Local Obituaries
Francis Frank Phair
Jan 24, 2017
Berlin, NH Francis "Frank" James Phair of Berlin passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was 95 years old. Born in Berlin on September 15, 1921 he was the son of James and Grace (Perkins) Phair. Frank attended Berlin Schools and was a graduate of Berlin High School, class of 1941. After High School...
Lincoln Donald Oakes
Jan 24, 2017
Lincoln Donald Oakes passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2017 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. He was 1 1/2 years old. Lincoln was born in Hinesville, Georgia on March 19, 2015 the son of Jeremy & Amanda (Rich) Oakes. Lincoln enjoyed time spent hiking with his Mom, watching football with his Dad, and watching planes and trucks. Members of the family...
Helen Wheeler
Jan 14, 2017
Helen Wheeler of Berlin passed away on January 14, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was 93 years old. Born in Berlin on June 15, 1924 she was the daughter of Tito and Philomena (Toppy) Micucci. She is predeceased by her husband Ray. Burial at Holy Family Cemetery will be held in the spring. Arrangements are under the care...
Jeannette (Meunier) Nadeau
Jan 11, 2017
Berlin, NH Jeannette Nadeau (Meunier) of Jasper Street passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was 77 years old. She was born on October 17, 1939 in Pawtucket, RI. She was the daughter of George and Bertha (Langlois) Meunier. Jeannettes greatest joy was her family. She enjoyed traveling and going to the Casinos. She was...
Claudette L. James
Jan 10, 2017
Claudette L. James, 73, passed away on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital after a period of declining health. She was born in Berlin on January 14, 1943 the daughter of Godias and Yvette (Gauthier) Fortin. She resided most her life in the Berlin area, but for a time she also lived in Indiana and Georgia. She was...
Robert Bob Laflamme
Jan 9, 2017
Robert "Bob" A. Laflamme of East Mason Street passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017. He was 78 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on February 14, 1938 he was the son of Lawrence and Marie Rose (Cloutier) Laflamme. Robert was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, class of 1957. He retired in 2002 from Berlin Public Works where...
Diane M. Horne
Jan 9, 2017
Diane M. Horne, 62, of Berlin, passed away on Monday January 9, 2017 at her home after a 2 year courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Berlin on April 26, 1954 the daughter of John and Jeannette (Couture) Croteau and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1973 and had been employed as a...
Dustin J, Smithhurst
Jan 9, 2017
Dustin James Smithurst, 27, of Gorham, NH died tragically on Monday morning January 9, 2017 of injuries received in a motor vehicle, pedestrian accident in Maine. He was born in Portland, ME on September 28, 1989, the son of Donna M. Beckwith Calvert and Wayne Smithurst and has lived in the Dummer- Berlin Gorham area for many years with his...
Romeo Cote
Jan 7, 2017
Gorham, NH Romeo Cote of Gorham passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017. He was 91 years old. Born on November 6, 1925 in Berlin, NH he was the son of Fertunat and Emulia (Lacasse) Cote. Romeo served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he received Combat Infantryman Bade, United Nations Service Medal and Korean Service Medal with...
Norman Dumont
Jan 4, 2017
Norman Dumont of Berlin, NH passed away due to illness on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Coos County Nursing Home. He was 83 years old. He was born on October 18, 1933 to his parents Blanche and Joseph Dumont of 520 School Street, Berlin. Norman loved spending time with his family. He was a devoted father and husband. His hobbies...
Stanley Belfonte
Jan 3, 2017
Stanley Belfonte, 80, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday January 3, 2017 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. He was born in Massachusetts on October 30, 1937 the son of the late Ernie and Florence (Murphy) Belfonte and had lived in Massachusetts, Laconia and Belmont, NH and Alaska before moving to Berlin 13 years ago, to be with Cecilia Nelson. Stanley...
Doris Moreau
Jan 1, 2017
Berlin, NH Doris Y. Moreau of Berlin passed away on January 1, 2017 at St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 93 year old. Born in Berlin, NH on June 16, 1923 she was the daughter of Frank and Aglaee (Lamontagne) Moreau. Doris worked as a Molder for Bass Shoe Company. She was a member of St....
Gilberte G. Roy
Dec 30, 2016
Gilberte G. (Maurais) Roy, 91, of Berlin, passed away on Friday December 30, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on December 7, 1925 the daughter of Edouard and Odilla (Jacques) Maurais and was a lifelong resident. Gilberte was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and the Ladies of St. Anne. She was a seamstress, enjoyed...
Anthony "Tony" Urban
Dec 29, 2016
Anthony (Tony) Urban passed away on December 29, 2016 after a 17+ month battle with rare cholangiocarcinoma. Tony was born in Berlin, NH in 1936 where he grew up, graduated from Berlin High School and spent 79 years living in and affecting positive change in the North County by guiding and mentoring many, especially youth seeking advice on education, athletics,...
Ronald R. Poirier
Dec 27, 2016
Ronald R. Poirier, 71, of Berlin, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital after a long period of declining health. He was born in Berlin on January 14, 1945 the son of Hector and Florence (Salvas) Poirier and was a lifelong resident. Ron served four years in the U. S. Navy. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...
Leo A. Boisselle
Dec 22, 2016
Leo A. "Joe" Boisselle, of Berlin, died unexpectedly at home on December 22, 2016. He was born May 20, 1936, the son of Didier and Rena Boisselle and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. He was a 1954 graduate of Notre Dame High School and worked at the Berlin/Cascade Paper Mills until his retirement. He was a communicant of St....
Estelle Jeannette Sweeney
Dec 20, 2016
Berlin, NH Estelle Jeannette Sweeney passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Coos Country Nursing Home. She was 80 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on February 10, 1936 she was the daughter of Placide and Gertrude (Aubert) Caron. Estelles greatest love was her family. She was very artistic and enjoyed painting for family, she was an incredible cook...
Iris L. Frechette
Dec 20, 2016
Iris L. (Stiles) Frechette, 93, of Gorham, passed away on Tuesday December 20, 2016 at Country Village Center in Lancaster. She was born in Milan on March 26, 1923 the daughter of Winfield S. and Mary E. (Jewett) Stiles and was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from Berlin High in 1942 and was a member of the...
James D. Hawkins
Dec 20, 2016
JAMES D. HAWKINS CONWAY, NH James D. Hawkins, 55, of Conway, NH, passed away on December 20, 2016. He was born in Berlin on April 17, 1961 the son of Earl and Lois (Turner) Hawkins and was a lifelong resident of the North Country. He was raised in Milan and graduated from Berlin High School in 1979. James had been...
Robert King
Dec 18, 2016
Robert King, 85, of Pompano Beach, Florida and formerly of Berlin & Gorham, passed away on Sunday October 30, 2016. He was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on April 29, 1931 the son of the late Dewey and Alice (Lamontagne) King and lived most of his life in the Berlin-Gorham area prior to moving to Florida. Robert was a US...
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