Local Obituaries

Paul A. Mackay
Sep 26, 2012
Gorham, NH Paul Allen MacKay, age 75, a longtime resident of Jimtown Road in Gorham passed away Wednesday evening(September 26, 2012) at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, NH. Born on August 3, 1937, he was the son of Wallace and Maxine (Brown) MacKay. Paul grew up in Gorham and was a graduate of Gorham High School. He served...
Dorothy A. Dwyer
Sep 24, 2012
Dorothy A. Dwyer, 89, formerly of Berlin, passed away quietly on Monday Sept. 24, 2012 in Memphis, Tenn. She was born in Berlin on July 26, 1923, the daughter of Oscar and Emma (Hamel) Gonya. Dorothy married Herbert Dwyer of Cascade and had been employed by Granite State Rubber Company for many years. They lived in Berlin until 1968 when...

Florence M. Allen
Sep 22, 2012
Berlin, NH Florence M. Allen of Watson Street passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was 57. Born on August 12, 1955 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Robert O. and Laura M. (Lacroix) Blais. Florence grew up in Gorham and was a graduate of Gorham High School. On July 19, 1975,...
Eloise H. Croteau
Sep 21, 2012
Dummer, NH Eloise H. Croteau, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and community leader, of NH Route 16, passed away Friday September 21, 2012 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. She was 85. Born on November 30, 1926 in Gorham, NH, she was the daughter of Edwin and Lottie (Millet) Howe. Eloise grew up in Milan, NH and was a graduate...
Karen Cloutier
Sep 21, 2012
Karen Cloutier, 73, of Cedar Pond Dr, died peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2012, at her home with her family and her dog by her side. Mrs. Cloutier was born in Gorham, NH on October 25, 1938, a daughter of Lawrence and Evelyn (Miller) Murphy. Karen was raised in Gorham and was a 1956 graduate of St. Patricks High School...
Debora L. Dellofano
Sep 17, 2012
Debora L. Dellofano of Sixth Avenue passed away Monday afternoon September 17, 2012 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 52. Born on October 26, 1959, she was the daughter of Robert and Joyce Murphy. Debora grew up in Lowell, MA and attended Lowell Schools. On July 9, 1991 she married James...
Daniel N. Gagne
Sep 17, 2012
Daniel Norman Gagne, 59, of Gorham passed away on Monday Sept. 17, 2012 at his sister Anne-Maries home in Berlin, with family members by his side. He was born in Berlin, NH on Aug. 1, 1953 the son of Roland J. and Therese D. (Cote) Gagne and was a lifelong resident of Berlin and Gorham. Daniel had been employed by...
Carlyle D. Wentworth
Sep 16, 2012
Carlyle D. Wentworth, 80, of Lancaster Road, Gorham, NH died on Sunday September 16, 2012 at his home. He was born in Dummer, NH on July 27, 1932 the son of Charlie N. and Mildred (Magill) Wentworth and was a lifelong resident of the North Country. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War, had been employed as...
Lillian M. Provencher
Sep 16, 2012
Lillian M. Provencher, 87, of 14 Park St., Gorham, NH passed away on Sunday September 16, 2012 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin with her family at her side. She was born in Berlin on May 17, 1925 the daughter of Joseph Alex and Mary Lillian (Frazier) Dubie and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. She was a graduate...
Marie Jeanne Alonzo
Sep 10, 2012
GORHAM, NH Marie Jeanne Alonzo, 89, passed away Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, at her daughters home in Scottsdale, AZ. Mrs. Alonzo was born on February 22, 1923, in Waterville, P.Q. Canada, a daughter of Noel and Rosilda (DeSaint) Madeleine. Jeanne has been a resident of Gorham for many years. She worked at the Town & Country Motor Inn as...
Doris Clay Lapete
Sep 2, 2012
Doris Clay Lapete, 81, died, Sunday September 2, 2012, at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. Mrs. Lapete was born in Laconia on October 28, 1930, the daughter of Harriman and Juliette (Camden) Clay. Doris was a lifelong resident of the North Country. She was a member of Holy Family Church in Gorham, a former member of the Gorham...
Aldea E. Alimandi
Aug 31, 2012
Aldea E. Alimandi, 79, died Friday morning, August 31, 2012, at the Coos County Nursing Home. Mrs. Alimandi was born in Berlin on June 20, 1933, a daughter of John and Cecile (Desjardin) Perry. Aldea was a lifelong resident of Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. She worked as a LPN at the Coos County Nursing in...
Kathleen I. Garon
Aug 31, 2012
BERLIN Kathleen I. Garon, 83, of Providence St, died Friday August 31, 2012, at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home, Berlin. Mrs. Garon was born in Van Buren, Maine the daughter of Patrick and Marie (Dubay) Cyr. Kathleen was raised in Maine and later moved to Suncook, NH where she raised her children and lived for many years. She...
Oliver Berube
Aug 31, 2012
Oliver Berube, 88, formerly of 4 Cascade Flats, Gorham, NH passed away on Friday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2012 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. He was born in Cascade, Gorham, NH on July 25, 1924 the son of Joseph and Anna (Guin) Berube and was raised in the area, graduating from Gorham High School...
Dorothy M. Roy
Aug 26, 2012
Dorothy M. Roy, 91, formerly of Berlin, passed away on August 26, 2012 at the Lexington Health Care Center, Lexington, MA. Mrs. Roy was born in Berlin, NH on March 20, 1921, the daughter of Wilfred and Yvonne (Roy) McCready. Dorothy was a graduate of Berlin High School and attended Mt. St. Mary College in Hooksett and the University of...

Olivette Bisson
Aug 25, 2012
Olivette Bisson of Sioux City,IA, formerly of Gorham, NH died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital in Sioux City Iowa. Olivette was born Oct. 8, 1923 the daughter of Peter and Georgiana (Blanchette) Frechette in Berlin, NH. Olivette attended Catholic grade school and high school in Berlin. Olivette married Maurice Bisson 4/19/1947. Maurice died June 26,2007. Survivors...
Ronald I. Vachon
Aug 24, 2012
Gorham, NH Ronald I. Vachon of Elm Street in Gorham passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at home. He was 70. Born on September 1, 1941 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of Walter and Antoinette (Bagley) Vachon Ronald attended Gorham Schools. On May 16, 1966 he married Ritchie Hayes and together they raised a son and a...
Arlene S. Plante
Aug 20, 2012
GORHAM, NH Arlene S. Plante, 93, of Exchange Street, passed away Thursday evening, June 21, 2012, at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home. Mrs. Plante was born in Berlin on June 13, 1919 a daughter of Robert and Ada (Meagher) Eisnor. Arlene was raised in Gorham and was a 1937 graduate of Gorham High School. She and her husband Edward...
Yolande D. Bisson
Aug 19, 2012
Yolande D. Bisson, 82, of Bisson Road, passed away at her home on Sunday August 19, 2012. Mrs. Bisson was born in Berlin, NH on December 15, 1929, a daughter of Phillipe and Eva (Lagace) Voisine. Yolande was a lifelong resident of Berlin. She, along with her husband Paul, owned and operated the Paul Bisson Dairy Farm. She also worked...
Lothrop B. Stone
Aug 18, 2012
Lothrop B. Stone, 70, died Saturday evening August 18, 2012, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, after a short illness. Mr. Stone was born on February 10, 1942 in Bridgton, ME, a son of Philip and Irene (Lesso) Stone. Lothrop was raised in Tamworth and was a graduate of Kennett High School and worked as a lineman and an...