obituaries

Feb 4, 2016

PETER ARTHUR DOWSE, 69, of Main Street, Lancaster died peacefully in his sleep, with his family by his side on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster.

Peter was born in Stewartstown, New Hampshire on December 9, 1946 a son of Howard and Marion (Daley) Dowse.  He was raised in North Stratford,...

Jan 28, 2016

PAULINE LORRAINE (GAUDETTE) LABRECQUE , 83, of State Street, Groveton died peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster after a sudden illness, with her family by her side.

Pauline was born in Northumberland, NH on June 13, 1932 one of twelve children to George Joseph Gaudette, Sr. and Aurora (Bigras)...

Jan 24, 2016

YOSHIKO SIMINO, 85 , of Ice Pond Village, Lancaster, died peacefully at Country Village-Genesis Elder Care Center in Lancaster on Sunday, January 24, 2016 after a lengthy illness.

Yoshiko was born on December 1, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan a daughter of Miyaechi Seguchi and Haru (Magima) Seguchi. She was a resident of Groveton since coming...

Jan 17, 2016

DONALD JAMES CROTEAU, 86, of Stark Highway died peacefully at his residence on Sunday, January 17, 2016 after a lengthy illness with his family by his side.

Donald was born in Groveton, NH on November 8, 1929 the son of John P. and Urania (Severy) Croteau and has been a lifelong resident of the Groveton/ Stark area.  ...

Jan 2, 2016

ROBERT "BOB" GEORGE TIPPITT, JR. , 82, of Cold Springs Road, Stark went to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at his son Robert III's home in Charlton, Massachusetts where he and Virginia have wintered the past two years, after a lengthy illness. Bob passed with his family around him the way he would...

Oct 27, 2015

CARLENE JUNE "MA" SIMPSON, 69, of Stratford Rd.; Groveton, died peacefully on October 27, 2015 at the Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, ME with her family by her side. Born in Lancaster, NH on October 17, 1946 a daughter of William and Edith (Bacon) Egan she was a lifelong resident of the Stratford and Groveton area. She was a graduate...

Oct 11, 2015

JAMES ALLEN MILES, 45, of Thompson Rd., Stark died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at his residence. James was born in Nashua, NH on March 22, 1970 a son of the late Doris (Amnotte) Miles. He was raised and attended school in Nashua and was a resident there until to Berlin in 2008 and then to Stark in 2009....

Oct 10, 2015

GORDON HOWARD "TINKER" SMITH, JR., died peacefully at his brother's home in Colebrook on October 10, 2015 after a lengthy illness, he fought a good fight. Gordon was born on May 8, 1949 in West Stewartstown, NH a son of Gordon H. Smith, Sr. and Elmira (O'Brien-Emerson) Smith. He lived in Colebrook until moving to the Manchester and Laconia areas...

Oct 3, 2015

JOEL D. KENNETT, 59 of Groveton, died peacefully on October 3, 2015 at his home after a brave two year battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, NH on October 23, 1955 one of ten children, he was the son of the late Bernard and the late Corinne (Rich) Kennett and a graduate of Stratford High School, Class of 1974. After...

Sep 17, 2015

DAVID NEIL NELSON, 95, died peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Country Village-Genesis Elder Care Center in Lancaster where he has been a resident since 2012. David was born on July 8, 1920 in Groveton, NH a son of George and Mabel (Moyle) Nelson. He was a graduate of Groveton High School class of 1938. Dave served in the...

Aug 29, 2015

DORIS JEANNETTE (BRIEN) GAGNON, 90, of Bellows Falls, Vermont and formerly of Groveton, NH died peacefully Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Springfield Hospital in Springfield, VT with her loving family by her side. Doris was born on September 20, 1924 in Berlin, NH a daughter of the late Octave and Rosanna (St. Pierre) Brien. She moved to Groveton in...

Aug 17, 2015

ERIC "EASY" VERNE REYNOLDS, 45, of North Road in Westbrook, ME died unexpectedly on August 17, 2015. Eric was born on June 14, 1970 in Rochester, NH the son of Verne Reynolds, Jr. and Paula (Richards) Reynolds. He was raised in Columbia and was a graduate of Colebrook Academy, class of 1988. Shortly after high school Eric moved to Westbrook...

Aug 1, 2015

PHILIP HAROLD OAKES, 95, of Winter Street in Groveton, died peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown after a lengthy illness. Phil was born on May 29, 1920 in Percy, NH a son of Wilfred and Eva (House) Oakes and has been a resident of Groveton most of his life. Phil was a...

Jul 30, 2015

MARGARET LEONA (HAGAN) DONOVAN, 81, of Gilmanton, NH and formerly of Stark, passed away at the Concord Hospice Center in Concord after a lengthy illness with her loving family by her side. Margaret was born in Concord, Vermont on April 25, 1934 a daughter of Bernard and Eva (LaBlanc) Hagan. She lived most of her life in the Stark area...

Jul 28, 2015

CAROLYN MAE (GLEASON) NEWTON, 73, of Dodge Pond, Lyman, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 after a sudden illness. She was born on March 3, 1942 in Barton, Vermont and was raised by her mother and step-father Lottie (Gleason) Brown and Howard Brown. She was a resident of Groveton for many years before moving to Lyman where she has...

Jul 10, 2015

Linda Sue (Burt) Jewell, 64 of Groveton passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Weeks Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born on March 8, 1951 in Concord, VT. She was the eldest of Stuart and Norma (Aldrich) Burt's three children. Linda was raised in Lunenburg, VT and graduated from White Mountain Regional in 1969....

Jul 10, 2015

JOSHUA "SHUA" FORREST MAGUIRE, 32, of Hope, New Jersey, died suddenly on July 10, 2015 in North Stratford, NH due to injuries received in an ATV accident while riding with his best friend Nick Smith. Joshua was born in Nashua, NH on August 11, 1982 a son of Richard H. Maguire and Barbara J. (Dougher) Tyrrell. Over the years Joshua...

Jul 2, 2015

Ann L. (Morris) Jewell, 84, formerly of Groveton, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Baptist Health and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia. Ann was born in Groveton on April 9, 1931, to Eva (Gordon) Morris and Thomas C. Morris, Sr. She graduated from Groveton High School in 1949. Shortly thereafter, she married William (Bill) Jewell on Nov. 3, 1950....

Jun 20, 2015

KRYSTEN "KRYSSY" JEAN HANSEN-MERCHANT, 32, of Pleasant Valley Road in North Stratford died peacefully on June 20, 2015 at her residence from complications of cervical cancer with her loving family by her side. Kryssy was born on October 22, 1982 in Brockton, MA a daughter of Richard and Annamarie (Barclay) Mead and moved to North Stratford when she was five...

Jun 1, 2015

CAROLYN VIRGINIA CURTIS, 92, of Tetu Road, Groveton, died peacefully Monday, June 1, 2015 at Country Village Genesis Center in Lancaster after a brief illness. She was born on February 28, 1923 in Northumberland, NH a daughter of Albert Clarence and Florence (Baird) Curtis. Carolyn was a graduate of Groveton High School class of 1941. She lived in New Orleans,...