Local Obituaries
Philip L. Rasys
Sep 28, 2016
Philip L. Rasys, 72, of Mesquite, Nevada and formerly of Berlin, NH, passed away on June 29, 2016. Mr. Rasys was born in Berlin on June 17, 1944, a son of the late George J. and Eunice (Hardie) Rasys. Philip lived in Berlin most of his life and was a graduate of Berlin High School. He served in the U.S....
Jackson E. Penney
Sep 27, 2016
Jackson E. Penney, 23, of Gorham, passed away on Tuesday September 27, 2016. He was born in Berlin on December 20, 1992 the son of Daniel Penney and Susan (Lord) Penney and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. He graduated from Gorham High School in 2011 and was currently attending White Mountain Community College. Jackson was an excellent musician and...
Carol Bigl
Sep 25, 2016
Carol J. Bigl, 74, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday September 25, 2016. She was born in Boston, MA on April 13, 1942 the daughter of Lawrence E. and Gladys E. (Perham) MacDougall and was raised in Rye, NH. She lived in Portsmouth and Woodsville prior to coming to Gorham many years ago. Carol was a member of the...
Nellie Elizabeth Murphy
Sep 23, 2016
Nellie Elizabeth Murphy, 86, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on Christmas day in 1929 the daughter of William & Laura (Perry) Duguay and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was employed by the Converse Rubber Co., Kellys Pastry Shop, Northland...
Annie L. Lamontagne
Sep 22, 2016
Annie L. Lamontagne, 94, passed away on Thursday September 22, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on January 2, 1922 the daughter of Walter J. and Delia Miller and lived most of her life in Berlin. She was a member of Holy Family Church. Family includes her sons Richard Lamontagne and wife Rita of...
John E. Hedberg
Sep 22, 2016
John E. Hedberg, 53, of Jamaica Plain, MA passed away on Thursday September 22, 2016 at the Seasons Hospice in Milton, MA. He was born in Fairfield, CT on June 28, 1963 the son of William L. and Gloria (Bourgeois) Hedberg and moved to Stark in 1977. He graduated from Groveton High School in 1981. He then received a dual...
Rita Pike
Sep 20, 2016
Rita Pike, 86, of Berlin passed away on Tuesday September 20, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mrs. Pike was born in Berlin on August 28, 1930 the daughter of Albert and Mabel (Dumesnil) Morin and was a lifelong resident of the area. She loved spending time with her family and friends at home and camp. Rita was...
Elisabeth M.A. Davidson
Sep 19, 2016
Kingston, NY Elisabeth M.A. Davidson, formerly of Berlin, NH, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016, at the HealthAlliance Hospital-Broadway Campus (Kingston Hospital). She was 84 years old. Born on May 31, 1932 in Offenbach am Main, Germany, she was the daughter of Georg and Katharina (nee Bauhoff) Kreis. Elisabeth married Ronald A. Davidson in June 1954. She later became...

Carmella V Adinolfi
Sep 18, 2016
Gorham, NH Carmella Adinolfi, 96, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Carmella was born in Cascade, NH, on December 29, 1919 a daughter of the late Camille and Palmarosa Dalphonse. She married Mario Adinolfi and the two raised a son and a daughter. She later worked as an inspector for...
Alfred W. Demers
Sep 16, 2016
Alfred W. Demers, 59, passed away on Friday September 16, 2016, at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin after a period of declining health. Mr. Demers was born in Lancaster, NH on August 4, 1957 a son of the late Willie and Marion (Emerson) Demers. He was raised in Stark and has been a lifelong resident of the North...
D. Grace Riff
Sep 14, 2016
D. Grace (Whitcher) Riff, 96, formerly of Western Avenue in Berlin, passed away on Wednesday September 14, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on January 23, 1920 the daughter of Arthur L. and Frieda (Oleson) Whitcher and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High with the Class of 1938 and was a...
Rose Ann Giordono
Sep 14, 2016
Berlin, NH Rose Ann Giordono, formerly of Strafford Street in Berlin, NH, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Grafton County Nursing Home following a period of declining health. She was 92 years old. She was born on June 18, 1924 in Berlin, NH. She was the daughter of Joseph and Geni (Morando) Accardi. She attended Berlin Schools and was...
Leonard C. "Len" Parker
Sep 13, 2016
Leonard Carroll Parker, 66, of Berlin passed away on Tuesday September 13, 2016 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in West Stewartstown, NH on March 19, 1950. Leonard was raised in Colebrook and graduated from Colebrook Academy. He has resided in Berlin for many years, where he worked for White Mountain Lumber Company for over 22...
June B. Mortenson
Sep 13, 2016
June B. Mortenson, 98, of Pittsfield and formerly of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday September 13, 2016 at the Epsom Healthcare Center in Epsom. Mrs. Mortenson was born in Berlin on June 2, 1918 a daughter of Ernest and Evelyn (Barbin) Bushway. She resided in Berlin for most of her life and was a 1937 graduate of Berlin High School....
Lena L. Hansen
Sep 11, 2016
Lena L. (Arsenault) Hansen, 93, formerly of 664 First Avenue, Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday morning Sept. 11, 2016 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on March 9, 1923 the daughter of John D. and Marie Louise (Cote) Arsenault, was a lifelong resident and attended Berlin Schools....
George L. Leclerc, Sr.
Sep 10, 2016
George L. Leclerc Sr., 83, of 17 Charron Ave., Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday September 10, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 22, 1932 the son of Napoleon and Selina (Bourque) Leclerc and was a lifelong resident. He was a US Navy Veteran. George was employed for many...
William D. Britton
Sep 10, 2016
William D. Britton, 67, of Milan, NH, passed away on September 10, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Ridley Park, PA on July 31, 1949 the son of the late David and Barbara (Sprague) Britton and moved to New England as a young child. He has lived in Milan for the past 20 years. William had...
Diane Marie Coulombe
Sep 7, 2016
Diane Marie Coulombe, 65, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday September 7, 2016, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in Berlin on July 1, 1951 the daughter of Norman and Fleurette (Belanger) Coulombe and was a graduate of Berlin High School. For a time she lived in Montreal and New York, returning to Berlin 6 years...
Caroline M Brassard
Sep 5, 2016
Surrounded by her loving family, Caroline (Hickey) Brassard, 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2016. Caroline was born on November 11, 1928, in Berlin, NH, the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret (Mitchell) Hickey. She lived much of her life in Berlin, NH but spent the last 18 years residing in Western, MA. Caroline's greatest joy in...
Lorraine B. Vien
Sep 4, 2016
Lorraine B. Vien, 84, of Gorham, passed away on Sunday September 4, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on April 23, 1932 the daughter of Amie and Marguerite (Bilodeau) Gagne and lived in Gorham for most of her life. She had been employed by Converse Rubber Company and the Royalty Inn. Lorraine loved to play...