Local Obituaries

Lucille E Leborgne
Aug 5, 2013
Lancaster, NH Lucille E Leborgne, 76, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at The Country Village Nursing Home in Lancaster, NH. Formerly she was a resident of Nashua and Berlin. Born on December 15, 1936 in Berlin, NH she was the daughter of Aime and Yvonne (Bourbeau) Robichaud. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, class of 1956....
Richard E. Fournier
Aug 3, 2013
Berlin, NH Richard E. "Dick" Fournier, a longtime resident of Smyth Street in Berlin passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 following a period of declining health. He was 76. Born on April 8, 1937 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Ernest and Rita (Fortier) Fournier. He attended St. Patrick's School and Berlin High School. He served in the...
Joyce Wheeler Dickinson
Aug 3, 2013
Surrounded by her family, Joyce, age 79, passed peacefully on August 3. She was born in 1934, the daughter of Lawrence Wheeler and Lorette Devost Wheeler. Joyce worked 45 years as a server at the T & C where she was affectionately known as Mother. Her hobbies were many. Her beautiful gardens were where she enjoyed her time at home...
Barbara Jean Lachance
Jul 31, 2013
Berlin, NH Barbara Jean Lachance of 4th Avenue passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at her home following a short illness. She was 55. Born on April 3, 1958 in Milford, Mass, she was the daughter of Harold and Jean (Fior) Sweeney. Barbara grew up in Millville, Mass. She was employed as a housekeeper at the Royalty Athletic Club in...
Rose Legendre
Jul 27, 2013
Berlin, NH Rose Legendre passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Mountain Ridge Nursing Home in Frankin, NH. She was 100. Rose was born on April 28, 1913 in Ste Agathe, PQ the daughter of Jean and Aurelie (Laflamme) Labrecque. On April 24, 1934 she was married to Francis Legendre at Angel Guardian Church They resided in Berlin where...
John R "Bob" Savage
Jul 26, 2013
John R. Bob Savage, 91, passed away Friday July 26, 2013, at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Manchester, NH on Dec. 1, 1921. John Robert Savage grew into a fine athlete, who excelled in pitching. He attended Staunton Military Academy where he continued to excel on the Mound. He compiled a 22-1-2 record, during...

John Brown
Jul 22, 2013
North Conway, NH John L Brown of North Conway, NH passed away with his daughter by his side at Mineral Springs in North Conway, NH on July 22, 2013 where he made his home for the last 9 A years. John was born in Conway, NH on March 8, 1925. He was the son of the late John Brown Sr...
Pauline P. Duguay
Jul 19, 2013
Pauline P. (Belanger) Duguay, 85, of Gorham, NH passed away on Friday July 19, 2013 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on September 2, 1927 the daughter of Joseph J. and Alvina (Bourque) Belanger and was a lifelong resident of the area. Pauline was a member of St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd and...
Dorothy J. Watson
Jul 15, 2013
Dorothy J. Watson, 70, of Birch Grove in Gorham, passed away on Monday July 15, 2013 at her home with family by her side. She was born in Portland, ME on April 26, 1943 the daughter of the late Henry J. and Meredith L. (Remington) Arsenault and lived most of her life in Berlin, moving to Gorham in 2012. Dorothy...
Christian J Gilbert
Jul 11, 2013
Christian J. Gilbert, 41, of Gorham, NH passed away on Thursday July 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Manchester, NH on March 2, 1972 the son of Frederick and Shirley (Guilmette) Gilbert and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. He graduated from Gorham High School with the Class of 1992. Christian had been employed for nearly 16...
Mary M. Bedard
Jul 6, 2013
Mary M. Bedard, 93, formerly of Cascade, Gorham, NH passed away on Friday July 5, 2013 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Cascade-Gorham on December 15, 1919 the daughter of Francesco and Pasquarosa (Trevisani) Bruni and was a lifelong resident. She was a ballot clerk in Gorham for over 25 years and had been...
Amanda L. Boucher
Jul 4, 2013
Berlin, NH Amanda (Laventure) Boucher, a longtime resident of Fourth Avenue, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 following a period of declining health at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home in Berlin where she had resided for the past seven years. She was 97 years old. Amanda was born in Black Lake PQ, on October 3, 1915, a daughter of...
Rita Guay
Jul 1, 2013
Rita Guay, 87, of Gorham, NH passed away on Monday July 1, 2013 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on May 7, 1926 the daughter of the late Willie and Marie (Drouin) Bariault and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Gorham area. She had been employed by St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home...
Yvette M. Roy
Jun 30, 2013
Yvette M. Roy, 93, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday June 30, 2013 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Lambton, PQ, Canada on January 14, 1920 the daughter of Hilaire and Aldina (Morin) Roy and moved to the United States in 1953. She was one of 16 children and she and one sister, Laurentia...
Aurore T Tremblay
Jun 29, 2013
Berlin, NH Aurore Tremblay passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday June 29, 2013 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital after a brief illness. She was 80. Born on November 21, 1932 in Montreal PQ and raised in Sherbrooke PQ she was the daughter of Laureat and Azeline (Carrier) Rousseau. On December 22, 1956 she married the love of...
George A Roy
Jun 28, 2013
Berlin, NH George Arthur Roy, a lifelong resident of Berlin and most recently resided at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home, passed away Friday evening (June 28, 2013) at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was 93. Born on February 21, 1920 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Mark and Delia (Ouellette) Roy. George attended Berlin Grammar...
Maurice Lavertue, Jr.
Jun 26, 2013
Maurice Lavertue, Jr., 72, of Berlin, NH went to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 26, 2013 at the White River Jct. VA Medical Center in VT. He was born in the family home at the corner of Rte 110 and the Fish Hatchery Road in West Milan, NH on June 26, 1941 and was the son of the...
Donald C. Heath
Jun 25, 2013
Donald C. Heath passed away in Gorham, NH on June 25, 2013. He was the youngest son of Shirley Heath and Adrienne Kitchener. He was born in Nashua, NH and lived in Old Orchard Beach, ME for the last 20 years. He was a loving and caring husband, brother, father, uncle and friend. Taken from us too soon, he will...
Robert A. "Fat Bob" Bilodeau
Jun 23, 2013
GORHAM, NH - Robert A. Fat Bob Bilodeau, 53, passed away at his home on Sunday June 23, 2013.Fat Bob was born in Berlin, NH on May 30, 1960 a son of Kovi and Lois (Bilodeau) George. Robert was raised in Gorham and resided in Belmont, NH area for 25 years, returning to Gorham in 2009. He was a self...
Giovanna Saladino
Jun 21, 2013
Giovanna Saladino, 91, passed away peacefully Friday, June 21, 2013. Born in Sicily, Italy, Giovanna and her son, Michael, came to the United States in 1955, aboard the Andrea Doria. Living in the North End of Boston, then moving to Medford, Mass., Giovanna worked as a seamstress with Wardrobe Makers until her retirement in 1987. Her retirement years were spent...