Local Obituaries

Mar 31, 2008

Mar 29, 2008

Mrs. A. Marie (Alyda) Goodrich, 87, of 54 Promenade Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Saturday evening March 29, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on December 12, 1920 the daughter of Mary (Mahoney) and Joseph Kendall, she had been a resident of Gorham for over 40 years. She was a...

Mar 24, 2008

Mrs. Florence Pike, 82, of 8 Second Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Monday March 24, 2008 at her home. She was born in Berlin, NH on June 25, 1925 the daughter of Joseph and Eva (Tardif) Cote and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Gorham area. She was a member of St. Kieran Church, now known as Good Shepherd...

Mar 23, 2008

Mr. Edgars Treimanis, age 85, of St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare Center, Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday March 23,2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Berzmuiza, Latvia on November 3, 1922 the son of Frica and Anna (Sankevics) Treimanis. He had worked for the Latvian State Railroad and later taught engineering at a college...

Mar 22, 2008

Mr. Warren K. C. Tucker, 95, of 19 Spruce St., Gorham, NH, passed away on Saturday morning March 22, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Dunbarton, NH on October 28, 1912 the son of Charles and Rose (Fontain) Tucker. He lived in Dunbarton until he came to the north country to work in...

Mar 22, 2008

Mrs. Janice Gertrude (Smith) Perreault, 68, of Riverside Drive, Berlin, NH passed away suddenly on March 22, 2008 after suffering from pneumonia and serious related complications. She was born in Berlin, NH on April 4, 1939 the daughter of John and Evelyn (Michaud) Smith and was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from St. Patricks High School in...

Mar 19, 2008

Mrs. Eugenia (Jeannie) Conway, 93, of 121 Roderick Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday morning March 19, 2008 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on January 8, 1915 the daughter of Constantine and Anna (Antonovich) Snigger and lived most of her life in Berlin. Eugenia was a graduate of Berlin High School...

Mar 19, 2008

Mr. Michael J. Connors, 52, of 15 Hamlin Avenue, Gorham, NH, passed away on Wednesday March 19, 2008 at the Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, NH. He was born in North Conway, NH on April 18, 1955 the son of James and Margaret (Sullivan) Connors and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Gorham area. He had been employed by the...

Mar 14, 2008

Mr. Richard W. Ross, 76, of 18 Cascade Flats, Gorham, NH passed away on Friday evening March 14, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in Gorham, NH on June 16, 1931 the son of Walter and Hazel (Hannaford) Ross and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Gorham High School and was...

Mar 10, 2008

Christine Brantley (nee Maines) born January 10, 1927 in Berlin, New Hampshire, died March 10, 2008 at the Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield, VT of Parkinsons Disease. She was 81. Christine was the youngest child of the late Augusta and Leroy Maines and sister to Catherine Brungot of Berlin, Walter Maines of Rye, NH and Charlotte Wolfe of Fresno, CA....

Mar 7, 2008

Mary Jane (Gonya) LaCroix, 82, of Berlin, NH passed away on Friday March 7, 2008 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on Feb. 21, 1926 the daughter of Edmund and Lidia Anna (Ells) Gonya. She had lived in Hartford, CT for many years and returned to Berlin in the late 1980s....

Mar 4, 2008

Mr. Thomas S. Prince, Sr., 56, of 707 Milan Rd., Milan, NH passed away on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in Natick, MA on December 23, 1951 the son of John and Phyllis (Murphy) Prince and has resided in Milan for many years. He attended schools in Massachusetts and was...

Feb 23, 2008

Mr. Gerard Jerry L. Pinette, 64, of 12 Verdun St., Berlin, NH, passed away on Saturday February 23, 2008 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 22, 1943 the son of Edward and Rita (Fontaine) Pinette and was a lifelong resident. Prior to his retirement in November of 2006, he had been employed by Berlin City...

Feb 23, 2008

Mr. Roydon A. Vachon, 68, of 45 Promenade Street, Gorham, NH passed away suddenly on Saturday Feb. 23, 2008 at his home. He was born in Gorham, NH on Jan. 6, 1940 the son of Walter and Antoinette (Bagley) Vachon and was a lifelong resident. He was a US Navy veteran. Prior to his retirement, Roydon was employed by the...

Feb 20, 2008

Mr. Edgar H. Mears, 64, of 243 East Mason St., Berlin, NH, passed away on February 20, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Washington, DC on September 10, 1943 the son of Chapin H. and Eva ( Bergquist) Mears and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1961...

Feb 18, 2008

Mr. Richard L. Pelch Pelchat, 59, of Milan, NH, passed away on Monday February 18, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born on April 11, 1948 in Berlin, NH the son of Rene and Edna (Bernier) Pelchat and was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Berlin High School and was a member...

Feb 15, 2008

Mr. Robert P. Miller, Sr., 67, of 2 Glen Road, Gorham, NH, passed away on Friday February 15, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Newark, Delaware on April 5, 1940 the son of Robert and Mae (Hayman) Miller and had lived in Wilmington, Delaware prior to moving to Gorham 7 years ago. He was...

Feb 10, 2008

Elwin Ellsworth Blake 48, died suddenly February 10, 2008. Born in Berlin he has resided in Hooksett for the past 38 years. Mr. Blake had been employed as a mechanic for the City of Manchester for the past 23 years. Elwin had a great love for the outdoors and enjoyed spending time at his cabin in Dummer. He was an...

Feb 9, 2008

Mrs. Cecile (Peters) Murphy, 87, formerly of 25 Whittemore Ave., Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday evening Feb. 9, 2008 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare Center in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on Nov. 6, 1920 the daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Perry) Peters and was a lifelong resident. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Murphy was...

Jan 23, 2008

Mrs. Lorena A. (Smith) Lessard, 82, of 34 Washington Street, Gorham, NH and formerly of, Berlin, NH passed away on January 23, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in North Conway, NH on March 24, 1925 the daughter of Charles and Ella (Smith) Smith and came to Berlin in 1952. She was a graduate of...