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Linda Diane Hanchett
Jan 20, 2017
Middleton, NH Linda Diane (Nannie) Hanchett, age 62, of King's Highway in Middleton, passed away peacefully at her home, with her loving family by her side on January 20, 2017, after a long battle with COPD. Born October 18, 1954 in Wolfeboro to Bernice Tibbetts and Edward Tripp, she lived all her life in Middleton, a graduate of Farmington High...
Amy Corrine Burke
Jan 18, 2017
Amy Corrine Burke January 31, 1969- January 18, 2017 Amy Corrine Elizabeth Burke, of Alton Bay, NH, formerly of Ashland MA passed away peacefully at home on January 18, 2017. Born in Framingham MA on January 31, 1969, and growing up in Framingham and Ashland, Amy developed a keen sense of humor and love of April fools jokes. She is...
Charles P. Rines, Jr.
Jan 18, 2017
Alton, NH Charles P. Rines, Jr., age 84, of Gilman Corner Road in Alton, passed away quietly at home on January 18, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born May 4, 1932 in Alton, son of Charles P. Rines, Sr. and Elsie (Londo) Rines, he was a lifelong resident there. He was retired from Thompson Center Arms. Charlie was an...
Audrey Drew Wiggin
Jan 17, 2017
Rochester, NH Audrey (Drew) Wiggin, age 96, a longtime resident of Rochester, died January 17, 2017 at Colonial Hill Center. Born April 17, 1920 and raised in Union, NH, a daughter of Harold and Charlotte (Brown) Drew, she attended school there. A graduate of Rochester High School, Class of 1938, she attended Plymouth State College. She resided in Rochester all...
Robert W. Page, Jr.
Jan 13, 2017
Robert W. Page Jr. Robert W. Page Jr., 80, of Sanbornville, New Hampshire and Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away peacefully in Las Cruces on Friday, January 13, 2017 after a battle with pneumonia. Born in Rochester, New Hampshire to Dorothy Leeman and Robert W. Page, Bob attended Nute High School in Milton, New Hampshire. Bob spent his whole working...
Rita B. Carr
Jan 10, 2017
Farmington, NH Rita B. Carr, age 83, of Farmington, passed away at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester on January 10, 2017. She was born in Berlin, NH, the daughter of Emma and Treffle Bilodeau, where she spent most of her life until 2010, when she moved to Farmington. Rita's living sisters are: Ida Pitre of Woonsocket, RI, Doris Hynes of...
Loretta Ann Gorton
Dec 20, 2016
Farmington, NH Loretta Ann Gorton, age 72, of Spring Street in Farmington, died peacefully at home on December 20, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Born February 27, 1944 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Carroll C. Hagar and Stella R. (Pageau) Hagar Kerr, she resided in Farmington, New Hampshire all her life, a graduate of Farmington High School, Class...
Maureen R. Hunter
Dec 18, 2016
Middleton, NH Maureen R. Hunter, age 77, a longtime resident of Middleton, passed away peacefully at Riverside Rest Home in Dover on December 18, 2016. Born June 27, 1939 in Rochester, a daughter of William Thomas Leighton and Leona Matilda (Grace) Hunter, she resided in Middleton for most of her life and resided the past 14 years at Riverside Rest...
David Alan Hagar
Dec 11, 2016
Farmington, NH David Alan Hagar, age 70, of Dodge Cross Road in Farmington, died suddenly, but quietly at home on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Born October 3, 1946 in Rochester, a son of Carroll Hagar and Stella (Pageau) Hagar Kerr, he was a lifelong resident of Farmington. A Veteran of the United States Navy, he was a member of the...
Everett Gordon "Butch" Nichols
Dec 6, 2016
Everett Gordon "Butch" Nichols Union, NH Everett Gordon "Butch" Nichols, age 74, passed away peacefully On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at home surrounded by his family, after a long and extremely hard fought battle with cancer. Butch was born in Stamford, Connecticut on September 19, 1942 and grew up in The Cove in Stamford. He joined the United States Army...
Byron L. Sprague
Dec 5, 2016
Farmington, NH Byron L. Sprague, age 88, a longtime resident of Farmington, died December 5, 2016 at Studley Home in Rochester. Born February 28, 1928 in Kittery, Maine, son of Stanley and Evelyn (Farley) Sprague, he resided in Farmington for many years and most recently in Rochester. He was retired from General Electric. Byron was a former longtime member of...
Joan Sylvia (Kimball) Huntress
Dec 3, 2016
Sanbornville, NH Joan Sylvia (Kimball) Huntress "Joani", age 62, of Old Stage Road in Sanbornville, died suddenly, December 3, 2016, after a period of failing health. Born December 1, 1954 in Rochester, a daughter of John Ward Kimball and Sylvia May (Hill) Kimball, she resided in Sanbornville all of her life. A homemaker, "she lived her life her way". Survived...
Lester C. Glidden
Nov 26, 2016
Farmington, NH Lester C. Glidden, age 92, of Charles Street in Farmington, died November 26, 2016, of respiratory failure, at Hyder House in Dover. Born April 3, 1924 and raised in Alton, a son of Charles and Lillian (Harriman) Glidden, he resided in Farmington for most of his life. Lester was a member of the First Congregational Church of Farmington....
John Edward Blomstedt
Nov 26, 2016
Sanbornville, NH John Edward Blomstedt, age 73, of Old Stage Road in Sanbornville, died November 26, 2016 at the Rochester Manor. Born June 23, 1943 in Providence, Rhode Island, a son of Ralph and Helen (Nelson) Blomstedt, he resided in Rhode Island for most of his life and resided in Sanbornville, NH since 2003. He was a Veteran of the...
Janice M. (Fossier) Steinhoff
Nov 22, 2016
East Wakefield, NH Medway, MA Janice M. (Fossier) Steinhoff, 78, passed peacefully on November 22, 2016, surrounded by her family. Janice, born in Chicago, IL on May 5, 1939, was one of twin daughters of the late Ceicle (Carlton) and Harold Fossier. She is survived by Richard Steinhoff, husband for 52 years; sons Kirk Steinhoff and KJ Steinhoff, daughter Katrina...
James Roy (Jim) Avery
Nov 18, 2016
East Rochester, NH James R. Avery (Jim), age 52, of Main Street in East Rochester, died quietly at home, November 18, 2016. Born January 15, 1964 in Rochester, a son of Percy and Anna (Allen) Avery, he resided in East Rochester most all of his life. He worked as a machine operator at Bacon Felt in East Rochester. "Jim was...
Anita M. Perry
Nov 18, 2016
Farmington, NH Anita M. Perry, age 59, of White Birch Lane in Farmington, died quietly at home on November 18, 2016. She was a Disabled Veteran, having served in the United States Army. Her family was what she cared about most in life, her daughter, her son and her grandson. Services were held.
Anne Marie Leach
Nov 17, 2016
East Wakefield, NH Anne Marie Leach, a resident of East Wakefield for the past seventeen years, died in the presence of her family at the Gosnell House of the Hospice of Southern Maine on November 17, 2016 after a brief illness. An active member of Saint John the Baptist, she was predeceased by her husband, Frederic, of 48 years in...
Donald Porter Durkee
Nov 12, 2016
Alton, NH Donald Porter Durkee (Don), age 87, a longtime resident of Alton NH, passed away on Saturday, November 12 2016 at the NH Veterans Home in Tilton NH, from complications due to Dementia / Alzheimer's. Born on January 18, 1929 in NH, son of Estella and Porter Durkee, he was a veteran of the United States Navy. Prior to...
Jean Carolyn Towle
Nov 7, 2016
Rochester, NH Jean Carolyn Towle, age 87, a longtime resident of Rochester, died November 7, 2016 at Wolfeboro Bay Care. Born November 17, 1928 in Farmington, a daughter of Floyd and Marion (Holder) Towle, she had resided in Rochester for many years. She was employed for many years as a Telephone Operator with New England Telephone. A member of the...
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