Local Obituaries
Barbara Guay
Jan 4, 2022
Barbara (Gill) Guay, 73, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday January 4, 2022 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin, NH on June 25, 1948 the daughter of the late Thomas and Nathalie (Santy) Gill and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had owned and operated Gill’s Flowers for many years. Barbara was a former...
Darlene A. Mercauto
Jan 3, 2022
Darlene Anne Mercauto, 59, of Gorham, NH passed away on January 3, 2022 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 10, 1962 the daughter of Edward H. and Pauline E. (Bilodeau) Griffin and was raised in Gorham. She lived away until her first husband passed away and then returned to the...
Raymond Rudolph Hood
Jan 2, 2022
Raymond Rudolph “Rudy” Hood, 91, of Berlin, NH passed away on January 2, 2022 at his home, with family by his side. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 13, 1930 the son of Ray and Clara (Roy) Hood and was a lifelong resident. Rudy was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the...
Michael P. Lemieux, Jr.
Jan 2, 2022
Michael P. Lemieux, Jr., 42, of Gorham, NH, passed away on Sunday January 2, 2022. He was born in Berlin, NH on August 30, 1979. He was the son of Michael P. Lemieux, Sr., and Robin E. (Rosenberg) Fortier and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Gorham area. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1998 and had been employed...
Jesse W. Bergami
Jan 2, 2022
Jesse W. Bergami, 26, of Berlin, passed away on January 2, 2022. He was born in Peoria, IL on August 3, 1995 the son of Thomas E. Bergami and Viginia M. Karnbach and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. He has resided in Berlin for the past seven years. Jesse was self-employed. He loved football and the Dallas Cowboys, the NY...
Roger Duguay
Jan 1, 2022
Roger A. Duguay, 87, of Berlin, NH passed away on January 1, 2022 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Berlin, NH on May 12, 1934 the son of the late William and Laura (Perry) Duguay and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Roger had been a member of the Fur,...
Norman R. Batchelder
Dec 30, 2021
Norman R. Batchelder, Jr., 64, of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2021. He was born in Newport, NH the son of the late Norman R. Batchelder, Sr. and Marilyn Gray. He is survived by several siblings. There are no public services. Arrangements are in the care of Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin and Gorham, NH.
Annabelle "Ann" L. Walz
Dec 29, 2021
Annabelle “Ann” Walz died December 29, 2021 at the age of 96. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Caroli Walz, of 64 years. She is survived by her 4 children: Philip Liggett Walz, Jeanne Walz Gorham, Michael Adolf Walz and Caroline Steele Carlson; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and her sister Kathryn Sue Huddleston. She is predeceased by her 4...
Atreyus James Smith
Dec 25, 2021
Atreyus James Smith was born sleeping on December 25, 2021 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He is survived by his parents Shelby Shea and Devin Smith; brothers: Gabriel age 6, Ronald age 5, Corbin age 3, Theaseus age 3; sisters DeJa age 4 and Avery age 7; and extended family. The Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin and Gorham, is assisting...
Joanne I. Valliere
Dec 25, 2021
Joanne I. Valliere, 70, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday December 25, 2021 at her home. She was born in Berlin on April 23, 1951 the daughter of John and Irene (Landry) Gemmiti and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1969. Family was the love of her life. She enjoyed her grandchildren and cooking for...
Gordon Alan Lowe
Dec 24, 2021
Gordon “Alan” Lowe, Jr., 81, of Randolph, NH, passed away on Friday December 24, 2021, surrounded by family. He was born in Whitefield, NH on November 23, 1940 the son of Gordon Alan Lowe, Sr. and Norah Daley Lowe and lived in Randolph his entire life except for the 2 years he spent in the Army. He attended Gorham schools...
Paul L. Clark
Dec 24, 2021
Paul Lawrence Clark, 79, of Gorham, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Kirkwood Corners Assisted Living in Lee, NH after a period of failing health. He was born in Gorham on August 19, 1942 the son of the late Edward Louis and Verna Alice (Rix) Clark and was a lifelong resident. He graduated Gorham High School and worked...
James M. Princiotta
Dec 23, 2021
James Michael (Jimmy) Princiotta of Berlin, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2021. Jimmy was born in South Boston, Massachusetts to Francis and Agnes Princiotta. Jimmy loved the outdoors, he loved everything about nature. He had an enormous love for animals. He was always with a joke, very funny and witty. Jimmy is preceded in death by his...
Shirley Ellen Sgrulloni
Dec 23, 2021
Shirley Ellen Sgrulloni, 82, of Gorham, NH, passed away on December 23, 2021 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH. She was born on February 9, 1939 in Elizabeth, NJ, the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Zrinsky) Dunn. She was raised in New Jersey, and moved to the Gorham area in 1973....
Andrew S. Dionne
Dec 21, 2021
Andrew S. Dionne, 67, of Dummer, NH passed away on Tuesday December 21, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Manchester, NH on July 10, 1954 the son of the late Henry J. and Mary V. (Moody) Dionne and was raised in Manchester. He later lived in Amherst, NH and Londonderry, NH before moving to Dummer in...
Victor E. Rich
Dec 20, 2021
Victor E. Rich Jr., 41, of Berlin, NH passed away unexpectedly on December 20, 2021. He was born in Berlin, NH on August 18, 1980 the son of Victor E. Rich Sr. and Peggy M. (Perry) Rich and was a lifelong resident of the area. He had been educated in Milan and Berlin schools and had been employed by Robert...
Brenda L. Sherman
Dec 20, 2021
Brenda Lee (McCaw) Sherman of Gorham, NH passed away gracefully on December 20, 2021, in Berlin, NH. Brenda was born in Limestone, Maine to Donald J. McCaw and Della M. Purcell on July 10, 1955. She married Bruce E. Sherman on May 12, 1973. They lived most of their lives together at their home in Barkhamsted, CT, where they raised...
O’Brien R. Murphy
Dec 19, 2021
O’Brien R. “Ben” Murphy, 70, of Gorham, passed on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Rumford, Maine on September 9, 1951, the son of the late Robert G. and Priscilla (Farwell) Murphy. Ben grew up in Gorham, N.H., and in 1969 graduated from Gorham High School before going on to earn his...
Jeffrey C. Lettre
Dec 18, 2021
Jeffrey C. Lettre, 27, of Berlin, N.H., passed away peacefully on Saturday December 18th, 2021 at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications with pneumonia. He was born in Littleton, NH on June 8, 1994 the son of Jean-Paul and Wendy (Martin) Lettre. Early on Jeffrey was diagnosed with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. He lived at home until...
Bertha C. Santiago
Dec 16, 2021
Bertha C. Santiago, 82, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday December 16, 2021 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on June 22, 1939 the daughter of Jean Felix and Lucia (LeBlanc) Gallant and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1958. She moved to NY to attend X-Ray school and graduated with a BS in...