Local Obituaries
Robert M. Gallagher
Nov 1, 2022
Robert (Bob) M. Gallagher, 94, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday November 1, 2022, at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 17, 1928, the son of Milton and Annabelle (Conger) Gallagher. He lived in Chicago until joining the US Army in 1948. Bob served in the US Army from September 8, 1948, until September 8, 1954,...
Leo W. Young
Nov 1, 2022
Leo W. Young, 77, of Shelburne, passed away on Tuesday November 1, 2022 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital, after a period of declining health. He was born in Berlin on April 30, 1945 the son of Gladys Mabel Young and was a lifelong resident of the area, residing in Milan in his younger years. He served in the Army National...
Therese M. Ducharme
Oct 31, 2022
Therese M. Ducharme, 93, of Berlin, passed away on October 31, 2022. She was born in Berlin on February 22, 1929, the daughter of the late Edouard and Alice (Montminy) Cadorette, and was a lifelong resident. Therese had been employed by the Pot Luck restaurant, the Converse Rubber Co., and had volunteered for the senior center. She was a member...
Alex T. Wheeler
Oct 31, 2022
Alex T. Wheeler, 28, of Madison, NH, passed away on Monday October 31, 2022 in Fryeburg, ME. He was born in Lancaster, NH, on March 8, 1994. He was the son of Richard A. Wheeler and Solitaire A. (Grinnell) Lamontagne. He lived in Canaan, VT before moving to Berlin in 1997 where he attended school. He later moved to the...
Dianne M. Cooney
Oct 28, 2022
Dianne M. Cooney, 72, of Berlin, passed away on Friday October 28, 2022 at her home. She was born in Berlin on March 24, 1950 the daughter of Angelo and Irene (Jutras) Valerino and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed in the operating room at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital and was a member of Good...
Donald W. Laroche
Oct 25, 2022
On October 25, 2022, Donald W. Laroche passed away surrounded by his family. Don leaves behind his best friend and the love of his life, Rita. They were blessed to have shared 57 years of marriage. Don loved his family and friends fiercely. Don’s grandchildren filled him with pride and he loved spending time and imparting his wisdom upon them.
Don...
Fernand O. Landry
Oct 22, 2022
Fernand O. Landry, 92, passed away on October 22, 2022 at his home. He was born on October 24, 1929, the son of Leo and Gabrielle (Belanger) Landry, and was a lifelong resident of the area. Fern was a graduate of Notre Dame High School class of 1947. He proudly served in the US Army Air Corps from 1947 to...
George R. Rousseau
Oct 21, 2022
George R. Rousseau, 71, of Shelburne, NH, passed away Friday October 21, 2022 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Kittery, ME on April 14, 1951 the son of the late Adelard E. and Claire (Corbeil) Rousseau and lived most of his life in Berlin area. He graduated from Gorham High School and the NH Vocational Technical College...
Rita Payette
Oct 20, 2022
Rita (born Cooper) Payette, 94, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at the Dover Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Dover, NH. Rita was born on August 1, 1928 in Berlin, NH, the daughter of Anna (born Eline) Cooper and Joseph Cooper.
Rita is survived by her daughters: Vivian Zagrobski and her husband, Walter of Ipswich, MA; and Kathy Payette...
Maxine E. Dube
Oct 19, 2022
Maxine E. Dube, 101, of Berlin, passed away on October 19, 2022, at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on July 31, 1921, the daughter of Leo and Beatrice (Simpson) Gendron. Maxine was a graduate of the Berlin High School class of 1939, and had lived most of her life in the area. Prior...
Harold J. Hannigan
Oct 18, 2022
Harold J. Hannigan Jr., 72, of Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday October 18, 2022 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Augusta, ME on December 27, 1949 the son of Henry Hannigan and Jeannette (Labbe) Hannigan and has lived in Berlin for most of his life. Prior to his retirement, he had been employed by...
Gail R. Beroney
Oct 18, 2022
Gail R. Beroney, 66, of Stark, NH, passed away on Tuesday October 18, 2022 at her home. She was born in Berlin, NH, the daughter of Andrew and Helen (Zegulich) McLain, and was a lifelong resident of Coos County, living in Stark since 1982. She graduated from Berlin High and received her Culinary Arts Degree from the NH Vocational Technical...
Judi A. Johnson
Oct 18, 2022
Judi Ann Johnson, 73, of Berlin, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 after a period of failing health. She was born in Berlin on June 24, 1949 the daughter of the late Harry M. and Patricia D. (Nollet) Johnson. A graduate of Berlin High School class of 1967 and Champlain College class of 1969, she resided...
Donald R. Roy
Oct 10, 2022
Donald Roy, 62, passed away on October 10, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Berlin on February 1, 1960, the son of the late Roland and Therese Roy. Donald graduated from Berlin High School Class of 1978; worked construction and then moved to Vermont and worked as a...
Ann Marie Thurston
Oct 9, 2022
Ann Marie Thurston, 59, of West Milan and formerly Rochester, passed away on October 9, 2022 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Rochester, NH on July 29, 1963 the daughter of the late Joseph A. Thurston and Beverly M. Blake. Ann loved her family above everything else and especially doted on her grandchildren,...
Annette Fournier
Oct 8, 2022
Annette Fournier, 100, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday October 8, 2022 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Berlin on January 2, 1922 the daughter of John and Marie A. (Dube) Labrie and lived in Berlin most of her life. She graduated from high school in Canaan, VT and lived in Springfield,...
Denis G. Roy
Oct 6, 2022
Denis G. Roy, 64, of Milan, NH, passed away on Thursday October 6, 2022 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH. He was born in Berlin on March 9, 1958 the son of Alcide and Marie (Lemieux) Roy and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Milan area. He had been employed by the local paper mill for many years...
David K. Durant
Oct 5, 2022
David K. Durant, 75, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday October 5, 2022 in the comfort of his home. He was born in Berlin on November 19, 1946 the son of Francis and Laura (Laflamme) Durant and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed at the local paper mill as a Pulp Dryer and as a Waste Water Treatment...
Joseph R. Courchesne
Oct 3, 2022
Joseph R. Courchesne, 36, of Gorham, NH, passed away on October 3, 2022 unexpectedly of an ongoing heart condition. He was born in Manchester, NH on May 7, 1986 the son of Emile and Jacqueline (Eafrati) Courchesne and was educated and lived in the Manchester area until he moved to the Gorham area in 2010. He had been employed for...
Paul Tanguay
Oct 1, 2022
Paul Tanguay, 66, passed away on October 1, 2022, in Titusville, FL. Paul was born on March 27, 1956 in Berlin, NH to Louis Tanguay and Carolyn Tanguay.
Paul graduated from Gorham High School in 1974 and went on to earn an Associate's Degree from New Hampshire Vocational Technical College in 1976. He started his career as a carpenter before becoming...
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