6/14/08 through 6/20/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, June 14
Carmine T. Carozza
Woodsville -- Carmine T. “Tom” Carozza, 78, of Central Street in Woodsville, died June 13, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Katherine C. Hevey
Royalton -- Katherine C. Hevey, 96, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.
Therese McKinney
Randolph -- Therese “Dolly” McKinney, 85, of Randolph, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at her home.
Sunday, June 15
Ralph W. Cosseboom
Cornish -- Ralph William Cosseboom, 76, of East Road, died at his residence on Friday, June 13, 2008.
Dorothy L. Ford
Claremont -- Dorothy Louise Ford, 80, of Elm Street, died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, June 13, 2008.
Norman E. Fredette
Plainfield -- Norman E. Fredette, 50, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Friday, June 13, 2008.
Jason M. Fulton
Claremont -- Jason Michael Fulton, 35, of Ledgewood Road, died Monday, June 9, 2008, in Brattleboro.
Toomas Laaspere
Hanover -- Toomas Laaspere, 81, a Dartmouth engineering professor, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Hanover Terrace Nursing Home.
Margaret L. MacKenzie
Keene, N.H. -- Margaret L. MacKenzie 73, of Main Street, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare-Westwood.
Ronald R. Reeves
Grantham, -- Ronald R. Reeves, 63, of Longwood Drive, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Monday, June 16
Anna May Britton
Newport, N.H. -- Anna May (Morse) Britton, 75, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at her home on Beech Street, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Ruth L. Shumway
South Randolph -- Ruth L. Shumway, 75, formerly of North Hartland died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Tuesday, June 17
B. Ellen Andrews
Matthews, n.c. -- Beatrice Ellen Andrews, 76, formerly of Wilder, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008, after a long illness.
Anna M. Britton
Newport, N.H. -- Anna May Britton, 75, died on Saturday, June 5, 2008, at her home, of cancer.
Ruth M. Bushor
Windsor -- Committal services for Ruth M. Bushor, 85, who died on March 8, 2008, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor. The Rev. Amanda Lape-Freeberg will officiate.
Knight Funeral Home in Windsor is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie P. Dow
Barre, Vt. -- Nellie P. Dow, 94, formerly of Windsor, died on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Rowan Court Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she resided for the past two years.
Sherry L. Dow
Claremont -- Sherry Lee Dow, 63, died on Friday, June 13, 2008, at Genesis-Lebanon Center.
Armand Le Duc
Lebanon -- Armand Hermengilge “Duke” Le Duc, 91, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008, at his daughter's residence in Salisbury, N.C.
Robert P. Oberkotter
Cornish -- Robert Paul Oberkotter, 49, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
George A. McGrath
Claremont -- George Albert McGrath, 91, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Valley Regional Hospital.
Robert J. Swantak
Bradford, Vt. -- Robert John “Bob” Swantak, 58, died on Thursday, May 1, 2008, in a kayaking accident on the Connecticut River.
Wednesday, June 18
Robert Billin
Center Harbor, N.H. -- Dr. Robert Billin, 76, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, following a sudden illness.
Rena H. Long
Claremont -- Rena Harriet Long, 97, died on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
Alfred N. Neilsen
Charlestown -- Alfred Norman “Skip” Neilsen, 63, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at his home.
Lorraine Sayward
Windham, N.H. -- Lorraine Sayward, 89, formerly of Randolph, died yesterday, June 17, 2008, at Windham Terrace.
Arrangements are pending at Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
Thursday, June 19
Yolanda G. Vaillancourt
Havelock, n.c. -- Yolanda Guarino Vaillancourt, 86, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern, N.C., after a long illness.
Joseph W. Brady Jr.
Hartland -- Joseph W. Brady Jr., 59, of Hartland died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Arrangements are pending at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction. A complete obituary will follow.
Friday, June 20
Daniel W. Bennett
Sutton, N.H. -- Daniel W. Bennett, 65, of Sutton, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at New London Hospital.
Janice P. Cornell
Normandy Park, Wash. -- Janice Porter Cornell, 89, of Normandy Park died Friday, June 13, 2008, in Des Moines, Wash.
Claude E. Gardner
Georges Mills, N.H. -- Claude E. “Chub” Gardner, 85, of Georges Mills, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at his home.
Obituary Index Archive
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