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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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...
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, 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...
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 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, 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...
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 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 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, 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, 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)...
Robert (Bob) Stevens of Belmont, went to be with JoAnne, the love of his life on May 18th 2021. They met at a dance that JoAnne hadn't intended to go to. Three months later they were married and started their 65- year adventure. Together they raised their family, worked, traveled the country in their motor home and took trips to...
Allan L McCranie, Age 88, husband of Metta V McCranie of 65 years of Holderness passed away unexpectedly on May 16th, 2021 peacefully at home, after a short illness with family by his side. Allan was born on April 21st,1933 in Manchester New Hampshire to his late parents Eleanor and Bryant McCranie. He grew up residing in Holderness with Mary...
Walter M. Conway passed away after a long fought illness on Saturday May 15, 2021 in Moultonborough, NH. Wally was a graduate of Melrose High School as was his mother and all three of his sons. Wally lived most of his life in his hometown of Melrose before moving to Nashua, NH with his son. Wally's whole world was his...
Laconia - On Friday, May 14 2021, Dennis James Mudgett of Laconia NH, long time resident of Meredith NH, loving husband and father of four children passed away peacefully at the age of 84. He was the son of Elisha "Pete" Mudgett and Myrtle (Fennell) Mudgett. Dennis leaves behind his wife Norma (McGuigan) Mudgett; his children, Michael Mudgett of Moultonborough,...