Obituary Listing

Alton, New Hampshire: James J. Ficke, age 65 of Suncook Valley Road in Alton, died Wednesday evening, March 9, 2005 at home, after a battle with cancer. Born August 12, 1939 in Seward, Nebraska, a son of the late Melvin C. and Gertrude (Skala) Ficke, the family moved to Springfield, Oregon, where he graduated from high school and joined the...

WAKEFIELD — Retired Staff Sergeant Douglas W. Vanderpool, Jr., age 51, of Wakefield, passed away on Sept. 24, 2010, at his home after a sudden illness. He was born in Portsmouth on Aug. 9, 1959, the son of Douglas W. and Barbara J. (Bowley) Vanderpool Sr. Raised in Hampton and had traveled all over in his military family; most recently...

MILTON MILLS — Mary E. Nason, 71, of Willey Road in Milton Mills, died, Nov. 16, 2010, at home. Born Oct. 3, 1939, in Wellesley, Mass., the daughter of Robert and Katherine Trites, she was raised and resided there for many years and had resided in Milton Mills since 1964. Mary enjoyed cleaning homes for elderly folks in the local...

WEST NEWFIELD, Maine — Robert J. LaBrecque, Jr. "Bob", age 66, of Demeritt Road in West Newfield, Maine, died Sept. 3, 2010, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Born Oct. 29, 1943, in Dover, N.H., he was the son of Robert J. LaBrecque, Sr. and Leona (Towle) LaBrecque. He resided the past 20 years in West Newfield, Maine, having...

John H.DiPrizio, 87, of Middleton, NH passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Hyder Family Hospice House (Seacoast Hospice), Dover, NH, surrounded by family and friends. Son of the late Charles and Louisa (Barletta) DiPrizio, John was born in Middleton on September 22, 1922. John lived in Middleton most of his life. He attended Farmington High School and...

East Wakefield, NH: Richard C. Wiedeman, age 52, of Province Lake Rd, died at his home May 8, 2010. Born in Needham Massachusetts on August 4, 1957 the son of the late Frederick E. and Marguerite E. (Gilliland) Wiedeman Sr., he was raised in Dover Massachusetts and moved to East Wakefield, NH with his family many years ago. Richard worked...

Brookfield, NH Donald ?Don? Robertson, 66, of Robinson Road in Brookfield, died December 27, 2010 at his home after a sudden illness. Born March 27, 1944 in Derry, NH the son of the late Harold G. and Florie (Moncaster) Robertson. Raised in Atkinson, NH the family moved to Epping, NH residing there until age of 20 and then to Exeter,...

Milton, NH Judith L. Vachon, age 67, of White Mountain Highway in Milton, died April 12, 2010, at home. Born November 30, 1942 in Dover, daughter of the late Raymond and Thelma (Edgerly) Joy, she was a graduate of Dover High School, Class of 1960. She resided in Milton since 1970, having come from Dover. Judy had owned and operated...

ROCHESTER — Jason R. Merrill, 40, of Charles Street in Rochester, died suddenly Aug. 6, 2010, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Born July 25, 1970, in Exeter, the son of Frank L. and Gladys V. (Scott) Merrill, he was raised in Otis, Maine, and resided in Ellsworth, Maine, where he attended school. He lived in Rochester for the past 22 years....

ALTON — Ralph Lawrence Drew Sr., 83, of Alton, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro. He was born on June 5, 1926 in Lebanon, Maine, the son of Robert B. and Grace M. (Lord) Drew of Farmington and the brother of Roberta (Drew) Spratt (Roy) of Advance, N.C., and Grace (Drew) Baud (Robert) of...

Marilyn Frances Cleary Wakefield, NH- Marilyn Frances ?Fran? Cleary, 72, died June 17, 2007 at Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, NH after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 21, 1934, the daughter of Charles A. and Marion (Hebert) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Peabody, Massachusetts by her Aunt and Uncle, Leroy J. and Mabel V....

Ian Joseph Campbell, age 23 months, son of Packy and Brenda Campbell, died suddenly, Wednesday evening April 14, 2004 at home on Leary Lane in Farmington. Born May 22, 2002 in Rochester, Ian is survived by his loving parents: Packy & Brenda (Glidden) Campbell of Farmington, 3 siblings: Ryan, Sara and Adam Campbell, maternal grandparents: Malcolm & Sharon Glidden of...

EAST WAKEFIELD — Barbara P. Connors, 81, of Province Lake Road, East Wakefield, died June 14, 2010, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born Sept. 25, 1928, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of Arthur C. and Williamina (Sangster) Pickford, she was raised in Leominster, Mass. She resided in East Wakefield, N.H., for the past 10 years, having come from Barrington....

SANBORNVILLE — Harold Foss Sr., 69, of Sanbornville, passed away suddenly Nov. 20, 2010, at his home. Born Dec. 26, 1940 in Strafford, he was a devoted husband, dad and papa. He was a self-employed tree worker. He was an avid horseman who enjoyed pony pulling and spending time with his family. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Sandra...

Alton, NH: Oren O. Bentley, Jr., age 76, of Coffin Brook Road in Alton, died Monday evening, December 21, 2009, at his home, after a long battle with lung disease. Born March 25, 1933 in Saugus, Mass., son of the late Oren and Nancy (Porter) Bentley, he was known by the nickname of ?Brother? by family members and old friends....

SANBORNVILLE — Claire T. Partridge, 80, of Willey Road in Sanbornville, died February 11, 2010, at Mountain View Nursing Home in Ossipee. Born February 2, 1930, in Reading, Mass., daughter of the late William F. and Mary J. (Quinn) Roberts, she resided in Sanbornville for 30 years, having come from Andover, Mass. Prior to retirement, she had worked as Executive...

ALTON — Gerard A Gagne, age 72, of Alton Bay, passed away Oct. 27, 2010, at Wolfeboro Bay Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wolfeboro. The son of Leo and Beatrice (Letendre) Gagne, he was born Feb. 11, 1938, and raised in Rochester, N.H. He resided in Bow, N.H. before moving to Alton Bay in 1995. He is survived by his...

SANBORNVILLE — Suzanne M. Taylor, 71, of Branch River Commons in Sanbornville, died July 16, 2010, at Dover Rehabilitation and Living Center. Born Sept. 6, 1938 in Holyoke, Mass., the daughter of Jules L. and Loretta (Bernier) Ducharme, she resided in Sanbornville since 1974, having come from Holyoke. She enjoyed quilting, gardening and playing cribbage. Widow of the late Robert...

Susan Holyoke Daly, 62, of Farmington, NH, passed away June 10th, 2010. She was surrounded by her family. Born in Boston, MA, to Williston and Lucille Stodder on February 21,1948. Raised in Stoneham, MA, where she later moved to Middleton, NH, then finally settling in Farmington, NH. Susan owned and operated Mros Variety Store in Farmington, NH for 31 years...

NEW DURHAM — Elsie Dora (Lussier) Gagnon, 76, of Merrymeeting Road in New Durham, died Dec. 15, 2010, at Rochester Manor. The daughter of Henry and Belleanna (Thibeault) Lussier, she was born June 22, 1934 and raised in Peterborough and had resided in New Durham for the past 50 years. A homemaker, she was a former Den mother for Daniel...