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Elizabeth Jones
Mar 12, 2015
Francestown and Epping, NH Elizabeth Jones, 93, of Epping and formerly of Francestown, died peacefully and surrounded by the love of her family on March 12, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Epping. She was born on January 25, 1922 in Windsor, CT, the daughter of Amos C.Hoyt and Mildred (Derby) Hoyt. Elizabeth was raised in the Hartford,...
Kennethe Cook
Mar 9, 2015
Kennethe Mary Johnston Cook, 83, of Antrim, peacefully passed on to her new life on March 9. 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 22, 1931 at the Lucy Helen Hospital in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Kenneth Raymond Johnston and Jeanie Esther (Tait) Johnston of Hancock. Kennethe spent her childhood in Hancock, NH and in Leominster, Mass. Kennethe...

Robert B. Kilpatrick
Mar 2, 2015
Hancock, NH Robert Bruce Kilpatrick, died on March 2, 2015 at his home in Hancock. Robert was born in New York on January 20, 1933 the son of Archibald Kilpatrick and Anna (Staugaitis) Kilpatrick. Robert was a long time resident of Hancock. He served his country in the United States Air Force and worked as a pilot for American Airlines...

Barbara E. Moody
Mar 2, 2015
Dublin, NH Barbara Elise Moody, 75, formerly of Dublin, NH , died on March 3, 2015 at Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Hackensack, NJ on November 25, 1939 the daughter of Robert Ball and Ida (Thorgersen) Ball. Barbara was raised in New Jersey. She earned her Bachelor's Degree and was a...
Thelma F. Clark
Mar 2, 2015
Thelma F. (French) Clark passed away at Pheasantwood Nursing Home on March 2, 2015 at the age of 91. She was the daughter of Fred Ellsworth French and Elizabeth Luella (Tarbell) French. Thelma was born in Montville, Connecticut on January 26, 1924; the family moved to Wilton, NH when she was very young. Thelma grew up in Wilton and graduated...

Edwin C. Eldred Jr
Feb 26, 2015
Hancock NH Edwin C. Eldred, Jr. passed away peacefully on February 26, 2015 at Summer Hill Assisted Living after a period of failing health. He was born in Beverly, MA on April 15, 1921 to Edwin C. Eldred, Sr. and Annie (Tingley) Eldred. Edwin grew up in Beverly, MA and attended Beverly schools. It was at Beverly High School where...
Marion C. Almeida
Feb 24, 2015
Peterborough, NH Marion Castle Almeida (nee Ball) died on February 24, 2015. She was born at Jamaica Hospital, Queens, NY on April 17, 1926 to Charles Ball and Anna (Castle) Ball of Floral Park, NY. Marion attended Sewanhaka High School, where she met her future husband, Frank Almeida. After graduating high school in 1943, she attended Washington School for Secretaries....

Elgie Mack
Feb 23, 2015
Elgie Mack, 102, passed peacefully to eternal life, surrounded by her family, on February 23, 2015 at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, NH. Elgie is survived by her son Ron (Diane), son Don, and daughter Nancy Gasowski (Ron). She was loved by her grandchildren Laura Zajac (Kevin), Kristen Lewey (David), Donald Mack, Teri Tuttle (Bernie), Timon Gasowski (Lynn), and Sam...

Lillian L. Born
Feb 16, 2015
Harrisville, NH Lillian L. Born, 80, of Harrisville, died on February 16, 2015 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a brief illness. She was born in Butte, MT on April 1, 1934, the daughter of Eugene Fullmer and Linda (Guay) Fullmer. Lillian moved to the area in 1968 after having lived in New Jersey for a number of years....
Edward J. Coughlan Jr
Feb 13, 2015
Hancock, NH Edward James Joseph Coughlan, Jr, 68, of Hancock, died peacefully on February 13, 2015 at his home and surrounded by his family. He was born in Concord, NH on January 29, 1947, the son of Edward Coughlan, Sr and Alice (Dickey) Duggan. Ed was a lifelong resident of the area, attending local schools and raising his own children...
Aubrey S. Akerley
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....
John "Jack" Murphy
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...
Barbara Carlson
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...
John W. Evans
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...

Warren E. Johnson
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...

Jean H. Clason
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...

Melvin Power
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,...
Beatrice Gustavson
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...
Mason K. Harris Sr
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...
Mary Jane Marsden
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...