Local Obituaries
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...
Wayne F. Morris, Sr
Aug 30, 2021
Wayne F. Morris, Sr., 69, of Berlin, passed away on Monday August 30, 2021 at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Berlin on September 8, 1951 the son of the late Fred J. and Lena (Filgate) Morris and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by EMCA, White Mountain Woodcraft and lastly for White...
Elizabeth P. Adams
Aug 30, 2021
Elizabeth (aka Betty & Betty Boop) P. Adams, 96, of Berlin, passed away, with family members by her side, on Monday August 30, 2021 at St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Facility where she had been a resident for close to 4 years. She was born in East Hereford, Canada on May 16, 1925 to George and Victoria (Pariseau)...
Robert A. Gauthier
Aug 30, 2021
Robert A. Gauthier, 89, of Milan, passed away on Monday August 30, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in New York, NY on March 22, 1932 the son of J. Alfred and Eva (Belanger) Gauthier and was raised in Massachusetts. Robert served in the US Navy. He was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for 38 years,...
Lise G. Malia
Aug 30, 2021
Lise G. Malia, 87, of Berlin, passed away on Monday August 30, 2021 at her home. She was born in Berlin on February 16, 1934 the daughter of Emile and Victoria (Lemieux) Gagnon and was a lifelong resident. She was employed for 7 years at Brown Company in the Public Relations Department and then by the City of Berlin as...
Paul C Poulin
Aug 28, 2021
Paul C. Poulin, 77, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday August 28, 2021 at his home. He was born in Beauceville, PQ, Canada on September 4, 1943 the son of Felix and Marie-Ange (Poulin) Poulin and came to the United States in 1952. He had been employed as a truck driver for Tri County Distributors. He was a member of...
William A. Desmarais, Jr
Aug 22, 2021
William A. Desmarais, Jr., 39, of St. Johnsbury, VT, passed away on August 22, 2021. He was born on March 23, 1982 in Colebrook, NH. He was a lifelong resident of the North Country and served in the US Navy. Bill was a self-employed contractor and loved fishing, camping, snowmobiling and anything outdoors. He enjoyed and loved spending time with...
Bibiane Shaink
Aug 16, 2021
Bibiane (St. James) Shaink, 89, of Berlin, passed away on Monday August 16, 2021 at her home. She was born in Quebec, the daughter of Arthur and Yvonne (Beauparlaul) St. James and was raised and educated there. She graduated from a teacher’s trade school in Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada and graduated with highest honors at 16 years of age. She taught...
Raymond A. Guay
Aug 15, 2021
Raymond A. Guay, 95, of Milan, NH, passed away on Sunday August 15, 2021 at his home after a short illness. He was born in Berlin, NH on June 28, 1926 the son of Alyre J. and Beatrice (Chatigny) Guay and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Milan area. He had been employed by Brown Company and James River Corporation...
Peter Henry Roberts
Aug 14, 2021
Peter Henry Roberts, NH State Police Retired, 85 of Chickwolnepy Road Milan passed away peacefully Saturday August 14, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin after bravely and persistently battling a terminal illness. He was born in Hollis NH, July 3, 1936, the only son to Henry C. (Chick) and Mary C (Szlosek) Roberts. Peter grew up hunting, fishing,...
Annette H. Kilbride
Aug 12, 2021
On August 12, 2021, Annette H. (LaBerge) Kilbride, loving mother of 5 children, passed away at the age of 95 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Berlin, NH. She was born on September 25, 1925 in Bowdoin, ME to Alphonse Dominic LaBerge and Eleanore Marie (Dion). She was one of 12 children. During the depression...
Rolande P. Cloutier
Aug 11, 2021
Rolande Pauline Cloutier (née Bédard) passed away at the St. Vincent Medical Center in Bridgeport CT on Wednesday, August 11, at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 21 days. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on May 21, 1928, and was a city resident her entire life until moving to Connecticut at the end of 2019 to...
George L. Collins
Aug 10, 2021
George L. Collins, 98, of Manchester and formerly of Berlin, NH passed away at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH on August 10, 2021. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 19, 1922, the son of the late Paul R. and Rose A. (Collin) Collins. He was an Audiologist/Optician and was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and the Knights...
Roger R. Thibault
Aug 4, 2021
Roger R. Thibault, 70, of Gorham, NH, passed away on August 4, 2021 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in West Stewartstown, NH on July 11, 1951, the son of Roland J. and Florine M. (Landry) Thibault. He was a graduate of Berlin High School. He traveled on construction, and most recently worked as a mechanical millwright for the...
Lynne S. Milley
Aug 3, 2021
Lynne S. Milley, 69, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday August 3, 2021 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Marlborough, MA on February 16, 1952 the daughter of Francis E. and Joanne I. (Dionne) Brigham and was raised in Massachusetts. She moved to Utah when she was 16 and graduated from Skyline High School in Salt Lake...
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