obituaries

Mar 4, 2017

CHESTER "CHET" LEONELL BREAULT, 78, of Brown Road Groveton died peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2017 after a long illness.

Born on January 17, 1939 in Guildhall, Vermont a son of Felix and Florence (Parrish) Breault he has been a resident of Groveton most of his life.

Chet retired from...

Feb 8, 2017

WALTER "WALT" ALBERT BOUCHARD , 76, of Lost Nation Rd, Groveton died peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster after a lengthy illness with his family by his side.

Walt was born on June 23, 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island a son...

Jan 23, 2017

JANE CLARICE (McMILLEN) SHANNON, 80, of Groveton died peacefully on Monday January 23, 2017 at Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown after a lengthy illness.

Jane was born on August 15, 1936 in Biddeford, ME a daughter of Preston and Mae (Reid) McMillen. She lived in the Stark/...

Jan 18, 2017

MARY ANN (JONES) HEYWOOD, 90, of Ice Pond Village in Lancaster, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Week's Medical Center, Lancaster after a sudden illness with her family by her side.

Mary Ann was born on September 8, 1926 in Highland Park, Michigan a daughter of Francis...

Jan 14, 2017

Henry "Hank" Joseph Dion, Jr., 84, of Cloutier Dr., Stark died peacefully on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness.

Hank was born on April 4, 1932 in Temple, ME a son of Henry J. Dion, Sr. and Elsie (Pavala) Dion.  Hank has been a...

Jan 9, 2017

JOSEPH "OSEPH" "MOSES" HENRY GUINARD, JR., 55, of Town Line Road, Stratford died unexpectedly at his home on January 9, 2017 where he had been a resident for the past five years.

Joseph was born on August 21, 1961 in Barre, VT a son of Henry Guinard and Karen...

Jan 8, 2017

DOROTHY "DOT" LORRAINE (MEACHAM) JOHNSON, 93, of Northside Road in Stark died peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown, NH where she had been a resident since April 2016.

Dot was born on May 31, 1923 in Ashford Hollow, New York a daughter of Manley and Myrtle...

Jan 1, 2017

HELEN K. RICE , 86, of Bushnell, FL and Lancaster, NH died peacefully on January 1, 2017 at Bayfront Health Hospital in Dade City, FL after a lengthy illness.

Helen was born on December 4, 1930 in Stewartstown, NH the daughter of Howard and Arlene (Ripley) Kelsey.  She was a resident of Groveton, NH most...

Dec 30, 2016

CHRISTOPHER LEWIS HARDING , 44, of Pittsburg, NH died peacefully at his home after a lengthy illness with his loving wife by his side.

Christopher was born in Colebrook, NH at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital on May 10, 1972 son of the late David "Big Cat" Shallow and Janice Curtis Harding.

Christopher...

Dec 27, 2016

JOHN ALLEN PHILLIPS, SR. , 69, formerly of Colebrook and Lancaster died suddenly at his apartment in Bethlehem on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 after losing his battle with diabetes.

John was born in Stewartstown, NH on February 20, 1947 the tenth child of Burt and Evelyn (Holden) Phillips; he was one of nineteen children.  He...

Dec 14, 2016

KENNETH V. WRIGHT , 73, formerly of Groveton and Lancaster, died peacefully on December 14, 2016 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin where he had been a resident for the past few years.

He was born on November 9, 1943 in Hardwick, VT to Ernest B. and Catherine M. (Eldred) Wright, he moved to...

Dec 13, 2016

LINDA ARLENE (COTE) WILLIAMS , 56, of Second Street, Groveton died peacefully on December 13, 2016 at Country Village-Genesis Elder Care Center in Lancaster with her loving family by her side.

Linda was born in Groveton, NH on November 9, 1960 to Andrew and Lena (Fountain) Cote and was a lifelong resident of Groveton until...

Dec 10, 2016

CLEMENT E. "CLEM" KNOWLTON, 97 years old, formerly of Groveton and North Stratford, NH passed away on December 10, 2016 at the Genesis Health Center in Keene, NH.

He was born in Magog, Quebec on November 9, 1919 to Orrin and Marion (Sullivan) Knowlton and lived much of his life in Groveton.

Nov 17, 2016

CHRISTOPHER WEBER "HELMSY" HELMS, 22, of Cottage Street Groveton died unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, November 17, 2016.

Chris was born on August 25, 1994 in Lancaster, NH and has been a lifelong resident of Groveton where he was raised by his Uncle Donald and Aunt Norma Hand.  He was a 2013 graduate of...

Nov 1, 2016

Belvah "Belle" King of Groveton passed away on November 1, 2016 at Weeks Medical Center Hospital in Lancaster following a brief illness just four days before her 92 birthday. Belle was born in Lancaster on November 5, 1924 the daughter of Harry and Rilma (Prince) McGuire, the third oldest of nine children....

Oct 28, 2016

LORRAINE P. SOULE, 92 , formerly of North Stratford and most recently Lancaster, died peacefully October 28, 2016 at Country Village-Genesis Elder Care Center in Lancaster were she had been a resident for the past two years, surrounded by many of her children and grandchildren.

She was born on February 20, 1924 in Alburg, Vermont...

Oct 26, 2016

JOHN ARTHUR McCORMACK, 93 , formerly of Rich Street in Groveton, died peacefully October 26, 2016 at Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown where he had been a resident since 2012.

He was born on May 20, 1923 in Lancaster, NH to James and Irene (Miller) McCormack. John grew up in Groveton...

Oct 24, 2016

GEORGE ADELARD "PETE" GOULET, 95, of Melcher Court, Groveton died peacefully on Monday October 24, 2016 at Country Village Genesis Elder Care Center in Lancaster where he had been a resident since April 2016.

"Pete" was born on January 9, 1921 in Island Pond, Vermont a son of Joseph and Mary (Morrison) Goulet. He was...

Oct 22, 2016

DALE ALAN LAMBERT, 56, of Manchester died unexpectedly on Saturday October 22, 2016 in Manchester. Dale was born on October 17, 1960 in Ransomville, New York a son of Marilyn (Goodwin) Lambert and Richard Lambert. Marilyn married Edwin Shannon Dale's step-father and after Marilyn and Ed's passing, Jane Shannon became "Mom". Over the years, Dale worked for Paul Valley...

Oct 14, 2016

Littleton

Lorraine Champagne,88, of Littleton and formerly of Whitefield died peacefully on October 14, 2016 at the Lafayette Center in Franconia after a lengthy illness. Lorraine was born on September 2, 1927 in Walden, VT a daughter of Charles Henry and Kate Alice (Sanborn) Kittredge. Lorraine and her husband Roger owned and operated grocery stores...