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Raymond C. Blodgett

Raymond C. Blodgett

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER Raymond C. Blodgett, 83, passed away Thursday July 9, 2009 surrounded by family at the Colonial Hill Rehabilitation Center in Rochester following a period of failing health.Born May 8, 1926 in Harmony, Maine, he was the son of the late Howard and Gladys (Rollins) Blodgett. Mr. Blodgett spent the majority of his younger years in Franconia.Ray served in the...

Ruth Leach

Ruth Leach

Jan 1, 2001

DOVER - Ruth E. Leach, 77, of County Farm Road, died Saturday Oct. 17, 2009 at the Riverside Rest home after a long illness. Born Aug. 5, 1931 in Monson, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Pierre and Maude (Labree) Johnson.Mrs. Leach was a 40-year resident of South Berwick, Maine, until moving to New Hampshire. She was a...

Albert Parent

Albert Parent

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER ; Albert Edward "Ted" Parent, 88, resident of Rosewood Manor and formerly of 6 Strawberry Hill Drive, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.He was born May 16, 1920, in Farmington, the son of the late Edward and Celanier (Caron) Parent. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Mr. Parent served in...

Carol Ashley

Carol Ashley

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Carol A. Ashley, 83, resident of Golden Crest, Franklin, N.H. and formerly of 2 Second St., died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Dartmouth, N.H. after a brief illness.She was born Nov. 13, 1925 in Saugus, Mass., the daughter of the late Frank and Ella (Gunnison) Bryer. She had resided in Franklin for a year...

Sylvia Jones

Sylvia Jones

Jan 1, 2001

LEBANON, Maine ; Sylvia D. Jones, 89, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital following a period of failing health.Born Jan. 4, 1920, in Sanbornville, N.H., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Violet (Devoll) Wilkins.Mrs. Jones was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, going to old car shows, gardening and listening to live music.Members of...

Shirley Horne

Shirley Horne

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Shirley Horne, 76, of 130 Tebbetts Road, died Sept. 9, 2009, at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover after a long illness.Born June 27, 1933, in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Valea (Gagne) Horne.Mrs. Horne was a lifelong resident of Rochester and a graduate of Spaulding High School, Class of 1951. She...

Edwina Wilkinson

Edwina Wilkinson

Jan 1, 2001

MILTON MILLS ; Edwina Wilkinson, 88, formerly of Highland Street died Feb. 2, 2009 at her daughter's home.Born Sept. 28, 1920 in Middleton, N.H., she was the daughter of the late Fred R. and Alice E. (Heath) Young.Edwina had lived all of her life in Middleton and Milton Mills. She worked for many years at the local shoe shops in...

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Jan 1, 2001

LEBANON, Maine - Richard G. Cox, 78, of 328 Clarkes Settlement Road, died Friday, July 24, 2009, at his home after a long illness.Born April 16, 1931, in Lebanon, Maine, he was the son of the late Leroy and Lillian (Keefe) Cox.Richard proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years as an aircraft and engine mechanic, staff sergeant...

Benjamin Sceggell

Benjamin Sceggell

Jan 1, 2001

EPSOM - Benjamin P. Sceggell, 75, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at the Epsom Health Center in Epsom, following a period of failing health.Born May 29, 1934 in Milton, Ben was the oldest son of the late Forrest and Ruth (Leeman) Sceggell.A graduate of Nute High School, Mr. Sceggell served in the Army Reserve and later enlisted in the United...

Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Robert A. Ashley, 80, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester following a period of failing health.Born Aug. 22, 1929, in Pittsfield, he was the son of the late Adelbert and Alice (Maxfield) Ashley.Mr. Ashley served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, later he worked as a carpenter before retiring as...

Eileen Dass

Eileen Dass

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Eileen Donna Maria (Nesbitt) Dass, 70, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, at her home in Rochester. Eileen was born Feb. 20, 1939, in Denver, N.Y., to Frederick and Lillian Nesbitt. She was raised by her beloved grandparents, Leon and Bertha Kittle in Denver and Roxbury, N.Y.She graduated from Roxbury Central High School in...

Robin Caswell

Robin Caswell

Jan 1, 2001

OSSIPEE - Robin Caswell, 52, of 5 Stoneview Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, at the Huggins Hospital after a sudden illness.Born May 7, 1957, in Exeter, N.H., she was the daughter of Edward and Martha (Plaisted) Gregoire.Robin has lived in Ossipee for the past three years after moving from Rochester where she had lived since 1981. She worked in...

Brandy Sewall

Brandy Sewall

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER ; Brandy Lee Sewall, 22, passed away suddenly at her home Tuesday April 21, 2009.Born June 22, 1986 in Rochester she was the daughter of Gregory and Brenda (Pennell) Sewall. . Brandy loved the Red Sox, going to the beach, and boating on the lake.. Members of her family include her parents, Gregory and Brenda Sewall of Berwick, Maine;...

Robert Dame

Robert Dame

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Robert E. Dame, 91, of 11 Linden St., died Aug. 10, 2009, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.He was the son of Ernest J. Dame and Inez (Watson) Dame.In 1937, he graduated from Rochester High School. S/Sgt. Robert Dame was an aerial gunner on a B25 bomber during World War II. After being honorably discharged from the Army Air...

Kayleigh Ridley

Kayleigh Ridley

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER Kayleigh Ann Ridley sadly left us on Aug. 6, 2009, at Maine Medical Center.We'll hold her tiny hand and walk beside her in the soft sand; She'll hear our voice say to her "I love you Kayleigh" (angel baby).Born Aug. 5, 2009, she was the daughter of Frank Ridley Jr. and Justina Gadbois.Kayleigh is survived by her parents, Frank...

Teresa Boisvert

Teresa Boisvert

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER ; Teresa Susan Boisvert, 59, of 15A Old Wakefield Road, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, at her home.Born June 3, 1949, in Sacramento, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Francis and Doris (Brown) Needham.Wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend, we truly had one of the most amazing mothers any child or grandchild could ask for. Our mom went...

Ruth Clough

Ruth Clough

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Ruth L. Clough, 78, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 after a long fight with multiple myeloma.Ruth was born in Amherst, Mass., on June 27, 1931, the daughter of the late George and Cecilia Greene. She is survived by her younger sister, Lucille Scarborough. Educated in the Amherst school system, Ruth graduated from Amherst...

Jeannine Randt

Jeannine Randt

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Jeannine Yvonne Randt, 59, of 36 Cushing Blvd., died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.Born May 20, 1950, in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Madeline (Fournier) Gagne.Members of her family include her husband of 38 years, Philip A. Randt of Rochester; his children, David Randt and wife, Rachel, of...

Dorsity Tibbetts

Dorsity Tibbetts

Jan 1, 2001

ROCHESTER - Dorsity Wayne Tibbetts, 77, of 15 Lynn Lane, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 at his home.Born March 8, 1932, in Prospect Harbor, Maine, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Vira E. (Bridges) Tibbetts.Fondly known as DW, Dorsey was a longtime Rochester resident. He was last employed by Rochester Truck, where he made deliveries. He...

Muriel Gagnon

Muriel Gagnon

Jan 1, 2001

BOSCAWEN - Muriel Gagnon died suddenly on Oct. 20, 2009, at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, N.H. Muriel was born on March 11, 1932, in Gonic, N.H., to the late Joseph and Fortunate (Boucher) Gagnon. She was a member of Spaulding High School, Class of 1950 and went to work at General Electric in Somersworth and then in...

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