Richard Chester Papen
Aug 6, 2021
SANDWICH - Richard Chester Papen. 93 of Sandwich. New Hampshire, passed away in Meredith, New Hampshire on Friday, August 6, 2021, after a short illness. Richard was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 9, 1927. The son of Merrill and Elizabeth Papen, he grew up and went to school in Lexington, Massachusetts and graduated from Boston University. He was predeceased...
Juliette Radcliffe Lennon
Jul 29, 2021
Juliette Radcliffe Lennon, 74, of Celoron, NY, passed away on July 29, 2021. Formerly of Lexington, MA. She was born August 2, 1946, in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Roswell and Julia (née Coote) Farnham. Juliette graduated from Walnut Hill School and attended University of Vermont before marrying and raising a family. The family spent summers on Lake Sunapee. Juliette...
Flora H. Jones White
Jul 25, 2021
Flora H. White, of Ashland, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed at the age of 88 on July 25, 2021. She was born on April 6 to Arthur and Josephine (Adams) Jones. She was raised in Wentworth, NH the youngest girl of 10 siblings. She married the love of her life Franklin D. White, Sr and they had...
Bernard Dexter Merrill
Jul 24, 2021
Bernard Dexter Merrill, 85, of Thornton, passed away July 24, 2021 after a period of declining health, at Belknap County Nursing Home, Laconia, NH. Born in Thornton, March 21,1936, he was one of five children born to Smith and Isabel (Horner) Merrill. He was predeceased by his brothers Donald Merrill, Winston Merrill and sister, Arlene Noseworthy. His wife of 60...
Tracy Anne Mcguire
Jul 21, 2021
Tracy A. McGuire, 55, of Meredith, died unexpectedly July 21st 2021, due to a heart condition. She was born November 17, 1965, in Manchester, NH, the daughter of late Paul V. and Anne (Moran) McGuire. Tracy graduated from Laconia High School, class of 1982 and attended Lakes Region Community College. She worked in the hospitality industry throughout the lakes region,...
Doris Luther Smith
Jul 17, 2021
Doris Luther Smith, 91, beloved wife of 65 years to Palmer Smith, passed away July 17, 2021, at home, with family by her side. Dorrie was born April 27, 1930 in Hadlyme, Connecticut to the late Justin and Mildred Luther. She was the oldest of four daughters. Dorrie graduated from the University of Connecticut and taught Home Economics for several...
John William Welch
Jul 1, 2021
John William Welch, 94, of Center Sandwich, died peacefully on July 1st at home surrounded by family after a long illness. John was born to Edwin and Sylvia Welch on March 12th, 1927, in Ossipee, NH, along with one brother and two sisters. They lived in foster care (John, 5) with William and Ethel O'Brien, of Top of the World...
Annemarie Luscher
Jun 26, 2021
Annemarie Luscher, 95, of Gilford, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. Annemarie, otherwise called Dosi (short for Grandmother in Swiss German) was born in Linthal, Switzerland on May 23, 1926, to Heinrich and Anna Schiesser-Hefti. She was one of seven children. She traveled to England as an Au Pair to learn English....
Frederick L. Dibona
Jun 23, 2021
Frederick L. DiBona, 79 of Meredith died June 23, 2021, at his home, after a long illness. Born in Quincy Massachusetts on March 9, 1942, he was the son of Silvio and Helen (Lowell) DiBona. Fred grew up in Quincy and graduated from Quincy Trade School, class of 1959. He has been a resident of Meredith for many years. Fred...
Alice Patricia Estey
Jun 21, 2021
Alice Patricia Estey, 89, of Meredith, NH, passed away unexpectedly at her home on June 21,2021. She was born on June 20, 1932, in Fall River, MA, then residing in Swansea MA, before retiring in Meredith, NH. Alice was one of many talents, but the one she mastered the most was that of a seamstress. Alice developed her craft by...
Penni Lyn Davis
Jun 14, 2021
In a Midsummer's Night Dream, William Shakespeare wrote, "Though she be but little, she be fierce." That rings true for Penni Lyn (Blodgett) Davis, age 59, who peacefully passed away at her home in Wentworth, NH on June 14, 2021. Born in Plymouth, NH, she was one of Robert and Theresa Blodgett's five children. Penni lived her entire life in...
John H. Kelly
Jun 9, 2021
John H. Kelly, 90, of Plymouth, NH, passed away peacefully in his home on June 9, 2021, after a period of declining health. He was born in Plymouth, NH on October 1, 1930, the son of the late Ralph and Myrtie Kelly. John was a veteran of the US Air Force, having served from 1948 until 1952. He was stationed...
Barbara Lois Barfield
Jun 8, 2021
MEREDITH - Barbara Lois (Spear) Barfield, 82, a longtime resident of 55 Camp Waldron Road in Meredith, died Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Concord Hospital - Laconia, after a period of declining health. Barbara was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 30, 1938, to the late Robert A. and Emma (Franz) Spear. Barbara was a graduate of Brighton High School...
Andrew Charles Hancock
Jun 6, 2021
Andrew Hancock, 67, of Wadleigh Road, Ashland, died peacefully at home after a long illness on June 6, 2021. Born in Worcester, MA on November 27, 1953, he was the son of Andrew Hancock and Norma (Wade) Hancock. He grew up in Woodstock, CT and attended local schools until he moved to NH in 1972. He married his wife Shelley...
William J. Taffe
Jun 5, 2021
William J. Taffe, age 78, passed away at home in Rumney, NH on June 5, 2021. Bill was born in February 1943 in Albany, NY to Ellen Ann Upton and William Berchmanns Taffe Jr., and grew up in East Greenbush, NY. Bill earned his Bachelor's degree in Physics from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY and his PhD in Geophysical Sciences...
James Robert Mchugh
Jun 2, 2021
On June 2, 2021 loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend James R. McHugh (Jim) of Meredith NH was called by our Lord Jesus Christ into the light of His face after an almost two year battle with cancer. Jim was born on May 5, 1941 (explains why he loved his margaritas), in Queens, New York to Marion (Fahey) McHugh and...
Arthur Nelson Allen
Jun 1, 2021
Arthur N. Allen of Meredith NH passed away 1 June 2021 peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family at the age of 85. Born in Niagara Falls, New York in 1935, Arthur grew up in Wethersfield Connecticut, attended University of Connecticut and served two years in the Army. Arthur loved playing soccer at UCONN and his time in Lamda...
Milton Elliott Pettengill
May 29, 2021
Milton E. Pettengill, age 94, died at his home on May 29, 2021 in Campton, NH., surrounded by family. He was born, at home, to Sarah W. and Ramsey A. Pettengill on January 15, 1927 in Campton, NH. Starting at a young age, he worked to support his family. He began at age 11 sweeping floors at Adams Supermarket in...
Johanna H. Farmer
May 28, 2021
Johanna H. Farmer, 91, of Moultonborough died May 29, 2021, at her home, with her husband and sons by her side, after a long illness. Born in Hamburg Germany on November 6, 1929, she was the daughter of Carl and Gertrude (Bottger) Schuknecht. Johanna was schooled as seamstress and proceeded to Sweden before coming to the United States. She lived...
Rebecca Bryant Tilton
May 21, 2021
Rebecca Bryant Tilton, 66- Moultonborough, NH. It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of Rebecca ('Becky') Tilton, loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Surrounded by those closest to her, Becky passed away on May 21st after a short but fierce battle with ovarian cancer. Becky was born on July 18, 1954 to Stewart & Helen (Nelson)...