Obituaries

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...

Oct 20, 2014

John W. Harris passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 20, 2014 at his home in Peterborough, at the age of 84. He was married for 60 years to Elizabeth (Betsey) Brooks Harris. John was born in New York, NY on September 21, 1930, the son of Irving Drought Harris and Jean (Ferris) Harris. During his long and varied...

Oct 11, 2014

Peterborough, NH Evelyn Shaw Morrisson, 91 , of Peterborough, died at Broadview Assisted Living Community in Winchendon, MA, on October 11, 2014 after a period of failing health. Evelyn was born in Melrose, MA on January 4, 1923, the daughter if Henry M. Plummer Jr. and Evelyn Owen (Shaw) Plummer. Evelyn lived in Sudbury, MA for thirteen years before moving...

Oct 11, 2014

Peterborough, NH Emma (Becker) Peglow passed away peacefully at Summerhill Assisted Living on Saturday, October 11, 2014 in the early evening. She will be missed by many, but has gone on to a better place of rest in the arms of the Lord. She did not make it to 100, but was close. She would have been 99 this year...

Oct 10, 2014

Hancock, NH Sylvia Patricia St. John, of Hancock, passed peacefully in her home on October 10, 2014. Sylvia was the daughter of Harold and Eleanor Eastman and Ruby Bingham. Sylvia was a retired Registered Nurse who worked at many different local nursing homes, including Director of Nursing at Pheasantwood in Peterborough. Sylvia was an accomplished vocalist who sang for the...

Oct 8, 2014

Ronald "Bubba" Russell, 55, of Greenfield, died unexpectedly at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester on October 8, 2014. He was born in Peterborough on September 21, 1959 the son of Clifford Russell and Beulah (Jones) Russell. Ronald grew up in Greenfield and attended schools in Peterborough. He lived in Antrim for a short time before moving back to Greenfield with...

Sep 23, 2014

Bennington, NH Donald "Donnie" Powers, 57 , of Bennington, died unexpectedly in Greenfield on September 23, 2014. He was born in Manchester on April 18, 1957 the son of Robert Powers and Doris (Wisely) Powers. Donnie grew up in Hooksett. He moved to North Carolina with his father before moving to Bennington in 2000 to live with his sister and...

Sep 20, 2014

Janet MacLachlan, 88, of Antrim died on September 20, 2014 in her home after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Clarence Hockridge and Marion (Goodrich) Hockridge. Janet grew up in Newton, MA. She graduated from Newton High School in 1943 and went on to graduate from Katherine Gibbs School in Boston in 1945. She and Wilton (Mac) were...

Sep 20, 2014

Antrim, NH Richard Whitworth, 64 , of Antrim, died at his home on September 20, 2014 surrounded by his loving daughter and granddaughter. Richard was born in Trenton, NJ on March 12, 1950 the son of W. Roger Whitworth and Helen (Titus) Whitworth. Richard spent his childhood years in Lower Makefield, PA. He graduated from Pennsbury H.S. where he was...

Sep 15, 2014

Greenfield, NH Frank H. Shea,65 , of Greenfield, died unexpectedly at UMass Memorial Health Care Center, on September 15, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born in Peterborough on September 12, 1949 the son of Albert Shea and Gladys (Whitney) Shea. Frank was a lifelong resident of Greenfield and he loved the Greenfield community deeply. He was on...