Local Obituaries
Brian L. Berube
Feb 4, 2025
Brian L. Berube, 48, of Berlin, passed away on February 4, 2025. He was born in Berlin on December 7, 1976 the son of Lawrence L. Berube and Mariette M. Plante and graduated from Berlin High School in 1995. He lived most of his life in Berlin but had also resided for a time in Manchester, NH and Somersworth, NH....
Neil B. LaForest
Feb 3, 2025
Neil B. LaForest, 63, of Berlin, NH passed away on Feb. 3, 2025 at his home. He was born in Nashua, NH on April 17, 1961 the son of the late Gerard J. and June E. (LaFontaine) LaForest and had resided in Nashua, NH, until moving to Berlin in September of 2024. He had been employed as an auto body...
Joseph R. Micucci
Jan 31, 2025
Joseph R. Micucci, 93, of Gorham, NH passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 31, 2025 . He was born in Gorham, NH on April 22, 1931 and was the last surviving son of Tito and Philomena (Toppi) Micucci. A lifelong resident of the area, Joe was a passionate entrepreneur. Prior to going opening the businesses...
Robert O. "Bob" Caron
Jan 31, 2025
Robert O. “Bob” Caron, 99, of Berlin, NH passed away on January 31, 2025 at his home, with family by his side. He was born in Berlin, NH on August 24, 1925 the son of Hormidas J. and Lea P. (Lemieux) Caron and was a lifelong resident. Robert was a US Army veteran of WW2, where he served with the...
Ethan M. Tanguay
Jan 28, 2025
Ethan M. Tanguay, 19, of Gorham, passed away unexpectedly at his home of a medical condition on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 9, 2005, the son of Randy and Wanda (Guerin) Tanguay. Ethan was a graduate of Gorham High School with the class of 2024 and resided in Gorham all of his life.
Ethan...
John J. Poulin
Jan 27, 2025
John J. Poulin, 59, of Penacook, NH, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025 at Alpine Healthcare in Keene after a period of failing health. John was born in Concord, NH, the son of Armand H. and Shirley D. (Walsh) Poulin. He worked for many years as a carpenter and later as a custodian at Merrimack Valley Middle School.
John is...
Frederick L. Devoid
Jan 27, 2025
Frederick L. Devoid, 96, of Gorham, passed away on Monday January 27, 2025 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on April 28, 1928 the son of Edward G. and Bessie (Dowse) Devoid and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II and had been employed by the...
The Rev. Eleanor L. McLaughlin
Jan 26, 2025
The Rev. Eleanor McLaughlin, 90, of Randolph, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin after a period of failing health. She was born in Boston, MA and raised in Beverly, MA, graduating from St. Mary's in the Mountains School, and going on to attend Wellesley College, graduating with a B.A. in History. She...
Doreen Chabot
Jan 25, 2025
Doreen Chabot of Gorham, NH, passed away peacefully with her loving family and dearest friend by her side on January 25, 2025. She was born in Berlin, NH on April 26, 1940, the daughter of Jeannette Lindner and William Brideau. She married Roland Chabot in October 1958 and together they opened the Gorham Hardware Store in 1964. She served as...
Victor A. Grenier
Jan 25, 2025
Victor Armand Grenier, 87, of Nashua, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 25, 2025 at St. Joseph Hospital, after a brief period of declining health. A resident of Nashua since the mid 1990s, he was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on August 1, 1937, a son of the late Simeon T. and Rose Lina (Couture) Grenier. Educated in Berlin, Victor was...
Tracy Lang
Jan 25, 2025
Tracy (Eastman) Lang, 71, of West Milan, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at her home with her husband by her side. She was born at US Naval Hospital Great Lakes in Illinois, the daughter of the late Aloysius and Ruth (Hartford) Eastman. She grew up in Lancaster, graduating from Lancaster High School and going on to attend nursing...
Paul A. Favreau
Jan 17, 2025
Paul A Favreau, 69, passed away peacefully on Jan.17, 2025 at DHMC with his loving family by his side. Paul was born in Berlin, NH on Dec. 5, 1955 to Rosario and Edmee (Chagnon) Favreau. As a lifelong Berlin resident, and class of 1973 graduate of Notre Dame/Berlin High School, Paul spent his entire life in “The City that Trees...
Therese L. Fortier
Jan 17, 2025
Mrs. Therese L. Fortier, 97, of Berlin, passed away on January 17, 2025 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin, NH on October 25, 1927 the daughter of the late Argenas and Anna (Roy) Croteau. She was a long time member of St. Joseph, now Good Shepherd Parish. Therese enjoyed making puzzles and matting them...
Florence J. Croteau
Jan 14, 2025
Florence J. (Leclerc) Croteau passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 14, 2025. She was born in Berlin, NH to Aime Leclerc and Joanita (Bedard) Leclerc on April 21, 1931. She is survived by her children: son Marc Croteau and wife Christine Rogers of Ivoryton, CT; son Michael Croteau of Berlin, NH; and daughter Jocelyn and husband Maurice...
Ryan M. Leavitt
Jan 12, 2025
Ryan M. Leavitt, 33, of Milan, NH, passed away suddenly at his home of an unexpected medical event on January 12, 2025. He was born in Exeter, NH on March 19, 1991, the son of Mark E. and Janet A. (Nadeau) Leavitt, and was raised and educated in Rye, NH. He went to private high school at Governor Dummer Academy...
Jeannette O. Gagne
Jan 12, 2025
Mrs. Jeannette O. Gagne, 93, of Stark and formerly Berlin, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the Morrison Skilled Nursing Facility in Whitefield after a period of failing health. Jeannette was born in Lewiston, ME on November 6, 1931 the daughter of the late Ernest and Laura (Morin) Labbe. She relocated to Berlin in 1962 where she resided...
Ann R. Mills
Jan 10, 2025
Ann R Mills passed away peacefully at her home in Peacham, Vermont on January 10, 2025. Ann's bright light and love will continue to shine upon all of her friends and family who experienced her enthusiasm for life.
A celebration of life will be held later this summer with friends and family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to...
Theresa L. Jolin
Jan 10, 2025
Theresa L. Jolin, 98, of Manchester, NH, passed away on Friday January 10, 2025 at her home. She was born in Hartford, CT on September 25, 1926 the daughter of Lionel and Felixine (Drouin) Tardiff and lived in Berlin for most of her life. She was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and had worked at Converse 10 years and...
Claudette P. Lavigne
Jan 4, 2025
Claudette Pauline Lavigne of Gorham, NH, has died at the age of 81. She passed away peacefully surrounded by much love after a courageous battle with cancer. Claudette was born on April 2, 1943, in Berlin, NH to Carmen and Leo Dupuis. She was a graduate of Gorham High School, in Gorham, NH, and Becker Junior College in Worcester, MA....
John J. Burke
Jan 2, 2025
John Joseph Burke, Jr., 75, of Berlin, New Hampshire passed away on Thursday January 2, 2025 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a period of failing health. He was born in Boston, MA on December 27, 1949 the son of the late John J. Burke Sr. and Eileen (Regan) Burke and has resided in Berlin, NH...