Local Obituaries
Dennis R. Thomas
Jan 23, 2020
Dennis R. Thomas, 65, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday January 23, 2020 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on April 5, 1954 the son of the late Harold A. and Claire I (Hood) Thomas, Sr. and was a lifelong resident. He attended Berlin schools and had been employed by the local papermill as a millwright...
Mary E. Lodar
Jan 22, 2020
Mary E. Lodar, 72, of Gorham, passed away on Wednesday January 22, 2020 at her home. She was born in Berlin, NH on March 14, 1947 the daughter of the late Edwin B. and Dorothy E. (Donaldson) Forsythe and was a lifelong resident of Gorham, graduating from Gorham High School in 1965. She had been employed for 31 years at...
Aurore A (Martel) Lavoie
Jan 21, 2020
Aurore A. Lavoie, 81, Berlin, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital after a period of failing health. She was born on May 10, 1938 in Berlin to Arthur and Anita (Demers) Martel. She attended Berlin Public Schools. Aurore went to work at the Brown Company. She met Richard Lavoie and the couple married in 1956 at...
Leo Joseph Gingras
Jan 20, 2020
Leo Joseph Gingras, 64, passed away on January 20, 2020 in New Port Richey FL. Leo was born in Berlin, NH, son of the late Edward and the late Gertrude (Dupuis) Gingras. He spent most of his life in Berlin prior to moving to Florida to live with his sister Jackie and her husband Ed in 2012. Leo was active...
Patrick L. Viger
Jan 20, 2020
Patrick L. Viger, most recently of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 20, 2020. He was born in Kittery, Maine the son of the late Simon and Winifred (Reardon) Viger.
Lucille A. Rousseau
Jan 19, 2020
Lucille A. Rousseau, 82, of Berlin, passed away on Sunday January 19, 2020. She was born in Berlin on September 9, 1937 the daughter of the late Lawrence and Elizabeth (Morin) Marchand and was a lifelong resident. She was an office assistant at Metropolitan Insurance Company, had worked at Good Shepherd Parish and was the co-owner of Rousseau’s IGA. Lucille...
Roland A Fortin
Jan 19, 2020
Roland A. Fortin, 75, Cascade Hill, died on Sunday January 19, 2020 after a period of failing health at the Jack Burns Hospice Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Berlin, NH to Leo Joseph and Laura (Boudreau) Fortin. He attending Berlin Schools then went on to find work at the Brown Company. Roland was a quiet and private...
Donald Rodrigue
Jan 18, 2020
Donald Rodrigue passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Mountain Ridge Center in Franklin, NH. He was born on February 11, 1953 in Berlin, NH. He was the son of Victor and Victoria (Giguere) Rodrigue. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 27th at 1:00pm at St Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment...
Ernest E. "Brother" Peabody
Jan 17, 2020
Ernest E. “Brother” Peabody, 84, passed away on January 17, 2020 after a long illness, two days after his wife Lillian L. Peabody. Ernest was born in Milan, NH on August 23, 1935 to Marion and Raymond Peabody. He was raised in Milan, NH by his mother and stepfather Kenneth Douglass. He graduated from Berlin High School and served in...
Verlie M. Rajaniemi
Jan 17, 2020
Verlie M. (Gendron) Rajaniemi, 87, of Gorham, NH passed away on January 17, 2020 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on May 3, 1932 the daughter of Elton F. and Hulda W. (Dahlsing) Gendron and lived in North Reading, MA for 34 years before returning to the area in 1998, residing in Gorham....
Lillian L. Peabody
Jan 15, 2020
Lillian L. (Lowe) Peabody, 75, passed away after a brief illness on January 15, 2020, two days before her husband Ernest E. (Brother) Peabody. Lillian was born in Berlin, NH on July 21, 1944 to Maude and Glenn Lowe, Jr. and was raised by her grandparents Ernestine and Glenn Lowe, Sr. in Randolph, NH. She graduated from Gorham High School...
Roger J Couture
Jan 14, 2020
Roger J. Couture, 82, Milan, died at Androscoggin Valley Hospital on Tuesday January 14, 2020. He was born in Berlin on July 1, 1937 to Armel and Mary Jane (Buote) Couture. He attended Berlin High School graduating with the class of 1957. Roger found work locally and went on to own several local businesses, including Riverside Motor Inn, Sports Enterprise...
Jean B. Noel
Jan 13, 2020
Jean B. Noel, 91, of Berlin, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in St. Pamphile, P.Q., Canada on October 22, 1928 the son of the late William and Mary Louise (Blanchette) Noel. He came to the United States over 50 years ago and lived for a...
Olive A Bourassa
Jan 13, 2020
Olive A. Bourassa, 92, formerly of Derrah Street, Berlin, NH passed away on January 13, 2020 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH. She was born in Berlin, NH on July 7, 1927 the daughter of Donat and Rosanna (Landry) Couture and was a lifelong resident. Olive loved her camp in Errol, spending time with her family and...
Gisele (Labonte) Sheridan
Jan 11, 2020
Gisele Labonte Sheridan, 93 of Fountain Inn, SC passed away on January 11, 2020. She was born on January 22, 1926, to Aime and Fleurendy Blais Labonte in Berlin, NH. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sheridan, Jr, and sons Frank III and Craig Sheridan. Surviving family members are James and Mona Sheridan of Woodstock, GA, Jean Skelskey of...
Doris M (Lambert) Dupuis
Jan 8, 2020
Doris M. Dupuis, 97, Berlin, died after a period of failing health on Wednesday January 8, 2020, at St. Vincent De Paul Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born on September 9, 1922 to Joseph and Virgina (Boissoneau) Lambert. She was raised in Berlin and attended St. Regis Academy. She married Fernand J. Laplante on December 15, 1942 at St....
Cynthia F. Gralenski
Jan 7, 2020
Cynthia F. Gralenski, 76, of Shelburne, NH, passed away on Tuesday January 7, 2020 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Gloucester, MA on November 26, 1943 the daughter of the late Otto and Evelyn (Forseman) Wayrynen and grew up in Rockport, MA where she met her husband, John. They moved briefly to...
Andre J. Berthiaume
Jan 4, 2020
Andre J. Berthiaume, 78, of Berlin, NH passed away January 4, 2020 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on July 21, 1941 the son of Stanislas and Malvina (St. Pierre) Berthiaume and was a lifelong resident. Andre was a graduate of Notre Dame High School with the class of 1959. Prior to his retirement, he was employed...
Armand "Tibi" Leveille
Jan 4, 2020
Armand M. “Tibi” Leveille, 86, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday January 4, 2020 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in St. Francis Xavier, P.Q., Canada on April 11, 1933 the son of Anesphore and Imelda (Fournier) Leveille and moved to Berlin in 1956, where he has since resided. Tibi spent most of his life working in the...
Heather A Reid
Dec 31, 2019
Heather Ann Reid, 62, of Gorham, passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2019 at her home. She was born in Berlin, NH on May 8, 1957 the daughter of the late Lewis A. and Kathleen (Wight) Reid and lived most of her life in Gorham. She graduated Gorham High School and Plymouth State College. In her younger days she enjoyed...
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