Obituaries

May 2, 2023

Paula Book, age 68, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on May 2, 2023, after a long struggle with myotonic dystrophy.  Paula was born in Newton, MA on July 17, 1954, the daughter of the late Edgar M. Randle, Jr., and the late Jean B. Randle.  She was a 1972 graduate of Mascenic...

May 1, 2023

Theresa (Terri) Marie Lussier Ackley, 89, died May 1, 2023 with her children by her side at the Douglas Center For Caring, A Community Hospice and Palliative Care facility at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida.

Terri was born on May 22, 1933, in Peterborough, NH, to Fred and Clara Lussier. After graduating from high school, she enlisted...

Apr 27, 2023

Annette (Levine) Birnbaum, age 100 years & eight months, of Croton-On-Hudson, NY, passed away peacefully at the home of her son and daughter in law in Sharon, NH. on April 27, 2023.  She was born in Schenectady, NY on August 22, 1922, the daughter of Louis Levine and Celia (Dworkowitz) Levine.

Annette grew up in Schenectady where...

Apr 26, 2023

Richard (Dick) Emil Cravedi, 82, passed away peacefully on April 26th, 2023 at his RiverMead residence in Peterborough, NH.

Dick was born March 7th, 1941 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Wilfred & Helen (Smith) Cravedi. He was a loyal graduate of Fitchburg High School, Class of 1958.  He was predeceased by his parents and brother John Cravedi.

Apr 20, 2023

Sandra (Sandy) Jackson, age 87 of Hancock, passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family. Sandy was born in Englewood, New Jersey on November 30, 1935, the daughter of George Vogel and Helen (Lewis) Vogel, and spent her early life in New Milford, New Jersey. An only child until she was...

Apr 19, 2023

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is not the length of life, but the depth of life”.  Phyllis Scott was blessed to have both.

Phyllis Marguerite Sanderson Scott, of Peterborough, NH, died peacefully on April 19, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved ones.  She was three weeks shy of her 93rd birthday.

Phyllis was born...

Apr 16, 2023

Roger K. Luby Bennington NH - Roger K Luby, 76, of Bennington, passed away on April 16, 2023 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH after beating the odds for decades following a battle with heart disease. He was born on April 29, 1946 in Framingham, MA to parents George and Minnie Luby and grew up in Wellesley, MA,...

Apr 9, 2023

On April 9, 2023, the world lost Jeramey Whiteley. Born in 1978 in Hartford, CT, his family moved up to NH, where he attended schools in the ConVal district. His adult life was spent in the Antrim area, where he had a lot of family and friends. His greatest joy in life was being a dad. Jeramey took great...

Apr 8, 2023

Melissa B. Cross, age 66 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2023 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough. She was born in New York, NY on September 29, 1956, the daughter of Gordon and Helen (Stark) Cross. She was raised in Bloomfield, CT, and attended Nichols College in Dudley, MA, where her father was the president. She...

Apr 4, 2023

Gladys Doris Bugler, 69, of Greenfield, and formerly of Keene, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on April 4, 2023 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.  She was born in Saxtons River, Vt. On October 1, 1953, the daughter of Velmore and Marion (Fish) Paquette.

She and her husband Michael were married on...

Mar 26, 2023

Bruce L. Montgomery, born in Houston, Texas in 1935 died peacefully on March 26, 2023 at the age of 87 in Peterborough, N.H. surrounded by his loving family. A graduate of Rice University (Phi Beta Kappa) and Yale Law School, he joined the antitrust department of Arnold, Fortas & Porter in 1962 after two years as a trial attorney...

Mar 24, 2023

Barbara Mary Halloran, 86, died peacefully on the morning of March 24, 2023 in Peterborough NH, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born in Princeton, NJ on August 15, 1936 to George and Mary (née Flynn) Tarrant, Barbara married her husband, John, in 1960 and began a family.  She raised her four children with John in...

Mar 19, 2023

A complete obituary is not available at this time.

Mar 13, 2023

Betsy D. Lindfors of Peterborough, New Hampshire died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 84 in the loving presence of her daughters. Her beloved husband of sixty-two years, Kenneth, died six months earlier, in September 2022. She leaves her daughters Kristin and Karin, granddaughter Maya, son-in-law Will, sister Susan, and extended family members and friends throughout the...

Feb 21, 2023

Leona Mathews Hotin Mabry of Peterborough (formerly of Dublin and Bennington) died restfully on February 21, 2023 at 90. Born and raised a Mormon in Preston, Idaho, Leona was a live radio singer, singing with her best friend Gae and her younger sister, Jane, on a weekly radio show in Preston.

Leona married William Hotin Jr, at...

Feb 20, 2023

After a dynamic, wide-ranging life during which she had several lifetimes’ worth of occupations, achievements, and children, the Honorable Patricia Krueger died peacefully Monday, February 20 in her home in Francestown, NH at the age of 81. As he had been for 35 years, her husband Ortwin was by her side. Patricia was a natural storyteller, a gregarious politician,...

Feb 13, 2023

UPDATE TO SERVICES:  Memorial Visitation will be held on Sunday February 26th from 4pm - 6pm at Jellison Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Kathleen Gordon, age 36 of Bennington, passed away at her home on February 13, 2023.  She was born in Savannah, GA on October 2, 1986, the daughter of Mitchell and Unjo (Kim) Gordon.

Feb 11, 2023

Peter George Powell, age 79, of Keene, NH and formerly of Peterborough, NH, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland, MA on February 11, 2023. Peter was born in Wilmington, DE on November 7, 1943, the son of Peter and Gladys (Pointe) Powell. Inspired by a family member during his high school years,...

Feb 11, 2023

Florine L. Warren, age 87 of Antrim, passed away peacefully at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough on February 11, 2023 after a brief illness.  She was born in Sommerville, MA on September 30, 1935, the daughter of Thurston and Florine (Muller) Buchan.

She was raised in Somerville, MA, where she attended local schools. After meeting her husband...

Feb 9, 2023

Bernard Chester Gale, 103 of Hancock, passed away peacefully at Monadnock Community Hospital on February 9, 2023, following a brief illness.  He was born in Proctor, VT on December 14, 1919, the son of Bernard Ira Gale and Lillian (Anderson) Gale.

Bernard was raised in Salisbury, VT and then spent the next 50 years living in Rhode...