Local Obituaries
Gloria J. Macdonald
May 1, 2018
Gloria J. MacDonald, 74, of Milan, NH, passed away on Friday December 1, 2017 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, after a period of declining health. She was born in Worcester, MA on February 27, 1943 the daughter of the late Laurant and Lucille (Bernier) Bergeron and lived in Massachusetts until 1988, when she moved to New Hampshire....
Yvette C. Leighton
Apr 30, 2018
Yvette C. Leighton, 70, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday April 17, 2018 at Havenwood in Concord, NH, after a peaceful day with her children. She was born in Berlin on February 20, 1948 the daughter of Auguste and Loretta R. (Dumesnil) Sequin and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Notre Dame High School and from nursing school in...
Germaine T. Gauthier
Apr 30, 2018
Germaine T. (Canuel) Gauthier, 86, formerly of Berlin, NH, passed away on Friday April 20, 2018 at the Belknap County Nursing Home in Laconia, NH, after a long illness. She was born in Berlin, NH on March 23, 1932 the daughter of Philippe and Marie (Dion) Canuel and had lived most of her life in Berlin. Prior to her retirement,...
Romeo A. Labonte
Apr 30, 2018
Romeo Alfred Labonte, 89, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2018 at Bentley Commons Assisted Living Facility in Bedford, NH where he has been a resident for the past two years. Romeo was born in Berlin, NH, on May 22, 1928, the son of Aime and Fleurendy (Blais) Labonte. In Romeos early years he was a successful Class A jumper...
Norman L. Reardon
Apr 27, 2018
Norman L. Reardon, 66, of Gorham, passed away on Friday April 27, 2018 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster. He was born in Berlin on August 5, 1951 the son of the late Phillip L. and Ruth (Smith) Reardon and served with the USAF from 1971-1975. He had been employed by OReilly Auto Parts and was a member of...
Juliette (Nadeau) Lepage
Apr 25, 2018
Juliette Lepage, 95, died on April 25, 2018 at the Coos County Nursing Home where she had been a resident for several years. She was born Juliette Jeanne dArc Nadeau on the last day of 1922 in St. Ephraim de Beauce, PQ. She emigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was five. They settled in Berlin, where she...
Susan M. Mcneil
Apr 23, 2018
Susan M. (Arsenault) McNeil, 68, of Berlin, NH passed on to be in the arms of the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a series of long term illnesses. Susan was born May 11, 1949 in Berlin NH and was a graduate of Berlin High School in the class of 1967....
Louis Desmond
Apr 23, 2018
Louis Desmond, 92, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2018 at the Coos County Nursing Home. Born October 1, 1925 in Washington, PA, he was the son of Bernardo and Salata Desmond, both immigrants from Italy. He was the second oldest of 9 siblings. He joined the US Navy in 1943 and was sent to study at Wentworth Institute in...
Maurice Couture
Apr 22, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Maurice A. Couture announces his passing, on April 21, 2018, at the age of 94. Maurice was predeceased by his mother and father Alphonse and Josephine Couture; his brothers Marcel and Raymond, and his Sister Rita; his beloved children, Paul Couture, and Louise Couture. He is survived by his wife Pierrette...
Louise G. Gagnon
Apr 22, 2018
Louise G. Gagnon, 87, of Dummer, NH, passed away on Sunday April 22, 2018 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Milan, NH on November 12, 1930 the daughter of Edward and Leah (Scott) Wheeler and was a lifelong resident of the Milan-Dummer area. She had been the Town Clerk in Dummer for 31...
Doris Levesque
Apr 19, 2018
Doris Levesque, 88, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday April 19, 2018 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Winterville, ME the daughter of Gilman and Lena (Pelkey) Pelletier and lived in Berlin since 1946. Doris was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and enjoyed reading criminal non-fiction novels. Family includes her children Eugene Levesque, Jr. of Nashua,...
Keith N. Laflamme
Apr 16, 2018
Keith N. LaFlamme, 22, of Milan, passed away at his home on Monday April 16, 2018. He was born in Berlin on September 24, 1995 the son of Gary LaFlamme and Angela (Riendeau) Clark and was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Berlin High School in 2013 and had been employed by Sunday River, Coos County Nursing...
Marguerite (Maurais) Coulombe
Apr 15, 2018
Berlin, NH Marguerite (Maurais) Coulombe, a longtime resident of Spruce Street, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 15, 2018 in her home. She was 93 years old. Born on August 9, 1924 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Edouard and Odilla (Jacques) Maurais. Marguerite was a lifelong resident of Berlin. On June 16, 1947, she married Lucien Coulombe and...
Helen G (Norine) Magnusson
Apr 14, 2018
Helen G. Magnusson Helen G. Magnusson, 97 passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Ledgewood Manor in Windham, Maine with family by her side. She was born in Hayfield, Minnesota on February 17, 1921, the oldest daughter of Albin and Hannah (Telleen) Norine. Her family moved to Gowrie, Iowa shortly after her birth where she attended Gowrie schools. She was...
Bertha A. Roy
Apr 7, 2018
Bertha A. (Cloutier) Roy, 89, of East Hartford, CT and formerly of Berlin, NH passed away on Saturday April 7, 2018 at her home. She was born in Berlin, NH on July 4, 1928 the daughter of Donat and Rose Lina (Cloutier) Cloutier and resided in Canada until age 14, when she returned to Berlin. At age 16, she moved...
Lena L (Rabida) Chauvette
Apr 7, 2018
Berlin, NH Lena L. (Rabida) Chauvette passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was 95 years old. Born in Berlin, NH, on September 13, 1922 she was the daughter of Napoleon and Celina (Nolin) Rabida. She was married to Onesime Chauvette and together they raised two children. She worked...
Elaine J. Smith
Apr 6, 2018
Elaine J. (Holt) Smith, 71, of Gorham, passed away at home Friday April 6, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born in Berlin on October 21, 1946 the daughter of the late Arnold & Hazel (Hawkins) Holt and resided in the area most of her life. Elaine worked for the State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human...
Maurice Mutt Allain
Apr 6, 2018
Berlin, NH Maurice "Mutt" Allain of Third Avenue passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, April 6, 2018 followed a brief illness. He was 72 years old. Born in Berlin, on November 29, 1945 he was the son of Henry and Julia (Poirier) Allain. He graduated from Notre Dame High School, class of 1963, and received...
Priscilla F. Fortin
Apr 5, 2018
Priscilla F. Fortin, 72, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday April 5, 2018 at her home. She was born in Berlin on January 21, 1946 the daughter of Godias and Yvette (Gauthier) Fortin and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1964. Priscilla was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and had been employed as a program manager for the...
Simonne M (Bugeau) Fortier
Apr 4, 2018
Berlin, NH Simonne M. (Bugeau) Fortier of Berlin passed away on Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 92 years old. Born on April 29, 1925 in Berlin, she was the daughter of Felix and Rose (Boucher) Bugeau. She attended St Regis Academy and Notre Dame High School. She worked at Larochelle...