Obituary Index Archive




3/17/07 through 3/23/07

Obituary Index

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Saturday, March 17

Carlos A. Clifford

West Hartford -- Carlos Albert “Pete” Clifford, 99, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Carroll A. Foster Jr.

Lisbon, N.H. -- Carroll A. Foster Jr., 87, formerly of Bath, N.H., died March 15, 2007, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.

Jonathan R. Kangas

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

Donald R. Rathburn

Bradford, vt. -- Donald Robert Rathburn, 66, of Fairground Road, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville after a battle with cancer.

Stanley A. Rydjeski

Randolph -- Stanley A. Rydjeski, 74, of Randolph, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., where he had been since Feb. 20.

Blendina C. Sargent

Fairlee -- Blendina Corpieri Sargent, 93, a Fairlee native and the town's oldest resident, died on March 7, 2007, at Oasis Home in Bradford, Vt.

Helen M. Smeltzer

Acworth, N.H. -- Helen May Smeltzer, 81, of Heino Road, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at her home.

Suzanne Smith

Grantham -- Suzanne Smith, 66, of Grantham, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007.


Sunday, March 18

Lucille G. Kendall

Claremont -- Lucille G. Kendall, 95, formerly of 18 Pleasant Valley Estates, died yesterday, March 17, 2007, at Haven Health Care of Claremont.

William H. Lahaye

West Lebanon -- William Henry Lahaye, 78, of West Lebanon, died on Friday, March 16, 2007 at Lebanon Center Genesis Eldercare.

Mary Jane “Janey” Longnecker

New London -- Mary Jane “Janey” (Laymon) Longnecker, 89, of Hilltop Place, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Dorothy L. Chapman

Hanover -- Dorothy L. Chapman, a resident of Stamford, Conn., for 88 years, died peacefully Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Wheelock Terrace in Hanover.


Monday, March 19

Pauline G. Ellis

South Royalton -- Pauline G. Ellis, 84, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at her home.

Marion Luce Jaycox

Woodstock -- Marion Luce Jaycox, 94, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Evelyn L. Pudvah

Windsor -- Evelyn L. Pudvah, 85, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon after a long illness.


Tuesday, March 20

Mary U. Finamore

New London -- Mary U. (Miller) Finamore, 98, died at her South Pleasant Street home on Sunday, March 18, 2007.

Janet Fogg

North Hartland -- Janet Fogg, 73, died on Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, after a battle with lung cancer

Shirley Ann Jenks

Umatilla, Fla. -- Shirley Ann Jenks, 69, a native of Hanover, died in Umatilla on Saturday, March 17, 2007.

Harriet M. Kaley

Norwich -- Harriet M. Kaley, 90, a Norwich resident for 12 years, died yesterday, March 19, 2007, at Genesis ElderCare in Lebanon, after a period of failing health.

Patricia A. Kennett

Charlestown, N.H. -- Patricia Ann Kennett, 68, of Cheshire Turnpike Road in Charlestown, died on Saturday, March 17, 2007, after a brief illness.

Patricia F. LaClair

Newport, N.H. -- Patricia F. LaClair, 72, a resident of Maple Manor, died on Sunday, March 18, 2007, at New London Hospital, following a period of failing health.


Wednesday, March 21

Ethel Lange Anderson

White River Junction -- Ethel Lange Anderson, 98, a retired educator, died at Brookside Nursing Home on Monday, March 19, 2007.

Donald B. Bourgoine

San Mateo, Fla. -- Donald B. Bourgoine, 76, of San Mateo, the former manager of Kleen Laundry in Lebanon and co-owner of D&R's Chuck Wagon, died at his home on Saturday, March 17, 2007.

Valerie Clark Burke

Cornish -- Valerie Clark Burke, 59, former manager of the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre for the Pentangle Council on the Arts, died on Saturday, March 17, 2007, at her home.

Bert L. McIntyre

Sharon -- Bert L. McIntyre, 68, died on Monday, March 19, 2007, at home in Sharon.

Audrey L. Rice

Woodstock -- Audrey L. Rice, 70, died yesterday, March 20, 2007, at her daughter's home in Reading.

Karl G. Stevens

Weathersfield Bow -- Karl G. Stevens, 86, a lifelong resident of Weathersfield Bow, died on Monday, March 19, 2007, at Mount Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, following a brief illness.


Thursday, March 22

Lawrence F. Beam

Claremont -- Lawrence Frederick Beam, 66, of Prospect Street in Claremont, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, after a short battle with cancer.

Hugh J. Fulton Jr.

Newport -- Hugh Joseph Fulton Jr., 73, of John Stark Highway in Newport, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007.


Friday, March 23

Donald W. Kelley

Windsor -- Donald W. Kelley, 92, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center's Skilled Nursing Facility in Windsor.

John S. Lyle

Concord -- Dr. John S. Lyle, 94, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord from complications from pneumonia.

Adalbert B. ‘Red' Michaud

Claremont -- Adalbert B. “Red” Michaud, 84, of Walnut Street, died yesterday, March 22, 2007, at his home following a period of failing health.

Lottie Mae Oakes

Piermont -- Lottie Mae Oakes, 95, of River Road, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.

Scott W. Poland

Windsor -- Scott W. Poland, 44, died yesterday, March 22, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Knight Funeral Home in Windsor.

Sandra J. Sargent

Windsor -- Sandra J. Sargent, 61, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.

Judith A. Shontell

Canaan -- Judith Ann Shontell, 70, died at home on Saturday, March 17, 2007. She was an English teacher in the Lebanon school system before retiring in 1988.


Obituary Index Archive


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