Obituaries

May 16, 2023

Thomas Alan Fairfield, age 78 of Greenfield, passed away peacefully at Concord Hospital on May 16, 2023 after a brief illness.  He was born in Peterborough on July 15, 1944, the son of Alton and Mabel (Sweeney) Fairfield.

He graduated from Peterborough High School in 1962.  After high school he served in the US Army.  After the...

May 12, 2023

Andrea Kierstead, age 61 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of her family, at her home on May 12, 2023.  She was born in Galion, OH on July 20, 1961, the daughter of Antonio and Phyllis (Helfrich) Marcellino.

Although Andrea was born in Ohio, she moved to NH at a young age and...

May 10, 2023

Wife and best friend of 40 years, Karen Lee Ricupero, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, after losing her battle with cancer. She was born on August 18, 1946, to Bernard Engle and Libra Semprini. She leaves behind her husband Kevin Ricupero, her sister Denise McLenon, her daughter Michelle Winemiller, her son Victor Solod, seven granddaughters and two...

May 8, 2023

Viola Malachuk of Peterborough, NH died on May 8, 2023, just weeks before what would have been her 99th birthday.  Viola was predeceased by her husband Daniel Malachuk, Sr. who died in 2006 after 62 years of a marriage that was foremost in Viola’s retelling of the many blessings that she counted as adding up to a wonderful life....

May 7, 2023

Margaretta (“Daisy”) Desmond Gallagher Archie, of St. Louis, Missouri died Sunday May 7, 2023. Daisy was born on May 24, 1960, in Colorado Springs, CO. She is the daughter of Ellen MacVeagh Rublee and the late John Francis Gallagher II, and the stepdaughter Elayne Gallagher. She is survived by her husband of forty years, the Rev. Andrew John Archie,...

May 2, 2023

Paula Book, age 68, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on May 2, 2023, after a long struggle with myotonic dystrophy.  Paula was born in Newton, MA on July 17, 1954, the daughter of the late Edgar M. Randle, Jr., and the late Jean B. Randle.  She was a 1972 graduate of Mascenic...

May 1, 2023

Theresa (Terri) Marie Lussier Ackley, 89, died May 1, 2023 with her children by her side at the Douglas Center For Caring, A Community Hospice and Palliative Care facility at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida.

Terri was born on May 22, 1933, in Peterborough, NH, to Fred and Clara Lussier. After graduating from high school, she enlisted...

Apr 27, 2023

Annette (Levine) Birnbaum, age 100 years & eight months, of Croton-On-Hudson, NY, passed away peacefully at the home of her son and daughter in law in Sharon, NH. on April 27, 2023.  She was born in Schenectady, NY on August 22, 1922, the daughter of Louis Levine and Celia (Dworkowitz) Levine.

Annette grew up in Schenectady where...

Apr 26, 2023

Richard (Dick) Emil Cravedi, 82, passed away peacefully on April 26th, 2023 at his RiverMead residence in Peterborough, NH.

Dick was born March 7th, 1941 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Wilfred & Helen (Smith) Cravedi. He was a loyal graduate of Fitchburg High School, Class of 1958.  He was predeceased by his parents and brother John Cravedi.

Apr 20, 2023

Sandra (Sandy) Jackson, age 87 of Hancock, passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family. Sandy was born in Englewood, New Jersey on November 30, 1935, the daughter of George Vogel and Helen (Lewis) Vogel, and spent her early life in New Milford, New Jersey. An only child until she was...

Apr 19, 2023

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is not the length of life, but the depth of life”.  Phyllis Scott was blessed to have both.

Phyllis Marguerite Sanderson Scott, of Peterborough, NH, died peacefully on April 19, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved ones.  She was three weeks shy of her 93rd birthday.

Phyllis was born...

Apr 16, 2023

Roger K. Luby Bennington NH - Roger K Luby, 76, of Bennington, passed away on April 16, 2023 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH after beating the odds for decades following a battle with heart disease. He was born on April 29, 1946 in Framingham, MA to parents George and Minnie Luby and grew up in Wellesley, MA,...

Apr 9, 2023

On April 9, 2023, the world lost Jeramey Whiteley. Born in 1978 in Hartford, CT, his family moved up to NH, where he attended schools in the ConVal district. His adult life was spent in the Antrim area, where he had a lot of family and friends. His greatest joy in life was being a dad. Jeramey took great...

Apr 8, 2023

Melissa B. Cross, age 66 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2023 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough. She was born in New York, NY on September 29, 1956, the daughter of Gordon and Helen (Stark) Cross. She was raised in Bloomfield, CT, and attended Nichols College in Dudley, MA, where her father was the president. She...

Apr 4, 2023

Gladys Doris Bugler, 69, of Greenfield, and formerly of Keene, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on April 4, 2023 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.  She was born in Saxtons River, Vt. On October 1, 1953, the daughter of Velmore and Marion (Fish) Paquette.

She and her husband Michael were married on...

Mar 26, 2023

Bruce L. Montgomery, born in Houston, Texas in 1935 died peacefully on March 26, 2023 at the age of 87 in Peterborough, N.H. surrounded by his loving family. A graduate of Rice University (Phi Beta Kappa) and Yale Law School, he joined the antitrust department of Arnold, Fortas & Porter in 1962 after two years as a trial attorney...

Mar 24, 2023

Barbara Mary Halloran, 86, died peacefully on the morning of March 24, 2023 in Peterborough NH, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born in Princeton, NJ on August 15, 1936 to George and Mary (née Flynn) Tarrant, Barbara married her husband, John, in 1960 and began a family.  She raised her four children with John in...

Mar 19, 2023

A complete obituary is not available at this time.

Mar 13, 2023

Betsy D. Lindfors of Peterborough, New Hampshire died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 84 in the loving presence of her daughters. Her beloved husband of sixty-two years, Kenneth, died six months earlier, in September 2022. She leaves her daughters Kristin and Karin, granddaughter Maya, son-in-law Will, sister Susan, and extended family members and friends throughout the...

Feb 21, 2023

Leona Mathews Hotin Mabry of Peterborough (formerly of Dublin and Bennington) died restfully on February 21, 2023 at 90. Born and raised a Mormon in Preston, Idaho, Leona was a live radio singer, singing with her best friend Gae and her younger sister, Jane, on a weekly radio show in Preston.

Leona married William Hotin Jr, at...