Local Obituaries
Lucille M. Cote
May 12, 2022
Lucille M. (Lavigne) Cote, 87, of Gorham, passed away on Thursday May 12, 2022 at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster. She was born in Berlin on October 24, 1934 the daughter of Maurice and Rose Anna (Routhier) Lavigne and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed as a machine operator for Brown Company, James...
Pauline M. Robinson
May 10, 2022
Pauline M. (Johnson) Robinson, 97, a lifelong resident of Berlin, passed away on May 10, 2022 at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Berlin on September 11, 1924 and was the only child of the late Edgar C. and Ida (Dion) Johnson. She was a graduate of Berlin High School with the Class...
Helene M. A. Tardiff
May 6, 2022
Helene M. A. Tardiff, 65, of Berlin, passed away on Friday May 6, 2022 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Rumford, ME on June 25, 1956 the daughter of William J. and Monique (LeBlanc) Nadeau and graduated from Rumford High School. She had been employed as a bookkeeper and bartender and was a member of the American...
Murrill A. "Hook" Gaeb
May 5, 2022
Murill A. “Hook” Gaeb, 94, of Berlin, NH, passed away at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin after a period of failing health. He was born in Danbury, CT on May 14, 1927 the son of the late John A. and Ruby (Reidthaler) Gaeb. Murill served in the United States Army in World War II and following his service married...
Richard R. Sanschagrin
May 5, 2022
Richard Robert Sanschagrin, 75, of Berlin, passed away at his home on May 5, 2022. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 17, 1946 the son of the late Arthur and Lucille (Dubois) Sanschagrin and resided in Berlin all of his life. He was a graduate of Berlin High School and he served in the National Guard for over...
Scott L. Gallant
May 2, 2022
Scott L. Gallant, 52, of Berlin, passed away on May 2, 2022. He was born in Berlin, NH on January 20, 1970 the son of Bernard L. “Ben” and Sue Ann (Sullivan) Gallant and graduated from Berlin High School. He also graduated from the Washington County Vocational College in Calais, ME as a heavy equipment operator and truck driver. He...
Kathleen E. Mitchell
Apr 30, 2022
Kathleen Ellen (Rooney) Mitchell, 75, of North Woodstock, NH, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Formally of Melrose, MA, Moultonborough, NH and Vero Beach, FL, she was the only child of the late Thomas and Edith (McKiel) Rooney. Kathleen worked most of her life as a retail manager and owner of a children’s clothing boutique. She also worked at...
Roger L. Bergeron
Apr 30, 2022
Roger L. Bergeron, 64, lifelong resident of Berlin and Gorham, NH, passed away unexpectedly on April 30, 2022, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Born on February 19, 1958, to Oscar and Therese (Couture) Bergeron, Roger was a 1976 graduate of Berlin High School and was recently retired from 44 years at the local paper mills. A lifetime of interests including...
Holly L. Banks
Apr 27, 2022
Holly Louise Banks, 28, of Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday, April 27th, 2022. She was born in Putnam, CT and raised in Massachusetts. She grew up in a military family and moved to New Hampshire a year ago to be near family. Holly served in the US Army and was an avid hiker and nature lover. She was a...
Cecile Ouellet
Apr 23, 2022
Cecile M. T. Ouellet, 92, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday April 23, 2022 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on September 22, 1929, daughter of the late Albert and Marie-Ange (Ferland) Vallee and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1946 and was a member of Good Shepherd Parish....
Gerard L. Bergeron, Sr.
Apr 22, 2022
Gerard L. Bergeron, Sr., 86, of Berlin, passed away on Friday April 22, 2022 at his home. He was born in Berlin on December 29, 1935 the son of Joseph and Marie Louise (Bergeron) Bergeron and was a lifelong resident. He attended Berlin High and served in the US Army and then served in the National Guard for 6 years....
Ruthanne F. Hamlin
Apr 22, 2022
Ruthanne Hamlin (79) of Falmouth ME and Venice FL, passed away in Falmouth on Thursday April 22, 2022, primarily from a neurodegenerative disease “aphasia”, which has no known cures. Ruthanne Marie Faria was born in Attleboro MA, the oldest of three children. She graduated from King Phillip Regional HS, Wrentham MA, and later graduated from Becker Junior College, Worcester MA,...
Carmen R. Bouchard
Apr 21, 2022
Carmen Rita Bouchard, 95, of Berlin, NH passed away on April 21, 2022. She was born in St. Isidore, PQ, Canada on June 6, 1926, the daughter of the late Philemon and Marianne (Roy) Gagnon. Carmen lived in Berlin ever since her 20’s, and worked in housekeeping for James River Corp and in the towel room in Cascade for Brown...
George D. Morin
Apr 21, 2022
George D. Morin, 86, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday April 21, 2022 at his home. He was born in Berlin on Western Avenue on April 1, 1936 the son of Edward J. and Annie A. (White) Morin and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by Brown Company, James River Corp and Crown Vantage as a security guard...
Margaret Corrigan
Apr 20, 2022
Margaret “Peggy” Corrigan, 93, of Gorham, NH joined her Heavenly Father on April 20, 2022 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Berlin, NH. She was born on March 12, 1929 in Cascade-Gorham, NH, the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (McLaughlin) Corrigan, and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. She graduated from Gorham High School...
Leo R. Larochelle
Apr 18, 2022
Leo R. Larochelle, 90, of Berlin, passed away on Monday April 18, 2022 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 27, 1931 the son of the late Raoul and Yvonne (Nolette) Larochelle and was a lifelong resident. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War where he served...
Doris L. Croteau
Apr 18, 2022
Doris L. Croteau, 93, of Berlin, passed away on Monday April 18, 2022 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Berlin, NH on December 27, 1928 the daughter of the late John and Rose-Anna (Campeau) Couture. She enjoyed cooking, playing bingo with the other residents at St. Vincent, watching movies especially Hallmark. She...
Earl S. Hawkins
Apr 16, 2022
Earl S. Hawkins, 96, died Saturday, April 16, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. Earl was born in Dummer on April 3, 1926 to Owen and Lois (Young) Hawkins, the oldest of 9 children. Mr. Hawkins grew up and was educated through the 8th grade at the Willis School in Dummer before being drafted into the United States Army...
Marilyn A. Farrell
Apr 14, 2022
Marilyn Ann Farrell, 65, of Groveton, NH, passed away at home on April 14, 2022. She was born on July 10, 1956 in Abbeville, LA, where she grew up. She moved to White River Junction, VT in 1973 and graduated from high school in Hartford, VT in 1975. She came to Berlin in 1991 and attended the NH Vo-Tech College...
Florence Memolo
Apr 13, 2022
Florence Memolo, 89, of Newton, MA and formerly Berlin, NH, passed away on April 13, 2022 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA. During her hospitalizations, she was known as “The Little Lady” sitting and playing solitaire on her iPad. She bravely battled her diagnosis of tongue cancer, undergoing both chemotherapy and radiation treatments daily. She was born in Berlin...