Local Obituaries
Lucille P. Lavigne
Jan 4, 2018
Lucille P. Lavigne, 86, of Berlin, passed away on Friday December 15, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on June 19, 1931 the daughter of the later Adelard and Alice (Duval) Parent and was a lifelong resident. Lucille had been employed as an office supervisor for Public Service Co. of NH for 19 years and...
Cecile M (Bourbeau) Villeneuve
Jan 4, 2018
Cecile Marie (Bourbeau) Villeneuve died peacefully at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH on January 4, 2018 at the age of 86 after a long battle with Dementia and Multiple Sclerosis. Cecile was born on July 14, 1931 in Berlin, NH to Gaudias Bourbeau and Eva (Provencher) Bourbeau, she was one of 10 children, four of her sisters died...
John O. Moulton
Jan 4, 2018
John O. Moulton, 71, of Dummer, passed away on Thursday January 4, 2018 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 12, 1946 the son of the late Oliver M. and Theresa A. (Cooney) Moulton and was raised in Berlin, moving to Dummer many years ago. He had been employed by White Mountain Woodcraft, Ramsay Trucking and...
G. Gordon Steady
Jan 2, 2018
G. Gordon Steady, 80, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday January 2, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Berlin on December 22, 1937 the son of the late George and Dorothy (Tremblay) Steady and was a lifelong resident. He was a US Army Veteran where he served with...
Malcolm E. Shute
Dec 31, 2017
Malcolm E. Shute, 84, of Gorham, and formerly of Londonderry, NH, passed away on Sunday December 31, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Newburyport, MA on October 17, 1933 the son of Walter and Margaret (Connors) Shute and was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War. He held a pilots license and ran an advertising...
Donald P. Taylor
Dec 31, 2017
Donald P. Taylor, 94, of Gorham, passed away on Sunday December 31, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Sherbrooke, P.Q., Canada on May 21, 1923 the son of Bernard and Katie (Pearson) Taylor and came to Berlin at the age of 2. He lived most of his life in Berlin, moving to Gorham in 2000. Donald...
Therese Roy
Dec 30, 2017
Therese M Roy 81 of Berlin passed away on December 30 2017 in her home after a battle with Cancer. She was surrounded by her Family. She was the daughter of the late Marie Jeanne Roy (Frechette) and Isaiah Roy. She was a Lifelong resident of Berlin. She worked in her younger years at the Towel Room in Cascade paper...
Jeannette B. Theriault
Dec 29, 2017
Mrs. Jeannette B. (Laflamme) Theriault, LPN, 82, of Berlin passed away on Friday December 29, 2017 in her home surrounded by family. She was born in Berlin on February 18, 1935, the daughter of the late George and Georgia (Howard) Laflamme and was a lifelong resident. Jeannette worked as a Registered Nurse for Androscoggin Valley Hospital and Coos County Nursing...
Priscilla (Berube) Desilets
Dec 26, 2017
Berlin, NH Priscilla R. Desilets passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Coos County Nursing Home where she has spent the past seven years. She was 97 years old. Born in Berlin on January 3, 1920 she was the daughter of Dr. Alexandre and Antoinette (LeBlond) Berube. She attended St. Regis Academy and Berlin High School, graduating...
Irene D. Patenaude
Dec 20, 2017
Irene D. Patenaude, 90, of 53 Main St., Berlin, passed away on Wednesday December 20th at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on August 11, 1927, the daughter to Louis E. and Louise (Plourde) Lambert. Irene lived in Berlin until 1968 when she moved to Florida. She served as a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla...
Lillian L. Morris
Dec 16, 2017
Lillian Louise (Luby) Morris, a nurse and World War II veteran, passed away at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin on December 16, 2017 after a short illness. She was 99 years old. Born in Milford, MA on September 28, 1918, she was one of nine children of Frederic J. Luby and Lillian Battles Luby. She was a Registered Nurse,...
Priscilla A. Berthiaume
Dec 16, 2017
Priscilla A. Berthiaume, 76, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday December 16, 2017 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Berlin on January 28, 1941 the daughter of Emile and Julie (Albert) Letellier and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1959 and was a member of Good...
Jeannette R. Pinette
Dec 15, 2017
Jeannette R. (Laplante) Pinette, 93, of Berlin, passed away on Friday December 15, 2017 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Lewiston, ME on October 26, 1924 the daughter of Ludger and Alphonsine (Labbe) Laplante and has lived in Berlin since she was 3. She was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and had been employed by...
Cynthia Fortier
Dec 15, 2017
A Mass will be said in her memory at 8:00am on August 16th at St Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Committals Prayers will follow at 1:00pm at St. Anne Cemetery.
George A. Hamel
Dec 14, 2017
George A. Hamel, 91, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the Hanover Hill Health Care Center in Manchester, NH surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Berlin on March 1, 1926 the son of Edmond and Marie (Therrien) Hamel and lived there until he made the move to assisted living in Bedford. George served...
Tom W. Gagnon
Dec 13, 2017
Tom W. Gagnon, 59, of Lumberton, NC, passed away on Wednesday December 13, 2017 at the Southeastern Hospice in Lumberton, NC. He was born in Berlin on December 2, 1958 the son of the late Raymond and Jacqueline (Lapointe) Gagnon and grew up in the area. He attended school in Berlin and Gorham and attained his GED. Tom served with...
Ida (Frenette) Lapointe
Dec 7, 2017
Berlin, NH Ida Lapointe of Berlin passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 93 years old. Born in Berlin on June 29, 1924; she was the daughter of Joseph and Ida (Arsenault) Frenette. She was employed at the Cascade Towel Room as a packer for Brown Company...
David S. Welsh
Dec 4, 2017
David S. Welsh, 81, former longtime resident of Gorham, passed away on Monday morning December 4, 2017 at the St. Vincent de Paul Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, following a long illness. He was born in Berlin, NH on July 4, 1936 the son of the late David S. and Dorothy (Sullivan) Welsh and was a lifelong resident of Gorham. Prior...
Ann M. Blouin
Dec 4, 2017
Ann M. Blouin, 62, of Gorham, NH, passed away peacefully on Monday December 4, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on May 5, 1955 the daughter of the late Leo and Maria (Huard) Grondin and was a lifelong resident. Ann graduated from Berlin High School in 1973 and the Catholic Medical Center School of Nursing...

Leo Legendre
Dec 3, 2017
Leo Legendre, 73, passed away peacefully at the Androscoggin Home Care-Hospice House in Auburn, ME. Born in Berlin, NH, on January 14, 1944 he was the son of Francis and Rose (Labrecque) Legendre. He attended school in Berlin and worked as a mechanic at Currier Motors and also worked as a logger. He married Lucinne Ferron on April 20, 1963...