11/17/07 through 11/23/07
Obituaries
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Saturday, November 17
Katie L. Merrihew
Canaan -- Katie L. Merrihew, 37, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at her home in Canaan surrounded by family and friends.
George J. Carter Jr.
Meriden -- George Joseph Carter Jr., 58, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at his home in Meriden.
Marie E. Huminski
Woodsville -- Marie Elizabeth Huminski, 65, of South Court Street in Woodsville died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center.
Charles H. Humphrey
Hanover -- Charles Harve Humphrey, 82, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Kendal at Hanover.
Phyllis R. Davis
Corinth -- Phyllis R. Davis, 68, of Cookeville Road in Corinth died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center in Barre, Vt., surrounded by family.
Sunday, November 18
Diane S. Charles
Springfield, N.H. -- Diane S. (Patten) Charles, 62, of Sanborn Hill Road, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at New London Hospital.
Beverly Louise Huse
Sunbury, Pa. -- Beverly Louise Huse, 79, of Sunbury, a former longtime resident of Bradford, Vt., died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at Sunbury Community Hospital in Sunbury.
Monday, November 19
Bernice J. Barlow
White River Junction -- Bernice “Bunnie” J. Barlow, 95, of Woodstock died on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.
Maxine T. Lord
Claremont -- Maxine Theresa Lord, 79, a longtime resident of Claremont and Deltona, Fla., died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at her daughter's home in Claremont.
Jerry E. Manning
Boston -- Jerry E. Manning, 64, of York, Maine, died unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Tuesday, November 20
Earl “Boze” Heath
Lebanon -- Earl Dan “Boze” Heath, 81, known throughout the Upper Valley as The Beverage King, died at his home in Lebanon on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease.
Maxine T. Lord
Claremont -- Maxine Theresa Lord, 79, died on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, surrounded by her family, at the home she shared with her daughter.
Catherine A. Pethtel
Ashland, N.H. -- Catherine A. Pethtel, 47, a native of Lebanon, died on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 at Franklin Hospital, after a long illness.
Wednesday, November 21
Earl H. Anderson
Pike, N.H. -- Earl Howard Anderson, 87, of Anderson Lane, died on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville.
Rose K. Gaspardino
North Smithfield, r.i. -- Rose Katherine Gaspardino, 100, a former resident of Claremont and Charlestown, died on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at St. Antoine's Residence in North Smithfield, with her granddaughter, Lisa (Baldasaro) Carlton, by her side. She had resided in Rhode Island for 16 years.
Earl D. Heath Jr.
Lebanon -- Calling hours for Earl Dan “Boze” Heath Jr. will be held in Lebanon on Friday and services will take place on Saturday. Mr. Heath died on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at the age of 81.
Ronald T. Hodgdon Sr.
West Hartford -- Ronald T. Hodgdon Sr., 79, died on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at his home.
Beverly R. Huse
Sunbury, Pa. -- Beverly R. Huse, 79, a longtime resident of Bradford, Vt., died on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at Manor Care Healthcare Services in Sunbury.
Marguerite L. Michaud
Windsor -- Marguerite L. Michaud, 85, a resident of the Village at Cedar Hill, formerly of Claremont, died on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center.
Gerald F. Usery
Claremont -- Gerald F. “Jerry” Usery, 69, a former administrator of Newport Hospital and Claremont General Hospital, died yesterday morning, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Valley Regional Hospital.
Thursday, November 22
Mary Ann Hambleton
White River Junction -- Mary Ann Hambleton, 64, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home.
Marion H. Ibey
Enfield -- Marion Helen (Wheeler) Ibey, 84, of Enfield, died on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ricker Funeral Home & Crematory in Lebanon.
Robert Y. Kimball
Hanover -- Robert Y. Kimball, 84, a longtime resident of Hanover, died on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at home in Tucson, Ariz.
Muriel Moxley
Randolph Center -- Muriel Moxley, 86, died yesterday, Nov. 21, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Day Funeral Home in Randolph. A complete obituary will follow.
Kathleen Slattery Phillips
Lebanon -- Kathleen Slattery Phillips, 55, director of sports information at Dartmouth College and well known in New Hampshire women's amateur golf, died yesterday, Nov. 21, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a brief illness.
Suzanne Skinner
Shrewsbury, Mass. -- Suzanne Barrett Skinner, 60, of Shrewsbury, Mass., a former hospital administrator in Lebanon, died on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, after an accidental fall.
Friday, November 23
Shirley M. Little
Manchester -- Shirley M. (Laduke) Little, 71, of Manchester, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Hackett Hill Health Care Center in Manchester after a period of declining health.
Kathryn E. Martin
Tunbridge -- Kathryn E. “Kitty” Martin, 80, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. Arrangements are pending at Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea. A complete obituary will follow.
Obituary Index Archive
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