Local Obituaries
Rita J Doucette
Oct 31, 2017
Whitefield, NH Rita J. Doucette passed away in the warm company of family, friends and loving caregivers at the Morrison Nursing Home on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. She was 94 years old. Born in Berlin on September 8, 1923 she was the daughter of Edward and Marie (Marier) Arsenault. She was the oldest of eight children. She graduated from Berlin...
Alton A. Watson
Oct 28, 2017
Alton A. Watson, 80, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday October 28, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on May 16, 1937 the son of Percy and Helen (Dickinson) Watson and lived in Berlin most of his life. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1956 and was a US Army Veteran. Alton had been...
Mary Jane (Burgess) Lamontagne
Oct 28, 2017
Mary Jane (Burgess) Lamontagne, 79, of Gorham, NH passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH surrounded by her loving family. Mary Jane was born in Kennebunk, ME on 10/7/1938 to the late Arthur and Elsie (Wyman) Burgess. Mary was raised and educated in the Kennebunk area. Mary and her husband, Donald and...
Ruth Cellupica
Oct 28, 2017
Ruth Cellupica, 96, formerly of Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Scarborough Terrace, an assisted living facility in Scarborough, ME.She was born in Berlin, NH on September 2, 1921, the daughter of Oscar and Emma (Hamel) Gonya, and was a lifelong resident of Berlin until 2012, when she moved to the Portland ME area. She married...
Rita B (Guay) Morin
Oct 27, 2017
Rita B. (Guay) Morin passed away in her home on Friday, October 27, 2017. She was 88 years old. Born in Berlin on July 10, 1929 she was the daughter of Alyre and Beatrice (Chatigny) Guay. Rita was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, class of 1948. In August of 1953 she married Gerard "Sam" Morin. Together they raised...
Dorothy Monahan
Oct 26, 2017
Dorothy (Ryan) Monahan, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday Oct 26, 2017 at the Berkeley Retirement Home in Lawrence, MA. She was born in Berlin, NH in 1927, the daughter of Peter and Marian (Dale) Ryan and sister of James and Robert Ryan. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1945 and then worked at the Brown Company. After her...
Ronald R Howe
Oct 25, 2017
Gorham, NH Ronald Howe of Gorham passed away at Catholic Medical Center on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He was 60 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on November 1, 1956 he was the son of Herschel and Lynette (Henry) Howe. He was a graduate of Gorham High School, class of 1976. Ron enjoyed trains and model trains. He also enjoyed...
Aline Lacroix
Oct 25, 2017
Aline (Bisson) Lacroix, 79, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday October 25, 2017 at her home. She was born in Berlin on August 22, 1938 the daughter of Edward and Simonne (LHeureux) Bisson and graduated from Notre Dame High School with the Class of 1956. She had been employed by Converse Shoe, Citizens Bank and Disney World when she was...
Vivian J. Boisselle
Oct 23, 2017
Vivian J. Boisselle, 84, of Epsom, NH, passed away on Monday October 23, 2017 at the Concord Hospital. She was born in Berlin, NH on November 1, 1932 the daughter of Edward and Mary (McLain) Stephenson and lived in the Berlin-Gorham area for most of her life before moving to Moultonborough and Epsom to be closer to her children. She...
Stephen R. Kelley
Oct 23, 2017
Stephen R. Kelley, 68, of Nashua, NH, passed away on Monday October 23, 2017 at his home. He was born in Littleton, NH on June 29, 1949 the son of Merritt and Ruth (Stevens) Kelley and had lived in Berlin and Glencliff before moving to Nashua. Family includes his mother Ruth (Stevens) Dyke of Groveton, NH; his brother Ronald Kelley...
Gerald E. Sickler
Oct 23, 2017
Gerald E. Sickler, 79, of Berlin, passed away on Monday October 23, 2017 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born in Saratoga Springs, NY on April 21, 1938 the son of Harold and June and was raised by an aunt and uncle, William and Marion Henning. He attended school in New York and graduated from McIntosh College in...
Pauline M. Mckelvey
Oct 21, 2017
Pauline M. McKelvey, 87, of Clover Lane, Berlin, passed away on Saturday October 21, 2017 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 24, 1930 the daughter of Napoleon C. and Marie (Turgeon) Dupuis and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Kieran Church, now Good Shepherd Parish, and was one...
Edmund Savoie
Oct 20, 2017
Edmund J. Savoie, 93, of Lancaster, NH and formerly of Lawrence, MA, passed away on Friday October 20, 2017 at the Country Village Healthcare Center. He was born in Methuen, MA on March 28, 1924 the son of the late Joseph and Ida (Potvin) Savoie and attended St. Annes Parochial School and Central Catholic High School in Lawrence. A US...
William Kenneth (Ken) Leblanc
Oct 16, 2017
William Kenneth "Ken" Leblanc, 79, of Lancaster, passed away at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on October 16, 2017 after a period of declining health. He was born in St. Johnsbury Center, Vermont on December 20, 1938 the son of the late William A. & Mary A (Harrison) Leblanc. Ken was raised in Windsor, VT and graduated Windsor High School...
Vincent A Ruel
Oct 15, 2017
Berlin, NH Vincent A. Ruel passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at his home after a courageous battle with Cancer. He was 64 years old. Born in Berlin on October 19, 1952 he was the son of Robert and Irene (Latulippe) Ruel. Vince was raised in Berlin and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1970. He was...
Reginald D. Marquis
Oct 14, 2017
Reginald D. "Reggie" Marquis, 65, passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by loved ones on October 14th, 2017. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 8th, 1952 the son of the late David and Dorothy (Murray) Marquis and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1970 and attended Plymouth State College; majoring in Physical Education, but passionately...
Michael A. Neil
Oct 11, 2017
Michael A. Neil, 68, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday October 11, 2017 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. He was born in Berlin on April 19, 1949 the son of the late Kenneth and Margaret (Christman) Neil and was raised in Berlin. He entered the US Navy upon graduation and made it his career. He then worked...
Rev. Paul A. Lavigne
Oct 11, 2017
Rev. Paul A. Lavigne, 67, of Jefferson, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday October 11, 2017. He was born in Berlin, the son of the late Alexis & Rita (Croteau) Lavigne. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, the University of New Hampshire, and attended seminary at the Berean Institute. Paul served in the New Hampshire Army National Guard for six years....
Earl A. Schlie
Oct 9, 2017
Earl A. Schlie, 66, of Berlin, passed away on Monday October 9, 2017 at his home. He was born in St. Clair, MI on July 15, 1951 the son of the late Earl E. and Lillian S. (Marks) Schlie and moved to California when he was 9. He lived most of his life in California and moved to Berlin in...
Randall L. Richards
Oct 9, 2017
Randall L. Richards, 66, of Milan, passed away on October 9, 2017. He was born in Littleton, NH on June 3, 1951 the son of Charles V. and Eva E. (Adams) Richards and was a US Army Veteran. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday October 17, 2017 at 10 AM at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave.,...