Chasse Vinyl Siding....
Amanda (Bourque) Russell
Apr 6, 2015
Amanda Russell (Bourque), also known as Manders, Mandy, Fridgie and Buttercup (she wasnt a fan) decided to check out what secrets were hidden behind the sky around brunch time on April 6, 2015. Over the past five and a half years, she ruled the school in an arm wrestling match with cancer, and showed the world who was boss. It...
Mary Morneau
Apr 6, 2015
Mary (Shopiak) Morneau, 91, of Berlin, passed away on Monday April 6, 2015 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Plains, PA on December 22, 1923 the daughter of Samuel and Kcenia (Kushner) Shopiak and moved to Berlin in 1945. She had been employed by Pratt & Whitnesy in E. Hartford, CT, United...
Rene R. Bisson
Apr 5, 2015
Rene R. Bisson, 86, of Berlin, beloved husband, father, and grandfather was called to his Lords side, Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015. He was born in Berlin on February 5, 1929 the son of Louis Bisson and Laura (Turgeon) Bisson and graduated from Berlin High School. Rene proudly served our country in the United States Army, serving in the Korean...
Gloria (Tanguay) Robitaille
Apr 5, 2015
Gloria M. (Tanguay) Robitaille, 88, passed away on Sunday afternoon April 5, 2015, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mrs. Robitaille was born in Gorham on October 15, 1926 a daughter of the late Ludger and Alexandrine (Duquette) Tanguay and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin Gorham area. She was a 1945 graduate of Gorham High School and...
Raymond R. Gifford, Sr.
Apr 4, 2015
Raymond R. Gifford, Sr., 85, of Gorham, passed away Saturday April 4, 2015 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born on July 2, 1929 in Old Town, Maine the son of Fredrick and Clara (Pelkey) Gifford. He was raised in Old Town, Maine and he served in the United States Navy for 4 years and 8 years in...
Patrick O. Losier
Apr 4, 2015
Patrick O. Losier, 60, passed away on Saturday evening April 4, 2015 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Mr. Losier was born in Berlin, NH on February 10, 1955 the son of the late Lazare and Barbara (Charles) Losier. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was employed by Custom Services Center and in his earlier years had been...
David P. Lowe
Apr 1, 2015
David P. Lowe, 81, of Goffstown and formerly of Berlin, passed away Wednesday morning April 1, 2015 at the Hillsboro County Nursing Home in Goffstown. Mr. Lowe was born in Randolph, NH on February 15, 1934 a son of Glenn and Gladys (Shaw) Lowe. He lived most of his life in the Berlin area until moving to Goffstown 12 years...
Alice F Poirier
Mar 30, 2015
Berlin, NH Alice F. Poirier of Hillside Avenue passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH following a period of declining health. She was 73. Born on November 5, 1941 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of William and Alice Dube. Alice attended St. Joseph Grammar School and Notre Dame High School in Berlin....
Barbara Monfette-Harris
Mar 28, 2015
Barbara E. Harris (Monfette),75, entered into eternal rest on March 28, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Morgan, Vermont on February 7, 1940, a daughter to Bernice (Newbold) and Lawrence Monfette. Barbara was a kind and gentle soul much loved by her family and friends. Barbara had a soft spot for animals and was an...
Roland J. Lacasse
Mar 27, 2015
Roland J. Lacasse, 70, of Milan, NH, passed away on Friday March 27, 2015 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on August 11, 1944 the son of Ludger and Antoinette (Huot) Lacasse and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Milan area. He had been employed by Milan Container until illness forced his retirement and...
Paule-Angele Theriault
Mar 25, 2015
Berlin, NH Paule-Angele (Fillion) Theriault, age 94, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2015 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Berlin, NH where she had been a resident for the past two years. Paule-Angele was born on November 20, 1920 in Senneterre, Abitibi, P.Q. Canada, the eldest child of Leopold and Eleonor (Rheaume) Fillion. The family...
Dr. John Kovalik
Mar 24, 2015
Dr. John Kovalik, 85, passed away tragically on March 24, 2015. A loving father and grandfather, his passion for people and the outdoors was well known by all his friends and family and everyone he met. He took great pleasure in living a simple, spiritual life yet it was filled with many accomplishments. John was born in Berlin, NH on...
Eric W. Oleson
Mar 22, 2015
Eric W. Oleson, 56, of Gorham, passed away on Sunday March 22, 2015 at his home. He was born in Berlin on May 26, 1958 the son of Clarence and Mamie (Demars) Oleson and lived most of his life in the Berlin-Gorham area. He had been employed by Daniel Hebert Construction for many years and enjoyed golf, biking, hiking, the...
Suzanne J. Houle
Mar 20, 2015
Suzanne J. Houle, 52, of Berlin, passed away on Friday March 20, 2015 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born in Berlin on July 30, 1962 the daughter of the late Armand R. and Cecile E. (Arnold) Nadeau and lived most of her life in Berlin. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1980 and...
Kenneth Perkins
Mar 19, 2015
Berlin, NH Kenneth N. "Kenny" Perkins of Second Avenue passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. He was 52. Born on March 29, 1962 in Fort Campbell, KY, he was the son of Norman K. and Luigina (Faini) Perkins. Kenny grew up in Gorham and was a 1980 graduate of Gorham...