Obituaries

Dec 29, 2020

Lucy Jane Benton, age 95 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully at her home on December 29, 2020.  She was born in Dyer, Arkansas, on November 6, 1925 the daughter of Joseph and Fannie (Loomis) Lawrence.

Upon graduation from high school, Lucy moved to Washington DC in 1942 to work for the government supporting the troops. She and...

Dec 28, 2020

Robert F. Sherman, age 74 of Peterborough, NH, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH after a brief illness.   He was born on October 18, 1946 in Rockville Centre, NY, the son of John Richard and Mary Claire (Jones) Sherman.

Bob was a kind, loving, generous, and wonderful man, who...

Dec 26, 2020

Jonathan C Chapman, age 73, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully, in the presence of his loving family, at his home on December 26, 2020. He was born in Auburn, NY on January 14, 1947, the son of Max and Virginia (D’Agostino) Chapman.

Jon was raised in Auburn, NY, where he attended St. Mary’s School and Mt. Carmel...

Dec 22, 2020

Doris Koehler Wilson Dunn died peacefully at Bel-Air Nursing Home & Rehab Center in Goffstown, New Hampshire on December 22, 2020. She was 91. She is survived by her son Glenn Wilson and wife Linda, son Mark Wilson and wife Amy, stepdaughter Julie White (nee Dunn) and husband Pat, stepson William Dunn and wife Gail, and many grandchildren and...

Dec 6, 2020

Edward Albert Ham, (97), of Peterborough, NH, passed away peacefully at his home at RiverMead on 6 Dec, 2020.  He was born in Bridgeport, CT, on September 14, 1923, the son of Frank and Grace (Johnstone) Ham.

Ed considered himself a New Englander.  He was a lifelong Red Sox fan.  After his formative years in Connecticut, Ed...

Dec 4, 2020

Annette Marie Marsella died on December 4 at Monadnock Community Hospital.  Annette was born on July 6, 1959, the third daughter of Eleanor Marino Marsella and Alfred Anthony Marsella, and grew up in Mamaroneck, NY.  Her grandparents had come to New York as immigrants from southern Italy.  Born with severe health challenges,  Annette fought to live and survived multiple...

Dec 1, 2020

Miriam A. Lilly, age 74, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family, at Rivermead on  December 1, 2020.   She was born in Milwaukee, WI on March 14, 1946,  the daughter of William and Marcella (Adler) Gengler.

Mimi and her husband, Doug, shared 54 years of traveling, farming, teaching, healing and raising a...

Nov 26, 2020

Louise Heublein McCagg—artist, philanthropist, feminist, and mother—died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on November 26, 2020, after a heroic, 20-year struggle against Parkinson’s Disease.

Louise was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 22, 1936, to Dorothy Duncan Whitney and Dr. Gilbert Whipple Heublein. She attended Renbrook School and Dana Hall School before moving to New York City....

Nov 23, 2020

Carl L. Wagner, age 91, of Peterborough NH, passed away peacefully at RiverMead on November 23, 2020, in the presence of his loving wife. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 20, 1928, the son of Adelaide (Henschen) and Carl Wagner.

Raised with his younger sister Janet, Carl enjoyed the companionship of his many cousins, especially...

Nov 23, 2020

Dr. Donald E. Johnson, 83, of Peterborough, NH, died on November 23, 2020. He was a well-known and respected area dentist for over four decades.

Born in Nashua, NH, Dr. Johnson attended Sanborn Seminary and went on to graduate from Tufts University in 1959, receiving his Doctorate of Medicine in Dentistry from Tufts in 1963. In addition...

Nov 22, 2020

Edna M. Fox, age 94 of Peterborough, passed away peacefully at Pheasant Wood Center on November 22, 2020.   She was born in Downs, IL on December 3, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Bernice (Teter) Phillips.

Edna was raised in Downs, IL and attended Downs Schools.  She then went on to nursing school in Bloomington, IL.  Later,...

Nov 17, 2020

Ian R. F. Bishop, 36, of Peterborough passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at the Palliative and Hospice facility adjacent to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH after a courageously fought battle with leukemia.

Ian is survived by his fiancée, Lydia Burleigh; his parents, Jacqueline Bishop of Beaver Dam, WI and Russ and Danielle Bishop of...

Nov 16, 2020

Janice M. Aborn, age 93 of Hancock, NH passed away peacefully at Monadnock Community Hospital on November 16, 2020.  She was born in Rumford, ME on January 14, 1927, the daughter of James and Amalia (Rumazza) Murphy.

Also raised in Rumford, she later attended Boston University where she graduated with a B.S. in Physical Education.

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Nov 8, 2020

Mary Jean Long, age 90 of Peterborough, NH passed away peacefully at Rivermead on November 8, 2020.   She was born in Pelham, NY on March 14, 1930, the daughter of Benjamin and Audrey (Nash) Newton.

Mary Jean was one of the first “Kelly Girls” an early pioneer in Temp Agencies.

She worked many years as...

Nov 8, 2020

John D. “Jack” Lesser passed away at RiverMead Lifecare Community in Peterborough, NH, on November 8, 2020.

Jack was born on September 2, 1927 in Warren, PA.  He was predeceased by his parents, Byron Virgil Lesser and Beatrice (Bradley-Kerr) Lesser, and by his four siblings:  Bob Lesser, Barbara Porter, Jeanne Richards, and Ann Lesser.

Jack...

Nov 5, 2020

Dr. Elizabeth “Andy” Anderson Kerwin passed away peacefully at the age of nearly 97 after a period of failing health. She was born in Lincoln NE, the daughter of Arthur and Gretchen (Haslam) Anderson.

After attending primary and secondary schools, Andy graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1944 and then earned her MD at...

Nov 2, 2020

Debra Jean Locastro Cilley, age 67 of Greenfield, NH, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on November 2, 2020.

Deb was born a city girl in Auburn, NY on December 26, 1952, the daughter of Richard and Madelyn (Burke) Locastro.   As the second oldest of twelve brothers and sisters, Deb grew up in a...

Nov 2, 2020

Robert S. “Bob” Taylor, 84, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully at Old Town Farm, surrounded by the love of his family, on November 2, 2020.  It was the only way he would have accepted it. He was born in Boston, MA, on June 4, 1936, the son of William S. Taylor and Phoebe (Russell) Taylor Gregg.

Bob...

Oct 28, 2020

Larry Grinnell passed away at the RiverMead Life Care Community in Peterborough, NH on October 28, 2020. In May of this year he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Larry, (Lawrence Irving Grinnell), was born in NY City on March 18, 1937. He attended schools in New York and Massachusetts and graduated from Milton Academy, Harvard and Columbia, earning...

Oct 28, 2020

David Clark Boutwell Sr., 80, passed away at his home in Peterborough, NH surrounded by his family on October 28, 2020. David valiantly fought a difficult battle with esophageal cancer over the last year. Through many challenges he always told his family “I’m not ready to quit” — his perseverance was inspiring.

David was a beloved father,...