9/6/08 through 9/12/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, September 6
Doris M. Barden
Fairlee -- Doris M. Barden, 90, of Fairlee, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.
Walter V. Wicki
Hartland -- Walter V. Wicki, 71, of Hartland, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Sunday, September 7
Melvin O. Kelley
Hartland -- Melvin O. Kelley, 84, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.
Frederick W. (Bill) Lacey Jr.
West Lebanon -- Frederick William “Bill” Lacey Jr., 82, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in White River Junction.
Joseph F. Patrick
New London -- Joseph F. Patrick, 76, of Tracy Road, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at Summercrest in Newport, N.H.
David W. Rives
North Haverhill -- David Wright Rives, 55, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at his residence following a two-year battle with cancer.
Myrtle B. Sanford
Lebanon -- Myrtle B. Sanford, 81, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon.
Elbridge P. Webster
Woodstock -- Elbridge P. Webster, 90, died Thursday. Sept. 4, 2008, at Mertens House in Woodstock.
Monday, September 8
Robert H. Farnham
Lebanon -- Robert H. Farnham, 89, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at his daughter's home in Bedford, N.H.
Teresa Herbert
Plainfield -- Teresa Herbert, 95, died on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Plainfield.
Joyce M. Mandigo
Windsor -- Joyce M. Mandigo, 77, a longtime resident of Windsor, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
John F. O'Connell
Newport, N.H. -- John Francis O'Connell, 82, of Thorp Mountain Way, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Margaret M. Talbert
Woodstock -- Margaret Morrill “Peggy” Talbert, 90, died on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Woodstock.
Tuesday, September 9
Margaret L. Cornell
Randolph -- Margaret L. Cornell, 88, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington.
Frank L. Fleury Jr.
Claremont -- Frank L. Fleury Jr., 36, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at his home, following a period of failing health.
Leonard C. Harrison
Hanover -- Leonard C. Harrison, 95, died on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.
Wednesday, September 10
Eden D. Aldrich
Woodsville -- Eden Demming Aldrich, 81, died on Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at Grafton County Nursing Home.
Marion E. Bennett
Chelsea -- Marion Edith Bennett, 93, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at her daughter's home in Chelsea, where she lived for the last two years.
Charles W. Gordon Sr.
North Springfield -- Charles W. Gordon Sr., 87, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at home, surrounded by his family.
Marian L. Hanson
Claremont -- Marian Louise Hanson, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.
Benoit Lacasse
Claremont -- Benoit Lacasse, 85, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at the VA hospital in White River Junction.
Robert F. Mullen
Tunbridge -- Robert F. “Bob” Mullen, 67, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare Facility.
Cary A. Rothe
Hanover -- Cary Armstrong Rothe, 64, died at home on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, of glucagonoma, a rare cancer.
Hannah B. Schad
Cornish Flat -- Hannah Bardwell Schad, 91, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at her home.
Thursday, September 11
Michael P. Dubeau
Gilford, N.H. -- Michael Peter Dubeau, 47, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at his home in Gilford.
Veronica G. Morton
Woodstock -- Veronica Gramling “Roni” Morton, 81, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Mertens House in Woodstock.
Laura W. Norton
Randolph -- Laura Walbridge Norton, 95, a lifelong Randolph resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at her home.
Friday, September 12
Charles W. Howgate
Reading -- Charles W. Howgate, 83, a longtime Reading resident, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
Veronica G. Morgan
Woodstock -- Veronica G. “Roni” Morgan, 81, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Mertens House in Woodstock.
Roger V. Potwin
Quechee -- Roger V. Potwin, 80, died Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008, at his log cabin home in Quechee.
John F. Schwei
Carlsbad, Calif. -- John F. Schwei, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, at Brighton Gardens Nursing Home in Carlsbad. He was the father of Mary Anne Rankin of Hanover.
Alma Shepard
Grantham -- Alma Shepard, 79, of Grantham, died in her sleep at home on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, after a long fight with cancer.
Barbara Viger
Punta Gorda, Fla. -- Barbara E. Viger, 76, of Punta Gorda, died Aug. 28, 2008, at her home following a long battle with myelodysplastic syndrome.
Obituary Index Archive
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