Local Obituaries
Walter "Chris" Hansen
Nov 28, 2021
Walter “Chris” Hansen, 72, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Berlin on March 20, 1949, the son of Gustave A. and Shirley (Christianson) Hansen and lived in Berlin until his early teens. He then lived in Connecticut where he married the love of his life...
Deborah L. Bryant
Nov 27, 2021
Deborah Lee Bryant, 71, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH from complications of COVID-19. She was born in Berlin, NH on November 2, 1950, the daughter of the late Earnest and Anita (Bouchard) Carpenter and lived in the Androscoggin Valley all of her life. For many years she was employed...
James "Jim" T. Cavagnaro
Nov 27, 2021
James “Jim” Thomas Cavagnaro, 83, of Milan, passed away at his home on Saturday November 27, 2021, after a period of failing health. He was born in Berlin on December 29, 1937, the son of Reynold and Eliza (Nadeau) Cavagnaro. Jim was a lifelong resident of Berlin and Milan and he was a 1956 graduate of Berlin High School. For...
John A. Hodgdon
Nov 25, 2021
John A. Hodgdon, 78, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday November 25, 2021 at his home. He was born in Lebanon, NH on January 30, 1943 the son of Joseph Earl Wayne and Katherine Mary (Stevens) Hodgdon and was raised there. He moved to Berlin in his late teen years and had been employed as a truck driver for Gamm,...
Dan W. Thibeault
Nov 25, 2021
Dan William Thibeault, 62, of Berlin, NH, passed away at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin with family at his side on November 25, 2021. He was born in Berlin, NH on February 26, 1959, the son of Gerald and Claire (Tremblay) Thibeault, and resided in New Hampshire most of his life. Dan worked many different jobs throughout his lifetime including...
Shirley A. Jackson
Nov 25, 2021
It is with sadness in our hearts that we report the passing of Shirley Ann Jackson, 81, of Berlin, on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Shirley was born in Peru, NY on October 17, 1940 the daughter of the late Allen and Elsie (Burke) Fountain. She was raised in Peru, NY and was educated there,...
Cindy Lou Shaver
Nov 23, 2021
Cindy Lou Shaver, 62, of Berlin, NH, passed away at home on November 23, 2021. She was born in Concord, NH on December 25, 1958, the daughter of Frank and Winifred (Driscoll) Beck. Cindy was raised in Concord and was a lifelong resident of New Hampshire. She moved to Berlin fifteen years ago. Cindy loved music, crafts, and her grandchildren....
Adrienne "Susie" R. Beaudoin
Nov 23, 2021
Adrienne R. “Susie” Beaudoin, 83, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday November 23, 2021. She was born in Berlin on May 15, 1938 the daughter of Adrien and Lois (Beaulac) Beaudoin and graduated from UNH with High Honors in Mathematics. She had worked in Washington as well as at Granite State, and most recently for the Department of Education in...
Helen G. Bisson
Nov 22, 2021
Helen Gloria Bisson, 83, of Berlin, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland from injuries sustained in a fall, ten days after the death of her beloved husband Donald. Helen was born in Berlin on November 2, 1938 the daughter of Alfred B. and Delima (Rabidas) Paulin and was raised on Berlin’s East Side....
Lillian D. Laramee
Nov 22, 2021
Lillian D. (Baker) Laramee, 87, of Berlin, NH passed away suddenly on November 22, 2021 at her home. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 29, 1934 the daughter of the late Wilfred and Aldea (Marois) Baker and was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. Lillian had worked many years as a shift...
Leslie H. True
Nov 20, 2021
Leslie Howard True, 82, was born September 14, 1939 in Concord, NH to Ernest and Evelyn True. He later moved to Vero Beach, where he passed away peacefully at the VNA Hospice House on November 20, 2021. Leslie is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth; sons David (Darlene) True and Daniel (Kristy) True of New Hampshire; grandchildren: Ashton, Bryce and...
Claire L. Lozier
Nov 20, 2021
Claire L. Lozier, 93, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Saturday November 20, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on February 28, 1928 the daughter of the late Cyrille and Charlotte (LeBreton) Lozier and was a lifelong resident. Claire had lived in the same house for her entire life. She was a...
Roderick H. Blackburn
Nov 19, 2021
Roderick H. Blackburn, UNH’s First All American, a native of Berlin, passed away on November 19, 2021 at the age of 82. He was the son of the late Elmer L. and Olivette A. (Roderick) Blackburn. Rod was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and the University of New Hampshire. Rod had an outstanding hockey career at Notre Dame...
James P. Hilton
Nov 19, 2021
JAMES PHILIP HILTON, 77, of Wells, Maine, died on November 19th at Pinnacle Health Care in Canton, Maine, of complications from bone cancer. Jim was born on September 3rd, 1944, to Philip W. Hilton and Bertha (Bourne) Hilton. He attended the Wells Schools, graduating in 1963. He served honorably in the United States Army in Vietnam from 1965 to 1969....
Normand R. Couture, Md
Nov 17, 2021
Normand R. Couture, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in Gorham ME. Normand was born on February 21, 1931 in Moscow ME and moved to Berlin, NH shortly therafter. He attended Laval University, where he met and married Andree, graduating in 1959 and returned to Berlin with his bride. He specialized in Family Medicine, practicing in Berlin,...
Muriel G. Dion
Nov 14, 2021
Muriel G. Dion, having reached her 103rd birthday just a few days prior, passed away in peace and comfort, surrounded by love and faith, on Sunday, 14 November 2021, at the Coos County Nursing Home where she had resided since October of 2013. Over a century ago, fittingly, Muriel began life on another Sunday; on November 10th, 1918, she was...
William F. Hale
Nov 14, 2021
William Francis “Bill” Hale, Jr., 56, of Berlin and formerly of Seabrook, NH, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Coos County Nursing Home after a lengthy battle with MS. He was born in Exeter, NH on April 24, 1965 the son of William F. Sr and Judy A. (Follansbee) Hale and lived on New Hampshire’s Seacoast all...
Deanna A. Holt
Nov 13, 2021
Deanna A. Holt, 69, of Berlin, NH, passed away at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital on November 13, 2021. She was born in Berlin on December 14, 1951, the daughter of the late Arnold and Hazel (Hawkins) Holt, and she was raised in Dummer, NH. She was the youngest of a big family and is predeceased by sister Elaine Smith, brothers...
Wallace J. Anctil
Nov 13, 2021
The Honorable Wallace J. Anctil of Berlin passed away on Saturday, November 13 at the age of 82, in Lincoln, MA, surrounded by loved ones. Wally was born in Berlin on July 5, 1939, the son of Joseph and Doris (Baillargeon) Anctil. He graduated from St. Patrick HS in Berlin, St. Michael College in Vermont, and American University in Washington,...
Joshua L. Perreault
Nov 12, 2021
Joshua Lee Perreault, The P Man, age 37, of Danvers, MA passed away peacefully on Friday November 12th in his home. He was born on February 14th 1984 and is the son of Leo and Elaine Perreault of Milan, NH. He was a life long resident of Milan and Berlin, attended Berlin High School and graduated from White Mountain Community...