Local Obituaries

Muriel G. Morin
Dec 16, 2016
Berlin, NH Muriel G. (Cyr) Morin passed away peacefully on Friday, December 16, 2016 at St Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 74. She was born on May 5, 1942 in Thedford Mines, Canada. Muriel greatest joy was her family, she most enjoyed making people laugh. She was kind and funny and you could always count on...
Therese D. Clermont
Dec 14, 2016
Therese D. (Landry) Clermont, 88, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday December 14, 2016 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Berlin on August 16, 1928 the daughter of Leo and Gabrielle (Belanger) Clermont and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of Good Shepherd Parish, the Ladies of St. Anne and...
Helene Leah (Fleury) Willard
Dec 8, 2016
Berlin, NH Helene Leah (Fleury) Willard, formerly of Success Street and a resident of St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a long illness. She was 79. Born on December 2, 1937 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Oscar F. and Angelina R. (Pike) Fleury. Helene was a...
Alma S. Guerin
Dec 8, 2016
Alma S. Guerin, 71, formerly of 12 Bell Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Thursday December 8, 2016 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Berlin, NH on December 28, 1944 the daughter of Alfred and Alma (Bouchard) Gendron and had resided most of her life in the Berlin-Gorham area. Prior to her retirement, she...
Ivan E. Kennedy
Dec 8, 2016
Ivan E. Kennedy, 94, of Gorham passed away December 8, 2016 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, after a period of declining health. He was born in Island Pond, VT on February 13, 1922 the son of John and Josephine (Vachon) Kennedy. He worked for many years in New York City working as the Secretary to the President of Railway...
Raymond A. Holt
Dec 3, 2016
Raymond A. Holt passed away at the age of 77 at his home in Dummer, NH on December 3, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Raymond was born on November 15, 1939 in Milan, NH, the son of Hazel Hawkins and Arnold Holt. He attended Milan Grammar School and Berlin High School. He joined the Marine Corps at the...
Bryant Funeral Home Welcomes 3Rd Generation
Dec 1, 2016
The Bryant Family, Serving the Area Communities for Three Generations The Bryant Funeral Home is pleased to announce that David E. Bryant has become a third generation Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer. David is the son of Edward and Laurie Bryant and the grandson of Bertrand and Beverly Bryant. The Bryant Family has continuously operated the funeral home since 1966...
Antoinette A. Rodrigue
Nov 28, 2016
Antoinette A. Rodrigue, 80, of Berlin, passed away on Monday November 28, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. She was born in Berlin on December 21, 1935 the daughter of Wilfrid and Medora (Tremblay) Demers and was a lifelong resident. Antoinette was a very active woman. She was an avid card player, enjoyed her many friends and enjoyed fishing. She...
Claude Bizier
Nov 27, 2016
Claude M. Bizier, 49, of Barrington, NH passed away on Sunday November 27, 2016 at the Concord Hospice House in Concord. He was born in Berlin, NH on June 28, 1967 the son of Raymond and Gemma (Dallaire) Bizier and graduated from Berlin High School and the University of New Hampshire. He was employed as an electrical engineer by Lydall...
Madison Rose Dana
Nov 27, 2016
Rest in Peace My Beautiful, Loving, Outspoken Daughter. You will never be forgotten and will always reside in my Heart. You were taken too early but are now one of Gods Angels. May you always watch over us and feel at ease

Florrie Torro
Nov 25, 2016
Florrie "Fio" Torro from Hamsphire Street passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital following a brief illness. He was 94 years old. Born in Berlin, NH on April 4, 1922 he was the son of Dominic and Nicolina (Dalphone) Torro. Florrie served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. He served in World War...
Tracy Robert Riff
Nov 24, 2016
Tracy Robert Riff, 76, of Berlin passed away peacefully on Thursday November 24, 2016, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon surrounded by his family. He was born on March 19, 1940 in Berlin the son of the late Lawrence T. Manny Riff and D. Grace (Whitcher) Riff. He was a graduate of Berlin High School and proudly served in...
Francisco J. Alimandi
Nov 20, 2016
Francisco Joseph Alimandi, 85, of Berlin, NH passed away peacefully on November 20, 2016 at 4:45 AM at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH after a battle of bone marrow cancer. He was born in Berlin on March 7, 1931 the son of the late Eugene and Antonia (Grannucci) Alimandi and was a lifelong resident. Francis had been employed by...
Christine (Stephens) Zoulias
Nov 14, 2016
Gorham, NH Christine Zoulias of Cascade Flats passed away unexpectedly at Androscoggin Valley Hospital on Sunday, November 13, 2016. She was 37 years old. Born in Haverhill Mass on October 2, 1979 she was the daughter of Fred Sweeney and Patricia Zoulias. Christines greatest love was her family. She loved spending time with them and made friends wherever she went....
Dianne N. Laroche
Nov 11, 2016
Dianne N Laroche, 66, of Berlin, NH, passed away on Friday November 11, 2016 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, ME. Dianne was born in Berlin, NH on May 26, 1950 the daughter of Roland and Shirley (Couture) Lessard. She was a lifelong resident and was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Class of 1968. She had been...
Ella M. (Landry) Roy
Nov 10, 2016
Ella Marie (Landry) Roy, 90, of Berlin passed away at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on February 13, 1926 the daughter of Joseph & Marie (St. Pierre) Landry and was a lifelong resident of the Berlin area. She was employed as a Saleswoman for Bell Shop, Langies Shoe Store and House of Style. She was a...
Germaine A. Buckovitch
Nov 10, 2016
Germaine A. Buckovitch, 94, of Berlin, passed away at her home on Thursday November 10, 2016. Mrs. Buckovitch was born in Berlin, NH on April 21, 1922 a daughter of John and Annette (Chenard) Villeneuve and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Members of the family include...
Helene I. Leveille
Nov 3, 2016
Helene I. Leveille, 87, of Berlin passed away at her home on Thursday November 3, 2016. She was born in Berlin on September 1, 1929 the daughter of the late Michel and Rose Alma (Lauzon) Roy and was a lifelong resident of the area. Helene was a member of St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish and the Third Order...
Barney "Rocket" Laroche
Oct 31, 2016
Barney Rocket LaRoche, 100, of Berlin, passed away at his home on Monday October 31, 2016. He was born in Berlin on July 10, 1916 the son of Willie and Juliette (Valliere) LaRoche and was a lifelong resident of the area. At the age of 29 he was drafted into the U.S Army, he served overseas in Germany as a...
Jean Bennett
Oct 26, 2016
Jean Collins Bennett, 84, loving wife, mother, grandmother and emotional rock to so many friends who knew her, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA after a short illness. A longtime resident of Berlin, NH and most recently South Easton, MA, she was born on August 6, 1932,...