Obituaries

Nov 1, 2019

Douglas James Riley, 57, of Sharon, passed away at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, on November 1, 2019. He was born in Leominster, MA on December 19, 1961 the son of Herbert and Rosamond Gene Riley.

Douglas is one of eight children. When he was eight years old, his family packed up and...

Oct 21, 2019

Stephen M. Brooks, 67, of Rindge, passed away at Catholic Medical Center after a sudden illness, on October 21, 2019.   He was born in Barre, VT on February 19, 1952 the son of Alden and Lorette (Baker) Brooks.

Stephen was raised in VT and moved to Keene as he began his career as a Master Electrician.   After...

Oct 3, 2019

Adrienne G. D’Agostino, 71, our “Jersey Girl” of Peterborough passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of her family,  at The Community Hospice House in Merrimack on October 3rd, 2019.

She was born in Newark, NJ on July 27th, 1948, the daughter of Robert Gould and Ruth (Akabas) Gould. She graduated from Millburn High School in...

Oct 2, 2019

Evelyn Rapee Murphy Schmitt, 92, died unexpectedly but peacefully in her home at RiverMead Retirement Community, Peterborough, NH, on October 2.

She is survived by her daughter Sharon Murphy Kissel (Peter) of Washington, DC, sons William J. Murphy III (Hilary Miskoe), of Concord, NH, and Thomas C. Murphy (Carol Presley) of Vero Beach, FL, stepsons Stephen Schmitt...

Sep 29, 2019

James T. (Trueworthy) Norris, Jr., 82 of Peterborough, NH passed away peacefully at home on September 29, 2019.  He was born in Melrose, MA on January 2, 1937, the son of James T. Norris, Sr. and Eleanor S. Norris. He was a graduate of Vermont Academy and Clarkson University where he was a member of Lambda Iota Fraternity. He...

Sep 18, 2019

Mary Ann (Mossey) Paquet, age 81, passed away peacefully at Scott Farrar of Peterborough on September 18, 2019.  She was born in Peterborough on November 12, 1937, the daughter of Ernest Mossey and Gertrude (Putnam) Harvey.

Mary lived in Dublin along with her only sibling, Betty, until graduating from Peterborough High School. Mary and her husband, Alfred,...

Sep 18, 2019

John “Luke” James Gibbons, 83, of Bennington passed away surrounded by his family on September 18, 2019.  He was born in New York, NY on January 12, 1936, the son of Harry Gibbons and Lillian (Hicken) Gibbons.

John was a proud member of the Union, which he committed his life to for 60 years. He was a...

Sep 16, 2019

Joel Burton Green, 69, of Peterborough passed away unexpectedly on September 16, 2019, after a brief illness.  He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 21, 1950, the son of Morris Green and Bessie (Sneider) Green.

Joel was raised in Randolph, Massachusetts where he attended school at Randolph High in the graduating class of ‘68.

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Sep 12, 2019

A complete obituary will be published soon.

Sep 12, 2019

Georgene (McCarthy) Hayes died peacefully surrounded by family on September 12th at Rivermead in Peterborough, NH. Gene was born August 10, 1921 in Guttenberg, NJ to Georgianna Barrett McCarthy and Edmund McCarthy who were first generation Irish immigrants.  Her mother was an NYU graduate, teacher and helped lead the suffragette movement in NYC.  Her father was a stone sculptor...

Sep 10, 2019

John William Friede, 54, beloved father of Forrest, Rowan and Benson, died of an unexpected, acute case of pancreatitis on September 10, 2019.  John was born in New York, NY on December 10, 1964, the youngest son of John Alan Friede and Marcia Wilkinson Friede.

John grew up in Rye, NY. He was a playful, energetic, sweet-natured...

Sep 7, 2019

Constance “Connie” (Brink) Leonard, aged 96 died on September 7, 2019 after a period of declining health, at Pheasant Wood Nursing Center in Peterborough N.H.  She was born on April 27, 1923 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania to Dorothy and Harry Brink. Connie lived in N.Y., Maine, Michigan, London, Spain and Washington D.C. She lived in Francestown, N.H. for 38 years...

Sep 5, 2019

Gary Lee Vittum, 39, of Jaffrey passed away at Catholic Medical Center on September 5, 2019, after a brief illness.  He was born in Merced, CA on September 25, 1979, the son of Gary E. Vittum and Annette Stiles.

He was reared in Charlestown, NH by his paternal grandmother, Mary Ellen Vittum. He attended schools in Charlestown...

Sep 3, 2019

WILLIAM WALLACE FRANCIS, age 89, died on September 3, 2019 of heart failure.

Wally was born on March 16, 1930, son of Charles T. Francis and Eleanor Bell Francis. He graduated from Swarthmore College, served in the US Navy as Ensign, and earned a degree from Columbia University Graduate School. He had a long career at the...

Aug 26, 2019

A complete obituary will be published soon.

Aug 23, 2019

Barton Dean Goodeve, 69, tax specialist, Deerfield boy, lapsed Dune Buggy hippie, metal sculptor, auto mechanic (“this is where I learned to think”), expert skier (passed down at an early age from his father), volunteer firefighter, EMT, Fire Warden, and frustrated sailor (“having never been able to do it enough”), passed away at his home in Sharon, New Hampshire...

Aug 17, 2019

Marcia Wilkinson Friede, 81, beloved wife of John Alan Friede, died at home in her sleep on August 17th, 2019, after enjoying dinner out with her husband the previous evening.  For the past thirty years, Marcia had bravely suffered from unrelenting trigeminal neuropathic pain.  She was born in Buffalo, NY on May 9, 1938, the eldest child of William...

Aug 9, 2019

Ronald Gordon Mayer, 69, of N. Smithfield, RI and Antrim, NH, died peacefully at his lake house on August 9, 2019 surrounded by his wife Nancy Langrall, daughter Erin and son James.  Diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer ten months ago, Ron continued to cheer the Red Sox, swim in the lake, watch fireworks, play Bingo, and beat everyone...

Aug 3, 2019

Benjamin Harris Whitehill, 34, of Peterborough, NH died unexpectedly in Moultonborough, NH on August 3, 2019.   He was born in Nashua, NH on September 30, 1984, the son of Mark H. Whitehill and Cynthia J. Harris.

Ben grew up in Wilton and Peterborough NH. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Studies in Management from...

Aug 1, 2019

William “Burt” Cutler Jr., 84, of North Swanzey, NH died on August 1, 2019 at his home after a period of declining health.

Burt was born in Greenwich, CT on June 9, 1935, the son of William B. and Elizabeth R.  (Anderson) Cutler.  He was raised in Greenwich, CT and in later years he loved to tell...