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Sarah Colanthia Rippon Carignan
Feb 17, 2026
Sarah Colanthia Rippon Carignan, 97, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Colanthia was born on January 17, 1929, in Seaview, Virginia, on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, just down the road from Cape Charles. She and her twin sister were welcomed into the world by her late parents, Harry Thomas Rippon and Evelyn Rooks...
Allan Edward Stark
Feb 16, 2026
Allan Edward Stark was born in Fitchburg, MA on July 4th, 1939 to parents Walter William Stark and Edith M. Vaananen. He passed away peacefully on February 16th, 2026, in Milford, MA after a period of declining health. He was 86.
Allan spent most of his childhood in New Ipswich, NH and attended high school at Appleton Academy, graduating in 1957....
Helen T Emma
Feb 9, 2026
Helen T. Emma, 92, a former longtime resident of New Ipswich, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2026, at Scott Farrar of Peterborough.
Born on August 9, 1933, in Peterborough, she was the daughter of Helen (Caldwell) Thayer and Philip C. Thayer of New Ipswich. After her mother’s death when Helen was a young child, she was raised by her stepmother...
Cindy Bunker
Jan 30, 2026
Cindy Bunker (70) passed away at home on January 30, 2026.
Cynthia (Cindy) Kenerson Bunker was born on March 25, 1955, in Laconia, New Hampshire, to Maurice Paige and Elsie Corning (Kenerson) Bunker. From a young age, she loved animals and spending time with her dad, with whom she shared a special bond. As a young girl, she would sit on...
Gary L. Williams
Jan 29, 2026
Gary L. Williams, 70, of Hancock, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by the love of his family, on January 29, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Born in Waltham, MA, on January 11, 1956, the son of Leon and Lorraine (Nelson) Williams, Gary was a gentle soul who had an undeniable love for his family and...
Judith "Judy" Boutwell
Jan 12, 2026
Judith “Judy” Boutwell, 79, of Keene, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by the love of her family, on January 12, 2026. She was born on October 17, 1946, in Peterborough to Robert C. and Ruth V. (Greeley) Adams.
Judy was raised and lived her entire life in the Monadnock Region. She was a 1964 graduate of Wilton High School....
Gwendolyn Carol Sainsbury
Jan 10, 2026
Gwendolyn Carol Pugh Sainsbury, age 85, died on January 10, 2026, in Greenville, New Hampshire.
Born in Pensacola, Florida, Gwen spent her life marked by a quiet attentiveness to the world around her. She received her degrees from Bob Jones University and Pensacola Christian College. She taught piano and kindergarten, where she was known for her love of music and God’s...
Kathleen F. Caisse
Jan 4, 2026
Kathleen F. Caisse, 83, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026.
Born on March 20, 1942, in Fitchburg, MA, she was the daughter of Israel H and Evelyn (Tower) Vadney. She grew up in Townsend, MA, and her family moved to Francestown in 1957, where she graduated from the Peterborough High School class of 1960.
Kathleen worked at Peterborough Savings...
John Edward Chambers
Jan 2, 2026
John Edward Chambers, 73, of Francestown, passed away peacefully on January 02, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 14, 1952.
Janice Mae Dolan
Dec 24, 2025
Jan Dolan, 86, American Impressionist Painter
Janice Mae Dolan (born January 12, 1939, in Peterborough, NH) passed peacefully on Dec. 24, 2025, of complications from a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jan was predeceased by her parents, William and Edna (LaFlamme) Dolan of Peterborough; also by her husband, Edgar Taylor Morris II (1923-2017) of New Orleans, LA; and by her children’s father,...
Linda E. Delay
Dec 13, 2025
Linda Delay passed away peacefully at home on December 13 after a brief illness.
Linda was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Richard Delay, her parents, John and Alice Armstrong of Bennington, and sisters, Edna Armstrong and Marilyn Dunlap. She is survived by her three children, Cheryl (George) of Averill Park, NY, Kathleen (Kevin) Reardon of New Boston, and Richard...
Colin McLean Momeyer
Dec 1, 2025
Hasudo Colin McLean Momeyer, age 44, of Peterborough, passed away in the comfort of his home on December 1, 2025. He was born in Peterborough on December 19, 1980, the son of Thomas and Jane (O’Connell) Momeyer.
Colin spent his early years in the Monadnock region in southwest New Hampshire, exploring and going on walks, hikes, apple picking, biking, climbing Mount...
Randolph "Randy" R. Brown
Dec 1, 2025
Randolph “Randy” Rankin Brown, 93, of Peterborough, NH, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2025.
Randy was born in Sarasota, FL, on June 13, 1932, to his parents, Randolph Elijah and Johanna Powell Brown. He is predeceased by his loving wife of almost 70 years, Janet Tallman Brown of Peterborough, NH, and was father to Jeffrey Brown and his wife, Janet...
Genevieve L. Thompson
Nov 29, 2025
Genevieve Lowell Thompson, 84, spent most of her life in New York; except for the last couple of years, she moved and had currently been living in Peterborough, NH. She passed away peacefully at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, on November 29th, 2025. She was born in The Bronx, New York on April 14th,1941, the daughter of George Lowell and...
Susan M. Roper
Nov 24, 2025
Susan M. Roper, 93 of Hancock, passed away peacefully at her home on November 24, 2025. She was born in The Bronx, NY, on July 11, 1932, the daughter of William and Lillian (Brown) Wurtz.
Sue, the oldest of her three siblings, grew up in Port Washington, New York. She attended Port Washington High, where, on her first day, she met...
Sandra A. Watrous
Nov 20, 2025
Sandra Watrous of Hancock, N.H. (1949 - 2025) passed away on November 20th, after being recently diagnosed with some serious health conditions. She passed away at home, on Kimball Road. She was an example of being a kind, compassionate, wise, courageous, and all around, beautiful lady. Sandra will be greatly missed. All that she stood for, will live on.
Sandra was...
Sharron L. Monaghan
Nov 18, 2025
Sharron L. Monaghan, 78, of Dublin, a devoted equestrian, loving companion, and accomplished professional, passed away at Scott-Farrar Assisted Living, after a long and courageous journey with dementia on November 18, 2025. She was known for her deep compassion, her steady determination, and the joyful spirit she brought to every chapter of her life. She was born in Gardner, MA,...
Helen Thayer Chapell
Nov 11, 2025
Helen Thayer Chapell, 92, with her beautiful smile, left this world November 11, 2025 in Peterborough, NH. Helen was born in Cambridge, MA January 18, 1933 to Caroline and Sherman Thayer. Her early and late years were spent in New England on its shores, oceans, woods and mountains, while keeping a family connection to her mother’s roots in Shelby, NC....
Delbert "Del" Charles McCune
Nov 1, 2025
Delbert C. McCune, 91, of Keene, formerly of Ithaca, NY, died Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Covenant Living Keene with the love of his family around him, after a period of declining health. He was born in Los Angeles, CA, on August 21, 1934, the son of Charles Alfred and Charlotte Cecilia (Hendrickson) McCune. He attended area schools, including John...
Gretchen Hammond Judd
Oct 27, 2025
Gretchen Hammond Judd, 80, of Peterborough, NH, passed away peacefully at RiverMead on October 27, 2025. She was born in Northfield, MA, on August 9, 1945, the daughter of David and Dorothy (McGowan) Hammond.
Gretchen attended Pioneer Valley Regional High School and then married her high school sweetheart Thomas William Judd, Jr. She graduated from Keene State College in 1968 after...
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