Clara L. Swan, 99, died June 30, 2012, at Golden View Nursing Home, Meredith, NH. More commonly known in later years as "Aunt Clara", she was born in New York City on September 16, 1912 to Maria Urciuoli. Aunt Clara was raised in the Dumont and Bergenfield, New Jersey areas attending local schools before quitting in the 8th grade, when...
Frederick Irwin Ross, 88, of NH Route 175, died June 28, at Speare Memorial Hospital, in Plymouth. He was born on September 13, 1923 in Enfield, NH, the son of Frederick W. and Agnes [Valade] Ross. He was the husband of the late Merle L. {Gray] Ross, who died on October 17, 2007. Frederick grew up in Enfield and had...
Marjorie H. Goff, 95, of Campton, passed away at Lakes Region General Hospital, in Laconia, after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, MA on February 5, 1917, she was the daughter of Russell E. and Harriet (Durfee) Goff. Marjorie was raised in both New Bedford and Providence, RI. She attended grammar school in New Bedford, before attending private school...
Evelyn Pearl (Mewhorter) Chesley, 68, of Campton and Orange City, Fla., died peacefully Friday, June 22, 2012 in her home in Campton surrounded by her loving family after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Oneonta, NY, August 26, 1943 the daughter of Robert and Mary (Brooks) Mewhorter. In 1961 she married Gordon W. Chesley in Montpelier, Vt....
Evangeline Ellen Holmes, 88, formerly of Groton, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2012 at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith. Born in Feltzen South, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia on October 26, 1923, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Ellen (Corkum) Zellers. Evangeline is predeceased by her beloved husband, Frederick V. Holmes who passed away in October of...
Sandra Lee Preston, 68, of Ridgeberry Lane, died June 19, 2012, at her sister's home, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Brentwood, NH on January 9, 1944, she was the daughter of Charles and Shirley [Richardson] Frizzle. Sandra grew up in Raymond and graduated from Raymond High School, class of 1962. She reside most all her life in...
Earl Forrest Turner, 91, of Meredith, NH, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Golden View Health Care, after a period of declining health. Born in Castle Hill, Maine on December 5, 1920, he was the youngest of seven children of Leo Scott and Della Maude (Estabrook) Turner. Earl was raised in the Castle Hill and Mapleton area, graduating...
Robert Alan "Nick" Nichols, 61, of Meredith, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at home with his family by his side after a year and a half long battle with cancer. Born in Burbank, CA, on April 1, 1951, he was the son of James E. and M. Hazel (Lightfoot) Nichols. He was raised in West Covina, CA, attending...
Joseph R. Kolb, Jr., died Friday June 15, 2012 at the Mt. Ridge Center in Franklin NH after declining health from brain cancer diagnosed in 2011. He was born in NYC July 5, 1936 to Joseph and Ethel Kolb. He lived in White Plains and South Salem NY and graduated from Katonah High School in 1954. Joe attended Rutgers University...
Merton Robin Grant, 90, of Glidden Road, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home after a long illness. Born in Weymouth, MA on June 4, 1922, he was the son of Merton W. and Bessie (Oliver) Grant. Merton was raised in Weymouth and graduated from Weymouth High School, class of 1940. He graduated from the Franklin Technical...
At the age of 53, Shawn Lorraine Goodwin of Morgan Drive, Plymouth, died Sunday afternoon at June 3 at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Mansfield Massachusetts on March 30, 1959. She grew up, and was schooled in Mansfield before moving here to Thornton for her senior year of high school. She graduated from...
Laurier V. Roy, 66, of Plymouth, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, after a period of declining health. Born in Ste. Methode, Quebec, Canada, on November 13, 1945, he was the son of the late Donat and Rose-Halma (Begin) Roy. Laurier was raised in Ste. Methode attending local schools. At the age of...
Hilton J. Homer, of 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith, passed away May 26, 2012, at LRGH Healthcare in Laconia. "Barney", who was nicknamed as an infant by his brother Bundy, was born August 3, 1920 in Plymouth, NH, the youngest child of Arthur S. and Stella (Beattie) Homer. The family moved to Meredith where Barney graduated from Meredith High...
Bronius "Brownie" Shipulauskas, 89, of Laconia (formerly of the Plymouth area), passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the Belknap County Home, after a brief illness. "Brownie" was born in Lithuania on October 15, 1922, the son of Walentas and Jane Shipulauskas. He and his parents emigrated to the U.S. and they lived together in Nashua for many years...
William Paul Bulley, 74, of Plymouth, passed away at Lakes Region Hospital, in Laconia, on Friday, May 25, 2012, after a long illness. Born in Keene, NH, on January 6, 1938, the son of George H. and Arvilla (Willette) Bulley, Sr. He was raised in the Keene area, attending schools in Joffrey and Keene. He worked for the Plymouth MFG....
Roger M. Brown, 88, a lifelong resident of Campton, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Speare Memorial Hospital, in Plymouth. Born on September 3, 1923, he was the son of Irving and Sadie (Kilbourn) Brown. He was raised in Campton, graduating from the Plymouth High School. After graduating he enlisted with the U.S. Army and proudly served his...
Fred L. Tinkham of Moultonborough, NH, died May 23, 2012 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, NH, surrounded by family. He was born in Putnam, CT., son of the Late Fred S. and Lydia W. Tinkham. He grew up in Windham, NH, attended Nashua High School. IN HIS LIFE: After completing his service in the Air Force in 1963,...
Daniel Kenneth Ray, 26, of Mesa, AZ, died May 18, 2012, of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in Plymouth on August 5, 1985, he was the son of Richard Ray and Penny McClay. Daniel was raised in the Pemi-Baker Valley and graduated from Holderness Central School and then from Plymouth Regional High School, class of 2004. He has...
Robert Edwin Gray, 83, of Indian Land, SC, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012. Born in Ashland, NH, on April 4, 1929, he was the 5th son of Karl and Christine (Sanborn) Gray. He was raised in Bridgewater, NH and attended local schools in Bridgewater and Ashland. Robert was a devout Christian; he was baptized at St. Mark's Episcopal...
Sidney Lawrence Cheney, 89, born March 20, 1923 and a resident of Thornton, NH, passed peacefully at home on May 16, 2012. ?Sid? was born and raised in the Cheney family home in Campton Village. He attended Plymouth High School and Northeastern University of Boston, MA. Sid volunteered for the Enlisted Reserve Corp of the Army in December, 1942. He...