Obituary Index Archive




3/10/07 through 3/16/07

Obituary Index

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Saturday, March 10

Earl H. Charbono

Canaan -- Earl H. “Buster” Charbono, 71, of Canaan died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Helen T. Dalphin

Hanover -- Helen Dalphin, 88, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, of natural causes at her home in Hanover.

William F. MacEslin

Woodstock -- William F. MacEslin, 74, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Wilma B. Paronto

Windsor -- Wilma B. Paronto, 72, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Antoinette M. Shapiro

Lebanon -- Antoinette M. (Toni) Shapiro, 91, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at her Harvest Hill home in Lebanon.


Sunday, March 11

Christina Morrow-Curtis

Hartland -- Christina Morrow-Curtis, 51, died March 10, 2007, at her home surrounded by friends and family.

Wilmoth L. Hammersley

Cincinnati -- Wilmoth Loretta Hammersley, 60, of Cincinnati, died on March 6, 2007, at her home.


Monday, March 12

Rita M. Vigneault

Claremont -- Rita M. Vigneault, 82, of Mann Court in Claremont, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Haven Healthcare in Claremont following a period of failing health.

Henry Daniel Ferguson III

Claremont -- Henry Daniel Ferguson III, also known as “the Big H” and “Henron”, died Friday afternoon, March 9, 2007, of heart failure at his home on Winter Street. He was 22.

John “Doc” Morrison

Claremont -- John “Doc” Morrison, 62, of Fitch Manor, died peacefully in his sleep on March 9, 2007, after a long battle with heart disease.

Doris E. Roberts

White River Junction -- Doris E. Roberts, 93, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Ellen Bristol

Windsor-- Ellen Bristol, 85, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vt., after a short illness.

Jessie F. Page

Haverhill -- Jessie F. Page, 81, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.


Tuesday, March 13

Allen W. Sanborn

Canaan -- Allen W. Sanborn, 50, a 20-year resident of Canaan, died at his parents' home in Canaan following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Margaret Dana Emmons

Pomfret -- Margaret Dana Emmons, 60, died at her home on Cloudland Farm on Sunday, March 11, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Justin A. Rollins

Newport -- Army Spc. Justin Allan Rollins, 22, a resident of Newport, died March 5, 2007, in Samarra, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device destroyed the Humvee in which he was a gunner.

Daniel D. Chaffee

Newton, Mass. -- Daniel D. Chaffee, 58, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at his home in Newton, in the care of his wife, his family and many loving friends.

Jessie F. Page

Haverhill -- Jessie Florence Page, 81, died on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Vivian I. Batchelder

Woodsville -- Vivian Irene Batchelder, 94, a lifelong Haverhill resident, died on Sunday, March 11, 2007, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.


Wednesday, March 14

John R. Ross Jr.

Hanover -- There will be a memorial service at Dartmouth College on Friday for Dr. John R. “Bob” Ross Jr., 93, who died peacefully at Valley Terrace Assisted Living on Jan. 15, 2007.

Leon E. Valcourt

Newport, N.H. -- Leon E. Valcourt, 76, of Riverbend Drive, a candlepin bowler and co-founder of Newport's Sunset Lanes, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Monday, March 12, 2007, following a brief illness.

Carolyn M. Kelly

White River Junction -- Carolyn M. Kelly, 71, died on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Grace L. Young

Newport, N.H. -- Grace L. Young, 91, a resident of Woodlawn Care Center in Newport, died on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at New London Hospital, following a period of failing health.

Wendell G. Fitch

York, Pa. -- Wendell George Fitch, 74, a native of the Upper Valley, died at his home on Feb. 15, 2007.

Eileen M. “Beany” Thurston

Hancock, Vt. -- Eileen M. “Beany” Thurston, 54, a lifelong resident of the White River valley, died yesterday at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.

Norma C. Schaefer

Lebanon -- Norma Carol Schaefer, 76, a resident of Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon, died on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.


Thursday, March 15

Robert W. Pelton

Claremont -- Robert William Pelton, 70, of Dartmouth Street in Claremont, died yesterday, March 14, 2007, after a long battle with cancer.

George A. Graham Jr.

Hanover -- George A. Graham Jr., 85, of Hanover, died on Saturday, March 10, 2007, after a lengthy illness. He suffered from Lewy body disease.


Friday, March 16

Dona McKenzie Joy

Williston, Vt. -- Dona McKenzie Joy, 88, died Monday, March 12, 2007, at Vermont Respite House after a long illness.

Madison Linda Rynea Gibson

Windsor -- Madison Linda Rynea Gibson died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Cory Charles Manley

Quechee -- Cory Charles Manley, 18, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.

Stanley A. Rydjeski

Randolph -- Stanley A. Rydjeski, 74, died yesterday, March 15, 2006, at Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. Arrangements are pending with Day Funeral Home in Randolph.

Rowland H. Mayor

Stow, Ohio -- Rowland H. Mayor, 86, died yesterday, March 15, 2007.

Jonathan R. Kangas

Springfield -- Jonathan R. “Buster” Kangas, 59, of Eureka Road died yesterday, March 15, 2007, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.

Bertha M. Southworth

Torrington, Conn. -- Bertha Lyman Lassiter Southworth died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.


Obituary Index Archive


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