Obituaries

May 27, 2022

William “Bill” Allen Chatfield left his body to explore the mysteries of the universe on May 27, surrounded by loving family and friends.

Bill was born to Ellie Mae Chatfield and William Oscar Chatfield of Massachusetts on February 26th, 1947.  Bill grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Braintree High School. After earning a BA in Philosophy...

May 21, 2022

Sherry A. Sullivan, 72 of Keene, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, at Cheshire Medical Center, on May 21, 2022. She was born in Brattleboro, VT on July 30, 1949, the daughter of Calvin and Ruth (Rikert) Greenwood.

Sherry was raised in Massachusetts and Manchester, CT. Sherry was a graduate of Manchester High...

May 20, 2022

Christopher A. Leger, 64 of Marlborough, passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH on May 20, 2022.  He was born in Winchendon, MA on February 7, 1958, the son of Anita (Carrier) Leger.

Chris successfully owned Leger Restorations through the 1980’s and 90’s. In the early...

May 14, 2022

Jonathan Andre Pope, 23 of Francestown, NH born November 17th, 1998 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, died suddenly on May 14th, 2022. He graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester, NH, in 2017. He attended College at Stonehill in Easton, MA and SNHU in Manchester, NH. He was a parishioner at Divine Mercy Parish in Peterborough NH and was deeply...

May 13, 2022

Dorris B Richmond, RN, passed away suddenly on May 13, 2022, at the age of 89. She was the beloved wife of Charles Richmond, 98, for 36 years.

Dorris, "Dorry" was born in Goshen, New York, daughter of the late John and Ruth (McNeil) Brown. She attended Orange Community College in New York, which was the first...

May 4, 2022

Marilyn A Howland, 87 of Keene, passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center May 4, 2022.  She was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 9, 1934, the only daughter of George and Josephine (Donovan) Crosson.  She was predeceased by her five brothers:  Francis, George, Donald, Stephen and Hugh.

She was raised...

May 1, 2022

Linda Gelinas, 80,of Peterborough died on May 1, 2022 at Pheasantwood Center after a period of failing health.  Linda was born in Lowell, MA on September 11, 1941, the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Dupuis) Gay.

Linda grew up in Lowell, MA and lived in Groton and Westford, MA. In 1974, she moved to Milford, NH with...

Apr 21, 2022

A. Stacey Guyette, 64 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH on April 21, 2022 after a brief illness.  He was born in Peterborough, NH on September 27, 1957, the son of Arthur “Gus” and Sarah “Christie” (Stacey) Guyette.

Stacey was born and raised...

Apr 13, 2022

Susette (Adams) Villaume, 90, was called home to God on April 13, 2022.

Sue was born in New Haven, CT to John A. and Mabel (Rice) Adams. She grew up in New London, and Norwich, CT, and graduated from the Norwich Free Academy in 1950. She attended the University of Connecticut prior to St Luke’s School of...

Apr 6, 2022

Alan John Zeller, 75, of Peterborough, NH, passed away at his home on the morning of April 6, 2022.  He was born in Chicago Heights, IL in 1946, the son of John and Lucille (Wagner) Zeller.

Alan grew up and was educated in Chicago Heights and graduated with the class of 1964 from Marian Catholic High School. ...

Mar 30, 2022

Edmund L. Henault, 85, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family at his home in Peterborough on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

Ed was born on February 19, 1937 to Edmund L. Henault and Helen E. (L’Esperance) Henault of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.  He grew up in Fitchburg and Lunenburg, attending Saint Bernard’s High...

Mar 29, 2022

On March 29, 2022, Sylvia A.M. Taylor passed away at Jaffrey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after suffering from a debilitating stroke. Sylvia was, in a nutshell, independent. If you looked up independent in the dictionary, Sylvia’s picture would be listed as the definition. She was born in London, England on September 1, 1936, and was raised with 6 brothers...

Mar 27, 2022

The extended Chatfield family is deeply saddened by the recent death of Dianne Helen Chatfield on March 27, 2022 at her home in Peterborough NH. Dianne was born in Haverhill, NH in December of 1949 as Dianne Carver when her birth family lived in East Thetford, VT. Dianne is predeceased by her brother David. She leaves her beloved children,...

Mar 13, 2022

Kathryn (Kay) Boyer (93) passed from this world March 13, 2022 at RiverMead Lifecare Community, Peterborough, NH surrounded by her loving family. Kathryn was the wife of the distinguished educator Ernest Boyer, who held the top education post in the nation under President Carter.  She recounted their 40 years together in her 2014 memoir Many Mansions.  She was a...

Mar 12, 2022

Serge Sacharuk died, peacefully, at his home at Rivermead in Peterborough, New Hampshire on March 12, 2022. Since 1960, before moving to Peterborough in 2019, he was a long-time resident of Wenham, Massachusetts where he raised his family with his wife, Eva.  Serge leaves his children and their spouses: Peter and Diana Sacharuk of Portland, ME, Nina and Blake...

Mar 6, 2022

Steven Lloyd Terry, age 70 of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at Summer Hill Assisted Living on March 6, 2022.  He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Lloyd E. and Dolores E. (Nilsson) Terry.

He graduated from Salem Central High School and United Technical Institute, Milwaukee, WI.  Steve married Beverly R. Prestay on...

Mar 5, 2022

Gena (Regena) R. McCarthy died peacefully at home on March 5, 2022, after battling metastatic breast cancer for more than 6 years. Gena was born in Peterborough, NH on May 19, 1961, and aside from some time spent in Florida she lived her life nearby to family and friends in the NH area.

She was predeceased in...

Mar 4, 2022

John “Jack” T. Collins, Jr. 80 of Westerly, RI, passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH on March 4, 2022.  He was born in South Kingstown, RI on November 29, 1941 the son of John and Alice (Charette) Collins.

Jack was a graduate of Westerly High...

Feb 27, 2022

Susan S Moody, 61, of Greenfield, NH, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 5:00-8:00PM at Jellison Funeral Home, 25 Concord Street, Peterborough NH. A funeral service for Susan will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 11:00AM at the Greenfield Meeting House, 776 Forest...

Feb 22, 2022

Bernard “Bernie” Wayne Schneckenburger, 88, of Hancock passed away peacefully on February 22, 2022, after a period of failing health.  He was born on September 9, 1933, in Peoria, IL, to Jacob and Nellie (Snider) Schneckenburger.  After graduation from high school, Bernie joined the Navy to serve in the Korean War on the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and USS...