8/4/07 through 8/10/07
Obituaries
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Saturday, August 4
Jay A. Bacon
Claremont -- Jay A. Bacon, 50, of Pleasant Street, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a brief illness.
Michael W. Borcuk
Largo, Fla. -- Michael W. Borcuk, 83, died, Monday, July 30, 2007, in Largo, Fla., after living with Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.
Roger H. Pierce
Randolph, Vt. -- Roger H. Pierce, 72, of Randolph, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
Dorothy O. Trottier
Hanover -- Dorothy O. Trottier, 93, formerly of Lyme, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare.
John Levi Warner
Plainfield -- John Levi Warner, 86, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at his home.
Sunday, August 5
Fredric S. Gardner Sr.
Fairlee -- Fredric Stanley Gardner Sr., 63, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Monday, August 6
Barbara B. Beliveau
Enfield -- Barbara B. Beliveau, 76, of Enfield, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare, following a long battle with breast cancer.
Fredric Stanley Gardner Sr.
Fairlee -- Fredric Stanley Gardner Sr., 63, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.
Gordon George
Lebanon -- Gordon George, 88, of Ely, Vt., died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at Lebanon Center Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon.
Robert William Howard
North Haverhill -- Robert William Howard, 66, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at his home.
Richard L. Pond
Cornish -- Richard L. Pond, 79, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Valley Terrace Assisted Living in White River Junction.
Sharon Hurley Tangeman
Randolph -- Sharon Hurley Tangeman, 70, died , at her home on July 29, 2007.
Robert Henry Westcott Sr.
Charlestown -- Robert Henry Westcott Sr., 77, of Woodrise Road, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at Woodlawn Nursing Home in Newport, N.H.
Tuesday, August 7
Kenneth Borcuk
Claremont -- Kenneth Joseph Charles Borcuk, 82, a Claremont resident for more than 55 years, died at his home on North Street on Sunday, surrounded by his family.
Gordon George
Ely -- Gordon George, 88, a lifelong farmer and resident of Ely, died on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at Lebanon Center Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon.
Carlton R. Hill
Greenfield, Mass. -- Carlton R. Hill, 89, a native of Wilder, died on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility.
Brewster D. Martin
Chelsea -- Dr. Brewster D. Martin, 84, co-founder of Chelsea Health Center and Chelsea Nursing Home, and the town of Chelsea's physician for more than 40 years, died at his home in Chelsea on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, after a brief illness.
Brenna K. Richardson
White River Junction -- Brenna K. Richardson, 23, died on Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, in Castleton, Vt. A spokesman for Knight Funeral Home said the determination of the cause of her death is still pending.
Russell W. Wain
Haverhill -- Russell Warren Wain, 55, died yesterday, Aug. 6, 2007, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville.
Wednesday, August 8
Joseph W. Clark
Pocomoke City, Md. -- Joseph W. Clark, 88, of Pocomoke City, died July 30 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md. He was the father of Kevin Clark of Woodstock and Pamela Kozlowski of Hartland.
John McKinley
Enfield -- Committal services for John McKinley will be held on Saturday morning at Oak Grove Cemetery in Enfield. Mr. McKinley died on Feb. 28, 2007, at the age of 76.
Dorothy G. Merriman
Georges Mills -- Dorothy Gloria Merriman, 91, a longtime resident of Georges Mills and an active volunteer in the Lake Sunapee region, died on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007.
Christopher B. Peavey
Springfield, Mo. -- Christopher B. “Chipper” Peavey, 48, a former professional figure skater who grew up in the Upper Valley, died on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, in an electrical accident on Springfield Fairgrounds.
Sirkka Whitman
Woodstock -- Sirkka Whitman, 94, a Woodstock-area resident since the mid-1990s, died on Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Mertens House.
Thursday, August 9
David B. Donahue
Winchester, N.H. -- David B. Donahue, 60, of Winchester, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., following a sudden illness.
Wayne A. Summarsell
Wilder -- Wayne Alfred Summarsell, 75, of Woodstock, died at his daughter's home in Wilder yesterday, Aug. 8, 2007, after a battle with pancreatic canter.
Everett M. Woodman
New London -- Everett M. Woodman, 91, the third president of Colby Junior College -- now Colby-Sawyer College -- died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, following a period of declining health.
Friday, August 10
Priscilla Katherine Fridlund
Hanover -- Priscilla Katherine Fridlund, 67, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, at her home.
Phyllis D. Morse
Grafton -- Phyllis D. Morse, 81, a longtime Grafton resident, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Genesis Lebanon Center.
Lorenda A. Spaulding-Robertson
Enfield -- Lorenda Ann Spaulding-Robertson, 72, died from lung cancer Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, at her home.
Wayne A. Summarsell
Woodstock -- Wayne A. Summarsell, 75, of Woodstock, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, at his daughter's home in Wilder following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Ronald R. Ward
Claremont -- Ronald R. Ward, 66, of Heritage Drive, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, at Valley Regional Hospital.
Obituary Index Archive
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