Local Obituaries
Donald A. Springer
Jul 28, 2017
Donald A. Springer, 85, of Gorham, passed away Friday morning July 28, 2017 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. Mr. Springer was born in Berlin on December 22, 1931, a son of the late William G. and Florence (Murphy) Springer. He attended St. Patrick School and Berlin High School. He married Constance Hayes in 1952 and served with...
Solange J. Lebeau
Jul 27, 2017
Solange J. Lebeau, 67, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday July 27, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 21, 1950 in Lac Megantic, PQ, Canada the daughter of J.P. Alphonse and Irene (Boulet) Poirier and moved to the United States in 1973 and came to Berlin in 1983. She had been employed as a cashier at Irving...
Bruce Weaver Talyor
Jul 25, 2017
Bruce Weaver Talyor, 51, of Rockingham, NC died on Tuesday July 25, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 22, 1965 in Raleigh. A retired stockbroker and past president of the Alabama Stockbrokers Association, Bruce was a graduate of Mt. Brook High School in Birmingham, AL and Auburn University in 1988 with a B.S. in marketing. He was...
Roland J. Arsenault, Sr.
Jul 25, 2017
Roland J. Arsenault, Sr., 93, of Milan, NH, passed away on Tuesday July 25, 2017 at the Coos County Nursing Home. He was born in Berlin on July 4, 1924 the son of Joseph and Julia (Peters) Arsenault and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin-Milan area. He graduated from Hesser College and was a US Navy Veteran. Roland had...
John Richmond "Rick" Sloan
Jul 25, 2017
John Richmond "Rick" Sloan of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away from congestive heart failure in Berlin, New Hampshire. Rick was born to Walter Richmond Sloan and Louise Veasey Sloan on January 23, 1948 at Watts Hospital in Durham NC. He was a familiar and beloved presence on Franklin Street, having worked at his parent's store, Wentworth and Sloan Jewelers, much...
John H. Keough
Jul 23, 2017
John H. Keough, 93, of Berlin passed away at his home on Sunday July 23, 2017. Mr. Keough was born in Berlin, NH on January 3, 1924 a son of William and Mary (Hynes) Keough and was a lifelong resident, graduating from Berlin High School in 1943. John served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He owned and...
Kent A. "Dee" Woods
Jul 21, 2017
Kent A. Dee Woods, 53, of Stark passed away unexpectedly on Friday July 21, 2017. He was born and raised in Franklin, NH the son of Albert E. Woods, Sr. and Beverly F. (Cross) Ober. He raised his children in Northfield and moved to the North Country in 2004. Dee was employed by Mr. Neat Roofing. He loved wood working,...
Andre F. Caron
Jul 21, 2017
Andre F. Caron, 68, of Berlin, died peacefully at his home on July 21, 2017 with his wife and family at his side, after a long battle with renal cancer. He was born in Sherbrook, PQ, Canada, the son of Ovila and Aline Caron, on July 30, 1949. He moved to Berlin in 1958 and attended Berlin schools, graduating from...
Anna Kristine Johnson
Jul 16, 2017
Fairfield County, Connecticut - Anna Kristine Johnson died of cancer at the age of 67 on the 19th of March, 2017, surrounded by her family in their Connecticut home. Kristine was born October 22nd, 1949, in Berlin, New Hampshire, a daughter of Dr. Edgar Johnson and Mrs. Florence Johnson. After graduating from Berlin High School in 1967, Kristine earned her...
Colleen E. Marois
Jul 16, 2017
Colleen E. (Garneau) Marois, 53, of Berlin, NH passed away on Sunday morning July 16, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, after a long illness. She was born in Berlin, NH on April 3, 1964 the daughter of Kathleen M. (McKelvey) Garneau and the late A. John Garneau. Colleen was a lifelong resident of Berlin and a graduate...
Daniel Beausejour
Jul 15, 2017
Daniel Beausejour passed away suddenly at his home on July 15th, 2017. Daniel was born in Windsor, Quebec and immigrated with the family to Holyoke/Easthampton Massachusetts in the summer of 1966. He moved to Gorham in 1974 and went to Gorham High School Class of 1977. It did not take long for the West Coast to become his home after...
Robert R. Salvas
Jul 15, 2017
Berlin, NH Robert R. Salvas of Berlin passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, July 15, 2017. He was 88 years old. Born on September 16, 1928 in Berlin, NH he was the son of Thomas and Exilda (Cote) Salvas. Robert served in the United States Army during the Korean War where he earned various medals and service stars....
Annette R. Perry
Jul 10, 2017
Annette R. Perry, 78, of Berlin, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday morning June 13, 2017. She was born in Berlin on June 4, 1939 the daughter of the late Paul and Blanche (Lacroix) McNeil and was a lifelong resident of the area. She worked in the kitchen at the Northland Dairy Bar for many years. She was...
Laurier A Dion
Jul 7, 2017
Berlin, NH Laurier A. Dion passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, July 10, 2017. He was 101 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on October 13, 1915 he was the son of George and Georgiana (Demers) Dion Beaulieu. He attended St. Rigis Academy and graduated from Berlin High School. During the depression, his step father Joseph Beaulieu bought...
Julie M. Costine
Jul 5, 2017
Julie M. Costine, 64, of Gorham, passed away on Wednesday morning July 5, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mrs. Costine was born in Berlin on November 15, 1952 the daughter of the late Charles Montigue and Marilyn Hall and was a lifelong resident of the area. Her employment included Gamm, Currier Dealerships as a finance officer and...

Lorraine R (Lapointe) Perry
Jul 3, 2017
Berlin, NH Lorraine Perry passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. She was 83 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on March 25, 2017 she was the daughter of Edward and Cecile (Aubin) Lapointe. On May 30, 1955 she married Donald Perry and together they raised a daughter. She was employed...
Kathryn E. Drown
Jul 3, 2017
Kathryn Elaine (Andrews) Drown, 95, of Randolph, died at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Concord, on Tuesday morning, December 13, 2016. Kathryn (Kate to most) was born in Bethel, Maine on October 13, 1921, the daughter of Leroy Parker Andrews and Beatrice Lovell Blake Andrews. Kate grew up in Bethel, Maine and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....
Roland V Roy
Jul 2, 2017
Roland V Roy 85 of Berlin passed away on July 2, 2017 in his home after a long battle with Alzheimers. He was surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Moises Roy and Josephine (Demers) Roy. He was a long life Resident of Berlin. Many people know him as Pollock, Barney or Mickey Rooney in his...
Andre Andy Houle
Jul 1, 2017
Berlin, NH Andre (Andy) Pierre Houle passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 1st 2017. He was 63 years old. Born on July 20, 1953 he was the son of Archille and Evangeline (Morin) Houle. He worked in the Berlin mills for many years; Brown Company, James River, Crown Vantage, and American Tissue. He also did maintenance for luxury...
Andrew W. Douglass
Jul 1, 2017
Andrew W. Douglass, 59, of Berlin, passed away on Saturday July 1, 2017 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born in Berlin on July 14, 1957 the son of the late Robert W. and Mona R. (Mullins) Douglass and was a lifelong resident of the Milan-Berlin area. He had been employed by Isaacson Steel and later Presby Steel....