Local Obituaries
Larry Lavoie Pappie Lawrence
Jun 2, 2012
Berlin, Lawrence also known as Larry- "Pappie" Lavoie, age 75, of Western Avenue went home to be with his loving savior on Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was born on October 19, 1936 in Berlin, NH, to Louis and Pauline (Guerin) Lavoie. Larry was a graduate of Berlin High School and attended Seminary College. On October 11, 1962, he married...
Clement D. Lessard
Jun 1, 2012
Clement D. Lessard, 76, of 2 Crestwood Drive, Gorham, NH passed away on Friday June 1, 2012 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Notre Dame de Bois, P.Q. Canada and has resided in the Berlin-Gorham area since the age of 17. He was self employed many years in the logging business, working under the name...
Tazuru D. Eastman
May 29, 2012
Tazuru D. Eastman, 89, of 1 Pine St., Gorham, NH, passed away on Tuesday May 29, 2012 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. She was born in Yokohama, Japan on December 13, 1922 and immigrated to the US in 1952. Taz founded the Yokohama Restaurant in 1959 in Stark, NH and later relocated it to Gorham in 1964....
Lawrence Wade
May 29, 2012
Lawrence Wade, 71, of 42 Alpine St., Gorham, NH passed away on Tuesday May 29, 2012 at the Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton, ME. He was born in Boston, MA on July 31, 1940 and was the son of Walter E. and Rita (Cowan) Wade. He was self-employed in the Portland, Maine area and was a member of the Deering Lodge...
Simonne M. (Kelly) Lavallee
May 28, 2012
Rumford, ME - Simonne M. (Kelly) Lavallee, age 89, formerly of Upton, Me, passed away, on May 28, 2012, at Rumford Community Home in Rumford, Me, following a period of declining health. Simmone was born in Canada, on October 10, 1922, a daughter of the late William and Maria (Baron) Kelly. She married Armand Lavallee and together they raised three...
Lionel R. Routhier
May 26, 2012
Gorham, NH Lionel R. Routhier, 90, formerly of Spruce Street (formerly River ST) Gorham, died Saturday May 26, 2012 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin following a period of declining health. Born on June 8, 1921 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Irenee and Flora (Nolette) Routhier. He was raised in Berlin and was a 1941 graduate...
Laurette Croteau
May 23, 2012
Berlin, NH - Laurette Croteau, age 86, of Derrah Street, passed away, on May 23, 2012, at her home, following a period of declining health. Laurette was born in Berlin, on July 9, 1925, a daughter of the late Albert and Ida (Cormier) Fecteau. She attended Berlin Schools and later married Oliva Croteau and together they raised three sons and...
Marcel Couture
May 23, 2012
Berlin, NH Marcel L. Couture, 85, of Prospect Street died in the evening of Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Born on December 31, 1925 in Bromptonville, Canada, he was the son of Alphonse and Josephine (St. Pierre) Couture. Marcel married Annette M. Chalou on October 4, 1947. During WW II, Marcel served in the United...
John J Cooper
May 22, 2012
John James Cooper passed away on May 22, 2012. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 21, 1921, the youngest of three children. He is predeceased by his parents Martha Devlin Cooper and Phillip Cooper, sister Virginia, brother Roger, wife Doris Landry Cooper, and wife Doris Martin Cooper all from Berlin NH. During the great depression he served in...
Edward V. "Pat" Ferrari
May 21, 2012
Edward V. Pat Ferrari, 88, of 40 Promenade St., Gorham, NH passed away on Monday May 21, 2012 at Weeks Hospital in Lancaster. He was born in Leominster, MA on December 23, 1923 the son of Antonio and Mary (Martin) Ferrari. Pat served in the US Army during World War II and moved to New Hampshire after the war. He...
Roy A. Decosta
May 17, 2012
Roy A. DeCosta, 89, formerly of 19 Corbin St., Berlin, NH, passed away on Thursday May 17, 2012 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on November 18, 1922 the son of Leslie and Maria (Riff) DeCosta and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High with the Class of 1944 and was...
Gertrude Johnson
May 16, 2012
Gertrude (Pellmann) Johnson, 87, of 243 Denmark St., Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday May 16, 2012 at her home. She was born in Vienna, Austria on March 13, 1925 and came to Berlin in 1947. She had been employed at Converse Rubber Co., the Little Gypsy and then at the Northland Dairy Bar and Restaurant for 25 years. Gertrude...
Richard E. "Rick" White
May 15, 2012
Richard E. Rick White, 81, of 29 Second St., Gorham, NH passed away on May 15, 2012 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, surrounded by his family. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 25, 1930 the son of Stewart J. and Evelyn (Willey) White and was educated in local schools. He served in the US Navy...
Alice J. Albert
May 13, 2012
Alice J. Albert, 96, died at the St. Francis Nursing Home in Laconia, NH on May 09, 2012. She was born on October 22, 1915 in Berlin, NH the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Therrien) Vaillancourt. Alice was a resident of Berlin and Gorham for 87 years until she moved to Laconia to be near her daughter Peg....
Patrick G. Forestall
May 11, 2012
Patrick G. Forestall, 62, of 25 Twelfth St., Berlin, NH passed away on Friday May 11, 2012 at his home with his loving family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Berlin on September 23, 1949 the son of Raymond G. and Elizabeth (Kluchnick) Forestall and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin...
John R. Strout
May 11, 2012
Mr. John R. Strout, 87, of 141 Lancaster Rd., Gorham, NH passed away on Friday May 11, 2012 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 23, 1924 the son of Harvey and Edna (Peabody) Strout and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Gorham area. He was a US Army Air Force Veteran...
Christopher C. Ottolini
May 8, 2012
Christopher C. Ottolini, 34, of 387 Coos St., Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday May 8, 2012. He was born in Manchester, NH on May 9, 1977 and lived most of his life in Berlin. He graduated from Gorham High School and had been employed by the State of New Hampshire, Recreation and Parks Department. Chris enjoyed camping, snowboarding, his...
Doris Y. Theriault
May 7, 2012
Berlin, NH - Doris Y. Theriault, a former resident of Champlain Street, passed away, Monday evening, (May 7, 2012) at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home in Berlin, NH, following a period of declining health. Doris was born in Berlin, a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Aurore (Lessard) Cadorette She attended Berlin High School in Berlin, NH and...
Olivia J. Caron Enman
May 7, 2012
Olivia J. Caron Enman, 88, passed away Saturday evening, March 10, 2012, at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Milan on March 20, 1923, the daughter of Arthur and Carma (Clook) Jodrie.She grew up in Milan and attended local schools before moving to Hartford, CT. She married her first husband, Armand Caron, in 1944 and...
Lucien L. Bergeron
May 7, 2012
Mr. Lucien L. Bergeron, 88 of Arlington Street in Berlin passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on June 11, 1923 the son of Theodore and Marie Anna (Dube)Bergeron and lived in the Berlin area most of his life. He was a US Army Veteran...
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