Local Obituaries
Saul Rosenberg
Aug 20, 2011
Saul Rosenberg, 80, formerly of 269 High Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday evening August 20, 2011 at the St. Vincent de Paul Health & Rehab Center in Berlin, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on June 12, 1931 the son of Ira and Fannie (Forman) Rosenberg and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Berlin...

Michael Bundy O'Hara
Aug 17, 2011
Berlin, NH Michael W. "Bundy" O'Hara of Maynesboro Street died unexpectedly Wednesday evening August 17, 2011 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital after being stricken. He was 48. Born on April 13, 1963 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Elmer and Ruth E. (Thomas) O'Hara. Michael was a graduate of Gorham High School and was a communicant of St. Benedict's...
Roger W. Hawkins
Aug 17, 2011
Mr. Roger W. Hawkins, 75, of 141 Lancaster Road, Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday August 17, 2011 at the St. Vincent de Paul Health & Rehab Center in Berlin. He was born in Errol, NH on May 12, 1936 the son of Sidney and Shirley E. (Ferren) Hawkins and was a lifelong resident of the North Country. He graduated...
Estelle E. (Blais) Ouellette
Aug 17, 2011
Mrs. Estelle E. (Blais) Ouellette, 94, formerly of 374 Coos St., Berlin, NH passed away Wednesday August 17, 2011 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on October 19, 1916 the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Zelia (Lacasse) Blais and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from St. Regis Academy and...
Brian E. Rich
Aug 17, 2011
Mr. Brian E. Rich, 55, of Thornton, NH passed away on Wednesday morning Aug. 17, 2011 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Nashua, NH on April 19, 1955 the son of Donald E. and Lily E. (Briggs) Rich and grew up in Milan, NH. He was a self-employed truck driver, known as B. R....
Olive Theresa Pellerin
Aug 15, 2011
Berlin, NH Olive T. Pellerin, 84, of Countryside Avenue, Berlin, died Monday August 15, 2011 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Born July 26, 1927 in Berlin, NH a daughter of Didier and Marie (Fournier) Pepin, she was a lifelong resident of Berlin. Olive loved her summer home in Errol; her coffee breaks; and watching the Boston Bruins. She loved spending time...
Shawn M. Cote
Aug 7, 2011
Shawn M. Cote, 45, of 77 Elm St., Berlin passed away on Sunday August 7, 2011 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 22, 1965 the son of Robert P. and Lucille M. (Lavigne) Cote and was a lifelong resident of Berlin and Gorham. He was employed by Kel Log Trucking...
Marie Ange Bernier
Aug 5, 2011
Berlin, NH- Marie Ange ( Bourassa) Bernier, 95, of Berlin, NH died Friday, August 5, 2011 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH. She was born on December 13, 1915 in St. Hermenegilde de Debaford, P.Q. Canada the daughter of Alfred and Amanda (Fortin) Bourassa. She attended schools in Canada. She was married to Pierre Joseph Bernier who predeceased...
Venia (Lorry) Baillargeon
Aug 2, 2011
Venia (Lorry) Baillargeon, 99, formerly of West Milan and Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2011 at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster, NH. She was born in Dummer, NH on August 5, 1911 the daughter of David and Flora (Parker) Lorry. Venia moved to Milan at the age of 5 and later moved to West Milan...

Rita M Andrews
Jul 27, 2011
GORHAM RITA MARIE (MICHAUD) ANDREWS, 81, of Lancaster Road; Gorham, died peacefully Tuesday, July 27, 2011 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Rita was born in Berlin, NH on July 8, 1930 a daughter of Arthur F. and Evelyn J. (Arsenault) Michaud. She was raised in Berlin and moved to Gorham in 1979. In 1981 Rita and her sister went...
Anita Pelchat
Jul 25, 2011
Mrs. Anita Pelchat, 92, formerly of 25 Success Street in Berlin passed away on July 25, 2011 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 31, 1918 the daughter of Onezime and Elisabeth (Pinette) Hachez and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of Holy Family Church and the...
Joyce L. (Rines) Wilkinson
Jul 24, 2011
Mrs. Joyce L. Wilkinson, 86, formerly of 103 Sweden Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday morning July 24, 2011 in Berlin, after a short illness. She was born in Berlin, NH on Jan. 10, 1925 the daughter of the late Erwin and Lucinda (Marchand) Rines and was a lifelong resident. Joyce was a graduate of Berlin High School with...

Rolande J. Melanson
Jul 23, 2011
Berlin, NH Rolande J. Melanson of Rheims Street passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening (July 23, 2011) at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin after being stricken at home. She was 61. Born on August 16, 1949 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Roland and Pauline (Leveille) Melanson. Rolande was a graduate of Berlin High School and then enlisted in...
Edith Heywood Edwards
Jul 22, 2011
Edith Heywood Edwards, 61, who spent many summers in Randolph, died November 12, 2010 in Hartford, Connecticut, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the Rev. Robert and Rev. Sarah Alexander Edwards, and the grand-daughter of James and Hortense Alexander. She is survived by her brother, the Rev. Jim Edwards of Port Huron, MI; a nephew,...
Rowena Major
Jul 22, 2011
Mrs. Rowena Major, 93, formerly of 5 Wilfred Street in Gorham, NH died on July 22, 2011 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 15, 1918 the daughter of Perley and Julia (McCarty) Hall and was a lifelong resident of the area and was a 1936 graduate of BHS. Prior to her...
Jeannette M. Pinette
Jul 20, 2011
Mrs. Jeannette M. Pinette, 87, of 1619 Main St., Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday July 20, 2011 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in Berlin, NH on September 21, 1923 the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorilda (Pelletier) Morneau and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High School and the St. Louis...
Ozina Zine Lapointe
Jul 17, 2011
Berlin, NH Mrs. Ozina "Zine" Lapointe, a longtime resident of Cedar Street and the oldest resident of Berlin passed away early Sunday evening, July 17, 2011 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin where she had resided since 2004. She was 102 years old. Born on April 7, 1909 in Ste. Anne Stuckley, PQ, she was the daughter of Octave...
Frances (Story) O'Neil
Jul 16, 2011
Gorham, NH Mrs. Frances (Story) O'Neil of Marois Avenue passed away early Saturday Morning, July 16, 2011 at St. Vincent Nursing Home in Berlin. She was 84. Born on April 23, 1927 in Berlin, NH, she was the only child to Eldon & Alice (Hussey Bombard) Story. She was raised in Berlin and attended Berlin schools. On November 22, 1946...

Joseph Pop Bartoli
Jul 15, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Joseph "Pop" Bartoli and Juliette "Peggy" (LePage) Bartoli on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 10:00 am at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish, 345 Pleasant St. Berlin, NH with interment to follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cates Hill in Berlin, NH. "Pop" was born on May 15, 1925 the son...
Dale A. Rich
Jul 10, 2011
Dale A. Rich, 60, of 12 Malkol Drive, Milan, NH passed away on Sunday morning July 10, 2011 at her home, following a long struggle with COPD. She was born in Hanover, NH on July 4, 1951 the daughter of Robert W. and Gladys L. (Burch) Perkins and grew up in Vershire, VT and attended Vershire Elementary and was a...