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Noel Spruce
Feb 9, 2015
Barrington - Noel Roland Spruce (Skip) passed away at the age of 80 on February 9, 2015. Skip was born December 25, 1934 in Sanford, ME to Clement and Grace (Gould) Spruce. Skip attended schools in Maine and New Hampshire. In 1952 he graduated from Holy Rosary School in Rochester, NH. He retired from the navy in 1962. Skip lived...
Barbara Casper
Feb 8, 2015
Strafford, NH- Barbara Y. Casper, 80,formerly of 303 Reservoir Road died Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH after a brief illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1935 in Burlington, VT the daughter of the late Leopold and Irene (LaDue) Yandow. She has resided in this area for the past 15 years previously living in W....
Jon Hammer
Feb 7, 2015
JON BRYANT HAMMER, 60, born in Rochester, NH 0n April 29, 1954 to the late Donald I and Margaret L Hammer, passed away on February 7, 2015, in Newport, RI. Jon was a client of Community Partners and participated in many of its programs in Rochester, Dover and Somersworth. Jon is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Donald and Linda...
George Lovejoy
Feb 5, 2015
Barrington, NH- George A. Lovejoy, 83, of 638 Scruton Pond Road died Thursday Feb. 5, 2015 at his home after a long illness. He was born May 24, 1931 in Portland, OR the son of the late John H. and Jennie (Stevens) Lovejoy. He was a graduate of Spaulding high School, Class of 1949 and served four years in the...
Ruth Kelly
Feb 5, 2015
Lee, NH Ruth Ann Kelly, 72, died unexpectedly Thursday Feb. 5, 2015 at her home following a sudden illness. She was born in Revere, MA May 25, 1942, the daughter of the late Richard and Ruth Agnes (Blakely) Mills. She had been employed as a supervisor at Cabletron. She was an avid reader, loved animals and especially enjoyed spending time...
Jeremiah Stuart
Feb 3, 2015
Jeremiah J Stuart, 101 years old, of Jeremiah Lane in Rochester, NH died on Tuesday, February 03, 2015. He was born in Rochester on October 26, 1913, a son of Walter Jeremiah (Jeddie) and Minnie Allen Stuart. He attended local schools. His first job was working at the woolen mills in East Rochester. During World War II, he worked for...
Jason Fogg
Feb 2, 2015
Rochester - Jason Gayland Fogg, age 81 years, of 36 Farmington Rd, Rochester, N.H. died on Feb. 2, 2015 at the Strafford County Riverside Rest Home in Dover, N.H, where he had been a resident for 48 days. He had been in declining health for the past year. Jason was born on May 7, 1933 at Crystal, Aroostook County, Maine,...
Norman F. Pierce
Feb 1, 2015
Rochester - Norman F. Pierce, 96, a former resident of Rochester, NH passed away on February 1, 2015 at Kirkwood Corners, Lee, NH where he has resided for the past two years. Norman was born on July 17, 1918 in Worcester, MA, to the late Frank L. and Lora I. (Barnes) Pierce. Norman graduated from Rochester High School in 1936...
Diane Johnson
Jan 26, 2015
Rochester - Diane Johnson, 50, passed away Monday January 26, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston following a period of failing health. Born December 8, 1964 in Rochester, NH she was the daughter of Richard Hamel and Rita (Desmarais) Breden. Diane had worked as an office manager for Hyder Hospice House, and also as a medical transcriptionist. Diane loved...
Daniel R. Livernois
Jan 22, 2015
Rochester - Daniel R. Livernois, 76, passed away January 22, 2015 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital following a period of failing health. Helena (Coombs) Livernois, his wife of 52 years, predeceased Daniel in January 2011. Born March 9, 1938 in Brunswick, ME he was the son of the late Philip and Antoinette (Dionne) Livernois, Sr. A devoted father and loving husband,...
Elliott Bell
Jan 20, 2015
Wakefield, NH - Elliott Murray Bell, 27, passed away unexpectedly at his home Tuesday January 20th, 2015. He will be sadly missed. Born November 26, 1987 in Portsmouth, NH. Elliott loved the lord and had great faith. In his youth Elliott was a very creative person who enjoyed drawing, writing, and music. He loved his son Zion very much who...
Dennis W St.Cyr
Jan 8, 2015
Rochester, NH- Dennis W. St. Cyr, 53, died Thursday Jan.8, 2015 at Colonial Hill Center in Rochester after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 29, 1961 in Rochester the son of the late Eleanor (Conley) St. Cyr. He is a lifelong resident of Rochester and had worked in maintenance at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Dennis enjoyed his...
Vickie Dore
Jan 5, 2015
Vickie Louise Dore, 60, passed away January 5, 2015 in Biddeford, Me surrounded by family and friends. Born March 3, 1954 in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Erwin and Elizabeth (Godfrey) Fall. She loved to play cards, especially poker. She loved to go to cookouts and she loved to watch her family play softball. Her favorite...
Petra Hoyt
Jan 3, 2015
Barrington, NH- Petra I. Hoyt, 53, of Barrington passed away peacefully with family by her side at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital on January 3, 2015. Born July 13, 1961 in Marktbreit, West Germany, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Barbara Posner. Mrs. Hoyt has lived in Barrington for the past 35 years. She was employed by Market Basket of...
Edward H. Nelson
Dec 27, 2014
Rochester - Edward H. Nelson, 81, passed away Saturday December 27, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side following a short period of failing health. Born August 6, 1933 in Waterville, ME he was the son of the late Carroll and Annie (Ashe) Nelson. Mr. Nelson served as an airplane mechanic in the US Air Force...
Patricia Glidden
Dec 22, 2014
Patricia Miller Glidden, 75, of York, Maine, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2014 surrounded by her husband, Carl and children, Robert, Suzann, Colleen & Shawn at St. Ann's in Dover, New Hampshire. Patricia was born on January 11, 1939 in Gouverneur, NY. In 1954 her parents, William Paul Miller and Margaret Marion Segreve Miller, moved to East Rochester, NH...
Elizabeth L Preston
Dec 21, 2014
Barrington NH-Elizabeth "Betty" L. Preston,79, formerly of Pond Hill Rd died Sunday December 21, 2014 at the Rochester Manor. Born August 10, 1935 in Sanford ME she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Minnie (Ham) Ledeux Betty has lived in Barrington 1968 after moving from Rochester where she lived for a few years. She worked for several areas...
Wanda Fournier
Dec 19, 2014
Barrington, NH- Wanda Fournier, 74, of 195 Green Hill Road died Friday December 19, 2014 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a period of failing health. She was born September 18, 1940 in Rochester, NH the daughter of the late Harold and Evelyn (Randlett) Davis. She has resided in this area most of her life. She was a graduate of Spaulding...
Arthur H. Nickless
Dec 17, 2014
Rochester, NH - Arthur H. Nickless, Jr., 60, of 6 White Birch Lane died December 17, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer. Born January 2, 1954 in Rochester, he was the son of the late Arthur H. Sr. and Evangelia (Maglaras) Nickless. Art was co-owner and President of Norway Plains Associates,...
Virginia Champlin
Dec 17, 2014
Virginia Spaulding Champlin of North Andover,Massachusetts died Wednesday,December 17th, 2014. She was born to the late governor Rolland Hardy Spaulding and Vera Going,January 6th,1921. She is predeceased by William Hilton Champlin Jr,her husband of fifty one years. Tradition has played a large part in Virginia's life. Summers were spent in Chatham on the Cape. She also enjoyed many weekends at...
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