Local Obituaries

Ronald L Waldruff
Jul 28, 2015
DOVER, DE - Ronald Waldruff passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at home. Ronald was born February 22, 1933 in Potsdam, New York to the late Leo Waldruff and Irene Strader Waldruff. He graduated from Potsdam High School and attended Clarkson College. He spent most of his life in the paper industry, starting at the Racquette River Paper Company in...
Mabel G Brown
Jul 27, 2015
Gorham, NH Mabel G. Brown, 94, a resident of Lancaster's Country Village Center for the last 4 years, passed away on Monday, July, 27th, 2015 after a 10 year decline with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Berlin, NH, July 19th, 1921, she was the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Fontaine) Lemieux. A lifelong resident of the Berlin/Gorham area, Mabel was a...
Alfred C. Tibbetts
Jul 27, 2015
Alfred C. Tibbetts, 83, of Milan, passed away on Sunday June 21, 2015 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster. He was born in South Bethel, ME on January 1, 1932 the son of Vinton C. and Ruth M. (Crockett) Tibbetts and lived in Maine until he was 20. He came to the Berlin-Gorham area and has lived in Milan...
Charlotte O. Theriault
Jul 26, 2015
Charlotte O. (Deblois) Theriault, 79, of Coos County Nursing Home left for her beginning in the hands of the Lord on Sunday July 26, 2015 surrounded by her caring family. She was the daughter of Alphonse and Germaine (Roy) Deblois. She was predeceased by her parents, her step-father Norman (Bud) Fortier, her brother Donald Deblois and a daughter in-law Maureen...
Donald J. Provencher
Jul 20, 2015
Donald J. "Donnie" Provencher, 70, of Gorham, passed away on July 20, 2015 at his home suddenly. He was born in Berlin on June 25, 1945 the son of the late Alfred D. and Lillian M. (Dubie) Provencher and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. He graduated from Gorham High School, was the caretaker of the Gorham Historical Society for...
Roberta Bradstreet
Jul 19, 2015
On Sunday July 19, 2015, the Lord chose to take Roberta Bradstreet home with him. After a lengthy illness fought with style and grace, she decided that decorating the gates of heaven was a more worthwhile task. Born on April 4, 1948 in Berlin, Roberta grew up in Berlin and Milan and was a graduate of Berlin High School, Class...
Rita L. (Jutras) Michaud
Jul 19, 2015
Rita L. (Jutras) Michaud 78, of Fifth Avenue transitioned to her next life on Sunday (July 19) surrounded by her loving family with peace and dignity at her home. Rita was one of thirteen children in her loving family. She was born in Berlin, NH on January 19, 1937 the daughter of Edgar and Corona (Danneault) Jutras. She attended Guardian...
Louise F. Dube
Jul 15, 2015
Louise F. Dube, 91, of Berlin, NH, passed away July 15, 2015 surrounded by her family after a period of declining health. Louise was born in Berlin on October 12, 1923 the daughter of Charles and Kathleen (Hayes) McKelvey. She graduated from Berlin High School in1942 and went on to work at New England Telephone Co. until its closing. She...
Henry A Hachez
Jul 15, 2015
Henry Hachez, 92, died at home surrounded by family, on July 15, 2015. He was born in Berlin on December 7, 1922, the son of Onesime and Elizabeth (Pinette) Hachez. Henry served in the U.S. Army for three years during World War II where he was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He was employed at James River as a foreman...
Joan Y Roy
Jul 15, 2015
Berlin, NH Joan Y. (Dion) Roy of Burgess Street passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was 80 years old. Born on March 17, 1935 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Lionel J. and Marie Rose (Landry) Dion. A lifelong resident of Berlin, Joan was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. She was...
Madeleine R. Adams
Jul 13, 2015
Madeleine R. (Gingras) Adams, 84, of Springvale, ME, formerly of Berlin, NH, passed away at her home on Friday June 26, 2015 with her family by her side. Mrs. Adams was born in Berlin on June 9, 1931 a daughter of Adalbert and Alice (Rousseau) Gingras and resided in Berlin for 82 years until moving to Maine in 2013. She...
Oscar A. Bouchard
Jul 13, 2015
Oscar A. Bouchard, 83, of Milan, NH passed away in the early morning of July 13, 2015 at his home while in the loving care of his family. He was born in Berlin on December 29, 1931 the son of Eduarde and Alma (Vaillancourt) Bouchard and graduated from Notre Dame High School Class of 1950. He was a lifelong parishioner...
Jeannette L. Kluchnick
Jul 12, 2015
Jeannette L.Kluchnick, 89, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday July 12, 2015 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was the daughter of Alfred and Ida (Pinault) Lagassie. She lived in Berlin and later moved to Gorham, where she resided until entering the nursing home. She was a member of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed reading, watching...
Therese A. Beaudoin
Jul 11, 2015
Berlin, NH Therese A. (Bouchard) Beaudoin of Granite Street passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Coos County Nursing Home following a period of declining health. She was 90. Born on February 22, 1925 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Alpheda (Bourque) Bouchard. A lifelong resident of Berlin, she was a graduate of Berlin...
Barbara A. Bouchard
Jul 9, 2015
Barbara A. Bouchard, 84, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday July 9, 2015 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She was born in Williamson, WV on July 13, 1930 the daughter of the late George W. and Annis B. (Ball) Adams and has resided in Berlin since 1948. She was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and volunteered at the...
Charles E. Morton
Jul 9, 2015
Charles E. Morton, 76, of Rochester, NH, passed away on Thursday July 9, 2015 at the Colonial Hill Center in Rochester. He was born in Berlin, NH on February 18, 1939 the son of the late C. Edward and Marian (Duggan) Morton and was raised in Berlin and educated in Berlin Schools. Charles moved to the Rochester area many years...
Vickie Ann Rose
Jul 7, 2015
Vickie Ann Rose, 62, of Gorham, passed away at her home Tuesday morning July 7, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born in Rochester, NH on April 5, 1953 a daughter of the late Stephen R. and Dorothy (Norman) Ward. Vickie had lived in Tennessee for many years until moving to Gorham in 2009. She enjoyed doing...
Ernest A. Demers
Jul 7, 2015
Ernest A. Demers, 79, of Randolph, NH, died on July 7, 2015 as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Jackson. He was born in Cascade (Gorham), NH on February 25, 1936, the son of Louis and Antoinette (Morin) Demers and graduated from Notre Dame High School. Ernest served with the US Navy for six years and was employed...
Sandra Trottier
Jul 6, 2015
Berlin, NH Sandra A. Trottier of Grandview Drive passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 6, 2015. She was 63. Born on May 14, 1952 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Leon L. and Dora M. (Provencher) Gauvin. A lifelong resident of Berlin, she was a 1970 graduate of Berlin High School. Sandra was employed at Converse, Granite State Rubber...
Deana L Larochelle
Jul 5, 2015
Berlin, NH Deana L. LaRochelle, 55, a longtime resident of Berlin and a current resident of Carlsbad, NM passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her home. She was 55. Born on July 23, 1959 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Robert J. and Betty Lou (French) Doyle. Deana grew up in Berlin and was a 1977...