Local Obituaries
Julie M. Costine
Jul 5, 2017
Julie M. Costine, 64, of Gorham, passed away on Wednesday morning July 5, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mrs. Costine was born in Berlin on November 15, 1952 the daughter of the late Charles Montigue and Marilyn Hall and was a lifelong resident of the area. Her employment included Gamm, Currier Dealerships as a finance officer and...

Lorraine R (Lapointe) Perry
Jul 3, 2017
Berlin, NH Lorraine Perry passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. She was 83 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on March 25, 2017 she was the daughter of Edward and Cecile (Aubin) Lapointe. On May 30, 1955 she married Donald Perry and together they raised a daughter. She was employed...
Kathryn E. Drown
Jul 3, 2017
Kathryn Elaine (Andrews) Drown, 95, of Randolph, died at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Concord, on Tuesday morning, December 13, 2016. Kathryn (Kate to most) was born in Bethel, Maine on October 13, 1921, the daughter of Leroy Parker Andrews and Beatrice Lovell Blake Andrews. Kate grew up in Bethel, Maine and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....
Roland V Roy
Jul 2, 2017
Roland V Roy 85 of Berlin passed away on July 2, 2017 in his home after a long battle with Alzheimers. He was surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Moises Roy and Josephine (Demers) Roy. He was a long life Resident of Berlin. Many people know him as Pollock, Barney or Mickey Rooney in his...
Andre Andy Houle
Jul 1, 2017
Berlin, NH Andre (Andy) Pierre Houle passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 1st 2017. He was 63 years old. Born on July 20, 1953 he was the son of Archille and Evangeline (Morin) Houle. He worked in the Berlin mills for many years; Brown Company, James River, Crown Vantage, and American Tissue. He also did maintenance for luxury...
Andrew W. Douglass
Jul 1, 2017
Andrew W. Douglass, 59, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday July 1, 2017 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born in Berlin on July 14, 1957 the son of the late Robert W. and Mona R. (Mullins) Douglass and was a lifelong resident of the Milan-Berlin area. He had been employed by Isaacson Steel and later Presby Steel....
Margaret Desmond
Jun 30, 2017
Margaret (Masters) Desmond, 92, of Shelburne, passed away on June 30, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Born October 10, 1924 in Dorchester, MA, Margaret attended local Catholic schools, graduating in 1942. She worked for several area businesses before enlisting in the US Marine Corps in the second class of women admitted to this branch of...
James W. Heller
Jun 30, 2017
James W. Heller, 69, of Berlin, passed away on Friday June 30, 2017 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. He was born in New York on February 25, 1948 and was a US Navy Veteran. James has lived in Berlin for several years. Interment will be in the NH State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH. The...
Darren C. Morton
Jun 28, 2017
Darren Charles Morton, 53, of Berwick, Maine, passed away on June 28, 2017 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH, following a long illness. He was born in Berlin, NH on March 14, 1964, the son of Doris (Sullivan) Morton and the late Charles E. Morton. He was raised in Berlin, NH and was a graduate of Berlin High School...
Omer R. Morin
Jun 26, 2017
Omer R. Morin, 85, of Berlin, passed away on Monday June 26, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on March 15, 1932 the son of Leo A. and Olivette (Chavarie) Morin and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by Red Wing Express, Adley Express, Yellow Freight, retiring from the Teamsters after 31 years....
Conrad E. Aube
Jun 24, 2017
Conrad E. Aube, 90, of Gorham, passed away Saturday evening June 24, 2017, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mr. Aube was born in Berlin, NH on April 28, 1927 the son of the late Fidele and Apolina (Lambert) Aube. He was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1945. Conrad was...
Beverly D. Howes
Jun 23, 2017
Beverly D. Howes, 82, of Lancaster, NH, passed away on Friday June 23, 2017 at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster. She was born in Washburn, ME on September 17, 1934 the daughter of the late Donald and Ferne (Perkins) McKay. She had lived in Northern Maine and moved to Massachusetts before moving to Lancaster 15 years ago. Beverly...
Bernice L. Langlois
Jun 22, 2017
Bernice L. (Erickson) Langlois, 99, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday December 27, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on September 19, 1917 the daughter of Emil and Maree L. (Currier) Erickson and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1935 and then worked for a time at Brown Company...
Fraud Alert
Jun 22, 2017
Please be advised that there is a scam going around Coos County . We have received information from several people that they received a card in the mail which states there is a new program in the State of NH that helps pay for a funeral. The information states that the government will pay for some and the state insurance...
Lionel R. Roy
Jun 20, 2017
Lionel R. Roy, 81, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday June 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 9, 1935 the son of the late Moses and Josephine (Demers) Roy and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by the City of Berlin Public Works Department for 47 years, retiring in 1997. Lionel...
Nancy J. Bellomy
Jun 20, 2017
Nancy J. Bellomy, 74, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday June 20, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on January 10, 1943 the daughter of the late George W. and Henrietta R. (Carter) Morin and lived most of her life in Berlin. She had been employed in the housekeeping department at the Coos County Nursing...
Henry R. Fries
Jun 17, 2017
Henry E. Fries, 90, of Milan, NH, passed away on Saturday June 17, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in New Haven, CT on November 21, 1926 the son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Price) Fries and lived in Connecticut most of his life, moving to Milan 4 years ago. Henry was a...
Edgar Joseph Thibodeau
Jun 15, 2017
Edgar Joseph Thibodeau, "Ed," 86, died June 15th, 2017 at his winter home in Naples, FL. He was born in Berlin, NH, son of Dr. Edgar J. and Olive H. Thibodeau. His origins were deeply French, with maternal Saint Laurent family originating in the Burgundy region, and paternal Thibodeau family originating in the Normandy region, before they immigrated to the...
Michael E. Pelletier
Jun 15, 2017
Michael E. Pelletier, 38, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday June 15, 2017. He was born in Berlin on October 24, 1978 the son of Michael E. and Marguerite (Baillargeon) Pelletier and lived most of his life in Berlin. He had also lived in Southern NH for a time. He was a self-employed truck driver and carpenter. Michael loved his...
Edouard J. Doherty
Jun 15, 2017
Edouard J. Doherty, 72, of Gorham, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinson Disease on Thursday June 15, 2017 at the UC Health West Chester Hospital in West Chester, OH, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Berlin on February 10, 1945 the son of Maurice J. and Anita (Dione) Doherty and was raised...