Local Obituaries
Verna (Rix) Clark Farrar
Feb 26, 2013
Verna (Rix) Clark Farrar, 95, of Gorham, NH passed away on Tuesday February 26, 2013 at her home. She was born in Gorham, NH on December 27, 1917 the daughter of Mark and Marjorie (Philbrook) Rix and was a lifelong resident of the area. She had been employed by the Gorham School Department in the cafeteria, worked in the museum...

Anneliese Aubin
Feb 26, 2013
Berlin, NH Anneliese Aubin formerly of Burgess Street passed away Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH following a period of declining health. She was 80. Born on May 22, 1932 in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Stochaj. She married Ernest Aubin on March 11, 1966. Anneliese enjoyed being...
Paul R. Dumont
Feb 25, 2013
Paul R. Dumont, 60, a resident of Millsboro, Delaware, passed away suddenly on February 25, 2013. He was born and raised in Berlin, NH and was predeceased by his parents Robert and Simonne Dumont. Paul attended St. Regis Academy and graduated from Berlin High School, Class of 1972 and formerly worked at the White Mountain Lumber Company and Sinibaldis Restaurant...

Francis H. Dickinson
Feb 24, 2013
Berlin, NH Francis H. Dickinson passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home in Berlin, NH He was born on January 14, 1934 to Fredrick and Dorina Dickinson. Francis was a lifelong resident of the Berlin/Gorham area. He enjoyed life, his favorite pastime was gambling, thanks to his longtime friend Janet Clermont and her...
Ann F. Vashaw
Feb 20, 2013
Ann F. Vashaw, 76, of Gorham, NH passed away on Wednesday February 20, 2013 at her home. She was born in Berlin on November 12, 1936 and was a lifelong resident of the area. Ann graduated from St. Patrick High School and was a member of Holy Family Church. She had been employed by the NH Vocational Technical College and...
Victor D. Lavoie
Feb 19, 2013
Victor D. Lavoie, 80, of Gorham, NH passed away at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester on Tuesday February 19, 2013. He was born in Cascade-Gorham on November 21, 1932 the son of late Dennis and Melvina (Guerin) Lavoie. On June 22, 1960, he married Frances (Caron) Eichler and they were happily married for 53 years. Victor worked for Brown Company...

Jeannette M. Vallee
Feb 14, 2013
Dover Jeannette M. Vallee passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Riverside Nursing Home at the age of 78 with family by her side. Jeannette was born and raised in Berlin, where she graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1952. She was the daughter of Patrick and Rose Roche. She married Adrien "Tony" Gagne, together they had twins,...
Joseph A. Birt
Feb 12, 2013
Joseph L. Birt, 93, of Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday February 12, 2013 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on February 25, 1919 the son of George and Elizabeth (Coltin) Birt and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by Brown Company and James River Corp., was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and...
Noella Lavoie
Feb 12, 2013
OCALA, Fla.Noella Lavoie, 99, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Ocala Regional Hospital. Mrs. Lavoie was born in Island Pond, Vt., but lived most of her life in Berlin, N.H., with her husband, Gerard Lavoie, who predeceased her. Together they owned and operated Langis Shoe Store until 1973. She moved to The Villages in Florida in 2001 where...
Kevin M. Bisson
Feb 12, 2013
Kevin M. Bisson, 59, of Berlin, NH passed away on Tuesday February 12, 2013 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, with his family by his side and after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Berlin on April 2, 1953 the son of Richard D. and Bernice M. (Wheeler) Bisson and lived most of his life in...
Michelle L. Hauger
Feb 11, 2013
Michelle L. Hauger, 42, of Berlin, NH passed away on Monday February 11, 2013 at her home. She was born in Santa Ana, CA the daughter of Michael Hauger and Heather Broome and moved to Berlin at the age of 2. She was raised in the Berlin area and lived in Manchester, NH for a time, before returning to Berlin....
Lucille D. Addario
Feb 10, 2013
Lucille D. Addario, 91, of Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday February 10, 2013 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in Berlin on September 5, 1921 the daughter of Aime and Yvonne (Robichaud) Devost and was a lifelong resident. She stopped school at age 12 when her mother passed away so she could take care of...
Vladimir Horak
Feb 6, 2013
Vladimir Horak, 70, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at the Littleton Regional Hospital. Mr. Horak was born in Prague, Czech Republic on October 28, 1942, the son of Bretislav and Ludmilla (Januckova) Horak. He moved from Boston to Berlin were he has resided for the past 4 years. He is survived by, Kathy Baublis of Berlin. There are no...
Jeanne D'Arc M. Guilmette
Feb 6, 2013
Berlin, NH Jeanne D'Arc Martha (Ramsey) Guilmette, 93, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, NH. Born on October 18, 1919 in Berlin, NH, she was the oldest of nine children of Aime and Marianne (Rousseau) Ramsey. She married Maurice Guilmette and they resided on Jordan Street in Berlin for many years. In...
Leo B. Martin
Feb 5, 2013
Leo B. Martin, 75, passed away at his home on Tuesday morning, February 5, 2013.Mr. Martin was born in Chartierville, P.Q. on February 17, 1937, a son of Emile and Antonia (Laflamme) Martin and moved to Berlin in 1961. He was a logger for many years and his first local job was at a logging camp in Bartlett. Leo cut...
Annmarie S. Nolan
Feb 4, 2013
Concord, NH AnnMarie Susan Nolan of Long Meadow Drive, Concord passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 4, 2013 at her home. She was 54. Born on March 20, 1958 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Norman P. and Lucille J. (LaRochelle) Nolan. AnnMarie grew up and was educated in Berlin. She was a 1976 graduate of Berlin High School...
Irene T. Bisson
Feb 3, 2013
Irene T. Bisson, 84, formerly of Cole Street, passed away Sunday evening, February 3, 2013, at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Akron, Ohio on February 11, 1928 a daughter of Granville and Thelma Faye (Burch) Byrd. She moved to Berlin 1952 and for a time she lived in Derry, NH and Vermont, returning to...
Thomas S. Sappington, Sr., Md
Feb 1, 2013
Thomas Stone Sappington Sr., MD, 96 of Randolph, NH passed away on Friday evening Feb. 1, 2013 at his home. He was born in Washington, D.C. on July 19, 1916 the son of Ernest F. and Myrtle H. (Stone) Sappington and practiced in the Washington, D.C. area for many years. During the Korean War Dr. Sappington went to Korea to...
Julien G. Croteau
Jan 29, 2013
Berlin, NH Julien "Jules" Croteau, of Berlin and Clearwater, FL passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in Clearwater, FL. of an unexpected illness. He was 80 years old. Jules was born on August 1, 1932 in Berlin, NH. He was the son of George and Alexina (Lapointe) Croteau. He was a lifelong resident of the Gorham and Berlin area...
David Katsock
Jan 28, 2013
David N. Katsock, 50, of Mt. Vernon, NH, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2013 at the Southern NH Medical Center in Nashua, NH. David was surrounded by family and staff members of The Nashua Center, who have provided David with assistance David needed to help him grow independently since 2009. He was born in Berlin, NH on January 12,...