Local Obituaries
Matthew S. Simon
Feb 8, 2014
Matthew S. Simon, 82, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday February 8, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Newark, NJ on March 5, 1931 the son of Matthew and Barbara (Wolf) Simon. He was raised in Union, New Jersey and was a graduate of Seton Hall University with a degree in accounting. He proudly served...
Andrew & Dorothy Roy
Feb 7, 2014
ANDREW & DOROTHY ROYARLINGTON, MA A Mass of Christian Burial for Andrew M. Roy who passed away on Feb. 7, 2014 and his wife Dorothy (McCready) Roy, who passed away on Aug. 26, 2012 will be held on Saturday May 17, 2014 at 10 AM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will follow in St. Kieran Cemetery....
Andrew M Roy
Feb 7, 2014
Andrew M. Roy, 95, of Concord, MA passed away on Friday February 7, 2014 at the Walden Rehab and Nursing Center in Concord, MA. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 7, 1918 the son of Marc and Delia (Ouellette) Roy and had lived in the Cambridge-Arlington, MA area since 1966. Andrew was a graduate of Berlin High School....
Emile A. Fortin
Feb 3, 2014
Emile A. Fortin, 74, of Dummer, NH passed away on Monday February 3, 2014 at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown. He was born in Berlin, NH on May 15, 1939 the son of the late Leo and Laura (Boudreau) Fortin and was a lifelong resident of the area. He had been employed by Isaacsons in the scrap...
Louise E. Griffin
Feb 2, 2014
Manchester, NH Louise E. Griffin, 88, of Riverfront Drive passed away Sunday, February 02, 2014 at Bedford Hills Nursing Home in Bedford, NH. Born on Feb 1, 1926 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Sylvain & Nellie (Hinds) Wedge. A longtime resident of Berlin, NH, Louise was a homemaker and lived in Manchester for the past 20 years....
Lucie P. Gagnon
Feb 1, 2014
On the evening of February 1, 2014, Lucie passed away in an accident at Success Pond, NH. Lucie was 58 years old and a loving and beloved wife, mother, sister, memere, aunt, friend and so much more. Lucie Gagnon was born in Berlin, NH on December 14, 1955. She was the daughter of Jeannette and Albert Trahan. She was the...
Lucille D. Lacroix
Feb 1, 2014
Lucille D. Lacroix, 88, of Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday February 1, 2014 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center in Berlin. She was born in St. Lambert, PQ, Canada on February 16, 1925 the daughter of Joseph and Jeanne (Fraser) Dussault and lived in Berlin most of her life. She was a member of the...

Archie Chase
Jan 30, 2014
Berlin, NH Archie Chase was born April, 26, 1969 in Concord, NH. He was one of thirteen children, the son of the late Archie and Gloria Chase. Archie graduated from Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook, NH. In addition to being a fun loving husband and father he spent a lot of his time working in restaurants, was great with...
Lucie A Hachez
Jan 28, 2014
Berlin Lucie A Hachez, formerly of Success St, Berlin passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at St Vincent de Paul Rehab & Nursing Center, Berlin where she had resided for the past 3 A years. She was 94. She was born in Volmerange Les Boulay France on April 11, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Julien and Marguerite...
Doris S. Simard
Jan 25, 2014
Doris S. Simard, 78, of Kissimee, FL and formerly of Berlin passed away on Saturday January 25, 2014 in Kissimee, FL. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 24, 1935 the daughter of the late Antoine J. and Rose A. (Montminy) Bergeron. Doris graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1953 and had been employed by Thibeault Plumbing and...
Irene C Quessey
Jan 25, 2014
Berlin Irene C. Quessey, formerly of 1st Avenue, Berlin passed away Saturday January 25, 2014 at Country Village Nursing Home in Lancaster, NH where she had resided for the past 5 years. She was 85. She was born in Berlin, NH on December 30, 1928. She was the daughter of the late William and Lucia (Nadeau) Gagnon. She attended school...
Albertine F. Alonzo
Jan 22, 2014
Albertine F. Alonzo, 84, of Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday January 22, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Vienna, Austria on April 26, 1929 the daughter of Johan and Emelie (Hebenstreit) Ptacek She enjoyed cooking, knitting, gardening, her grandchildren and was looking forward to the birth of her first great granddaughter. Family includes...
Simone T. Hamel
Jan 22, 2014
Simone T. Hamel, 85, of Berlin, NH died on January 22, 2014 at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, surrounded by her loving family. Born into an enormous family on February 2, 1928, she was the daughter of Lazare and Marie (Roy Labrecque) Croteau. Simones father Lazare and his first wife, Diana Ste. Croix had 18 children. Marie and her...
Frederick W. Phinney
Jan 21, 2014
Frederick W. Phinney, 91, of Randolph, NH and Yarmouth Port, MA died peacefully on January 21, 2014 at home surrounded by his six children. His wife, Eleanor Sanburn Phinney, predeceased him after fifty-eight years of marriage. He is survived by his six children: Ben, Joanna, Fred Jr., John, Harriet, Martha and their respective spouses: Barbara Phinney, Lhakpa Phinney, Yutian Phinney,...
Rose Philippon
Jan 20, 2014
Rose Philippon, 98, of Gorham, NH passed away on Monday January 20, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mrs. Philippon was born in Conner, Maine on April 12, 1915, a daughter of Oneil and Odelie (Cote) Dubay. She grew up in the Caribou-Connor, ME area and attended grade school there up until the 4th grade. Prior to and...
Mary A. Bergquist
Jan 20, 2014
Mary A. Bergquist, 96, of Berlin, NH passed away on Monday January 20, 2014 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center in Berlin. She was born in Cascade-Gorham, NH on May 4, 1917 the daughter of Giovani and Philomena (DAlphonso) Dalphonse and graduated from Gorham High School with the Class of 1936. She moved to Berlin in...
Roland A St. Onge
Jan 18, 2014
Berlin, NH Roland A. St. Onge, formerly of Roderick Street and Success Street, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Coos County Nursing Home where he had resided for the past 4 years. He was 84. Born on March 7, 1929 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Eusebe and Marieanne (Corbeil) St. Onge. A lifelong resident of Berlin,...

Pauline B Gagnon
Jan 17, 2014
Pauline Beatrice Gagnon passed away quietly at 12:05 AM on January 17, 2014, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital, after an extended period of declining health. She was surrounded by her loving family in her final hours and as she drew her last breath. Born in Berlin, NH, on April 12, 1930 to the late Alfred J. Landry and Emelda A....
Emma Luise Wight
Jan 16, 2014
Emma L. Wight, 92, of Berlin, NH passed away on Thursday January 16, 2014 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Zumberg, Germany on May 3, 1921 the daughter of Vater (Father) Georg Johann Brunner and Mutter (Mother) Wilhelmine Karolina Hirsch and came to the area in her 30s. She married Louis Oliver Wight in...
Ronald F. Valliere
Jan 15, 2014
Ronald F. Valliere, 67, of Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2014 at his home. He was born in Berlin on January 16, 1946 the son of the late Leon and Laurenda (Parent) Valliere and graduated from Berlin High School in 1965. He was a jokester and enjoyed a good laugh and telling stories and was very involved...