Local Obituaries
Melvin J. Johnson
Mar 6, 2014
Melvin J. Johnson, 90, of Berlin, NH passed away on Thursday March 6, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Berlin on February 15, 1924 the son of John and Joanna (Paulsen) Johnson and was a lifelong resident of Denmark Street. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II and was a recipient...
Monique J. Gagnon
Feb 28, 2014
Monique J. Gagnon, 86, of 10 Paradise Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Friday February 28, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. She was born in St. Ferdinand, P.Q., Canada on September 12, 1927 the daughter of Simion and Ophelia (Fortier) Simoneau and was educated there. Monique came to the United States in the early 1960s with...
Romeo P Croteau
Feb 26, 2014
Berlin, NH Romeo P. Croteau of Coolidge Street passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was 87. Born on July 24, 1926 in Berlin, NH, Romeo was the son of the late Argenas and Anna (Roy) Croteau. On October 11, 1958, he married Therese Couture and together they raised three daughters....
Leonce A Bisson
Feb 23, 2014
Berlin, NH Leonce A Bisson of Serenity Circle passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at his home following a battle with heart disease. He was 82. Born on March 09, 1931 in Berlin, NH, he was the only child of Louis and Anna (Boivin) Bisson. In the early years Leonce enjoyed working on his grandparent's farm growing potatoes and logging...
Helen D. Belleau
Feb 22, 2014
Helen D. Belleau, 80, passed away on Saturday evening February 22, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Mrs. Belleau was born in Berlin on July 9, 1933 a daughter of William and Emilia (Croteau) Blais. She was a lifetime resident of the area and worked for the Brown Company in the towel room for 17 years and also as a...
Fred Gleason
Feb 20, 2014
Berlin, NH Frederick H. "Fred" Gleason of Wight Street passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at his home following a brief battle with cancer. He was 62. Born on June 6, 1951 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Ralph and Helen (Seguin) Gleason. Fred was a graduate of Gorham High School. He was member of (LIUNA Local #...
Elizabeth Jalbert
Feb 18, 2014
Berlin, NH Elizabeth (Roy) Jalbert, formerly of Jericho Road in Berlin, died peacefully on February 18, 2014 at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home in Manchester after a period of declining health. She was 91. She was born in St. Methode PQ Canada, on November 18, 1922, the daughter of Romuald and Hermeline (Gagnon) Roy. Elizabeth came to Berlin in 1957 with...
Paul Couture
Feb 18, 2014
Paul Couture, 83, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Tuesday February 18, 2014 at St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on May 12, 1930 the son of Donat and Rosanna (Landry) Couture and was a lifelong resident. He served with the National Guard and was employed by Brown Company and James...
Charles W Wentworth
Feb 16, 2014
Charles W. Wentworth, 80, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday February 16, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Lancaster, NH on January 27, 1934 and was the son of Gardner E. an d Ruth (Currier) Wentworth. He served in the US Air Force for 20 years and was employed as a bookkeeper for...
Monique P. Caron
Feb 16, 2014
Monique P. Caron, 55, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday February 16, 2014 at the Concord Hospital in Concord, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on August 4, 1958 the daughter of Maurice H. and Priscilla Y. (Marois) Caron and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed at Caron Building Center for over 30...
Germaine Girouard Cote
Feb 13, 2014
Germaine Girouard Cote, 99, of Davenport, FL., passed away on Monday, January 27th, 2014 at her residence. Germaine was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on September 15, 1914, to Evangeliste and Marie (Bergeron) Girouard. In the years growing up between the United States and Canada, Germaine was her mothers helper in raising her 11 siblings. For the last 24 years,...
Cecile C. Tilton
Feb 12, 2014
Cecile C. Tilton, 83, of Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday February 12, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on December 15, 1930 the daughter of the late Romeo and Emilienne (Chavarie) Lavigne and was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from Notre Dame High School and had been employed as...
Juliette A Merrill
Feb 10, 2014
Berlin Juliette A. "Julie" Merrill formerly of Church Street passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home in Berlin. She was 92. Born on March 26, 1921 in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Theotime and Marie (Baillargeon) Legere. She was employed by Hartford Hospital in Harford, CT as a Housekeeper. Retiring...
Glenda L. Gill
Feb 9, 2014
Glenda L. Gill, 71, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday February 9, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Baywood, VA on January 16, 1943 the daughter of the late Pete and Juanita (Cox) Robinson and had lived in the Berlin-Gorham area since 1963. She had worked at Gills Flower Shop for several years and also...
Matthew S. Simon
Feb 8, 2014
Matthew S. Simon, 82, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday February 8, 2014 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Newark, NJ on March 5, 1931 the son of Matthew and Barbara (Wolf) Simon. He was raised in Union, New Jersey and was a graduate of Seton Hall University with a degree in accounting. He proudly served...
Andrew & Dorothy Roy
Feb 7, 2014
ANDREW & DOROTHY ROYARLINGTON, MA A Mass of Christian Burial for Andrew M. Roy who passed away on Feb. 7, 2014 and his wife Dorothy (McCready) Roy, who passed away on Aug. 26, 2012 will be held on Saturday May 17, 2014 at 10 AM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will follow in St. Kieran Cemetery....
Andrew M Roy
Feb 7, 2014
Andrew M. Roy, 95, of Concord, MA passed away on Friday February 7, 2014 at the Walden Rehab and Nursing Center in Concord, MA. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 7, 1918 the son of Marc and Delia (Ouellette) Roy and had lived in the Cambridge-Arlington, MA area since 1966. Andrew was a graduate of Berlin High School....
Emile A. Fortin
Feb 3, 2014
Emile A. Fortin, 74, of Dummer, NH passed away on Monday February 3, 2014 at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown. He was born in Berlin, NH on May 15, 1939 the son of the late Leo and Laura (Boudreau) Fortin and was a lifelong resident of the area. He had been employed by Isaacsons in the scrap...
Louise E. Griffin
Feb 2, 2014
Manchester, NH Louise E. Griffin, 88, of Riverfront Drive passed away Sunday, February 02, 2014 at Bedford Hills Nursing Home in Bedford, NH. Born on Feb 1, 1926 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Sylvain & Nellie (Hinds) Wedge. A longtime resident of Berlin, NH, Louise was a homemaker and lived in Manchester for the past 20 years....
Lucie P. Gagnon
Feb 1, 2014
On the evening of February 1, 2014, Lucie passed away in an accident at Success Pond, NH. Lucie was 58 years old and a loving and beloved wife, mother, sister, memere, aunt, friend and so much more. Lucie Gagnon was born in Berlin, NH on December 14, 1955. She was the daughter of Jeannette and Albert Trahan. She was the...