Local Obituaries
Chester Boucher
Oct 11, 2013
Chester G. "Chet" Boucher, 75, of Main Street passed away peacefully on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on April 28, 1938 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of the late Walter and Bella (Pomerleau) Boucher. Besides his parents, he was pre-deceased by his wife and love of his life...
Larry C. Glover
Oct 9, 2013
Larry C. Glover, 73, of Dummer, NH died October 9, 2013. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 8, 1940 a son of Clayson and Jennie Glover. He was a US Army Veteran and had been employed by the NH Highway Dept. D.O.T, retiring as an Assistant Patrolman. Larry was a member of the 2 Cylinder Club, enjoyed John...
Rose D. Marrer
Oct 8, 2013
Rose D. Marrer, 84, of Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday October 8, 2013 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Gorham, NH on June 9, 1929 the daughter of the late Sam and Anna (Piattoni) Dalphonse and was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from Gorham High School. Rose had been a supervisor...
Dominic P. Alonzo
Oct 8, 2013
Dominic P. Alonzo, 88, of Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday October 8, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Berlin on April 28, 1925 the son of Vincent and Catherine (Marcheli) Alonzo and was a lifelong resident. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II and met his wife, Albertine, while serving...
Dillon Brent Couture
Oct 7, 2013
Dillon Brent Couture of Kent Street passed away unexpectedly Monday, October 7, 2013. He was 20. Born on June 22, 1993 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Donna L. Grant and Norman R. Couture. A lifelong resident of Berlin, Dillon was a 2011 graduate of Berlin High School. He then attended the Berlin Technical College where he studied...
Henry L Bilodeau
Oct 6, 2013
Henry L. Bilodeau, 90, formerly of Burgess Street passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Coos County Nursing Home where he had resided for the past 3 years. Born on January 20, 1923 in Gorham, NH, he was the son of Edward and Alphonsine (Guerin) Bilodeau. A lifelong resident of the area, he attended Gorham Schools and was a communicant...
Elizabeth "Betty" Drew
Oct 6, 2013
Elizabeth Betty (Potter) Drew, 81, passed away on October 6, 2013 in Manchester, NH. She was born on October 24, 1931 to Dean S. and Verna (Coolidge) Potter in Gorham, NH. She graduated from Gorham High School in 1949 and from Plymouth State College in 1953. Betty taught Business Education for 34 years, including in Lisbon for one year, Littleton...
Rosaire Brault
Oct 6, 2013
Rosaire Brault, 84, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday October 6, 2013 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Noyan, Quebec, Canada on October 23, 1928 the son of Donat and Marie-Louise (Dandonneault) Brault and had been employed by Brown Company and James River Corp. for over 40 years, retiring in 1990. Rosaire had...
Kristen L Mcguire
Oct 4, 2013
Kristen L. McGuire, 44,of Loudon, NH passed away Friday October 4, 2013 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born on Nov. 7, 1968 and was raised in Massachusetts and the Southern New Hampshire area. For a time she resided in West Milan and most recently she lived in Loudon. Family members include her son Richard Dragon of...
Lucille L Chevarie
Oct 3, 2013
Berlin, NH Lucille L Chevarie, 87, of Forth Avenue passed on Thursday, October 03, 2013 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing home where she spent the past couple of weeks following a sudden illness. Lucille was born in Berlin, May 21, 1926, the daughter of the Ludger and Albina (Lantagne) Arguin. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School....
Bruce A. Vashaw
Oct 2, 2013
Bruce A. Vashaw, 79, of Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday October 2, 2013 at his home. He was born in Rumford, ME on November 26, 1933 the son of the late Fay and Margaret (Deltwa) Vashaw and came to Berlin at a young age. He resided most of his life in the Berlin-Gorham area, graduated from Berlin High School...
Mildred V. (Judson) Gallagher
Oct 2, 2013
Mildred V. Gallagher, 89, formerly of Milan Hill Road, Milan, NH passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on January 16, 1924 the daughter of Albert and Beulah (Mader) Judson and was a lifelong resident of the area. Mildred was...
Stacy A. Lemire
Oct 1, 2013
Stacy A. Lemire, 43, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday October 1, 2013. She was born in Lawrence, MA on May 8, 1970 the daughter of Benjamin Parker and Diane (Lemire) Librizzo and moved to Berlin 15 years ago. She was one of the truest women anyone could get to know and she will always be loved. She was a...
Lisa Kelly-Ryan
Sep 29, 2013
Ms. Lisa Kelly Ryan, 43, of Middleboro, MA passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Hope Health McCarthy Care Center in East Sandwich after a brief illness. She was born in Berlin on June 17, 1970, the daughter of the late Michel and Frances (Bergquist) Kelly. Members of Lisas family include her children, BrittanyLee Ryan and Tucker John...
Georgina F Wilson
Sep 26, 2013
Intervale, NH Georgina F. (Wenzel) Wilson of Hillside Avenue, Intervale passed away Thursday evening (September 26, 2013) at her home following a short illness. She was 82. Born on March 11, 1931 in Brinktown, Missouri, she was the daughter of Anthony and Mildred (Veasman) Wenzel. Georgina grew up in Brinktown and Dixon, Missouri and was a graduate of Vienna High...

Pauline King
Sep 23, 2013
Committal Prayers will be held for Pauline King who passed away on September 23, 2013 at Holy Family Cemetery in Gorham, NH at 11:30am
Ruth Erickson
Sep 19, 2013
Ruth (Murphy) Erickson, 85, of Berlin passed away on Thursday September 19, 2013 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Boston, MA on September 18, 1928 the daughter of Lawrence and Rachel (Sullivan) Murphy and was raised in Hyde Park, MA. She moved to Berlin after her marriage and was a member of St. Kieran...
Alphee E. Tanguay
Sep 17, 2013
Alphee E. Tanguay, 89, of Bethel, ME passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2013 at the Hospice House in Auburn, ME. He was born in Gorham, NH on July 27, 1924 the son Arthur and Marie (Pelchat) Tanguay and graduated from Gorham High School in 1943. He graduated from University of New Hampshire in 1950 with his BS and in...
Lorraine Mulroney
Sep 12, 2013
Berlin, NH Lorraine Mulroney, 83, formerly of Berlin died following a period of failing health on September 12, 2013 in Saint Petersburg, Florida where she resided since 1985. Lorraine was born in Berlin NH on June 7, 1930, the daughter of the late Joseph M Roy, and Armandine Beaulieu Roy. Lorraine's family and friends and anyone who met her found...
Julia (Oleson) Ross Finnson
Sep 9, 2013
Julia (Oleson) Ross Finnson, 94, formerly of Shelburne, NH passed away on Monday September 9, 2013 at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH. She was born in Jefferson, NH on January 1, 1919 the daughter of the late Otto H. and Goldine E. (Stellings) Oleson and lived most of her life in the Berlin, Gorham, Shelburne area. She...