Richard (Ricky) Dean Blodgett of Wentworth NH, age 61, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on January 1, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. Ricky was born in Wentworth NH. He attended school in Wentworth and Plymouth. Early in his career Ricky worked with his brother Scott and father Robert for the Wentworth Highway department. He later became the...
Ronald E. Shaw, Sr., 77, of Center Harbor, NH passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, 12/29/21, with his daughter by his side. He was born in Wolfeboro, NH to Robert H. Shaw, Sr. and Mary (Glidden) Shaw. He attended Moultonborough Elementary and Inter-Lakes High School before joining the Army where he was trained as a dental laboratory technician....
Richard Allen Stoehr, age 89, of Center Sandwich, NH passed away peacefully surrounded by his immediate family on December 28th, 2021. Dick was born in Bridgeport, CT, grew up in Trumbull and Nichols, CT, and graduated from Warren Harding High School in 1950. He entered Middlebury College that Fall and left after two years of studies to enlist in the...
Thelma Diltz passed away peacefully at her home in Moultonborough at the age of 86 on Christmas Day. She was born to Frank & Mildred (Whiting) Reed in Tuftonboro, NH and graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro. She and her husband Melvin (Bud) Diltz moved to California shortly after being married to pursue his military career. They had four sons,...
Douglas W. Robertson, 52, of East Rumney Road, Rumney N.H., passed away unexpectedly at his home on Christmas Eve night. Doug was a proud father of two children, Caleb and Shelby, and an equally proud grandfather of three grandsons, Jacoby, Darryl, and Donovan. He was an artist at heart with a genuine compassion for the world around him. He loved...
Roger Leon Breault, 77, of Rehoboth, passed away suddenly on December 25, 2021, at his daughter's home in Campton, NH. Born on January 24, 1944, in Attleboro, Massachusetts, he was the son of Leonide and Lillian (Gendron) Breault of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was a lifelong resident of Rehoboth. He graduated from Dighton-Rehoboth High School and attended Franklin Institute. He married...
An Angel was called home on this day December 23 2021 after a brief illness and her name was Beth. She was also known as Bethann, Miss Beth, Baby and her favorite was Grandma. Beth was the kindest person I've ever known! Beth was born in Franklin NH on May 13, 1970, to Cliffton and Joan Blake and grew up...
Deborah (Deb) A. (Clark) Dabrowski, 71 of Rumney NH, died on December 23, 2021, at Littleton Hospital, Littleton, NH. Born in Hartford, CT. on May 8, 1950, she was the daughter of William and Marjorie (Packard) Clark. Deb loved caring for her animals, feeding wildlife and being in nature. Deb is survived by her daughter, Cheryl L. Gaiero; son in...
Sheila Shaw, 79, passed away on Thursday, December 23rd at Speare Memorial hospital in Plymouth after a long illness, the aftereffects of lung cancer. Sheila was born in Waterbury, CT on July 31st, 1942, the daughter of the late Pius and Mary (Michaud) Bishop. She was a resident of New Hampton for the last fifteen years and was a member...
Christine E. Oldeman, 83, a longtime resident of Meredith, died December 21, 2021, at Golden View Health Care Center. Born in Boston on March 24, 1938, Chris was the daughter of the late Ainie Raatikainen, and the loving wife of the late John K. Oldeman, who passed on November 2, 2021. Chris grew up in Boston and graduated from Girls'...
Francis "Fran" Aloysius Irish III, a native of Newport, Rhode Island for 62 years, and current resident of Campton, New Hampshire, passed away on Tuesday, December 21st, 2021, at the age of 81. Fran was the husband of Linda L (Maxson) Irish for 62 years. They were high school sweethearts, married one month after graduation. He was born in Newport,...
Mary Lee Harvey, 78, of Meredith, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Laconia, NH., on March 12, 1943, she was the daughter of Henry B. and Florence (McGinnis) Fournier. Mary Lee was a lifelong resident of Meredith and graduate of Meredith High School....
Michael Joseph Haskell, 64, of Bridgewater, died December 19, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. Born in Plymouth, NH on September 1, 1957, he was the son of Edward Lincoln and Dolores Inez (Alden) Haskell. He has been a lifelong resident of Bridgewater and a graduate of Newfound High School, in Bristol. Michael worked for many years...
William Neilus Laauwe II, 85, of Warren NH was born on January 16, 1936, and passed away December 15, 2021 at his home in Warren. Bill was surrounded by his loving family in a standing-room-only gathering. Bill was born in Hackensack NJ to Sadie and William Laauwe. Both families had immigrated to the United States from Holland, making Bill a...
Paul Manuel Sousa, age 67 died peacefully of natural causes at his home in Meredith, NH on December 12,2021. He is preceded in death by his mother, Corinne Sousa and nephew, Jason Sousa. Paul is survived by his father, James Michael Sousa, Sr., brothers, James Sousa Jr., Edward Sousa and Richard Sousa, sister-in-law, Julie Sousa, nephews, Craig Sousa, Jimmy Sousa...
William Hamden Hamel, 90, of Belmont, died December 11, 2021, at Concord Hosptial-Laconia in Laconia, NH. Born in Nashua, NH. on March 5, 1931, he was the son of Maurice and Hazel (Moody) Hamel. He had been a long-time resident of the Belmont and Laconia area. Bill worked for many years as a Teacher at Hartland Elementary School in East...
Mary P. (Embery) Gridley, 83, wife of Charles Gridley and daughter of Alice Embery, passed away on December 7, 2021 in Concord, NH after a long illness. Mary was born in Clinton, Oklahoma in 1938. When she was four years old her family moved to Amarillo, Texas where she attended elementary and high school. After high school she worked at...
Gail Meehan 71, wife of Robert Meehan since 1977, of Meredith, NH, passed away peacefully on December 7th. Gail was born April 12th 1950 in Buffalo, NY to Anthony and Harriett Constantine. She attended and graduated Vermont College of Fine Arts. She and Bob married and made their home in Acton, MA for 25 years before retiring to Meredith, NH....
Howard D. Elliott of Tilton passed away peacefully at the NH Veteran's Home on December 5, 2021, after lengthy illness. Born in Laconia NH on February 18, 1932, he was the son of Dennis and Leona Erlene (Batchelder) Elliott. He attended the Whiteface and Lower Corner Schools in Sandwich. He has been a resident of the Sandwich and Center Harbor...
Philip Torsey, 41, of Ashland, NH, passed away December 3, 2021, after battling a brief illness. Born June 16,1980, in Laconia, NH., he was the son of Melvin L. and Brenda (Greene) Torsey. Philip grew up in New Hampton and attended Laconia Christian, New Hampton Community School, and Newfound Regional High School. Philip married Faith (Wilkins) on January 29, 2011....