Local Obituaries
Violette F. Henry
Sep 24, 2021
Violette F. Henry, 76, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Friday September 24, 2021 at her home in Berlin, NH surrounded by family. She was born in Berlin on February 19, 1945 the daughter of the late Dervenie and Alva (Gagnon) Therrien and was a lifelong resident. A graduate of Notre Dame High School in 1963, she went on to...
Rosanne Gayton
Sep 24, 2021
Rosanne Gayton, 68, of Berlin, passed away on September 24, 2021 at her home. She was born in Cherry Point, NC on July 20, 1953 the daughter of the late Santo and Dorothy V. (Van Glahn) Romano and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. She moved to Berlin on May 3, 2017. She was an amazing mother and mother-in-law and liked...
Helen I. Burlock
Sep 21, 2021
Helen I. Burlock, 72, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday September 21, 2021 at her home. She was born in Berlin on December 10, 1948 the daughter of late Roland and Mary (Valerino) Jutras and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1968 and had been employed by Granite State, Fagin’s Pub and Profile. Helen was...
Lawrence S. Roberge
Sep 20, 2021
Lawrence S. “Larry” Roberge, 74, of Berlin NH, passed away at home with his family by his side after a period of declining health on September 20, 2021. Larry was born May 7, 1947 in Waterville Maine, an only child of Priscilla (nee Shorty) Roberge and Omer Roberge and moved to Berlin NH with his mother Priscilla in 1948. Larry...
Roger P. Hamel
Sep 19, 2021
Roger P. Hamel, 70, of Gorham, NH, passed away on September 19, 2021 at his home. He was born in Berlin on January 25, 1951 the son of the late Wilfred N. and Eliette T. (Lacasse) Hamel and was raised in Berlin. He enlisted in the US Army when he was 17 and served 2 tours in Vietnam in Special...
Mary A. Deblois
Sep 19, 2021
Mary A. Deblois, 88, of Gorham, passed away on Sunday September 19, 2021 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Upton, ME on April 23, 1933 the daughter of the late John A. and Gladys (Lombard) Angevine and lived in Upton until high school. She graduated from Gould Academy in Bethel and following...
Louis H. Gilbert
Sep 17, 2021
Louis H. Gilbert, 85, of Berlin, passed away on Friday September 17, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Gorham, NH on August 13, 1936 the son of Louis and Lillian (Mercier) Gilbert, Sr. and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. He had been employed as a truck driver for 15 years for Red Wing and Adley...
Lorraine Rano
Sep 17, 2021
Lorraine (Grondin) Rano, 86, of Berlin, NH passed away on September 17, 2021 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on July 27, 1935 the daughter of the late Henry and Jeanne (Girouard) Grondin and was a lifelong resident. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by Mental Health...
Bradley C. Ray
Sep 16, 2021
Bradley C. Ray, 82, of Milan, NH passed away on Thursday September 16, 2021 at his home after a period of failing health. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 31, 1938 the son of Charles and Norma (Parrish) Ray and was a lifelong resident of the area. Brad was a graduate of Berlin High School and had been...
Marie Jeanne Gagne
Sep 16, 2021
Marie Jeanne (Blais) Couture Gagne passed away September 17, 2021. Marie had suffered through various health concerns over the last few years. She is now without pain in her spiritual life. Marie's sons Bruce and Christopher would like to thank Ted Gagne for his loving care of Marie over the last six years. Marie was born October 22, 1943 to...
Donald S. Baillargeon
Sep 14, 2021
Donald S. Baillargeon, 81, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a period of failing health. He was born in Berlin on October 30, 1939, the son of the late Sauveur and Alice (Gobeil) Baillargeon and was a lifelong resident. Donald served in the United States Army...
Theresa Martineau
Sep 11, 2021
Theresa (Berthiaume) Martineau, 84, of Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday morning September 11, 2021 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on November 17, 1936 the daughter of the late Dominique and Armandine (Napert) Berthiaume and was a lifelong resident. Theresa was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. Prior to...
Bernice "Bird" Bilodeau
Sep 8, 2021
Bernice L. “ Bird” Bilodeau, 57, of Gorham, passed away on Wednesday September 8, 2021 at her home. She was born in Gorham on October 18, 1963 the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Leavitt) Skaradosky and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Gorham High School in 1981 and had been employed by the Gorham School System for many years...
Robert F. Labore
Sep 6, 2021
Robert F. “Skip” Labore, 87, of Campton, NH passed on September 6, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 26, 1934 in Manchester, NH, the son of the late Fred and Alice (Tracy) Labore. He lived in Manchester and Gorham, and more recently resided in Campton. He attended Central High School and Boston School...
Roger R. Gagne
Sep 6, 2021
Roger R. Gagne, 88, of Berlin, NH passed away on Monday Sept. 6, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, after a period of failing health. He was born in Berlin, NH on Sept. 21, 1932 the son of the late Edward and Juliette (Bergeron) Gagne and has been a lifelong resident. Prior to his retirement, he had been...
Jeannette E. Blanchette
Sep 5, 2021
Jeannette E. (Theriault) Blanchette, 86, of Berlin, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her children. She was born in Gilman, VT, on January 2, 1935, the daughter of Alphonse and Emma (Guilbeault) Theriault and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1953 and married Joseph R. E....
Franklin O. Jordan
Sep 5, 2021
Franklin Owen Jordan, 90, of Gorham, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster, NH after a brief illness. He was born in Boston, MA and was raised in the North Country where he resided all his life. Franklin served in the United States Army during the Korean War conflict, after his return he...
Winifred “Clover" Koopman
Sep 4, 2021
Winifred S. “Clover” Koopman, 79, of Gorham, NH passed away on September 4, 2021 at the Armenian Nursing & Rehab Center in Jamaica Plain, MA. She was born on December 21, 1941 in New York, NY, the daughter of Bernard O. and Mary Louise (Harvey) Koopman. She graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY. A lifelong adventurer, traveler,...
Rita P. Finson
Sep 2, 2021
Rita P. (Cote) Finson, 88, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Thursday September 2, 2021 at the Clipper Harbor Home in Portsmouth, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on March 5, 1933 the daughter of Conrad and Yvonne (Fournier) Cote and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Milan area. She had been employed by Prince’s IGA and had attended...
Joan E. Vallis
Sep 2, 2021
Joan E. Vallis passed away at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Center in Berlin, NH on September 2, 2021 at the age of 84 years. Born in Berlin, NH on August 22, 1937, she was a resident of this city throughout her life. She attended St. Patrick High School and graduated with the Class of 1957 and then pursued her...