Local Obituaries

Oct 25, 2021

Paul E. Drapeau, 72, of Berlin, passed away on Monday October 25, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on January 15, 1949 the son of the late Victor L. and Anita T. (Blanchette) Drapeau and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1969 and was a US Navy Veteran of...

Oct 25, 2021

Laura Elizabeth Brown, n. April 1, 1951, passed into spirit on October 25, 2021. She received many gifts in her lifetime, the greatest of which is those who opened their hearts to her on this journey. She is survived by Catherine McCandless, sister, and Gregg Manjorin; Powel and Carol Brown, brother and sister-in-law, and family; Michaela and Jason Crooks and...

Oct 25, 2021

Ann Marie Patry, 87, of Berlin, NH, passed away on October 25, 2021, at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 7, 1934, she was the daughter of George and Laura (Larsen) Dion. She married Leo Edgar Patry on October 9, 1954 and enjoyed 62 years of marriage until Leo’s passing in 2017. Ann...

Oct 24, 2021

Rene R. Pinette, 85, of Berlin, passed away on Sunday October 24, 2021 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He was born in Berlin on January 17, 1936 the son of Fernando and Angeline (Labbe) Pinette and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High in 1953 and served in the Army National Guard for 23 years....

Oct 24, 2021

Ruth R. (Blanchard) Boisvert, 82, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday morning October 24, 2021 at her home, with family by her side. She was born in Berlin, NH on May 26, 1939 the daughter of the late Harvey W. Blanchard and Mary Sgrulloni and was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School. She...

Oct 22, 2021

Robin Theriault, 41, of Milan, NH, passed away on October 22, 2021, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital, due to complications associated with COVID-19. She was born in Phoenix, AZ on July 14, 1979 to Claire (Theriault) Gaeb and the late Donald Theriault of Berlin, NH. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1997 and was the only girl in her...

Oct 20, 2021

William F. Mitchell, Jr., 77, of Berlin, NH, passed away on October 20, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 18, 1944, the son of the late Beverly and William Mitchell, Sr. in Beverly, MA. He was the husband of the late Donna (Ronan) Mitchell. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Beverly, MA.

Oct 20, 2021

Oct 20, 2021

Leo N. Robichaud, 69, of Gorham, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin from complications related to COVID-19. He was born in Berlin on January 13, 1952 the son of the late Norman and Irene (Savard) Robichaud and was a lifelong resident of the area. Leo graduated from Berlin High School in 1970...

Oct 15, 2021

Guy Ralph Lopez, 70, of Berlin, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin from complications related to COVID-19. He was born to Robert and Jean (Silver) Lopez on May 31, 1951, in San Diego, CA, where his father was stationed in the military, and he grew up in the Portland, ME area. He...

Oct 9, 2021

Patricia L. (Lawrence) Gemmiti, Pat - as she preferred to be called, beloved wife and mother, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 9, 2021 with her daughter Cathy by her side. She was born January 21, 1933 in Gorham, New Hampshire to Albert Dexter and Laura (O’Hara) Lawrence. She grew up as Patty Lawrence in Gorham where she was lauded...

Oct 9, 2021

Lionel W. Gagnon, 98, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday October 9, 2021 at his home. He was born in Gorham, NH on January 15, 1923 the son of William and Lucia Marie (Nadeau) Gagnon and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Gorham area. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II who took part in the Normandy...

Oct 9, 2021

Kenneth C. Jones, 57, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Saturday October 9, 2021. He was born in Boston, MA on November 13, 1963 the son of the late Clarence I. and Patricia P. (Johnson) Jones and resided in Lynn, MA before moving to Berlin in 2002. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, Lucille, and the Northern Lights. Ken was an...

Oct 8, 2021

Suzanne Danais Lemieux, 72, passed away unexpectedly on October 8th 2021. Born in Berlin, she was the youngest of three children of Dr. Edouard M. and Pauline (Vallee) Danais. Suzanne attended Angel Guardian Grammar School and then Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Nashua, NH. Upon graduating, she was enrolled at Chandler School for Women in Boston. After she received her...

Oct 8, 2021

Paul J. Ayotte, 77, of Berlin, NH passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born November 2, 1943 in Berlin, NH to Albert and Dorothy Ayotte. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Paul graduated from Berlin High School and then enlisted in the United States Army in...

Oct 6, 2021

Maurice Pigeon, 92, of Berlin, passed away on October 6, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on May 29, 1929 the son of Eugene and Marie Anna (Crete) Pigeon and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed as a pipe fitter for Brown Company and was a member of St. Joseph Church, now Good...

Oct 6, 2021

Olivia P. Galipeau, 13, of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly at her home on October 6, 2021. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 30, 2008 the daughter of Anthony P. and Brittany (Fernald) Galipeau and resided in Pittsburg till she was 7 and then Berlin to present. Olivia had a love for animals, enjoyed drawing and listening to music....

Oct 3, 2021

Jane "Janie" Hopkins Palmer, 86, of West Stewartstown, NH passed away October 3 after a short illness. Jane was born March 15, 1935 to Elizabeth (Young) Palmer and Roger Sterne Palmer in New York, NY. She is survived by her daughter, Tracy Davies of Durham, NC, brother Charles Lynde Palmer of Belfast, ME, nephews Timothy, Peter and Matthew Palmer and...

Oct 2, 2021

Roland Joseph “Pete” Gagne, “Pete the Mailman,” 90, of Berlin, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from an unexpected diagnosis of cancer. Born in Napert Village on June 17, 1931 to Edouard and Juliette (Bergeron) Gagne, he led a full life always ready to help someone in need and keeping his entourage laughing with his quick...

Oct 2, 2021

Verena N. Simmons, age 98, passed away at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH, on October 2, 2021 in the full assurance of her resurrection at the second coming of Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. Verena had been a resident of the nursing home since Nov. 2018, after suffering a stroke. Other health reasons had led to...