Obituaries

Eve Meiklejohn Anderson Stone

Eve Meiklejohn Anderson Stone

Jul 10, 2025

Eve Meiklejohn Anderson Stone of Peterborough, NH, and Grafton, MA

Eve Stone died peacefully on July 10 in her home at RiverMead in Peterborough, NH.

She leaves her children, Blake and Nina Anderson of Dublin, NH, and Forbes and Candace Anderson of Vero Beach and West Falmouth, along with four grandchildren and their spouses, whom she dearly loved.

Eve was predeceased by her...

Joan Edick St. George

Joan Edick St. George

Jul 8, 2025



Joan Edick St. George It is with deep sorrow and love that we announce the passing of Joan Edick St. George formerly of Dublin, at the age of 92, who left us peacefully on July 8, 2025, surrounded by the warmth and comfort of her family at Spring Village at Summerhill.

Born on March 30, 1933, in Asbury Park, New Jersey,...

Barbara L. Riesenfeld

Barbara L. Riesenfeld

Jun 30, 2025

Barbara Lindsay Riesenfeld—lover of horses, the ocean, rivers, lakes, pools, boats, books, vanilla ice cream, yellow cake, white icing with pink and blue (but not yellow) flowers, Bach, Janis Joplin, the Beatles, the Blues, folk, rock, myriad cats, New York City, hand-me-down flannel shirts, her friends, and her family—died at home on Monday, June 30, 2025 surrounded by the love...

Ellen M. Dalton

Ellen M. Dalton

Jun 26, 2025

Ellen M. Dalton, 83 of Hancock, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by the love of her family, on June 26, 2025. She was born in Boston, MA on February 4, 1942, the daughter of Dr. Henry E. and Ellen (Buckley) Groden.

Ellen was one of 5 children including her siblings Mary J. Webb, Monsignor Michael F. Groden, Henry Groden,...

Noel A LaFortune

Noel A LaFortune

Jun 20, 2025

Noel A. LaFortune, 81, of Peterborough, NH passed away peacefully at home on June 20, 2025, after a period of declining health. He was born on December 25, 1943, to Arthur and Rose (Caouette) LaFortune in Winchendon, MA.

A graduate of Murdock High School in Winchendon, Class of 1962, Noel was a proud athlete who especially loved his time on the...

Doris K. Underwood

Doris K. Underwood

Jun 14, 2025

Doris K. Underwood, 97, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on June 14, 2025. She was born on April 26th, 1928, in Verona, NJ to Charles and Anastasia (Gillen) Krauss.

Doris K. Underwood was born at home in Verona, NJ on April 26th, 1928, the youngest child of Charles and Anastasia Krauss. Her father died...

Bruce L. Birenbaum

Bruce L. Birenbaum

Jun 12, 2025

Bruce Lee Birenbaum, (65), of Peterborough, passed away unexpectedly on June 12th, 2025, after a brief illness. He was born on June 13th, 1959, in Schenectady, NY to Issac and Wilma Birenbaum.

Bruce was raised in DeWitt, NY and after graduating high school decided to head out west to San Francisco to study cartoon illustration. He later returned to New York...

Nancy Rykken

Nancy Rykken

Jun 8, 2025

A graveside service will be held for Nancy on Friday August 29, 2025 at 2:00pm at St. Peter's Cemetery, High Street, Peterborough, NH.

Shirley G Sherk

Shirley G Sherk

Jun 7, 2025

Shirley Jane Grabner Sherk, 93, of Peterborough, New Hampshire, entered eternal rest at her residence in the RiverMead Lifecare Community on June 7, 2025. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Smoyer, and son-in-law, Michael Smoyer, of Julian, Pennsylvania, and son Douglas Sherk, and son-in-law, Tarpon London, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Her devoted husband of 57 years,...

Rhea Taylor

Rhea Taylor

May 26, 2025

Rhea Taylor, 84, of Bennington, NH, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.

Rhea was born on April 18, 1941, in Deer Park, Ohio, the daughter of Philip and Catherine (Schroeder) Stapf. A kind, caring, and generous soul, Rhea’s life was guided by her deep faith, which was the foundation of her strength and compassion.

Raised...

Elizabeth "Beth" C. Allen

Elizabeth "Beth" C. Allen

May 23, 2025

Elizabeth (Beth) Caroline Allen, 80, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease on May 23rd, 2025, at Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Norwalk, CT on July 3rd,1944, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Wilk) Peters.

Beth grew up in Port Chester, NY until high school, when her family moved to Danbury, CT. She...

Nancy Carol Clarke

Nancy Carol Clarke

May 21, 2025

Nancy Carol Clarke, 87, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025, at Langdon Place of Keene NH with her daughter by her side. Nancy was born in Norwalk, CT on April 29, 1938, and was the eldest daughter of William French and Carol Ann (Morehouse) Jones.

Nancy grew up in Darien, CT and lived with her mother and maternal...

Ruth Patricia Bastille

Ruth Patricia Bastille

May 18, 2025

Ruth Patricia (Miller) Bastille, 107, died on May 18, 2025, in ­­­­­­­­­­­­­Newton, Massachusetts, after a brief illness.

Ruth was born on January 31, 1918, to Eleanor (Malley) and Harry Miller in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The years following the crash of 1929 were difficult, with extended family all living under one roof, out-of-work people begging at the door, and...

Donald D. Magoon

Donald D. Magoon

May 11, 2025

Donald D. Magoon, 64 of Antrim, passed away suddenly on May 11, 2025. He was born in Peterborough on September 27, 1960, the son of David and Doris (Rich) Magoon.

Donny attended schools in Peterborough, then transferred to Monadnock Worksource. Then he did odd jobs for many people in the community which he looked forward to. Many of ladies in Greenfield...

John D. Carter

John D. Carter

May 9, 2025

John D. Carter, 71 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully at his home, in the loving presence of his wife on May 9, 2025. He was born in Medford, MA on February 2, 1954, the son of Clyde and Josephine (DeLuca) Carter.

He graduated from Lowell Technical College with Bachelors degrees in Business Administration and Electrical Engineering and worked as a Software...

Jane MacAskill Grinwis

Jane MacAskill Grinwis

May 7, 2025

Jane Ann MacAskill Grinwis, formerly of Washington, DC, died May 7, 2025, at Rivermead Continuing Care Community in Peterborough, New Hampshire. She was 89. Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, Jane grew up in Andover, the beloved daughter of Everett MacAskill and Alice Stott MacAskill. 

Jane graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1957, where she majored in Romance Languages. She joined...

Sandra Elaine Dheel

Sandra Elaine Dheel

Apr 28, 2025

Sandra Elaine Dheel, 83, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025, at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. She was born in Manchester, NH on March 18, 1942, the daughter of Adrian and Arlene (Wheeler) Dheel.

Sandra enjoyed music, particularly playing guitar, and loved traveling. She lived a good, full life to the age of 83.

Sandra is survived by her...

John Joseph Dolan

John Joseph Dolan

Apr 27, 2025

John Joseph Dolan, 86, of Rindge, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025. He was born in Newark, NJ on December 3, 1938, to John and Myrtle (Middaugh) Dolan.

John was accepted to Newark High School of Fine and Industrial Arts, where he then attended High School. John and his wife Carol moved to New Hampshire in 1968. John became the...

Arlene Bobe

Arlene Bobe

Apr 17, 2025

Arlene Bobe, of Peterborough, NH (previously from Shelton, CT), passed away peacefully on April 17, 2025, at the age of 85, with her daughter by her side.

Born on December 4, 1939, in Blauvelt, NY, Arlene was the daughter of Artie and Helene (Murray) Ciszewski. As a young girl, she and her family moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she lived across...

Edith Cohn Milton

Edith Cohn Milton

Apr 14, 2025

Edith Cohn Milton of Peterborough, NH, died on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the age of 93.

Edith was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1931. In 1939, on the eve of Hitler’s invasion of Poland, seven- year-old Edith Cohn and her older sister Ruth fled Germany by way of the Kindertransport, the program that gave some 10,000 Jewish children refuge in...

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