Local Obituaries
Margaret Desmond
Jun 30, 2017
Margaret (Masters) Desmond, 92, of Shelburne, passed away on June 30, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Born October 10, 1924 in Dorchester, MA, Margaret attended local Catholic schools, graduating in 1942. She worked for several area businesses before enlisting in the US Marine Corps in the second class of women admitted to this branch of...
James W. Heller
Jun 30, 2017
James W. Heller, 69, of Berlin, passed away on Friday June 30, 2017 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. He was born in New York on February 25, 1948 and was a US Navy Veteran. James has lived in Berlin for several years. Interment will be in the NH State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH. The...
Darren C. Morton
Jun 28, 2017
Darren Charles Morton, 53, of Berwick, Maine, passed away on June 28, 2017 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH, following a long illness. He was born in Berlin, NH on March 14, 1964, the son of Doris (Sullivan) Morton and the late Charles E. Morton. He was raised in Berlin, NH and was a graduate of Berlin High School...
Omer R. Morin
Jun 26, 2017
Omer R. Morin, 85, of Berlin, passed away on Monday June 26, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Berlin on March 15, 1932 the son of Leo A. and Olivette (Chavarie) Morin and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by Red Wing Express, Adley Express, Yellow Freight, retiring from the Teamsters after 31 years....
Conrad E. Aube
Jun 24, 2017
Conrad E. Aube, 90, of Gorham, passed away Saturday evening June 24, 2017, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. Mr. Aube was born in Berlin, NH on April 28, 1927 the son of the late Fidele and Apolina (Lambert) Aube. He was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1945. Conrad was...
Beverly D. Howes
Jun 23, 2017
Beverly D. Howes, 82, of Lancaster, NH, passed away on Friday June 23, 2017 at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster. She was born in Washburn, ME on September 17, 1934 the daughter of the late Donald and Ferne (Perkins) McKay. She had lived in Northern Maine and moved to Massachusetts before moving to Lancaster 15 years ago. Beverly...
Bernice L. Langlois
Jun 22, 2017
Bernice L. (Erickson) Langlois, 99, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday December 27, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home. She was born in Berlin on September 19, 1917 the daughter of Emil and Maree L. (Currier) Erickson and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1935 and then worked for a time at Brown Company...
Fraud Alert
Jun 22, 2017
Please be advised that there is a scam going around Coos County . We have received information from several people that they received a card in the mail which states there is a new program in the State of NH that helps pay for a funeral. The information states that the government will pay for some and the state insurance...
Lionel R. Roy
Jun 20, 2017
Lionel R. Roy, 81, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday June 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on September 9, 1935 the son of the late Moses and Josephine (Demers) Roy and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed by the City of Berlin Public Works Department for 47 years, retiring in 1997. Lionel...
Nancy J. Bellomy
Jun 20, 2017
Nancy J. Bellomy, 74, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday June 20, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on January 10, 1943 the daughter of the late George W. and Henrietta R. (Carter) Morin and lived most of her life in Berlin. She had been employed in the housekeeping department at the Coos County Nursing...
Henry R. Fries
Jun 17, 2017
Henry E. Fries, 90, of Milan, NH, passed away on Saturday June 17, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, NH. He was born in New Haven, CT on November 21, 1926 the son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Price) Fries and lived in Connecticut most of his life, moving to Milan 4 years ago. Henry was a...
Edgar Joseph Thibodeau
Jun 15, 2017
Edgar Joseph Thibodeau, "Ed," 86, died June 15th, 2017 at his winter home in Naples, FL. He was born in Berlin, NH, son of Dr. Edgar J. and Olive H. Thibodeau. His origins were deeply French, with maternal Saint Laurent family originating in the Burgundy region, and paternal Thibodeau family originating in the Normandy region, before they immigrated to the...
Michael E. Pelletier
Jun 15, 2017
Michael E. Pelletier, 38, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday June 15, 2017. He was born in Berlin on October 24, 1978 the son of Michael E. and Marguerite (Baillargeon) Pelletier and lived most of his life in Berlin. He had also lived in Southern NH for a time. He was a self-employed truck driver and carpenter. Michael loved his...
Edouard J. Doherty
Jun 15, 2017
Edouard J. Doherty, 72, of Gorham, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinson Disease on Thursday June 15, 2017 at the UC Health West Chester Hospital in West Chester, OH, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Berlin on February 10, 1945 the son of Maurice J. and Anita (Dione) Doherty and was raised...

Antonio W Nadeau
Jun 12, 2017
Antonio (Tony) Nadeau, 87, died unexpectedly at Androscoggin Valley Hospital on June 12, 2017. Tony was born in Berlin in 1929, the son of Adelard and Clara Gagne Nadeau. He graduated from Notre Dame High School and then from the University of New Hampshire in 1954, with a degree in French Language and Literature. He was a proud member of...
Mark I. Carter
Jun 11, 2017
Mark I. Carter, 61, of Berlin, NH, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Thursday June 8th, 2017 at home with his wife, Suzanne. Mark was born in Augusta, GA on July 3rd, 1955, and was the son of John and Biruta (Birznieks) Carter. Mark moved to Canada when he was 12 years old. He...
Doris A. Payette
Jun 10, 2017
Doris A. Payette, 82, formerly of Birch Grove, Gorham, passed away Friday December 17, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on June 9, 1934 the daughter of George and Azilda (Marquis) Roy and was a lifelong resident of the area. She worked for Converse Rubber, Bass Shoe and Gamm, Inc. She enjoyed...
Paula J Gagnon
Jun 9, 2017
Paula Gagnon, 72, of Errol passed away at her home on Friday June 9, 2017. She was born in Portland, Maine on May 21, 1945 the daughter of Paul and Iola (Sweatt) Sausville. Paula grew up in Errol, attending the Errol Schools and graduating from Berlin High School. She attended New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing graduating in 1966. She...
Lise Lizzie
Jun 8, 2017
Lise Belliville Lizzie, 77, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2017 in Safety Harbor, FL, while surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Coaticook, PQ, Canada on January 11, 1940 the daughter of Idola Belliville and Noellie St. Pierre Belliville. Lise worked as a maternity nurse at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital for many years. She loved taking care...
Jean E. Nelson
Jun 6, 2017
Jean E. Nelson, 88, of Epping, NH and formerly of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday June 6, 2017 at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover. She was born in Berlin on January 22, 1929 the daughter of Philip Babe and Laura (Gilbert) Smyth and lived most of her life in Berlin, moving to Epping in November of 2008. Jean...