9/13/08 through 9/19/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, September 13
William F. Keyes Jr.
Haverhill -- William Frank Keyes Jr., 96, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville.
John McGavern
Hanover -- John McGavern, 82, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare.
Walter E. Mendoza
Reading -- Walter E. Mendoza, 82, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at his home in Reading where he had lived for 26 years.
Roger V. Potwin
Quechee -- Roger Valentine Potwin, 80, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at his log cabin on Red Barn Road in Quechee.
Alice E. Sanborn
Lebanon -- Alice E. (Banagan) Sanborn, 103, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at her family home on Bank Street.
Sunday, September 14
Norman M. Burr
Claremont -- Norman McKinley Burr, 80, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at his home.
Eric W. Gunderson
Goshen, N.H. -- Eric W. Gunderson, 53, of Mill Village North, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at New London Hospital.
Ruth Merrill
Fairlee -- Ruth Merrill, 94, of Fairlee, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been living for the last year.
Monday, September 15
Ruth M. Banta
Charlestown -- Ruth M. Banta, 71, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at her home.
Tuesday, September 16
Helen A. Curtis
Lebanon -- Helen A. “Loll” Curtis, 97, died on July 14, 2008, at Harvest hill Assisted Living Community.
Cheryl Ann Ferland
Claremont -- Cheryl Ann Ferland, 52, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at her home.
Delbert L. George
Franklin, n.c. -- Delbert Lyman George, 86, formerly of the Upper Valley, died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
Helen H. McIlwraith
New London -- Helen H. McIlwraith, 85, died Sept. 8, 2008, at Woodcrest Village.
Katherine E. Moody
Newport, N.H. -- Katherine Evelyn Moody, 83, died on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at home, following a long battle with cancer.
Joy L. Morrie
Claremont -- Joy Louisa Morrie, 90, died on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at Haven Health Center.
Ardella E. Ryan
Berlin, Vt. -- Ardella Edith Ryan, 88, died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at Woodridge Nursing Home.
Kay A. Taylor
Windsor -- Kay Ann Taylor, 62, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at her home.
Wednesday, September 17
Evelina E. Benware
Rutland -- Evelina Eva Benware, 99, died on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at Mountain View Center.
Clarence E. Curtis
White River Junction -- Clarence E. Curtis, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at the VA hospital.
Roger E. Morse
Lebanon -- Roger Edward “Rem” Morse, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, after a brief illness.
Thursday, September 18
Melba D. Graham
North Haverhill -- Melba Dell Graham, 87, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.
Bryce W. Morrill
Northfield, N.H. -- Bryce Weldon Morrill, 53, a longtime Bradford, Vt., resident, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, while cycling near his home in Northfield.
Ann L. Parker
Newbury, Vt. -- Ann L. Parker, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Olin J. Stephens II
Hanover -- Olin J. Stephens II, 100, a prominent naval architect, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at Kendal at Hanover.
Friday, September 19
Ruth A. DiClerico
New London -- Ruth A. DiClerico, 93, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at Clough Center in New London.
Scott D. McDonald
Thetford Center -- Scott D. McDonald, 47, died of natural causes Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at his home in Thetford Center.
Lucille R. McFarland
Lebanon -- Lucille R. McFarland, 78, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility.
Ernest J. Parker
Vershire -- Ernest J. Parker, 75, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Obituary Index Archive
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