7/22/06 through 7/28/06
Obituaries
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Saturday, July 22
Roger L. Williams
Bradford, Vt. --Roger L. Williams, 47, of Bradford, died of a stroke Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H.
Beulah W. Packard
Wilder -- Beulah W. Packard, 84, died yesterday, July 21, 2006, at her home in Wilder.
Mary Jane E. Durkee
Randolph -- Mary Jane E. Durkee, 73, of Randolph, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at her home.
Beverly E. Wilkin
Lebanon -- Beverly E. Wilkin, 79, of Lebanon, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at the Lebanon Center of Genesis ElderCare.
Mary Jean Leno
Lebanon -- Mary Jean Leno, 67, a lifelong Upper Valley resident, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at the Lebanon Center of Genesis ElderCare.
Emma Rose Bidwell
Morrisville, Vt. -- Emma Rose Bidwell died unexpectedly Thursday, July 20, 2006.
Josephine M. Dupuis
Quechee -- Josephine M. Dupuis, 86, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, at the Lebanon Center of Genesis ElderCare, after a long illness.
Wendy Chamberlain Rose
Manchester -- Wendy Chamberlain Rose, 60, formerly of Hanover, died June 23, 2006, of heart failure in Manchester.
Sunday, July 23
Kevin A. Walker
Newbury, N.H. -- Kevin A. Walker, 54, of Route 103A, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at his home unexpectedly.
Monday, July 24
Ashley M. Townsend
Bethel -- Ashley Marie Elmore Townsend, 16, of Bethel, died early Saturday morning as the result of an automobile accident on Route 12A in Roxbury, Vt.
Robert A. Slayton
Highgate Springs, Vt. -- Robert Alan “Bob” Slayton, 74, died Friday, July 21, 2006 in Sarasota, Fla., after a courageous battle with cancer.
Joan R. Churchill
Windsor -- Joan Russell Churchill, 74, died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
Murralyn S. Laney
Hanover -- Murralyn Saunders Laney died July 19, 2006 at her home in Hanover following a brief illness. She was 83 years old.
Gordon F. Hull Jr.
Rockport, Mass. -- Gordon F. Hull Jr., of Rockport, formerly of Hanover, died July 17, 2006 at the age of 94.
Thomas P. Mulherin
Plainfield -- Thomas P. Mulherin, 93, died at home Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Tuesday, July 25
Leo H. Lavoie
Dover, N.H. -- Leo H. Lavoie, 90, formerly of Dover, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
Evelyn S. Billings
Bedford, Ind. -- Evelyn Stevens Billings, 83, a former resident of Bridgewater Corners, died Saturday, July 22, 2006, in Bloomington, Ind.
Philip B. Raue
Bedford Hills, n.y. --Philip Baldwin Raue, 86, of Bedford Hills, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006. He was a former longtime resident of Pelham Manor, N.Y., and South Newbury, Vt.
Isabel McNamara
Medina, n.y. -- Isabel French Chapman McNamara, 90, died Friday, July 21, 2006, in a nursing home in Medina, as the result of complications from a massive stroke the week before.
Jean E. Sherman
White River Junction -- Jean E. Sherman, 75, died yesterday, July 24, 2006, at the Lebanon Center of Genesis ElderCare.
John A. Daignault
Windsor -- John A. Daignault, 83, died suddenly Saturday, July 22, 2006, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
Pauline Margaret Barry
West Brattleboro, Vt. -- Pauline Margaret “Peg” Barry, 86, of West Brattleboro, died July 18, 2006, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. For the past three years, Mrs. Barry made her home with her son Michael and his family.
Wednesday, July 26
Kari Brinck-Johnsen
Hanover -- Kari Brinck-Johnsen of Hanover died July 18, 2006, outside of Rome, Italy. She was 80. A funeral service will be held Friday in Tonsberg, Norway. A complete obituary will be published at a later date.
Louisa C. Cox
North Haverhill -- Louisa C. Cox, 76, a longtime resident of the Haverhill area, died Monday, July 24, 2006, at Grafton County Nursing Home.
John H. Mason
Grantham -- John H. Mason, 78, died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at The Clough Center in New London.
Helen C. Woods
Wilder -- Helen C. Woods, 88, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Valley Terrace in Wilder.
Eleanor Sinkler
Tunbridge -- Eleanor “Mimi” Sinkler, 64, died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at her home in Tunbridge.
Charles W. Currier
Charlestown -- Charles Wakefield “Charlie” Currier, 89, of River Street in Charlestown, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in White River Junction.
Ann R. Daudon
Hanover -- Ann Rebmann Daudon, 80, died Monday, July 17, 2006, from advanced Alzheimer's disease.
Thursday, July 27
Hortense L. Cahill
Strafford, N.H. -- Hortense Lovejoy Cahill, 73, of Strafford, died at her home Saturday, July 22, 2006.
Rodney K. Barr
Reading, Vt. -- Rodney K. Barr, 39, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at his home in Reading, following a long battle with muscular dystrophy.
Patricia Ann White
White River Junction -- A memorial service for Patricia Ann White, who died on July 27, 2005, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in White River Junction.
Calvin H. LaRue
Charlestown -- Calvin Henry LaRue, 81, of Sunrise Village Park in Charlestown, died over the weekend.
Eleanor Morelli
West Lebanon -- Eleanor “Ellie” Morelli, 81, died yesterday, July 26, 2006, at Alice Peck Day Extended Care Facility in Lebanon, from complications of her long battle with diabetes.
Leo P. Bray Jr.
Unity -- Leo Paul “Chic” Bray Jr., 71, of Lakeside Drive in Unity, died at his home Tuesday, July 25, 2006, following a long battle with lung cancer.
Gerald M. Mayer Jr.
Newbury, N.H. -- Gerald Mortimer Mayer Jr., 77, of Newbury, died at home Saturday, July 22, 2006, of complications from cancer and Parkinson's disease.
Friday, July 28
Dorothy H. Hewitt
North Pomfret -- Dorothy Helen Hewitt, 82, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at her home in North Pomfret.
Obituary Index Archive
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