Obituaries

Mar 2, 2015

Hancock, NH Robert Bruce Kilpatrick, died on March 2, 2015 at his home in Hancock. Robert was born in New York on January 20, 1933 the son of Archibald Kilpatrick and Anna (Staugaitis) Kilpatrick. Robert was a long time resident of Hancock. He served his country in the United States Air Force and worked as a pilot for American Airlines...

Mar 2, 2015

Thelma F. (French) Clark passed away at Pheasantwood Nursing Home on March 2, 2015 at the age of 91. She was the daughter of Fred Ellsworth French and Elizabeth Luella (Tarbell) French. Thelma was born in Montville, Connecticut on January 26, 1924; the family moved to Wilton, NH when she was very young. Thelma grew up in Wilton and graduated...

Feb 26, 2015

Hancock NH Edwin C. Eldred, Jr. passed away peacefully on February 26, 2015 at Summer Hill Assisted Living after a period of failing health. He was born in Beverly, MA on April 15, 1921 to Edwin C. Eldred, Sr. and Annie (Tingley) Eldred. Edwin grew up in Beverly, MA and attended Beverly schools. It was at Beverly High School where...

Feb 24, 2015

Peterborough, NH Marion Castle Almeida (nee Ball) died on February 24, 2015. She was born at Jamaica Hospital, Queens, NY on April 17, 1926 to Charles Ball and Anna (Castle) Ball of Floral Park, NY. Marion attended Sewanhaka High School, where she met her future husband, Frank Almeida. After graduating high school in 1943, she attended Washington School for Secretaries....

Feb 23, 2015

Elgie Mack, 102, passed peacefully to eternal life, surrounded by her family, on February 23, 2015 at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, NH. Elgie is survived by her son Ron (Diane), son Don, and daughter Nancy Gasowski (Ron). She was loved by her grandchildren Laura Zajac (Kevin), Kristen Lewey (David), Donald Mack, Teri Tuttle (Bernie), Timon Gasowski (Lynn), and Sam...

Feb 16, 2015

Harrisville, NH Lillian L. Born, 80, of Harrisville, died on February 16, 2015 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough after a brief illness. She was born in Butte, MT on April 1, 1934, the daughter of Eugene Fullmer and Linda (Guay) Fullmer. Lillian moved to the area in 1968 after having lived in New Jersey for a number of years....

Feb 13, 2015

Hancock, NH Edward James Joseph Coughlan, Jr, 68, of Hancock, died peacefully on February 13, 2015 at his home and surrounded by his family. He was born in Concord, NH on January 29, 1947, the son of Edward Coughlan, Sr and Alice (Dickey) Duggan. Ed was a lifelong resident of the area, attending local schools and raising his own children...

Feb 11, 2015

Peterborough, NH Aubrey S. Akerley, 92, of Peterborough, died at Pheasant Wood Center on February 11, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 1, 1923, in West New York, NJ, the son of Myles Howard Akerley and Ada (Shanklin) Akerley. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII in the Pacific Ocean Theatre....

Feb 6, 2015

Hancock, NH John W. Evans, 99, of Hancock, died on February 6, 2015 at Hillsborough County Nursing Home in Goffstown. He was born in Waltham, MA on November 3, 1915, the son of John S. Evans and Caroline (Dumbroski)Evans. John moved to Hancock in 1965 after having lived in South Peterborough for several years. He served in WWII as a...

Feb 6, 2015

Peterborough, NH John "Jack" Murphy, 84, of Peterborough, died surrounded by his loving family, on February 6, 2015 in Jaffrey, at the Good Shepherd Nursing home. He was born on August 7, 1930 in Waterbury, CT, the son of John Joseph Murphy and Irene (Hamill) Murphy. He was married to Olga Sopensky, also of Waterbury CT in 1956. As a...

Feb 6, 2015

New Ipswich, NH Barbara A. Carlson, nee Bass, 84, died on February 6, 2015 at Good Sheppard Nursing Home, Jaffrey, NH. Barbara was born in Quincy Massachusetts to Frances A. Bass, nee Roberts of Antrim, New Hampshire and John B. Bass, of Quincy Massachusetts, on March 14, 1930. In 1948 she graduated from the Woodward School of Quincy, MA, and...

Feb 3, 2015

Peterborough, NH Warren E. (Swede) Johnson, 92, of Gorham, NH, died on February 3, 2015 in Peterborough where he was surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 3, 1922, the son of Ernest and Alice (Olson) Johnson. He was a 1940 graduate of Berlin High School, and resided in the Berlin Gorham...

Jan 26, 2015

Hancock, NH Jean H. Clason, 82, of Hancock, died on January 26, 2015 after a period of failing health, surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Whitinsville, MA on March 29, 1932, the daughter of Irwin Hanny and Nettie (Scribner) Hanny. Jean and her family resided in Keene for 20 years before moving to York Beach, Maine. Jean and...

Jan 25, 2015

Jaffrey, NH Melvin Power, 79 of Jaffrey, died at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough on January 26, 2015 after a sudden illness. He was born in Cambridge, MA on August 7, 1935 the son Lester Power and Ruth (Little) Power. Mel grew up in Cambridge, MA and graduated from Arlington Senior High School, Arlington, MA, and Franklin Pierce College, Rindge,...

Jan 19, 2015

Hancock, NH Beatrice (Bea) Gustavson, 87, of Peterborough and formerly of Hancock, died at Monadnock Community Hospital, on January 19, 2015 after a short illness. Bea was born on May 28, 1927 in New York, NY the daughter of John Edward Nygard and Jenny (Wickstrom) Nygard. Bea grew up and attended schools in Bronx, NY and it was in NY...

Jan 15, 2015

Peterborough, NH Mason Kendall Harris Sr., 101, died peacefully at his home in Peterborough on January 15, 2015. He was born in Forest Hills, Massachusetts on June 22, 1913, son of the late Newcomb and Ethel (Kendall) Harris. Peterborough has been his home since 1917. As a youth he was an active beekeeper, and to this day many trees on...

Jan 9, 2015

Peterborough, NH Mary Jane Marsden, 84, of Francestown, died peacefully on January 9, 2015 at Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Boston, MA the daughter of Mark Crockett and Aphia (Noyes) Crockett. Mary Jane grew up in West Roxbury, MA and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono. She moved to Francestown...

Jan 7, 2015

Sharon, NH Paul Ellsworth Hobbs , 81, of Sharon passed away on January 7, 2015 at his home and surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born on August 28, 1933 in Bangor, ME the son of Ellsworth J. Hobbs and Althea F. (Smith) Hobbs. Paul grew up and attended school in Medway, ME and he attended Husson Business College...

Jan 7, 2015

Hancock, NH William Weston, Jr, 86, of Hancock died peacefully on January 7, 2015 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough. He was born on August 8, 1928 in Unity, NH the oldest of nine children and the son of William Weston, Sr. and Esther (Wright) Weston. William grew up and lived his entire life in Hancock. He was a sheep...

Jan 2, 2015

Joseph Scott Gaudet, 30, of Peterborough died unexpectedly on January 2, 2015. Joseph was born on September 23, 1984 in Waltham, MA the son of Emery Joseph Gaudet and Madeline (Gomez) Holmes.

Joseph grew up in Maine. He then moved to Peterborough where he lived for the past twenty years.

Joe was very passionate about...