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Frank A. Barker, Sr.

Frank A. Barker, Sr.

Oct 28, 2013

Rochester - Frank A. Barker, Sr. 78, passed away Monday October 28, 2013 surrounded by family. Born March 1, 1935 in Lynn, MA he was the son of the late George and Eva (Doane) Barker. Mr. Barker served in the US Army during the Korean War and later worked for more than 30 years as a Maintenance Coordinator for the...

Janet Schaaf

Janet Schaaf

Oct 27, 2013

Sanford, ME - Janet (Orr) Schaaf, 64, passed away Sunday October 27, 2013 at the Hyder Family Hospice House following a valiant fight against leukemia Born April 18, 1949 in Rockport, MA she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Margaret (Keating) Orr. After High School she completed Nursing School and worked localy at the Gafney home and later...

Dolores Fortier

Dolores Fortier

Oct 25, 2013

ROCHESTER - Dolores Ann Payson-Fortier, 62, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013 at her home after a long illness with breast cancer. The daughter of Kenneth Payson and Caroline Holmes, Dolores was born on October 2 1951 in Rockland, Maine. Dolores graduated from Marshwood High School class of 1970. She loved kayaking, traveling, entertaining, and spending time with family...

Victor Moulton

Victor Moulton

Oct 21, 2013

Rochester - Victor Moulton, formerly of Highland St. Rochester, passed away on October 21, 2013 at the Riverside Rest Home in Dover, NH. He was born on March 24, 1926 in Swampscot, MA. He spent the better part of his life, and the best years of them, in New Hampshire. Victor was a woodcutter and loved helping people. He was...

David A. Shaw

David A. Shaw

Oct 18, 2013

Farmington - David A. Shaw, 49, passed away Friday October 18, 2013 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born November 11, 1963 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Bruce J. Shaw and Margaret Cornelison (Shaw) Seeds. David was a graduate of Middletown High School, class of 1981. He served in the US Army from 1982 to...

Alan Bemis

Alan Bemis

Oct 16, 2013

ROCHESTER - Alan B. Bemis of Rochester, NH formerly of Pittsfield, Maine, died on October 16, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a four year battle with leukemia. Born January 6, 1949 in Bangor, ME to Manley and Pauline Bemis, he graduated from Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine. Police work was always his principal interest. He studied criminal justice...

Robert L. Wiggin

Robert L. Wiggin

Oct 7, 2013

Rochester - Robert L. Wiggin, 79, passed away Monday October 7, 2013 following a period of failing helath. Born May 26, 1934 he was the son of the late Jasper and Frances (Fanning) Wiggin. Mr. Wiggin served in the US Army. He later worked for many years as a delivery man for UPS. Robert was a member of the Humane...

Sherle Wengrzynek

Sherle Wengrzynek

Oct 6, 2013

NEW DURHAM - Sherle Mae Wengrzynek, 82, died at her home unexpectedly on Sunday, October 6, 2013. The daughter of the late Perley and Eleanor Odiorne Welch, she was born & raised in Portsmouth, NH, on 1931. Odiorne Point State Park and the Seacoast Science Center in Rye NH, and the location of the first settlement in New Hampshire, the...

Raelene Tuttle

Raelene Tuttle

Oct 5, 2013

Rochester, NH- Raelene Tuttle, 46 died Friday Oct. 4, 2013 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Born in Rochester NH on Sept. 2, 1967 ,she was the daughter of Ronald Holmes, Sr. and the late Martha (Karcher) Holmes. She is a lifelong resident of Rochester and worked as an LNA and at Walmart. She enjoyed crafts such as...

Todd Lockhart

Todd Lockhart

Oct 4, 2013

Rochester NH- Todd Lockhart, 44, of Rochester died suddenly on October 4, 2013 after a life long battle with depression. He was born Aug. 6, 1969 in Rochester NH to Charles Lockhart and Lorraine (Dupuis) Lockhart. He greatly enjoyed the outdoors; kayaking, hiking and spending time at the family camp on Lake Winnepesaukee. He also loved music especially playing the...

Cynthia Ruth Hoekstra

Cynthia Ruth Hoekstra

Oct 3, 2013

Cynthia Ruth Hoekstra, 70, passed away unexpectedly in her home on October 3, 2013. She was born in Northbridge, MA on January 8, 1943 to the late Mahlon and Eunice Graves. Cynthia graduated from Sutton High School in 1961 and attended Nursing School and then enjoyed her life as a homemaker. She moved to New Hampshire in 1978, and was...

Richard Howard

Richard Howard

Oct 3, 2013

Richard "Dickie" Howard, 52, passed away October 3, 2013 due to a short illness. During his final days, he was surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Richard was born in Rochester, October 28th, 1960. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Clare, and two devoted daughters, Amanda and Katie. As well as his beloved...

Priscilla G Valley

Priscilla G Valley

Oct 2, 2013

Priscilla G. Valley Priscilla (Jo) Valley passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. She was born on April 5, 1931, in Berlin, NH, and was the youngest of John and Eva (Gilbert) Lepage's ten children. She married Robert S. Valley on February 27, 1954. Priscilla graduated from Notre Dame High School and St. Louis School of Nursing, both in Berlin....

Rita Raab

Rita Raab

Sep 26, 2013

Rochester - Rita Raab, 84, passed away Thursday September 26, 2013 at Watson Fields in Dover, NH following a period of failing health. Born January 16, 1929 in Pocking, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Marcus and Theresa (Wagner) Frankenberger. Mrs. Raab worked for many years as a French Cord Turner at Hubbard Shoe. Rita was a member...

James Donlon

James Donlon

Sep 22, 2013

Milton, NH- James "Jeep" Donlon, 81, of 59 Townhouse Road died Sunday Sept. 22, 2013 at Riverside Rest Home in Dover NH with his loving family by his side after a long illness with lewis bodies dementia. He was born in Boston, MA June 11, 1932 the son of the late Richard R. and Margaret (McKay) Donlon. He moved to...

Verna Garland

Verna Garland

Sep 21, 2013

Lebanon, ME - Verna Lee Garland, 69, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 21, 2013 with her loving family by her side. Verna was born on March 21, 1944 in Porter, ME, to the late Roland and Arlene Day. Verna was a wonderful person inside and out. She loved her family more than anything and she showed it...

Marilyn L. Parsons

Marilyn L. Parsons

Sep 17, 2013

Portsmouth - Marilyn Louise Parsons, 74, passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2013, with loved ones by her side, after a period of failing health. Born May 7, 1939 in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Natalie (Fisher) Carleton and a graduate of St. Patrick's High School. Marilyn was married to Al Parsons for 49...

Rita G Gagne

Rita G Gagne

Sep 17, 2013

Rochester- Rita G. Gagne, 67, of 14 Pray St died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at the Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a yearlong battle with complications from cancer. Born August 11, 1946 in Claremont NH, she was the daughter of the late William and Harriett (Smith) Thompson. She graduated from Stevens High School in Claremont, NH and Pierce College in Concord,...

Richard Gauthier

Richard Gauthier

Sep 15, 2013

Rochester - Richard (Red) R. Gauthier, 66, passed away Sunday September 15, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. Born September 20, 1946 in Rochester he was the son of Louise (Downes) Gauthier and the late Robert Gauthier. Mr. Gauthier served in the US Army. He later worked for Lakes Region Coco-Cola for many years. He enjoyed collecting Coco-Cola,...

Robert D. Pettibone

Robert D. Pettibone

Sep 15, 2013

Rochester - Robert D. Pettibone, 66, passed away Sunday September 15, 2013 at his home following a long illness. Born August 7, 1947 in Pittsfield, MA he was the son of Kenneth and Margaret (Bigelow) Pettibone. Mr. Pettibone served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He later worked for many years for VXI. He was an avid...

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