Madeline Haigh, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 16th, 2009. Her family was by her side holding her with their loving hands. Born on June 24, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts as the first child of Lester B. Hardy and Viola Euphemia (Alwood) Hardy, Madeline Norma Hardy learned to work hard early in life. After graduating from Milton High School...
Peter James Ruel, 51, of Daniel Webster Highway, died November 6, 2009 at Concord Hospital, Concord, with his wife, Dawn and family at his side, after a valiant struggle against cancer. Born in Laconia on June 26, 1958, he was the son of James and Diane [Mooney] Ruel. He grew up in Meredith and attended Meredith schools. He moved to...
Ilene C. Spencer, 78, of Blueberry Lane, died October 29, 2009, at Genesis Elder Care Center, in Laconia. Born in Plymouth, NH on July 25, 1931, she was the daughter of Earl and Erma [Yates] Colburn. Ilene attended Plymouth Schools and resided in the Plymouth and Rumney area most all her life. She has been a resident of Laconia for...
Hazel Louise Carr, 88, of Center Harbor, NH and Leesburg, FL, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at her home in Center Harbor, in the presence of her loving husband and family after a brief illness.Hazel was born October 28, 1920, in Moultonborough, NH, the daughter of John L. and Katherine (Whiting) Blackey. Katherine graduated from Meredith High School, Class...
Barbara G. Smith, 92, formerly of Hodges Rd., Holderness, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Forestview Manor, Meredith, after a lengthy illness.She is survived by her daughter, Betsy Adriance, of Sandwich; and two sons, Peter Hodges, of Bellingham, WA, and Richard Hodges, of Durham, ME; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Cemetery:Interment will be at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, in Cambridge, MA,...
Hilda M. Duncan, 81, formerly of Campton, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith, after a lengthy illness.She was born on July 28, 1928, in Plymouth, the daughter of the late Harold and Norma (Lougee) Huckins. She was raised in Plymouth and attended the Lower Interval School.Hilda was a homemaker who worked hard...
Leroy Joseph Thorpe, 72, of Meredith, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Lakes Region General Hospital, in Laconia, surrounded by his loving family after a lenghty illness.Leroy was born June 2, 1937, in Somerville, MA, the son of Leforest E. and Frances H. (Rigby) Thorpe.Leroy had a deep love of gardening and flowers, he spent many hours in...
George Theodore Nilson, 84, of Abbey Lane, died October 6, 2009 at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith. Born in Dedham, MA on January 28, 1925, he was the son of Eric and Matilda [Mattsson] Nilson. He grew up in Walpole, MA and graduated from Walpole High School, class of 1942. He also graduated from Boston University with a...
Donald Sutherland Banks SR, 87, of Cottage Road, died October 4,, 2009,at the Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith, NH. Born in Winnipeg, Canada on March 25, 1922, he was the son of Donald and Margaret [Sutherland] Banks. He grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from Tilden Technical High School, class of 1939. He enrolled in Northwestern University. ...
Fred Joseph Sturgeon, 65, of Governor Wentworth Highway, died October 3, 2009, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. Born in Plymouth, NH on April 15, 1944, he was the son of Wilfred Joseph and Erma Vestine [Stokes] Sturgeon. He grew up in Sandwich and in 1963 he graduated from Quimby School, in Sandwich. He was one of four...
John Rodney Barton, 33, of Campton, NH, passed away unexpectedly at Speare Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, October 3, 2009.He was born on November, 9, 1975, the son of Ike and Catherine (Gravelle) Barton. John was raised in Campton and graduated from Plymouth High School.John had many interests and hobbies. He had a great love of music and played the drums...
Frederick James Crory, Jr, 87, of Range Road, died September 26, 2009, at Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith. Born in Boston on February 19, 1922, he was the son of Frederick J. Sr, and Dorothy [Watson] Crory. Fred grew up in Detroit Michigan and moved to Packers Falls, NH at the age of sixteen. He graduated from Dover High...
Martha Anne Howard Jollimore, 77, of Meredith, died September 21, 2009, after a brief illness at the Mandrin Hospice House, in Harwood, MD, surrounded by her family. Anne was born April 15, 1932, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, to the late Martha Lindo Howard and James Howard. She was the oldest of six children and the only girl. She attended Red Bank...
Jennifer Lynn Baker, 24, of US Route #3, died suddenly September 15, 2009 at her home as a result of an epileptic seizure. Born on May 18, 1985, she was the daughter of Daniel C. and Mary Jane [Cote] Baker. She grew up in Campton and in Holderness. She attended Campton Elementary School, Campton and graduated from Holderness Central School,...
Lamina Anora Rayno, 75, of Meredith Center Road, died August 25, 2009, at Lakes Region General Hospital, in Laconia, after a brief illness. Born in Dover-Foxcroft, ME on May 10, 1934, she was the daughter of Wilmot H. and Nellie E. [Reed] McCordic. During the Depression, Lamina spent several years growing up in Bristol, NH with her aunt and then...
Andre Paul Decarie, 63, of Campton, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 after a long illness.Born in Montreal, Canada on November 10, 1945, he was the son of Roland and Della [Paul] Decarie.Andre moved from Montreal to Miami, FL at the age of 10, where he remained for the rest of his childhood. After graduating from the University of...
Lorraine Coffey Bisson who lived in the Campton/Plymouth area for 48 years passed away on August 19th 2009, six days prior to her 90th birthday. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 25, 1919 the daughter of Anne McConnell Coffey and David Coffey of Berlin, NH.She grew up in Berlin, NH attending each grade school level, and graduated from...
Karen Elizabeth Robertson Perz Pettit"What a great life I have lived," she frequently told friends and family. A mother of three wonderful children - Adam Leslie Pettitt, Tyson Rudolph Perz Pettit, and Betsey Ann Pettitt.Her family was her life - she had them involved in church and sports programs like hockey, soccer, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, field hockey, cycling, crew and...
Bruce Alan Downing, 60, of Anderson Hill Road, died suddenly August 11, 2009, at is home. Born in Plymouth on March 23, 1949, he was the son of Lawrence E. and Mary Ann [Anderson] Downing. Bruce grew up in Thornton and reisded on Anderson Hill most all his life. He graduated from Plymouth High School, class of 1969. He attended...
Evelyn H. Berg, 88, formerly of Rumney, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2009 after a lenghty illness at the Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith.Born on September 15, 1921 to George S. and Mildred D. (Mott) Harris in Norwell, MA. Evelyn grew up in Warner, New Hampshire where she attended Simonds High School and graduated the Valedictorian of her...