2/28/09 through 3/6/09
Obituary Index
Full Valley News obituaries are not published online, and are not available by e-mail or fax. Back copies of the Valley News can be ordered by calling the circulation department at 603-298-7739.Information on placing an obituary and our full obituary policy are available below.
Saturday, February 28
Frances Helen Blair
West Lebanon, N.H. -- Frances Helen Blair most recently of Quail Hollow Apts., West Lebanon, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.
Richard A. Downing
Newport, N.H. -- Richard A. Downing, 65, of Coitview, died in his sleep at his home Thursday morning, Feb. 26, 2009.
Catherine H. DuBois
New Paltz, N.Y. -- Catherine H. DuBois, age 81, of New Paltz, N.Y., died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Robert H. “Bob” Ferranti
Marlborough, N.H. -- Robert H. “Bob” Ferranti, Sr. 76, of Pleasant Street, Marlborough, N.H., died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at his home in Marlborough with his family by his side, following a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma.
Warren Smock Hance
Grantham, N.H. -- Warren Smock Hance, 75, passed away after a long illness early Thursday morning, Feb. 26, 2009, at his home in Grantham, N.H.
Randall Lee Melquist
Keene, N.H. -- Randall Lee Melquist died peacefully at home on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.
Sunday, March 1
Richard W. Jerome
East Thetford, Vt. -- Richard W. Jerome, 86, of East Thetford, died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at home.
Ida McCarthy
Medford, Mass. -- Ida McCarthy, 89, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at the Brighton at Medford Nursing Home in Medford.
Monday, March 2
John Iverson Boswell
Hanover, N.h. -- Judge John Iverson Boswell died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at home in Hanover.
Harry L. Dow
Hanover, N.H. -- Harry L. Dow, long-time resident of Hanover, died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at age 91.
Vernon L. Foster
Bradford, Vt. -- Vernon L. Foster, a thirty-plus year resident of Bradford, passed quietly in his sleep Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at home surrounded by family.
Benjamin Thompson, Jr.
Hanover, Nh -- Benjamin Thompson, Jr., an Upper Valley law enforcement and government official and long-time ally of prominent New Hampshire Republican politicians, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at his home.
Perry L. Wagoner
Wilder, Vt. -- Perry L. Wagoner, 73, died suddenly on Thursday Feb. 26, 2009, surrounded by his family and friends.
Tuesday, March 3
Marion George
West Hartford, Vt. -- Marion George, 94, died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the Brookside Nursing Home in White River Jct., Vt. after a long illness.
Leo Fred Howes
Moretown, Vt. -- Leo Fred Howes, 92, died on Saturday, Feb. 28 2009, at Central Vermont Medical Center.
Samuel “Sam” Robert Lowe
Canaan, N.H. -- Samuel “Sam” Robert Lowe, 69, passed away in the comfort of his home on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Edward (Ted) S. Riley
Peterborough, N.H. -- After a long illness which he managed with incredible dignity, Edward (Ted) S. Riley, 86, died on Feb. 27, 2009, at Rivermead Retirement Community.
Don Rodman
Grantham, N.H. -- Don Rodman of Grantham, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, in Craftsbury, Vt.
Charlotte “Charlie” Alta Shank
Newport, N.H: -- Charlotte “Charlie” Alta Shank, 74, of Myrtle St., died at the Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, N.H., Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Paul S. White
Orfordville, N.H. -- Paul S. White, 57, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a long illness.
Wednesday, March 4
Philip C. Cheney
Fair Haven, N.J. -- Philip C. Cheney, 67, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009, at home in Fair Haven. Born in Hanover, N.H., he resided in Fair Haven for 37 years and Naples, Fla., during the winter.
Clifton H. Poore
Norwich, Vt. -- Clifton H. Poore, 97, died Sunday, March, 1, 2009, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., following a brief illness.
Jacob Bradley Regier
Hanover, N.H.-- Jacob Bradley Regier, infant son of Brad and Arja Regier, was born on Jan. 10, 2009, and died at the age of seven weeks on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Richard Whitney Sterling
Quebec City, Quebec -- Richard Whitney Sterling, 86, a former resident of Hanover and Norwich, died on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at the Hotel de Dieu Hospital in Quebec City.
Thursday, March 5
Ernest G. Harvey, Jr.
Johnson, Vt. -- Ernest G. Harvey, Jr., 87, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 in the Greensboro Nursing Home, Greensboro, Vt.
Pauline (Smith) Johnson
North Haverhill, N.H. -- Pauline (Smith) Johnson, 95, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, N.H.
Harold J. Mock
White River Jct., Vt. -- Harold J. Mock, 77, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Brookside Nursing Home in Wilder, Vt.
Katherine Muriel (Judd) Moodie
Lebanon, N.H. -- Katherine Muriel (Judd) Moodie, “Kat,” 83, of Lebanon, died Monday, March 2, 2009, at DHMC from the result of Alzheimer's disease.
Barbara Male Sargent
Hartland, Vt. -- Barbara Male Sargent died on Monday, March 2, 2009, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital. She was born August 21, 1920, in Springfield, Mass., daughter of Edmund Stanley Male and Doris Wooley Male.
Friday, March 6
Maureen Philomena D'Agostino
Grantham, N.H. -- Maureen Philomena D'Agostino, 72, of Grantham, died at home from cancer on Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
William Lachlan McCallum
Kendall Park, N.J. -- William Lachlan McCallum, 82, of Kendall Park, N.J., died on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Peter Henry Trombley
Topsham, Vt. -- Peter Henry Trombley, 93, of Topsham died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Brookside Nursing Home in Wilder, Vt.
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2008 Obituaries
2007 Obituaries
2006 Obituaries
How to place an obituary
We accept obituaries by e-mail (vnobits@vnews.com) or fax (603-298-0212). Our obituary deadline is 5 p.m daily. For more information, or to confirm receipt of an obituary, please call 603-298-6082 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. For after-hour or weekend needs, please call 603-298-8711, ext. 268.Obituary policy
Valley News obituaries are printed as written by families, with editing only to correct obvious spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors, as well as, in some cases, for consistency of style. This allows family members to memorialize a loved one as they wish. The paper charges a $75 fee for obituaries of up to 300 words, including a photograph and, in the case of veterans, a flag. For longer submissions, there is a $10 fee for every 35 additional words. There is also a $10 service charge for faxed obituaries. There is no charge for brief announcements of a death, of spring burial or memorial services, or for obituaries that simply state the fact of someone’s passing, their age, town, cause and location of death, as well as providing funeral and service information.