Local Obituaries

Elda C Lafrancois
May 7, 2014
Berlin Elda Catherine Lafrancois of Gendron Street passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was 90. Born on June 21, 1923 in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (DiPucchio) Nicoletti. She married Rene J. Lafrancois on August 7, 1948 and together they raised two children. They celebrated 63 years...
Scott D. Fletcher
May 4, 2014
Scott D. Fletcher, 28, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday May 4, 2014 at his home. He was born in Portsmouth, NH on September 1, 1985 the son of David M. and Diane M. (Cloutier) Fletcher and was raised in Berlin. He attended Berlin High School and obtained his GED at the Community College in Berlin, where he also...
Noah Joseph Bisson & Connor Michael Bisson
May 3, 2014
BERLIN- Noah Joseph Bisson and Connor Michael Bisson, premature twin sons of Nathaneal J. Bisson and Kayla L. (Croft) Gauthier passed away on Saturday May 3, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Besides their parents of Berlin, they are survived by their sister Keira, paternal grandparents Fred and Sallie Bisson of Berlin and maternal great grandparents Joe and Eileen Croft...
Hector J. Pouliot
May 2, 2014
Hector J. Pouliot, 90, of 84 Granite Street, Berlin, NH passed away Friday May 2, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born on March 18, 1924 the son of Gedeon and Amanda (Fontaine) Pouliot. He served his country in World War II, First Infantry Division with a tour of duty in Europe and also worked in the CCC Camps....
William Pike, Jr.
May 2, 2014
William Pike, Jr., 85 of Berlin, NH passed away Friday May 2, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Gorham, NH on September 16, 1928 the son of William, Sr. and Margaret (Conley) Pike and was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Gorham High and was employed by Brown Company and James...
Henri Robert Leveille
May 1, 2014
Henri Robert Leveille, 56, of West Milan, NH passed away on Thursday May 1, 2014 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 16, 1957 the son of Raymond and Helene I. (Roy) Leveille and graduated from Berlin High School. He entered the US Navy where he served for several years. Upon his discharge, he returned to...
Irene Baillargeon
Apr 29, 2014
Cape Coral, FL Irene Baillargeon, formerly of Berlin, passed away Tuesday April 29, 2014 at home in Cape Coral, FL. She was 79. She was born in Berlin, NH on May 22, 1934, the daughter of the late Albert and Alice (Vien) Lavoie On September 20, 1952, she married Norman Baillargeon and together they raised three sons and a daughter....
John F Mooney
Apr 29, 2014
Berlin, NH John F Mooney, of Cates Hill Road passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. He was 77. He was born on May 29, 1936 the son of Francis and Louise (Schmidt) Mooney. On October 5, 1963 he married Lorraine Nolin and together they raised two sons. John attended the City College of New York and was employed as a...
Philip R. Bedard
Apr 27, 2014
Philip R. Bedard, 90, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday April 27, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on March 6, 1924 the son of the late Horace J. and Olivette (Lemire) Bedard and was a lifelong resident. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II where he served on...
Robert A. (Spider) Moores
Apr 26, 2014
Robert A. (Spider) Moores, 63, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday April 26, 2014 at his home. He was born in Patterson, NJ on January 20, 1951 the son of Randolph and Marie (Powell) Moores and moved to Berlin at age 15. He graduated from Berlin High and attended Plymouth State College. He had been employed by the local paper...
John F. Renoux
Apr 21, 2014
John F. Renoux, 92, of Gorham, passed away on April 21, 2014 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. He was born in Milltown, New Jersey on September 17, 1921 the son of Antoine and Antoinnette (Bouralel) Renoux. He was raised in Milltown, NJ and attended school in Brunswick, NJ. John served in the US Army and was a Lieutenant...
Cecilia B. Frenette
Apr 20, 2014
Cecilia B. Frenette, 78, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday April 20, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on January 8, 1936 the daughter of Felix and Marie (Lambert) Barrette and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1953 and married Romeo Frenette in 1955. Cecilia had...
Palmera A. Dube
Apr 17, 2014
Palmera A. Dube, 83, of Milan, NH, passed away on Thursday April 17, 2014 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in West Stewartstown, NH on July 6, 1930 the daughter of Hector and Florence (Thibeault) Benoit and was raised there. She married her husband, Noel, in 1948 and moved to Milan, NH at that time...
Leila (Lil) Morrissette
Apr 15, 2014
Mrs. Leila (Lil) Morrissette, formally of Pinecrest Ave, Berlin passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford, VT. She was 92. She was born on August 10, 1921 in East Hereford PQ. Along with her parents, Raoul and Alice St. Amant, Leila moved to Berlin New Hampshire at a young age. It was...
Peter A. Valerino
Apr 13, 2014
Peter A. Valerino, 60, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday April 13, 2014 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. He was born in Berlin on November 17, 1953 the son of Pierre and Louise (Provencher) Valerino and was a lifelong resident. Peter had been employed in the paving industry since the age of 16 having worked for Lacasse...
Jacqueline E. Gagnon
Apr 3, 2014
Jacqueline E. Gagnon, 82, of Gorham, passed away at her home on Thursday evening April 3, 2014. She was born in Berlin on November 9, 1931, the daughter of Wallace and Mildred (Champoux) Lapointe. She was a lifelong resident of the Berlin Gorham area. Jacqueline worked at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin for many years as a Licensed...
Frank P Dinardo
Apr 2, 2014
Frank P. Dinardo, 93, of Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at the Coos County Nursing Home. He was born in Berlin, NH on March 16, 1921 the son of Camilla T. and Mary (Corelli) Dinardo and lived most of his life in Berlin. He graduated from Berlin High School and was a US Army Air Corps...

Heather Lee Roy
Apr 1, 2014
Milan, NH Heather Lee (Broome) Roy of Milan Hill Road passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, NH following an eight month battle with cancer. Born on June 28, 1952 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of William and Gloria (Woodward) Broome. Heather grew up in Santa Anna area of California and moved back...
Mildred Chaloux
Apr 1, 2014
Berlin, NH The chimes from heaven rang calling Mildred Elizabeth "Millie" Chaloux, a longtime resident of Champlain Street, to heaven on Tuesday April 1, 2014 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Born on March 7, 1940 in Bethel, Maine, she was the daughter of Leslie and Shirley Elizabeth (Merrill) Bates. Millie grew up and was educated in Bethel,...
Paul B Belanger
Mar 31, 2014
Berlin, NH Paul Bernard Belanger of Norway Street passed away unexpectedly, Monday evening March 31, 2014 at his home. He was 48. Born on July 16, 1965, he was the son of Andre and Jeannette Pauline (LeFebvre) Belanger. Paul grew up in Berlin, NH and was a 1986 graduate of Gorham High School. He was seasonally employed as a caretaker...