Walter Thomas Tatara

Walter Thomas Tatara

Mar 16, 2013

Walter T. Tatara, Emeritus Professor of English at Plymouth State University passed away on March 16th, 2013. He was born one of five children in Amsterdam N.Y. on August 5th, 1926. He was the son of Thomas and Aniela Tatara and spent his childhood years in Amsterdam and graduated from Amsterdam High School. He was elected President of the senior...

Dora Mae Gaudette

Dora Mae Gaudette

Mar 16, 2013

Dora Mae Gaudette, 70, a resident of Quinn Trailer Park, in Tilton, passed away at Lakes Region General Hospital, in Laconia, on Saturday, March 16, 2013, after a period of declining health. Born on March 1, 1943 in West Stewartstown, NH, she was the daughter of Sidney G. and Dora Mae (Reynolds) Roby. Dora was a long time resident of...

Shirley B. Smith

Shirley B. Smith

Mar 14, 2013

Shirley Bennett Smith, 87, passed away at Forestview Manor in Meredith, NH on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Born in Waltham, MA on December 22, 1925, Shirley was the daughter of Leston and Doris (Mills) Bennett. Shirley was raised in Newtonville, MA and graduated from Newton High School. She also attended the Boston Dispensary. After working as a lab technician in...

Sidney Oliver Barnsley

Sidney Oliver Barnsley

Mar 6, 2013

Sidney O. Barnsley, formerly of Canton, MA passed away on March 6, 2013 in Meredith, NH. He was born in Boston, MA on October 8, 1923. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as B-17 pilot and saw duty in England. He married Carla Bergren on June 25, 1944.They were posted to Roswell, NM for the remainder...

Helen Elaine Miller

Helen Elaine Miller

Mar 5, 2013

Helen Elaine Miller, 88, a lifelong resident of Meredith, passed away at the Golden View Health Care Center, on Monday, March 4, 2013. Born in Laconia on July 23, 1924, she was the daughter of Frank and Eva (Morin) Mooney. Helen was raised in Meredith, graduating from the Meredith High School. Helen worked for the Harry A. Wallace Oil Co....

Carolyn Olive Webster

Carolyn Olive Webster

Mar 4, 2013

Carolyn O. Webster, 68, of Mad River Road, died suddenly on March 4, 2013, at Speare Memorial Hospital, in Plymouth. Born in Campton on October 22, 1944, she was the daughter of Jason A. and Elizabeth E. (Hall) Webster. She grew up in Campton and resided in Campton all her life. She was a graduated of Plymouth High School, class...

Collin Larry Jenkins

Collin Larry Jenkins

Mar 4, 2013

Collin Larry Jenkins, 67, of Laconia, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2013 after a period of declining health. Born in Hanover, NH on August 29, 1945, he was the son of Lincoln (Pete) Jenkins and Marjorie (Woodward) Armstrong. Collin attended schools in Lyme, NH and Thetford, VT. Collin lived in Lebanon, NH for many years;...

Clara "Claire" Louise Whitcher

Clara "Claire" Louise Whitcher

Feb 24, 2013

Clara "Claire" Louise Whitcher, 68, of Thornton, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness. Born in Campton, NH on September 5, 1944, she was the daughter of Luther and Irene (Nelson) Landon (of the Abenaki Indian Tribe). Claire was raised in Campton...

Tammy Ethel Coutu

Tammy Ethel Coutu

Feb 21, 2013

Tammy E. Coutu, 50, of Page St., died February 21, 2013, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Franklin, NH on May 8, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Douglas Lamous Sr. and Alberta (Kinsley) Matthews. Tammy grew up in Alexandria, NH and graduated from Newfound High School. She has been a resident of...

Phyllis M Kachur

Phyllis M Kachur

Feb 19, 2013

Phyllis "Scatter" M. Kachur, 61, of Thornton, formerly of Newport, RI, passed away at Speare Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer, on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Born in Oakland, CA, on September 20, 1951, she was the daughter of Phillip R. and Freda Elizabeth (Johnson) Kachur. In her life, Phyllis enlisted with the...

Gladys W. Ackerman

Gladys W. Ackerman

Feb 14, 2013

Gladys Wilson Ackerman, 90 of Manchester, formerly of Rumney, passed away at the Courville Nursing Home, in Manchester, on Thursday, February 14, 2013. Gladys was born on May 28, 1922 in New Haven, Ct., the daughter of William and Mabel (Shaw) Wilson. Raised in New Haven, she attended local schools. After high school she went on to attend and graduate...

Marilyn Houston Raymond

Marilyn Houston Raymond

Feb 14, 2013

Marilyn Houston Raymond, 92, of Bridgewater, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 after a period of declining health. Born in Plymouth, NH, on Leap Year February 29, 1920, she was the daughter of George D. and Ellen J. (Doiron) Houston. Marilyn was raised locally attending the Lower Intervale School through 8th grade and graduating from the Plymouth High School...

Hugh Patrick Besemer

Hugh Patrick Besemer

Feb 12, 2013

Hugh Patrick Besemer SR., 82, of Route #3, died February 12, 2013, at Genesis Elder Care Center, in Laconia, after a long illness. Born in Jamaica, New York on November 26, 1930, he was the son of Austin J. and Veronica (Small) Besemer. He grew up in Jamaica and graduated from Andrew Jackson High School, in New York. Hugh played...

Clyde William Kimball

Clyde William Kimball

Feb 7, 2013

Clyde "Joe" William Kimball, 63, of Hatch Corner Road, died on February 7, 2013, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Franklin, NH on May 16, 1949, Clyde was the son of the late Richard W. and Marilyn (Quint) Kimball. He was a life-long resident of Meredith and graduated from Inter-lakes High School, in Meredith. Joe,...

William C Heffron

William C Heffron

Feb 6, 2013

William Conrad Heffron, 64, of Meredith, formerly of Spotswood, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, a beloved father and grandfather. He was born to the late Conrad and Marjorie (Lettau) Heffron on January 15, 1949 in New Brunswick, NJ and was raised in Spotswood, NJ. He was a union...

Thelma Madeline Ramsdell

Thelma Madeline Ramsdell

Feb 5, 2013

Thelma Madeline Ramsdell, 79, formerly of Atwell Hill Road, died February 5, 2013, at Mountain Ridge Health Care Center, in Franklin. Born in Windsor, Vermont on October 5, 1955, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Florence (Chase) Ramsdell. She grew up in Wentworth and graduated from Wentworth Schools and also from Orford High School, in Orford, NH. She resided...

Frederick William Hughes

Frederick William Hughes

Feb 4, 2013

Frederick W. Hughes, 85, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013 surrounded by his loving family after a brief struggle with cancer. He was a resident at Mae's Place, in Bristol. Fred was born on January 24, 1928, in Woonsocket, RI, the son of Frederick W. and Vera (Kelly) Hughes, Sr. He served in the Navy during WWII. After returning...

Shirley Joy Banks

Shirley Joy Banks

Feb 4, 2013

Shirley Joy Banks, 86, of Center Harbor, passed away at the Golden View Healthcare Center, in Meredith, on Monday, February 4, 2013, after a brief illness. Born on May 4, 1926, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA, she was the daughter of Kenneth R. and Muriel Joy (Ingram) Lynde. Shirley was raised in Newton, MA, graduating from the Newton High School,...

Peter A Michaud

Peter A Michaud

Feb 3, 2013

Peter A. Michaud, 56, died on February 3, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Son of Neil and Patricia (Pelletier) Michaud, he was born in Bangor, ME on December 15, 1956. Peter grew up in South Portland, ME, graduating from Cheverus High School in Portland. He received a Bachelor's degree in...

James Wendell Brown

James Wendell Brown

Feb 3, 2013

James Wendell Brown, 90, of Laconia, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2012 at Ledge View Nursing Home, in Laconia after a lengthy illness. Born in Palmyra, NJ on June 16, 1922 he was the son of James E. and Dorothy (Sharpe) Brown. James was raised in Palmyra. After high school graduation he enlisted with the U.S. Army and proudly...