Local Obituaries
Ralph L. Chapman
Jun 21, 2007
Mr. Ralph L. Chapman, 76, of 66 Evans Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Thursday June 21, 2007 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Me. He was born in Stratford, NH on March 23, 1931 the son of Leslie and Mary (Ball) Chapman and has lived in Gorham for the past 50 years. He had been employed by Royal...
Barbara A. Bedard
Jun 16, 2007
Mrs. Barbara A. (Leonard) Bedard, 77, of 90 Cedar Street in Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday June 16, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. She was born in Cambridge, MA on April 24, 1930 the daughter of Michael E. and Frances (LeBlanc) Leonard. Mrs. Bedard was a graduate of St. Marys School in Cambridge, MA and...
Walter R. Finson
Jun 15, 2007
Mr. Walter R. Finson, 67, of 317 Milan Road, Milan, NH passed away on Friday June 15, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 19, 1939 the son of John L and Ethel (Shepherd) Finson and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Milan area. He had been employed by Brown...
Michael J. Ort
May 30, 2007
Mr. Michael J. Ort, 49, of 33 Washington Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday May 30, 2007 at his home. He was born in Fort Madison, Iowa on December 6, 1957 the son of Melbourne L. and Lawanda J. (Turner) Ort and moved to New England 6 years ago. He had resided in Gorham, NH for the past year....
Eddy L. Ouellette
May 29, 2007
Mr. Eddy L. Ouellette, 54, of 1815 Riverside Drive, Berlin, NH passed away suddenly on Tuesday May 29, 2007 in Berlin, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on Jan. 3, 1953 the son of Joseph G. and Juliette R. (Demers) Ouellette and has been a lifelong resident. Eddy had been employed by the local paper mill for over 30...
Sherman R. Thorne
May 23, 2007
Sherman R. Thorne, 60, of Hollis, ME died on February 14, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Berlin, NH on August 19, 1946 the son of John and Lucy Thorne. He grew up in Portland, ME and attended Deering High School and the University of Maine at Machias....
Cathleen M. (Mccarthy) Smith
May 19, 2007
Mrs. Cathleen M. (McCarthy) Smith, 99, of Manchester, NH passed away on Saturday morning May 19, 2007 at the Elliot Hospital. She was born in Gorham, NH on April 15, 1908 the daughter of Thomas E. and Clara (Ouellette) McCarthy and had attended Gorham schools and had been employed by New England Telephone. Cathleen had lived in New Hampshire and...
Alexander Chomack
May 18, 2007
Mr. Alexander Chomack, 86, of Berlin, NH passed away on Friday evening May 18, 2007 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, where he has been a resident for the past 18 months. He grew up in Berlin, served in the US Army during World War II and had resided in Greenland for over 50 years. Prior to his...
Vina (Ross) Gorham
May 8, 2007
Mrs. Vina A. (Ross) Gorham, 85, of 51 Glen Road, Gorham, NH passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening May 8, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin after a long illness. She was born in Gorham, NH on March 10, 1922 the daughter of Thomas and Alice (Smith) Ross and moved to Shelburne after WW2 and resided there until...
Patricia M. Hudnall
Apr 30, 2007
Mrs. Patricia M. Hudnall, 75, of 303 North Road, Shelburne, NH passed away on Monday evening April 30, 2007 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born in New Jersey on April 16, 1932 the daughter of Michael and Concetta (Pizzuti) Luciano and has resided in Shelburne for the past 24 years. She had been employed...
William L. Bradley
Apr 29, 2007
The Rev. Dr. William Lee Bradley, President Emeritus of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, died in Concord, New Hampshire at Havenwood-Heritage Heights Health Services Center on April 29, surrounded by his family. Born in Oakland, California, on September 6, 1918 to Kathryn Lee Culver and Dwight Jaques Bradley, he was raised in Santa Fe, NM, Webster Groves, MO, and Newton...
Linda J. Lavigne
Apr 26, 2007
Mrs. Linda J. Lavigne, 53, of Ingerson Road, Jefferson, NH passed away on Thursday evening April 26, 2007 in the presence of loved ones in her home. Linda was born in Waltham, MA on November 28, 1953, the daughter of Carroll J. and Marjorie (Seaver) Eno. Linda was known for her cheerful spirit and enthusiasm for living. She was a...
Kathleen M. (Ryan) Crowley
Apr 24, 2007
Mrs. Kathleen M. (Ryan) Crowley, 66, of Berlin, New Hampshire, passed away on Tuesday April 24, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Lowell, MA on March 31, 1941 the daughter of Robert L. and Viola (Soucy) Ryan and has resided in Berlin since 1987. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Crowley was employed as a...
Wanda P. Matesky
Apr 21, 2007
Mrs. Wanda P. Matesky, 84, a resident of the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare Center, Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday April 21, 2007 at St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare Center in Berlin, NH. She was born in West Branch, New York on March 16, 1923 the daughter of Raymond and Nora (Drake) Potter and grew up in Rome, New...
Mary Ferrante
Apr 15, 2007
Mrs. Mary (Addario) Ferrante, 94, of Cascade Flats, Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday afternoon April 15, 2007 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare Center in Berlin. She was born in Cascade, Gorham, NH on July 1,1912 the daughter of Valentino and Pasquarosa (Dalphonse) Addario and was a lifelong resident. She founded Marys Pizza in 1947, which she operated...
Alma A. Morin
Apr 10, 2007
Mrs. Alma A. (Keenan) Morin, 96, formerly of 213 School Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday April 10, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Wales, ME on March 19, 1911 the daughter of James W. and Esther C. (McLaughlin) Keenan and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. She was a graduate of the...
Richard H. Amero
Apr 9, 2007
Mr. Richard H. Amero, 73, of Spruceville Rd., West Milan, NH passed away on Monday morning April 9, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Berlin, NH on Aug. 23, 1933 the son of William and Josephine (Robida) Amero and has resided in West Milan since 1976. He was a US Army veteran of the...
Victor Lupien
Apr 6, 2007
Mr. Victor W. Lupien, 79, of 25 Bemis Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Friday April 6, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in Berlin on September 17, 1927 and was a lifelong resident . He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church .He an active volunteer with R.S.V.P., the Community Action Program...
Doris E. Lacombe
Apr 4, 2007
Mrs. Doris E. LaCombe, 90, formerly of 209 Church Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday April 4, 2007 at the St. Vincent de Paul Heath Care Center in Berlin, NH, where she had resided for the past 2 years. She was born in Gorham, NH on August 24, 1916 the daughter of Henry H. and Margaret O. (OHearn) Howland...
Bessie C. Taillon Fennessey
Apr 4, 2007
Mrs. Bessie C. Taillon Fennessey, 84, of 21 Winter Street, Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday April 4, 2007 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin surrounded by family. She was born in Bunkie, LA on October 23, 1922 and had lived in Berlin since the early 1940s. She was a member of St. Kieran Church , now known as...