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Mabel Robichaud

Mabel Robichaud

Dec 7, 2016

Rochester, NH- Mabel A. Robichaud, 89, of Brock Street died Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 at Dover Center for Health after a long illness. She was born Sept. 8, 1927 in West Epping, NH the daughter of the late Rufus and Zela Hartford. She was a fan of nature who loved the outdoors and birdwatching. The widow of Ronald Robichaud who...

Nancy Rose

Nancy Rose

Dec 6, 2016

Nancy A. Rose, 87, of Rochester died December 6th at home following a period of failing health. She was born November 22, 1929 in Berwick, Maine. After her graduation from Berwick High School, she enlisted in the Armed Service. She was extremely proud to have served her country as a member of the Woman's Army Corps as a "WAC". She...

Donald Seavey

Donald Seavey

Dec 3, 2016

Rochester NH-Donald Erwin Seavey, Sr., 83, of Old Dover Road died Saturday December 3, 2016 at the Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Born May 23, 1933 in Rochester NH he is the son of the late Carlyle and Esther (Whipple) Seavey. Donald is a lifelong resident of Rochester, even though his job as an Air Traffic Controller for the FAA has taken...

Gladys E Nelson

Gladys E Nelson

Dec 2, 2016

Rochester, NH- Gladys Estelle Nelson, 90, formerly of 13B Felker Street died Friday Dec. 2, 2016 at the Rochester Manor after a period of failing health. She was born and raised in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late George and Gladys Estelle (Disney) Stevens. She attended the Baltimore school system and worked in a local bakery and at Pittsburgh...

Harry Victor Ellis

Harry Victor Ellis

Nov 27, 2016

Somersworth, NH- Harry Victor Ellis,67, of 28 Franklin Street died Sunday 27, 2016 at the Rochester Manor. He was born Feb. 5, 1949 in Haverhill,MA the son of the late Harry and Elaine (Shoemaker) Ellis. He was a traveling evangelist and preacher who founded Christian Motorcyclist ministry "The Biker Cell". He turned his life around from dealing drugs to spreading...

Velma White

Velma White

Nov 23, 2016

Rochester - Velma E. White, 89, went to her long awaited Home by her sudden death on November 23, 2016, at the Studley Home in Rochester where she had very recently resided. On November 22, Velma had circled in her devotional Our Daily Bread, titled "Longing for Home" the phrase "The best home of all is our home in heaven."...

Linda M Wilson

Linda M Wilson

Nov 22, 2016

Berwick, ME- Linda M. Wilson, 76, of Berwick, died Tuesday Nov. 22, 2016 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover after a brief illness. She was born April 15, 1940 in Ipswich, MA the daughter of the late Theodore and Geneva (Morgan) Koelln. She has resided in Berwick as a homemaker for the past 20 years. Linda was a current member of...

Samuel Lane

Samuel Lane

Nov 12, 2016

Rochester, NH-Samuel A. Lane, 73, of 12 Duquette Street died Saturday Nov. 12, 2016 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital in Dover after a period of failing health.   Sam was born Dec. 31, 1942 in Lowell, Ma. the son of the late Arthur and Genevieve (Frawley) Lane.   Sam graduated from Austin Cate Academy, Class of 1963 and worked many years as a...

Sylvia Curry

Sylvia Curry

Nov 12, 2016

Rochester, NH- Sylvia M. Curry, 65, of 35 River Street died Saturday Nov. 12, 2016 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital.   She was born Dec. 2, 1950 in Lancaster, NH, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Doria (Germain) Bacon.   Sylvia worked as a secretary for the State of Connecticut. She has resided in Rochester for the past 10 years previously living...

Palma Adjutant

Palma Adjutant

Nov 6, 2016

Union, NH- Palma L. "Pam"Adjutant, 82, of 372 Wakefield Road died Sunday Nov. 6, 2016 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born June 27, 1934 in Rochester the daughter of the late Leroy and Eleanor (Tanner) Whetnall. She has resided in this area all of her life. She worked in quality control at Davidson Rubber for...

Sandra Kohl

Sandra Kohl

Nov 3, 2016

Rochester - Sandra L. Kohl, 75, passed away Thursday November 3, 2016 after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure.   Born September 6, 1941 in Biddeford, ME she was the daughter of Joseph and Virginia Noel.   She was a loving mother and grandmother.   Family members include her children Warren Scott Kohl and Kathleen Davidson, grandchildren Andrew, Alicia, and Amanda, great...

Jane M Tucker

Jane M Tucker

Oct 27, 2016

Jane M. Tucker passed away October 27, 2016 in Rochester, NH. A loving mother, grandmother, and friend, she is survived by her three children, Vicki L. Benjamin, John H. Tucker Jr., and Christie J. Smith; her seven grandchildren, Erielle, Katherine, Jason, Madison, Livia, Jane, and Zachary; and her lifelong friend, Juanita Estey. She was the widow of Joseph T. Raiche....

Berry Brackett

Berry Brackett

Oct 26, 2016

Berry Brackett, 74, of Rochester New Hampshire, passed away at her home in October. She was born in Houlton, Maine in 1942 to parents Woodbury and Barbara Brackett. Her father worked in local government and she lived all over Maine and New Hampshire.   Berry attended the University of Maine at Orono and received her Masters of Social Work from Simmons...

Lucille Cui

Lucille Cui

Oct 25, 2016

Lucille Cui, age 86, died on October 25, 2016, in Rochester New Hampshire. Lucille or "Lu" as she liked to be called, was an adventurous and independent woman. At an early age she went out on her own, first in service of the Lord, and then in service of her country as a nurses aid in the US Air Force....

Richard "Dick" Timmons

Richard "Dick" Timmons

Oct 23, 2016

Gonic - Richard W. "Dick" Timmons, 78, passed away Sunday October 23, 2016 at the Rochester Manor following a period of failing health.   Born March 25, 1938 in Dover, NH he was the son of the late Carl and Mildred (Varney) Grace.   Dick grew up in Rochester, graduated Spaulding High School, class of 1957 and remained a Rochester citizen living...

Dorothy Horne

Dorothy Horne

Oct 22, 2016

Rochester, NH- Dorothy Horne, 95, of Rochester died Saturday Oct. 22, 2016 at the Gafney Home after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 1, 1921 in Lynn, MA the daughter of the late James and Vera (Lamonaca) Bontaites. She was a graduate of Somersworth High School, Class of 1939 and MacIntosh College. Dorothy worked as a secretary for UNH...

Fred Chisholm

Fred Chisholm

Oct 21, 2016

Rochester NH-Fred Chisholm, 89, of Franklin St. died Friday October 21, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.   Born July 25, 1927 in Rochester, NH; he was the son of the late Clyde and Hattie (Rolfe) Chisholm.   Fred was a life-long resident of Rochester. He attended Spaulding High School, where he played on the 1943-44 State Championship baseball...

Gwen Wilson

Gwen Wilson

Oct 17, 2016

Life is What You Make It; Make it Happy Gwen M. Wilson, 79, died at home on October 17, 2016, surrounded by her family, after a seven-year long struggle with the terminal and insidious breath-stealing disease of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Flowers everywhere in Strafford County dipped their petals, bowed their blooms, and shed a drop of dew at the passing...

Ricky Libby

Ricky Libby

Oct 15, 2016

Sanbornville - Ricky S. Libby, 62, passed away unexpectedly while hiking Mt. Jefferson on Saturday, October 15, 2016.   Born July 10, 1954 in Sanford, ME, he was the son of the late Albion and Janet (Eldridge) Libby.   Mr. Libby spent more than 40 years working in technology-related fields.   Ricky was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club. He was an...

Frances Claire Harrison

Frances Claire Harrison

Oct 15, 2016

Farmington, NH- Frances "Claire" Harrison, 76, of 374 Ridge Road died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester after a long illness. She was born Sept. 13, 1940 in Peabody, MA, the daughter of the late William and Rosmand (Sargent) Little. She has resided in Farmington since 2001 previously living in Byfield and Danvers, MA. Claire was...

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