Phyllis Hancock died peacefully at her home in Campton, NH on April 1, 2013 at the age of 89, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, The Rev. Bayard Hancock, and her children Jan of Burlington, VT; Lee (Katy) of Hopkinton, NH; Paula of Campton, NH; and Carol of Fairfax, VA; eight grandchildren: Chad...
Linda E. Sampson, 62, a resident of Laconia for the past ten years, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Concord Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Attleboro, MA on June 2, 1950, she was the daughter of Frank and Dorothy (Kettel) Jannerelli. Linda was raised in Attleboro attending local schools. After graduating high school she...
Ralph Arthur Berg, Jr., 83, of Rumney, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith, after a lengthy illness. Born in Lowell, MA on August 13, 1929, he was the son of Ralph A. and Ruth (Emerson) Berg, Sr. Ralph grew up in Chelmsford, MA, graduating from Chelmsford High School in 1946. He...
Patricia McAdams, 79, of S. Tamworth, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Mountain View Community Nursing Home, in Ossipee, after a lengthy illness. Born on April 27, 1933, in Laconia, NH, she was the daughter of Nathan and Gladys (Ames) Stacy. Patricia was a life-long resident of S. Tamworth graduating from local schools. Patricia worked at the...
Eugene David Morton, Jr., 52, of Quincy Rd., Plymouth, passed away at Catholic Medical Center, in Manchester, on Monday, March 26, 2013 after a brief illness. Born on January 31, 1961, in Plymouth, NH, he was the son of Eugene D. and the late Patricia (Smialek) Morton, Sr. Eugene was raised on Pleasant St., in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth...
Larry Elwin Thompson, 58, of Quincy Rd., Rumney, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Concord Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born on July 17, 1954, in Plymouth, NH, he was the son of the late Robert A. Thompson and Phoebe (Littlefield) Thompson-Thorne. Larry was a life-long resident of Rumney and was raised on a small farm. He attended...
Chester Harold Morley, Jr., 88, of New Hampton, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. Born on April 20, 1924, in Lynn, MA, he was the son of Chester H. and Esther M. (Reardon) Morley, Sr. Chester was raised in Lynn attending local schools. After graduating high school,...
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, 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 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 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, 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 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, 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, 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 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 "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 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, 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 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...