Local Obituaries
Evelyn M. Ross
Dec 21, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn M. (Farrar) Ross, 86, of 29 Jewell Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday morning, December 21, 2008 at her home. She was born in Bethel, ME on August 20, 1922 the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (DeMeritt) Farrar and has lived in Randolph and Gorham, NH all of her life. She attended two years of high school...
Herman O. Mortenson
Dec 19, 2008
Herman Oleson Mortenson, 58, of 148 Green Street, Berlin passed away at his home after a period of declining health. He was born May 13, 1950 in Berlin, the son of Theodore(Ted) and Sophie(Smith) Mortenson. Herman was raised in the Berlin/ Milan area, graduated from Berlin High School and attended Keene State College. He was previously employed at the Mount...
Donald E. Borchers
Dec 16, 2008
Donald E. Borchers, 88, passed away on Tuesday December 16, 2008. He was born in Scranton, PA on October 4, 1920 the son of Ulrich and Louise (Canova) Borchers. Don came to Berlin in 1945 to pursue his career in pulp and paper chemistry. He graduated Syracuse University with a degree in forestry in 1942. While at Syracuse, he met...
Pauline Y. Bourbeau
Dec 13, 2008
Pauling Y. Bourbeau, 54, of 421 Main St., Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday December 13, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on January 10, 1954 the daughter of Arthur W. and Lena A. (Goulet) Bourbeau and lived in Berlin most of her life. She had been employed at St. Vincent de...
Stephen J. Alimandi
Dec 13, 2008
Stephen J. Alimandi, 84, passed away peacefully at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital surrounded by his family on Saturday December 13, 2008. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 18, 1924, the son of the late Eugene and Antonia (Yannucci) Alimandi. He attended local schools before enlisting in the U. S. Navy. During World War II, Steve was transported to...
Violet S. Toth
Dec 12, 2008
Mrs. Violet S. Toth, 90, formerly of 19 Wilson Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Friday December 12, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Gorham, NH on June 6, 1918 the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Errington) Stephenson and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was Salutorian of her class at...
Annie Coury
Dec 5, 2008
Mrs. Annie C. Coury, 93, of 100 Madigan Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Friday December 5, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 3, 1915 the daughter of Michael and Barbara (Saba) Labnon and was a lifelong resident. She was employed by Labnons Department Store and was hostess at the Little Gypsy...
Lawrence Gauthier
Dec 2, 2008
Mr. Lawrence Gauthier, 75, of 577 Lincoln Ave., Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday December 2, 2008 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on May 2, 1933 the son of Omer and Alice (Dubois) Gauthier and was a lifelong resident of the area. He attended Notre Dame High School. He was...
Edward J. Chodoski
Dec 1, 2008
Mr. Edward J. Chodoski, 93, of Berlin, NH passed away on Monday December 1, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Augusta, ME on Feb. 7, 1915 the son of Peter and Anna (Lobacki) Chodoski and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. Ed was a graduate of Berlin High School with the class of 1933...
Patricia L. Goodrum
Nov 26, 2008
Mrs. Patricia L. Goodrum, 62, of 328 Thistle St., Upton, ME passed away peacefully on Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 at her home with her husband Horace by her side. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 17, 1946 and attended Berlin schools and has resided in Upton for the last 22 years. Patricia had been employed as business administrator...
Leo W. Vaillancourt
Nov 14, 2008
Mr. Leo W. Vaillancourt, 91, died at St. Kieran House on November 14, 2008. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 20, 1917 the son of Joseph and Rosana (Therrien) Vaillancourt and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High School with the Class of 1935. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II having served...
William "Bill" Gemmiti
Nov 9, 2008
Mr. William Bill Gemmiti, 73, formerly of Berlin, NH, passed away on November 9, 2008 in New Port Richey, FL. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 6, 1935 the son of Dominic and Carmela (DeVito) Gemmiti and lived most of his life in Berlin. He was a US Army and US Marine Corps Veteran. He was the owner...
Roland W. Lambert
Nov 8, 2008
Roland W. Lambert, 78, of 25 Success St., Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday November 8, 2008. He was born in Berlin, NH on February 28, 1930, the son of Reny Arthur and Helen Dagmar (Johnson) Lambert and graduated from Berlin High School in 1948. He was affiliated with his brother and father in the automotive field. Roland enlisted in...
Grace Murray
Nov 3, 2008
Mrs. Grace (Richer) Murray, 92, of Berlin, NH passed away on Monday November 3, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She had been a resident of the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin for the past several years, where she made many friends and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She was born in Berlin,...
Ena A. (Clarke) Wilson
Oct 29, 2008
Mrs. Ena A. (Clarke) Wilson, 92, formerly of 792 Fourth Avenue, Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday evening Oct. 29, 2008 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare Center. She was born in Plymouth, England on Feb. 5, 1916 the daughter of Francis W. and Mabel (Powell) Clarke and came to the United States in 1946 to live in Berlin,...
Benjamin F. Werner
Oct 29, 2008
Benjamin F. Werner, 77, decorated veteran of the Korean War, and long-time Shelburne resident, died at home on October 29th after an illness of several months. Mr. Werner is survived by his wife of 49 years Betty (Elizabeth), son Tim, daughters Wendy, Rebecca, and Marta, granddaughters Alisha and Tristin, grandson Alex, and great-grandson Gavon. Mr. Werner was born in Brooklyn...
Alan M. Garneau
Oct 25, 2008
Mr. Alan M. Garneau, 39, of 735 Second Ave., Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday October 25, 2008 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 18, 1969 the beloved son of Lorraine Lamontagne and nephew of Raymond Garneau. He lived most of his life in Berlin and had resided for a time in Colebrook in his...
Roydon A. Crotto
Oct 21, 2008
Mr. Roydon A. Crotto, 86, of 9 Potter St., Gorham, NH passed away on Tuesday October 21, 2008 at his home. He was born in Milan, NH on October 17, 1922 the son of Edward and Sarah (Lorry) Croteau and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corps in World War II...
Delphine M. Fournier
Oct 18, 2008
Mrs. Delphine M. (Routhier) Fournier, 95, formerly of 563 Burgess Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday October 18, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on January 23, 1913 the daughter of Ludger and Emma (Sampson) Routhier and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Kieran Church, now...
John Gunther
Oct 18, 2008
John C. Gunther passed on at his and his wife, Peggys home on North Rd. in Shelburne, NH on October 18, 2008 surrounded by his family and friends. He fought a courageous, year long battle with cancer. John was born on July 31, 1940 in Bethel, Maine to Frances Ellen Bean Gunther and Hoyt W. Gunther. He grew up in...