Obituary Index Archive




9/2/06 through 9/8/06

Obituary Index

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Saturday, September 2

Milton S. Johnston Jr.

New London -- Milton Stevens Johnston Jr., 92, of Lyon brook Condominiums, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at the Clough Center in New London.

Robert C. Brown

Braintree, Vt. -- Robert C. Brown, 71, of Braintree, died yesterday, Sept. 1, 2006, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.

Mary S. Gilman

Bennington, Vt. -- Mary Shepard Gilman, 89, a former resident of Durham, N.H., and Melbourne, Fla., died in Bennington Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, following a long illness.

Helen L. Drury

Lebanon -- Helen Loraine Drury, 84, died in her sleep Aug. 25, 2006, after a brief stay at Alice Peck Day Extended Care Facility.

Dennis J. Whelan

Hanover -- Dennis J. Whelan, 64, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at his home in Hanover.

Cynthia A. LaClair

Penacook, N.H. -- Cynthia A. LaClair, 61, of Penacook, died Aug. 22, 2006, after a prolonged illness.

William O. Berndt

Fort Calhoun, Neb. -- William O. “Bill” Berndt, 73, a former resident of Hanover, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006.


Sunday, September 3

Francis D. Wooddell

Charlestown -- Francis D. Wooddell, 59, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at his home.

Helen B. Powell

Newport, N.H. -- Helen B. Powell, 84, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at her home.

Marguerite Hannigan

South Ryegate, Vt. -- Marguerite “Peggy” Hannigan, 80, formerly of Rumney, N.H., and Wentworth, N.H., died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville.

Louise Stark

Canaan -- Louise Madiline Stark, 72, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at Hanover Terrace Health Care.


Monday, September 4

Gladys F. Whitworth

Woodstock -- Gladys F. Whitworth, 88, of Woodstock, died on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006.


Tuesday, September 5

Madeline V. Cadwell

Thetford Center, Vt. -- Madeline V. Cadwell, 74, of Thetford Center, Vt., died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at the Blue Spruce Home for the Retired in Bradford, Vt., after a long illness.

Miriam Hayward Carpenter

New London -- Miriam “Mim” Hayward Carpenter, 78, formerly of Springfield and Boston, Mass., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, following a lengthy illness.


Wednesday, September 6

James M. Billingham

White River Junction -- James “Hippy” Michael Billingham, 42, died suddenly at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006.

Mary E. (Farrington) Rising

Post Mills, Vt. -- Mary Elizabeth (Farrington) Rising, 86, a long time resident of Norwich, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006.

George A. Simpson, Jr.

Franklin, N.H. -- George Alexander Simpson, Jr., 84, formerly of Pleasant Valley Estates in Claremont, died Friday evening, Sept. 1, 2006 at the Franklin Hospital in Franklin, N.H.

David P. Soderholm

Boulder, Colo. -- David Paul Soderholm, 58, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 at HospiceCare of Boulder, Colo., of natural causes due to cancer.

Genowefa Staszkiewicz

Enfield -- Genowefa Staszkiewicz, 86, of Depot Street in Enfield, died yesterday morning, Sept. 5, 2006, at her home.

Geoffrey H. Brown

New London -- Geoffrey Haven Brown, 53, an information systems analyst at New London Hospital, died at his home yesterday of complications arising from pancreatic cancer.


Thursday, September 7

Marjorie A. Ratcliffe

Middlebury, Vt. -- Marjorie A. Ratcliffe, 91, formerly of Wilder, died yesterday at Helen Porter Health and Rehab in Middlebury.

John L. Horne

North Hartland -- John L. Horne Sr., 65, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, in a motor vehicle accident in North Hartland.

Arnold E. Fox

Claremont -- Arnold Everett Fox, 81, of Claremont, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Gregory A. Slack

Corinth -- Gregory A. Slack, 68, of Corinth, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at his home, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.

Louise H. Koory

New London -- Louise H. Koory, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at Clough Center in New London.


Friday, September 8

Quinton J. Freeman

Lebanon -- Quinton Joseph “Quinn-Man” Freeman, 2, died at his home in Lebanon yesterday, Sept. 7, 2006.

Marjorie A. Sevene

Charlestown -- Marjorie A. Sevene, 95, of Charlestown, died at her home Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, following a long illness.

Bedford T. Spaulding

Northfield, N.H. -- Bedford T. Spaulding, a longtime resident of Claremont, died peacefully at his daughter's home in Northfield on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006.

Pauline C. Ingraham

Royalton -- Pauline C. Ingraham, 76, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, at her home in

Royalton, surrounded by her family.

Mary L. Schaffer

Hanover -- Mary L. Schaffner, 87, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at Kendal at Hanover.

Elizabeth G. Chapin

Cornish -- Elizabeth G. “Betty” Chapin, 99, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, at Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community in Windsor.

Robert S. Rhodes

West Lebanon -- Robert S. Rhodes, physicist and physician, died suddenly Sunday,

Sept. 3, 2006, at his home. He was 73.


Obituary Index Archive


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