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Bernard Chase
Feb 8, 2019
Rochester, Nh- Bernard Chase, 89, of 92 Rochester Hill Road died Friday Feb. 8, 2019 at his home after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 10, 1929 in Rochester the son of the late Howard and Winona (Wormwood) Chase and has resided in Rochester all of his life. He graduated from Spaulding High School class of 1947 and worked...
Danford J Wensley
Feb 4, 2019
Danford J. Wensley, 70, of Rochester, NH died on February 4, 2019, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in the loving embrace of his family. He was born in Dover, NH on March 21, 1948, to the late Herbert Danford Wensley and Gladys (Farrell) Wensley. He attended Woodman Park School and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1966. Following his graduation...
Melbourne Wilkinson
Feb 2, 2019
Rochester, Nh- Melbourne A. "Joe" Wilkinson, Jr., 78, of 6 Vinewood Lane died Saturday Feb. 2, 2019 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born May 30, 1940 in Middleton, NH the son of the late Melbourne and Edwina (Young) Wilkinson. He has resided in Rochester since 1977 and worked as a salesman for Agway and Irving...
Richard Grant
Feb 2, 2019
Milton NH - Richard "Dick" Grant, 61, of Evergreen Valley Rd died unexpectedly at his home Saturday February 2, 2019. Born April 30, 1957 in Dover, NH. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Pearl (Wells) Grant and his daughter, Jillian Grant. Dick has lived in Milton since 1996 after moving from Rochester. He was self employed...
Sharon D Hardesty
Jan 31, 2019
Barrington NH-Sharon D. Hardesty 66, of Greenhill Rd died Thursday January 31, 2019 at her sons home surrounded by her loving family. Born January 16, 1953 in Lowell Ma she is the daughter of the late Willis and Cecile (Pare) Lavallee. Sharon has lived in Barrington for the past 8 years after moving from Fairbury NB. She was self employed...
Chellis Weeks
Jan 29, 2019
Rochester, NH- Chellis Weeks, 80, of Portland Street died Tuesday Jan. 29, 2019 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. He was born in Rochester on Aug. 16, 1938 the son of the late Quintin and Ruth Weeks. Chellis was a lifelong resident of Rochester and worked as a tool & die man at Thompson Center Arms. He was a member of the...
Marcia Lachance Bergeron
Jan 28, 2019
Rochester, NH- Marcia A LaChance Bergeron,72 of 422 NH Rt 11 died Monday, January 28,2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House (Care Dimensions) in Danvers, Mass. Born March 21,1946 in Rochester, she is the daughter of the late Lucien LaChance and Dorothea Lachance Chayer. Marcia was born and raised in East Rochester and had lived in Farmington for the past...
Phyllis E Ferrigan
Jan 28, 2019
Rochester NH-Phyllis E. Ferrigan,89, formerly of Granite St died Sunday January 28, 2019 at the Colonial Hill Nursing Home. Born May 12, 1929 in Rochester NH she is the daughter of the late Maynard and Mary Freeman. Phyllis has lived in Rochester for the past 28 years after moving from Lee NH. She worked as a Kindergarten Teacher at Bee...
Eleanor Anne Marchak
Jan 24, 2019
Rochester, NH-Predeceased by husband of 42 years, Eleanor Anne Warren Marchak, a resident of Rochester, NH, passed away peacefully on Saturday 1/24/2019 due a prior brief illness. Born in Philadelphia, PA on March 4th 1925 to Rollins Watkins and Lillian B. Warren she lived in the Boston area eventually settling with her aunt and uncle, Marie and Charles J. Warren,...
Charlene E Steadman
Jan 23, 2019
Rochester, NH- Charlene E. Steadman, 88 of 19 Whispering Wind Lane, Rochester, NH passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family, on January 23, 2019. Charlene was born in Exeter, ME on December 25, 1930 to the late Charles and Elizabeth (Perkins)Anderson. She resided in Rochester most of her life, retired from Thompson Center Arms. She enjoyed sewing knitting,...
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. 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...
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