Obituaries

Feb 11, 2015

Peterborough, NH Aubrey S. Akerley, 92, of Peterborough, died at Pheasant Wood Center on February 11, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 1, 1923, in West New York, NJ, the son of Myles Howard Akerley and Ada (Shanklin) Akerley. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII in the Pacific Ocean Theatre....

Feb 6, 2015

Peterborough, NH John "Jack" Murphy, 84, of Peterborough, died surrounded by his loving family, on February 6, 2015 in Jaffrey, at the Good Shepherd Nursing home. He was born on August 7, 1930 in Waterbury, CT, the son of John Joseph Murphy and Irene (Hamill) Murphy. He was married to Olga Sopensky, also of Waterbury CT in 1956. As a...

Feb 6, 2015

New Ipswich, NH Barbara A. Carlson, nee Bass, 84, died on February 6, 2015 at Good Sheppard Nursing Home, Jaffrey, NH. Barbara was born in Quincy Massachusetts to Frances A. Bass, nee Roberts of Antrim, New Hampshire and John B. Bass, of Quincy Massachusetts, on March 14, 1930. In 1948 she graduated from the Woodward School of Quincy, MA, and...

Feb 6, 2015

Hancock, NH John W. Evans, 99, of Hancock, died on February 6, 2015 at Hillsborough County Nursing Home in Goffstown. He was born in Waltham, MA on November 3, 1915, the son of John S. Evans and Caroline (Dumbroski)Evans. John moved to Hancock in 1965 after having lived in South Peterborough for several years. He served in WWII as a...

Feb 3, 2015

Peterborough, NH Warren E. (Swede) Johnson, 92, of Gorham, NH, died on February 3, 2015 in Peterborough where he was surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 3, 1922, the son of Ernest and Alice (Olson) Johnson. He was a 1940 graduate of Berlin High School, and resided in the Berlin Gorham...

Jan 26, 2015

Hancock, NH Jean H. Clason, 82, of Hancock, died on January 26, 2015 after a period of failing health, surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Whitinsville, MA on March 29, 1932, the daughter of Irwin Hanny and Nettie (Scribner) Hanny. Jean and her family resided in Keene for 20 years before moving to York Beach, Maine. Jean and...

Jan 25, 2015

Jaffrey, NH Melvin Power, 79 of Jaffrey, died at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough on January 26, 2015 after a sudden illness. He was born in Cambridge, MA on August 7, 1935 the son Lester Power and Ruth (Little) Power. Mel grew up in Cambridge, MA and graduated from Arlington Senior High School, Arlington, MA, and Franklin Pierce College, Rindge,...

Jan 19, 2015

Hancock, NH Beatrice (Bea) Gustavson, 87, of Peterborough and formerly of Hancock, died at Monadnock Community Hospital, on January 19, 2015 after a short illness. Bea was born on May 28, 1927 in New York, NY the daughter of John Edward Nygard and Jenny (Wickstrom) Nygard. Bea grew up and attended schools in Bronx, NY and it was in NY...

Jan 15, 2015

Peterborough, NH Mason Kendall Harris Sr., 101, died peacefully at his home in Peterborough on January 15, 2015. He was born in Forest Hills, Massachusetts on June 22, 1913, son of the late Newcomb and Ethel (Kendall) Harris. Peterborough has been his home since 1917. As a youth he was an active beekeeper, and to this day many trees on...

Jan 9, 2015

Peterborough, NH Mary Jane Marsden, 84, of Francestown, died peacefully on January 9, 2015 at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Boston, MA the daughter of Mark Crockett and Aphia (Noyes) Crockett. Mary Jane grew up in West Roxbury, MA and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono. She moved to Francestown...

Jan 7, 2015

Hancock, NH William Weston, Jr, 86, of Hancock died peacefully on January 7, 2015 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough. He was born on August 8, 1928 in Unity, NH the oldest of nine children and the son of William Weston, Sr. and Esther (Wright) Weston. William grew up and lived his entire life in Hancock. He was a sheep...

Jan 7, 2015

Sharon, NH Paul Ellsworth Hobbs , 81, of Sharon passed away on January 7, 2015 at his home and surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born on August 28, 1933 in Bangor, ME the son of Ellsworth J. Hobbs and Althea F. (Smith) Hobbs. Paul grew up and attended school in Medway, ME and he attended Husson Business College...

Jan 2, 2015

Joseph Scott Gaudet, 30, of Peterborough died unexpectedly on January 2, 2015. Joseph was born on September 23, 1984 in Waltham, MA the son of Emery Joseph Gaudet and Madeline (Gomez) Holmes.

Joseph grew up in Maine. He then moved to Peterborough where he lived for the past twenty years.

Joe was very passionate about...

Dec 26, 2014

Antrim, NH Edward (Mick) Stanley Sr., 93, of Antrim, died at home on December 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cambridge, MA on May 1, 1921, the son of William Stanley and Adelaide (Jardine) Stanley. Mick was raised and schooled in Cambridge (Arlington, Lexington and Bedford), MA before moving to Concord, MA to start his...

Dec 20, 2014

JAMES M. WHEELER died peacefully in the loving arms of his family, on December 20, 2014 at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough after a prolonged illness. He was born on June 17, 1928 and was raised in Berlin, NH. He was the son of Carroll and Marion (Walsh) Wheeler. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1946 and received a...

Dec 16, 2014

Peterborough, NH Lola Schantz, 102, of Peterborough, died at Pheasantwood Center on December 16, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Ashland, KY the daughter of William Norris and Emma (Jackson) Norris. Lola grew up in Kentucky. She moved to Florida and lived there for many years before moving to Connecticut. She then moved to Peterborough, where...

Dec 9, 2014

Peterborough, NH Isabella Hagner Martin passed away on December 9, 2014 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. She was 91.Bella was born January 16, 1923 in Washington, DC and married to Eugene S Martin on July 20, 1950. Bella lived in Potomac, Maryland, Randolph, New Hampshire, Tucson, Arizona, and France before finally settling in Temple, New Hampshire in 1964. She joins her...

Nov 11, 2014

Amherst, NH Joseph H. Levine, 57, of Amherst, died suddenly, on November 11, 2014 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. He was born in Boston, MA on February 24, 1957 the son of Bernard Levine and Rhoda (Sherman) Levine. Joseph grew up in Canton, MA. He attended Canton schools and graduated from Northeastern University with his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical...

Nov 6, 2014

Peterborough, NH John James Young Jr.,94 , of Peterborough, died at Rivermead Lifecare Community, on November 6, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 5, 1920 the son of John James Young Sr. and Edna (Lang) Young. John and his loving wife, Louise (McLean) Young shared almost seventy years of marriage. During this...

Oct 28, 2014

Bennington, NH Doreen Chatfield,76 , of Bennington, died at Monadnock Community Hospital on October 28, 2014. Doreen was born in Trowbridge Wiltshire, England on February 16, 1938 the daughter of Wilfred Aslett and Margaret (Wickham) Aslett. She is predeceased by her loving husband Maurice Anthony Chatfield. Doreen will be missed and held in loving memory by her daughter Hazel Gershfield...