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Lucille Kendal
Jan 23, 2019
Rochester, Nh- Lucille F. "Priscilla" Kendal, 85, of 47 Sheepboro Road passed away Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital after a brief illness. She was born May 11, 1933 in Gonic, NH the daughter of the late Frank and Yvonne (Dionne) Lizotte. She was a lifelong resident of this area and had worked for 25 years at Spaulding Fibre...
George Albert Davis
Jan 20, 2019
Rochester, NH - George Albert Davis, Jr, 91, of Strafford, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. He was born in Nashua, NH, May 18, 1927, the son of George and Elsie Davis of Strafford. George graduated from Spaulding High School in 1945. He joined the US Navy. He apprenticed at G.E. and...
Robert Labrecque
Jan 20, 2019
Rochester, NH- Robert E. Labrecque, 85, of Rochester passed away Sunday Jan. 20, 2019 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 10, 1933 in Somersworth, NH the son of the late Amedee and Almoza (Gagne) Labrecque. He attended Somersworth schools and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Robert worked as...
David S. Massingham
Jan 18, 2019
Rochester NH-David "Bubba" S. Massingham,75, of Morton Ave died Friday January 18, 2019 at his home after a brief illness Born July 25, 1943 in Rochester NH he was the son of the late Arthur and Nellie (Strout) Massingham. Dave has lived in Rochester all his life. He worked for Pike Industries for over 30 years. He served in the...
Linda Skibicki
Jan 17, 2019
Rochester NH-Linda Skibicki,71, of Flagg Rd in Gonic, NH died  peacefully on Thursday January 17, 2019 at the Rochester Manor in Rochester, NH with her husband and daughter by her side. Born April 30, 1947 in Houlton, ME she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Walsh) Upton. Linda has lived in Gonic, NH for the last 28...
Barbara Bond
Jan 14, 2019
Rochester NH-Barbara Ann Bond, of 100 Sterling Way in Dover passed away January 14, 2019 at Wentworth Douglass surrounded by her family Born June 14, 1934 in Chillicothe OH she was the daughter of the late Everett and Beatrice (Graves) Hafer Barbara has lived in Dover for the last few months after moving from Rochester where her and her husband...
Leon Augustus Healey
Jan 13, 2019
Rochester, NH- Leon Augustus Healey Jr 83, of Tampa Drive in Rochester, NH, passed away at Riverside Rest Home on January 13,2019, with his loving family at his side. Leon was born May 6,1936 to Leon A. Â Healey and Agness (Capon) Healey. He retired from the United States Navy after a long career as a Ceabee. He was a machinist...
Kathleen Best
Jan 4, 2019
KATHLEEN COPE HERSOM BEST SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA. Kathleen Cope Hersom Best, 93, of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire) passed away on January 4, 2019 at Lochlomond Village in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after a period of failing health. She was born on August 11, 1925 in Bear River, Nova Scotia, the daughter...
Doris O'Hara
Jan 4, 2019
Rochester, NH - Doris O'Hara, 78 of 3 Pebblstone Lane, Rochester passed away on January 4th 2019 aftrer a sudden illness. Born in Berlin, NH on June 29, 1940, she is one of 13 siblings. In her lifetime, she was employed at various factories. Most recently the Salvation Army store in Rochester, NH. But the best job she ever had...
Virginia Sadie Chadwick
Jan 4, 2019
Strafford- Virginia Sadie Chadwick,90 of Strafford, NH, passed away peacefully at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, with family by her side, after a long, courageous battle with dementia. Born on December 28,1928 to the late Fred and Augusta Tibbetts. Graduated Spaulding High School's class of 1948. Married June3,1949 to the late George Linwood Chadwick Loved being homemaker and mother. Lifelong member of...
Gerard Gravel
Jan 4, 2019
Rochester, NH - Gerard R. Gravel, 88 years of age, died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 4th, 2019 surrounded by his beloved family, after a period of failing health. He was born on December 2nd, 1930, the son of Aime and Yvonne (Langelier) Gravel. Gerry was a lifelong resident of Rochester, NH, initially attending Holy Rosary Catholic School...
Lucille H Carter
Jan 3, 2019
Rochester, NH-Lucille H. Carter,77, of Joshua St. passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Hyder Family Hospice House after a brief illness. Born April 25, 1941 in Dover, NH, the daughter of the late George and Madeleine (Moore) Demers. Lucille has lived in Rochester for the past 25 years after moving from Somersworth. She worked at several local shoe...
Shirley Howard
Dec 30, 2018
Milton, NH- Shirley Howard, 78, of McKegney Road died Sunday Dec. 30, 2018 at her home after a period of failing health. She was born April 2, 1940 in Candia, NH the daughter of the late Edward and Lula (Frost) Ray. She has resided in Milton for the past 29 years and had worked 41 years as a loan officer...
Gladys Pelton
Dec 25, 2018
Rochester- NH- Following a brief illness Gladys (Happy) Marie Pelton was called home on December 25, 2018 - born 11/27/1927 in Lewisburg, Ohio, the youngest of 6 children. While attending Miami University of Ohio with a major in Education, she was given the name "Happy" which stuck for the rest of her life. At her first job working at National...
Raymond Mcgilvray
Dec 24, 2018
RAYMOND ERNEST MCGILVRAY 1929-2018 ROCHESTER - Raymond E. "Skip" McGilvray, 89, of Rochester passed away peacefully at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a period of failing health. Born in Waltham, MA on November 8, 1929, he was the son of the late Reece E. and Florence R. (LaRosee) McGilvray. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1947. As a youth, he...
Marjorie St. Pierre
Dec 22, 2018
Rochester, NH-Marjorie (Bernard) St. Pierre died on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, Marjorie St. Pierre, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away at home at the age of 84, after a brief illness. Marjorie was born February 11th, 1934 on a farm in Strafford to John and Esther Scruton. She married Stanley Bernard in 1952 and had 2 sons, Kent...
Raymond B Eldridge
Dec 18, 2018
Dover, NH- Raymond B. Eldridge II, 34, of 197 Central Avenue passed away Tuesday Dec. 18, 2018 in Dover, NH. He was born April 20, 1984 in Peterborough, NH the son of Raymond Eldridge, Sr. and Sharon Rodgers. Raymond has resided in this area for 18 years and worked at Turbo Cam for 10 as a metalogic tester. He was...
Brian D Halsey
Dec 18, 2018
"Rochester NH-Brian D. Halsey, 47, of 2 Sunrise Drive died December 18, 2018. Born September 6, 1971 in Kittery, ME, Brian is the son of Clarence and Diane (Marisela) Halsey. Brian has lived in Rochester since 1985 after moving with his parents from Exeter. He is a graduate of Spaulding High School and has held a career as a phone...
Leonard Lake
Dec 17, 2018
Strafford NH-Leonard Lake, 66, of 2nd Crown Point Rd died Monday December 17, 2018 at his home after a long illness. Born April 17, 1951 in Reading Ma. He is the son of the late Ralph and Doris (Addison) Lake. Leonard has lived in Strafford most of his life. He was employed as a bench mechanic for 20 years at...
Phyllis Roy
Dec 17, 2018
Rochester NH- Phyllis Roy, 63 passed away at Hyder Family Hospice House surrounded by her loving family on December 17,2018. Phyllis was born in Maine to Winfield and Barbara (Hughes) on February 24,1955. Phyllis was a local taxi driver for many years. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 24 years, Raymond, daughter Maryann and husband Shawn Cota of Rochester,...
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