Obituary Index Archive




6/16/07 through 6/22/07

Obituary Index

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Saturday, June 16

Jane Batchelder

Hanover -- Services for Jane K. Batchelder, 68, of Hanover, who died May 22, 2007, will be held June 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Etna.

Martha H. Bond

Hanover --Services for Martha Heimann Bond, 101, of Hanover, who died Feb. 23, 2007, will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at West Farms Cemetery in West Canaan. Arrangements are by Ricker Funeral Homes of Lebanon.

Harriet L. Clark

South Pomfret -- Harriet Leone Walton Clark, 87, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in White River Junction.

Barbara R. Metherall

Doylestown, Pa. -- A memorial service Mass for Barbara R. Metherall, 78, of Doylestown, Pa., formerly of White River Junction, who died Feb. 20, 2007, will be held June 23 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Church in White River Junction. A reception for family and friends will follow at the church hall.

Stephanie M. Payne

South Burlington, Vt. -- Stephanie Marie Payne, 38, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at her home in South Burlington after a lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis.


Sunday, June 17

Betty Clegg

Grantham -- Betty Clegg, 70, died yesterday, June 16, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Douglas W. Fay Sr.

Claremont -- Douglas William Fay Sr., 63, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007.

Helene H. Maxwell

Randolph -- Helene H. Maxwell, 86, formerly of Braintree, Vt., died Friday, June 15, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.

Velora Rowe

Newport -- Velora Rowe, 99, died Monday, June 11, 2007 in Newport.


Monday, June 18

Harlan H. Booth

Woodstock -- Harlan H. Booth, 91, died Friday, June 15, 2007, at Mertens House in Woodstock.

Geoffrey Parker Lewis

Sunapee -- Geoffrey Parker Lewis, 28, died in a motorcycle crash on Thursday, June 14, 2007.

Jytte Wood

West Lebanon -- Jytte “Judy” Wood, 80, died on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.


Tuesday, June 19

Barbara A. Bedard

Berlin, N.H. -- Barbara A. (Leonard) Bedard, 77, of Berlin, died on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.

Jeanette E. Day

Lyme Center -- Jeanette E. Day, 79, died at her home in Lyme Center on Sunday, June 17, 2007. Arrangements are pending with the Knight Funeral Home of White River Junction.

Norman C. Haugsrud

Claremont -- Norman C. Haugsrud, 81, of North Street, died at Mount Ascutney Hospital in Windsor on Friday, June 15, 2007, following a period of failing health.

Doris G. Jackson

Randolph -- Graveside memorial services will be held for Doris G. Jackson on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pleasant View Cemetery. Mrs. Jackson died on April 13, 2007, at the age of 81.

Carolann C. Low

Windsor -- Carolann C. Low, 68, died suddenly on Thursday, June 14, 2007, while house-sitting for a friend in Plainfield.

Lloyd G. Nichols

Lyme -- Lloyd G. Nichols, 63, died suddenly on Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Herbert Sixsmith

Norwich -- Herbert Sixsmith, 93, of McKenna Road, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Sunday, June 17, 2007, following a brief illness.

Daniel D. Shand

Ascutney -- Master Sgt. Daniel Dimas Shand, 38, a former Ascutney resident and decorated veteran of the Army, died on June 11, 2007, in Killeen, Texas. Funeral services with full military honors took place in Killeen on June 14, and he was buried at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Jean Sprague

Springfield, Vt. -- Jean Sprague, 64, died at her home in Springfield on Thursday, June 7, 2007, after a lengthy fight with cancer.


Wednesday, June 20

B. Peter Carmiggelt

Winston-Salem, n.c. -- B. Peter Carmiggelt, 58, died yesterday, June 19, 2007, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Ennis “Danny” E. Daniel

Randolph Center -- Services for Capt. Ennis “Danny” E. Daniel, 82, who died April 30, 2007, will be held at noon on Sunday at Randolph Center Cemetery, with the Rev. Thomas Harty officiating.

Jeanette E. Day

Lyme Center -- Jeanette E. Day, 79, died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at her home.

John M. Donovan

Savannah, Ga. -- John Murray “Jack” Donovan, 79, a former resident of the Upper Valley, died of pulmonary fibrosis on Thursday, June 14 2007, at Hospice Savannah.

Raymond E. Harrington

Woodstock -- Raymond E. Harrington, 86, died Monday, June 18, 2007, at Mertens House in Woodstock.

Lucian Clyde Laurie Sr.

Claremont -- Lucian Clyde Laurie Sr., 92, of Lincoln Heights, died Monday, June 18, 2007, at Haven Health Center of Claremont.

Thomas J. Little

Haverhill -- Thomas Joseph Little, 76, died in Haverhill on Saturday, June 16, 2007.

Lloyd G. Nichols

Lyme -- Lloyd George Nichols, 63, a partner for more than 20 years in his family's hardware business, died unexpectedly at his home in Lyme on Sunday, June 17, 2007.

Prak Soy

Windsor -- Prak Soy, 64, who found a home in Windsor after fleeing her native Cambodia and spending years in a refugee camp in Thailand, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on May 14, 2007.


Thursday, June 21

Barbara Adams

Claremont -- Barbara J. Adams, 56, of Fiske Place, died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at her home.

Leon R. Hobbs Sr.

Claremont-- Committal services for Leon R. Hobbs Sr., 84, who died Dec. 18, 2006, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Horse Meadow Cemetery in North Haverhill, with the Rev. Daniel Sinibaldi officiating.

Thomas J. Little

Haverhill -- A memorial service for Thomas Joseph Little, 76, who died Saturday, June 16, 2007, in Haverhill will be held June 30 at 9 a.m. at Aquinas House in Hanover. Mr. Little's obituary in yesterday's Valley News omitted the date of the service.

Julia Polinski

Lebanon -- Julia F. Polinski, 84, died yesterday, June 20, 2007, at Alice Peck Day Extended Care Facility.

Arrangements are pending at Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon.

Herby Sixsmith

Norwich -- Herby Sixsmith, 93, of Norwich died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Charles L. Voghell

Ascutney -- Charles L. Voghell, 72, of Ascutney, died Monday, June 18, 2007, of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident in Hollis, Maine.

Joyce L. Voghell

Ascutney -- Joyce L. Voghell, 63, of Ascutney died Monday, June 18, 2007, of injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in Hollis, Maine.

Arthur E. Wessels Jr.

Waterford, Vt. -- Arthur Edward Wessels Jr., 47, died Monday, June 18, 2007, at home after a battle with cancer.

James T. Wilson

South Strafford -- James Tyson Wilson, 88, died at his home on Tuesday, June 19, 2007.


Friday, June 22

Robert E. Aker

Quechee -- Robert E. Aker, 62, of Quechee died on Sunday, June 17, 2007, after battling a spinal injury.

Richard Cote

Andover, N.H. -- Richard G. Cote, 64, of Andover, N.H., died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at his daughter's home in Springfield, N.H., after a fight with pancreatic cancer.

Bruce H. Nickerson

Orford -- Bruce H. Nickerson, 77, of Orford, formerly of Thetford Center and Weston, Mass., died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at his home following a brief illness.

Julia Fay Polinski

Lebanon -- Julia Fay Polinski, 84, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at Alice Peck Day Extended Care Facility.

Louis R. Rantus

Bethel -- Louis R. Rantus, 68, of Bethel died yesterday, June 21, 2007, at the VA hospital in White River Junction.

Herby Sixsmith

Norwich -- A memorial service for Herby Sixsmith, 93, of Norwich, who died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, will be held Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Montshire Museum of Science. Interment of his ashes will take place in Ireland at a later date.


Obituary Index Archive


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