Local Obituaries

May 5, 2008

Maureen Karen (Martel) Lasher, 65, of Big Spring, TX died on Thursday May 1, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Berlin, NH on May 11 1942 to Theo Evelyn and Ralph Edward Martel. She grew up in Gorham, NH and had been a resident of Big Spring for the past 10 years, moving from Houston. Maureen was employed...

May 5, 2008

Mr. Scott D. Cloutier, 45, of 45 Ash St., Reading, MA passed away on May 5, 2008. He was born in Berlin, NH on January 21, 1963 the son of Joseph D. and Karen L. (Murphy) Cloutier. He attended Berlin schools, served in the US Army, attended the NH Vocational Technical College then resided in Manchester, NH. He has lived...

May 1, 2008

Mrs. Albertine (Paradis) Potter, 91, formerly of 118 Mercier Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday morning March 22, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown, NH. She was born in Pittsburg, NH on March 17, 1917 the daughter of Antoine and Henrianna (Roberts) Paradis and had lived in Berlin since 1955. Members of the family include...

Apr 30, 2008

Mrs. Sheila A. Bilodeau, 60, of 64 Pershing Avenue, Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday April 30, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 28, 1948 the daughter of George and Ruth (Hartley) Lyons and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed by Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Members...

Apr 27, 2008

Mr. Albert R. Montesi, 81, of 44 Smyth Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday evening April 27, 2008 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH. He was born in Boston, MA on September 27, 1926 the son of John and Agnes (Cassanora) Montesi and had made his residence at Nay Pond, West Milan, NH for many years before moving...

Apr 27, 2008

Mrs. Barbara B. Church, 97, of Gorham, NH passed away at her home on Sunday evening April 27, 2008. She was born in Gorham, NH on September 9, 1910 the daughter of David O. and Annie J. (Williamson) Holmes and was a lifelong resident of the area. Barbara was a graduate of Gorham High School and Plymouth State College. She...

Apr 26, 2008

Mrs. Madeline M. (Reardon) Rayner Lanouette, 85, of Sun City Center, Florida and formerly of Gorham, NH passed away on February 2, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. She was born in Gorham, NH on August 20, 1922 the daughter of Frank and Minnie (Gauthier) Reardon and lived in the Berlin-Gorham area most of her life. She began wintering in Florida in...

Apr 15, 2008

Mrs. Berttina M. Fortin, 70, of 421 Main Street, Berlin, NH passed away on April 15, 2008 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH with her family by her side. She was born in Berlin, NH on November 13, 1937 the daughter of Harold and Bessie (Delano) Wagner and was a lifelong resident. She enjoyed doing genealogy, playing computer...

Apr 13, 2008

Mrs. Marie Carmelita (Corriveau) Godbout, age 77, passed away on Sunday April 13, 2008 at the Weeks Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, NH. A resident of the Berlin area, she was born December 18, 1930 in Berlin, the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Levesque) Corriveau. She attended local schools. Marie married Lucien J. Godbout of Berlin in February of 1947...

Apr 12, 2008

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...

Apr 6, 2008

Mrs. Andrea M. (Bourbeau) Girouard, 83, formerly of 226 High Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday April 6, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Canada on May 21, 1924 the daughter of Joseph and Marianna (Duguay) Bourbeau and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. Mrs. Girouard was a member of Guardian Angel...

Apr 3, 2008

Mr. Donald F. Johnson, 76, of 344 Willard St., Berlin, NH passed away on Thursday April 3, 2008 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a long illness. He was born on January 4, 1932 in Dummer, NH the son of Emil W. and Alberta (Woodward) Johnson and lived most of his life in the Dummer-Milan-Berlin area. He graduated...

Apr 3, 2008

Mrs. Viola E. Jensen, 84, of 286 High Street in Berlin, NH passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 25, 1923 the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Corelli) Dinardo and was a lifelong resident of the area. Prior to her retirement she was employed...

Apr 2, 2008

Mrs. Jennie A. (Boutilier) Chambers, 91, formerly of 13 Madison Ave., Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday April 2, 2008 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Oakfield, ME on July 6, 1916 the daughter of Freeman and Elsie Boutilier and has lived in Gorham since 1951. She was a member of the Gorham Methodist...

Mar 31, 2008

Mr. J. Marcel Pigeon, 84, of 224 High Street in Berlin passed away on Monday morning March 31, 2008 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on February 8, 1924 the son of Eugene and Annie (Crete) Pigeon and was a lifelong resident of the area. Prior to his retirement he was employed...

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...