Local Obituaries
June Couture
Jun 1, 2020
June Couture, 84, of Berlin, passed away at her home on Monday, June 1, 2020 after a period of declining health. She was born in Berlin on July 8, 1935 the daughter of the late Gedeon and Fridoline (Roy) Couture and lived in Berlin the majority of her life. She was employed by New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., the...
Elaine W. Bishop
Jun 1, 2020
Elaine W. Bishop, 76, of Berlin, NH passed away at home on June 1, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Otto and Alta Eichler, and the wife of the late Gerald Bishop. She was born in Spokane, WA on October 16, 1943 and lived in Rhode Island before moving to New Hampshire 30 years ago. She loved wrestling...
Aurore V (Croteau) Jutras
May 24, 2020
Aurore V. (Croteau) Jutras, 89, Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH to George and Alexina (Lapointe) Croteau on March 10, 1931. Aurore graduated from Notre Dame High School in Berlin. She married Robert Jutras on October 8, 1949 at Angel Guardian Catholic Church. Together...
Grace Y. Chevalier
May 24, 2020
Grace Y. Chevalier, 88, of Berlin, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin after a period of failing health. She was born in Berlin, NH on March 26, 1932 the daughter of the late Adelard and Zelie (Duguay) Albert. Grace lived in Rhode Island for 20 years before...
Doris Boivin
May 20, 2020
Doris Boivin, 91, of Milan, NH passed away on May 20, 2020. She was born in Berlin, NH on July 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Oasis and Bertha (Blanchette) Martin. She moved to Stark as a young child and lived there most of her adult life, before moving to Milan a few years ago. She loved knitting and...
Norman R. Gagne
May 19, 2020
Norman R. Gagne, 83, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday May 19, 2020 at his home. He was born in Berlin on November 5, 1936 the son of Adelard and Bernadette (Aubin) Gagne and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed as a boiler operator at James River Corporation. Family includes his wife Olive D. (Caron) Gagne of Berlin,...
Gerald D. Harris
May 15, 2020
Gerry Harris, 72, of Berlin, NH, passed away on 05/15/20 after a difficult battle with Glioblastoma. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sue Harris, née Breton; two daughters: Shelley Harris, and her husband John Ward, of Laconia, NH, and Kari Parent, and her significant other Dana Johnson, of Belmont, NH; two grandsons, Harrison and Hayden Parent of...
Pauline E. Villeneuve
May 8, 2020
An Everyday Hero It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our everyday hero, Pauline, who succumbed to complications brought on by Covid-19 in the early morning hours of May 8th. She had overcome many maladies in her later years but lost the battle this time. She was the youngest of four children of Neil and Irene (Chandler)...
Claire Yevette (Dube) Aubut
May 8, 2020
Having finished her work, Claire (Dube) Aubut passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin after a period of fragile health. She was born in Nashua, NH on January 7, 1957. She was guided throughout her life by her unwavering Christian faith and dedication to her family and loved ones. She earned her GED and...
Michelle K. L'Heureux
May 5, 2020
Michelle K. L’Heureux, 46, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at her home after a period of failing health. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 5, 1973, the daughter of Richard L’Heureux and Sharon (Poirier) Pelletier. Michelle graduated Berlin High School Class of 1995 and had been employed at the Community Services Center for the...
Anita (Laberge) Comeau
May 3, 2020
Anita Comeau passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Coos County Nursing Home. She was 93 years old. Born in Bowden Maine on December 13, 1926 she was the daughter of Alphonse and Eleanore (Dion) LaBerge. Her early education was in Lewiston Maine and Errol NH. She was a Communicant of St. Kierans Parish now Good Shepherd Parish, and...
Wayne M. Holt
May 2, 2020
Wayne Morris Holt, 74, of Dummer, NH passed away on Saturday morning May 2, 2020 at his home with family by his side. He was born in Berlin, NH on October 2, 1945 the son of the late Maurice and Alta (Campbell) Holt and has resided most of his life in the area. He was a graduate of Berlin High...
Muriel E. Wild
May 2, 2020
Muriel E. (Densmore) Wild, 91, of Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday May 2, 2020 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Portland, ME on September 4, 1928 the daughter of Waldo and Elsie (Marr) Densmore and had lived in New Hampshire and Maine, prior to becoming a resident of the Nursing Home. She loved...
George H. Hamlin
Apr 30, 2020
George Hazen Hamlin, 81, resident of Interlachen, Florida, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 in the Parklands Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gainesville, Florida, following a long illness. Mr. Hamlin was born on September 25, 1938 in Milan, New Hampshire to the late Alton and Madeline Hamlin. He lived most of his life in Chaplin, Connecticut working as a lineman for many...
Mary Gilbert
Apr 25, 2020
Mary Gilbert, 95, of Berlin, NH passed away on April 25, 2020 at her granddaughter’s house, surrounded by her family. She was born in Berlin, NH on March 9, 1925, the daughter of Nicholas and Annie Lapato. Mary was the wife of the late Ronald Gilbert. She was a lifelong resident of Berlin, and worked for many years as a...
Patricia C. Willette
Apr 24, 2020
Patricia C. Willette, 88, of Lancaster, NH passed away on April 24, 2020. She was born in Nashua, NH on September 18, 1931, the daughter of Archibald and Mabel (Rice) Williamson. She had lived in Hampton, NH and Anna Maria Island, FL before settling in the Gorham and Lancaster area. She was a bookkeeper for PE Fletcher for over 30...
Daniel E. Leonard
Apr 18, 2020
Daniel Edward Leonard, 57, most recently of Berlin, passed away at his home on April 18, 2020. He was born in Muhlenberg, NJ the son of Herbert Leonard and Myrna (Silver) Gail.
Norman E. "Pete" Eames
Apr 17, 2020
Norman E. “Pete” Eames, 79, of Errol, NH passed away on Friday April 17, 2020 in Errol. He was born in Stewartstown, NH on March 21, 1941 the son of the late Everett R. and Mona E. (Bennett) Eames and was a lifelong resident of Errol, NH. Pete was a graduate of Berlin High School. He was employed by his...
Linda Lee (Alphonse) Simonds
Apr 17, 2020
Linda Simonds, 71, Gorham, passed away on Friday April 17, 2020, as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Gorham, NH. She was born on September 28, 1948 to Alice Alphonse and Harold Ouillette in Lancaster NH. She attended St. Josephs School in Berlin and graduated from Gorham High School with the class of 1966. Linda worked at Converse...
Constance B (Fleury) Charest
Apr 16, 2020
Constance Bella (Fleury) Charest was born in Berlin, NH, on December 21, 1933, and passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by the love of her family on April 16, 2020. Constance was 86 years old and a life-long resident of Berlin, NH. She was the daughter of Oscar and Angelina (Pike) Fleury (proprietors of Fleury Funeral Home) and a...