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Nancy V Burgess

Nancy V Burgess

Jun 14, 2013

East Rochester NH-Nancy V (Gustafson) Burgess,69, of 62 Temple Dr died Friday June 14, 2013 at her home after a brief illness. Born January 6, 1944 in Jamestown NY she was the daughter of the late Albin and Elsa (Sjoqvist) Gustafson. Nancy has lived in Rochester since 2006 after moving from Zeeland MI. She was a past member of the...

Louise A Brooks

Louise A Brooks

Jun 14, 2013

Farmington - Louise Brooks, 75, passed away Friday June 14, 2013 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born January 4, 1938 in Rochester, NH she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Cansia (Thiviage) Lingard. Louise attended Crown Point School and was a graduate of Austin Cate Academy. She later worked for many years as a trimmer...

Virginia S. Pearson

Virginia S. Pearson

May 31, 2013

Virginia "Ginny" Sarah (Ford) Pearson, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on May 31, 2013. Virginia, daughter of Chester and Vera (Franklin) Ford was born in Chicago, Illinois. She lived in Bowling Green, Russellville and Louisville, Kentucky. After marrying Charles "Charlie" Pearson, she moved to South Lebanon, Maine and then to East Rochester, New Hampshire, residing...

Walter R. Kean

Walter R. Kean

May 31, 2013

Rochester, NH- Walter R. Kean, 64, of 22B Charles Street died peacefully Friday May 31, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born on October 6, 1948 in Milton, NH the son of the late George Bonney and Marnie Dunkley. Walter had ten brothers and sisters. He attended Milton Mills elementary school and then attended Nute...

Sandra K Frost

Sandra K Frost

May 27, 2013

DOVER - Sandra K. Frost, 73, passed away on Monday, May 27th, 2013 at the Hyder Family Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of the late Thomas H. Kanada and Genevieve Cecile (Butler) Kanada, Sandra was born on July 22, 1939 in Portsmouth NH. She attended Dover High School. Sandra was a mother and homemaker to eight...

Ruth Tebbetts

Ruth Tebbetts

May 27, 2013

ROCHESTER - Ruth Tebbetts, 90, of 2 Anita St. died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at the Wentworth Douglass Hospital after a long illness. Born November 6, 1924, in Rochester, N.H., she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Amy (Brown) Arlin. Ruth is a life long resident of Rochester. Having been a homemaker most of her life, she was...

Jacqueline Michel

Jacqueline Michel

May 25, 2013

Rochester - Jacqueline Michel, 86, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Saturday May 25, 2013. Born May 16, 1927 in Somersworth, NH she was the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Kinsman) Kennedy. Jacqueline grew up in Somersworth and graduated third in her class from Somersworth High School. Jacqueline worked as a secretary for the SAU...

John R Waterhouse

John R Waterhouse

May 24, 2013

Rochester - John R. "Jack" Waterhouse, 84, passed away Friday May 24, 2013 at the Hyder Family Hospice House following a period of failing health. Born September 4, 1928 in Sanford, ME he was the son of the late Alfred and Hazel (Heath) Waterhouse. Mr. Waterhouse was a graduate of Spaulding High School. He served in the US Air Force...

Barbara C Jemery

Barbara C Jemery

May 18, 2013

ROCHESTER - Barbara Collen Jemery, 84, of Rochester passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at her home surrounded by loved ones. The daughter of the late Charles and Evelyn Durant, Barbara was born on September 13, 1928 in Portland, ME. Barbara was a hospital supervisor at Salem Hospital in Salem, MA. She enjoyed knitting, sewing, crafts, scratch tickets, and...

Ruth M Harding

Ruth M Harding

May 11, 2013

Barrington NH-Ruth M. Harding,77, of Pond Hill Rd. died Saturday May 11, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. Born April 20, 1936 in Exeter, NH she is the daughter of the late Alexander and Marion (Ineson) Johnson. Ruth was a life-long resident of Barrington. She attended Dover High School, Class of 1955. Her lifelong love of learning led her to...

Isabelle Quimby

Isabelle Quimby

May 5, 2013

On January 3, 1922 chiropractor, George Barber, was removed from the bedroom where his wife had been in labor for many hours, at the request of their family doctor. The doctor told George that he had to make a Rochester NH- Isabelle Quimby choice on who he wanted to save- the wife, Margaret, or the unborn baby. Moments later, with...

Karen Tremblay

Karen Tremblay

May 3, 2013

Milton - Karen A. Tremblay, 54, passed away Friday May 3, 2013 at her home following a brief illness. Born December 28, 1958 in Rochester, NH she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillian (Otis) Norman. Karen had most recently worked as a clerk in the mail department of the University of New Hampshire. She was a skilled...

Thomas Mcdonald

Thomas Mcdonald

May 3, 2013

Rochester - Thomas J. McDonald, 80, passed away Friday May 3, 2013 at the Rochester Manor following a brief illness. Born August 22, 1932 in Beverly, MA he was the son of the late Thomas and Rita (Sullivan) McDonald. Mr. McDonald served in the US Army. He later worked as a welding and paint inspector for Casco Bay Steel. Tom...

Robert Hanson

Robert Hanson

May 2, 2013

Rochester NH- Robert S. "Bob" Hanson, 76, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 2, 2013 at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, NH. He was born Oct. 16, 1936 in Rochester the son of the late Philip and Ruth (Horne) Hanson. Bob was a lifelong resident of Rochester and graduated from Spaulding High School, Class of...

Harold Edward Chisholm

Harold Edward Chisholm

May 2, 2013

Rochester NH- Harold Edward Chisholm, 87, of Rochester died May 2, 2013 at the Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born May 17, 1925 in Rochester NH, he was the son of the late Clyde and Hattie (Rolfe) Chisholm. Harold was a lifelong resident of Rochester. He is a graduate of Spaulding High School class of 1943. After high...

Rose M Leeman

Rose M Leeman

Apr 30, 2013

Rochester NH- Rose M. Leeman, 74, of 5 Emerson Avenue died Tuesday April 30, 2013 at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, NH after a brief illness. She was born Dec. 1, 1938 in Somersworth, NH the daughter of the late Eugene and Eva M. (Gauthier) Bolduc. She has resided in this area all of her life and attended churches in...

Patricia Felker

Patricia Felker

Apr 25, 2013

ROCHESTER - Patricia Felker, 70, of Rochester passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the Hyder Hospice House in Dover. The daughter of the late William and Margaret Rippett, Patricia was born on August 30, 1942. Patricia was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Rochester, and was an expert quilter. Patricia is survived by her son, Timothy...

Natalie Van Buskirk

Natalie Van Buskirk

Apr 25, 2013

Rochester, NH- Natalie Louise Van Buskirk, 90, of Crosswind Lane died Thursday April 25, 2013 at her home after a brief illness. She was born July 3, 1922 in Rochester the daughter of the late Nelson and Mable (Canney) Berry. She has resided in this area all of her life and worked at IMC as an inspector in Rochester for...

Constance Brown

Constance Brown

Apr 25, 2013

Rochester, NH- Constance J. Brown, 89, formerly of 10 May Street died Thursday April 25, 2013 at Riverside Rest Home in Dover NH after a period of failing health. She was born May 13, 1923 in Farmington, NH the daughter of the late Herbert Perkins, Sr and Roseanna (Pouliot) Perkins. She has resided in Rochester from 1942 to 2013 previously...

Leroy Allen

Leroy Allen

Apr 18, 2013

Rochester, NH - Leroy R. (Red) Allen of 125 Wakefield Street, passed away 69 days after his beloved wife Rosemary, on Thursday April 18, 2013, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born June 14, 1931 in Rochester, NH he was the eldest child of Roger N. Allen and E. Marguerite (Foss) Allen. After Graduation from Spaulding High...

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