Saturday, December 30
Nelson R. Greer
Unity -- Nelson R. Greer, 95, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont.
Grant H. Charles
Andover, N.H. -- Grant H. Charles, 79, formerly of the village of Potter Place in Andover died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at his home on Overlook Avenue in Andover.
Richard K. Haugen
White River Junction -- Richard Kenneth Haugen, 73, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in White River Junction after a courageous battle with cancer.
Margaret M. Henahan
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. -- Margaret McGinley Henahan, 75, of Wilkes-Barre, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township, Pa.
Sunday, December 31
Vena Sweet
White River Junction -- Vena (Besaw) Sweet, 86, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction, where she had been a resident for the past 20 months.
Elizabeth J. Dean
Wentworth, N.H. -- Elizabeth Johanna Dean, 91, of Atwell Hill Road, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, N.H.
She was born Feb. 8, 1915, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of William and Margaret (McCormack) Winckel.
She grew up in Jamaica, N.Y., and graduated from Public School 17, St. Joseph's School Commercial School and Drake School of Business.
She lived in Jamaica for many years and moved to Wentworth in 1947.
She worked as a secretary for most of her life.
She was employed by many different companies including: General Electric and American Airlines, both in New York; Holderness School Alumni Office in Holderness, N.H.; Falcon Software, which became Conquest of Warren; and Equity Publishing Co. in Orford.
She was a communicant of St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Plymouth. She was a recipient of the Plauden Jewel Award for her outstanding mission work.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Dean; and two sons, Jaime A. Borger and Edwin J. Borger.
Mrs. Dean is survived by a son, Richard F. Borger of Wentworth; and three daughters, Jane M. Hayward and Margaret E. Decotis of Wentworth and Ann E. Jacques of Middletown, Conn.; nine grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a stepdaughter, Mildred Noto of Rocky Point, N.Y.
Calling hours will be held Tuesday, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Mayhew Funeral Home in Plymouth.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Plymouth, with the Rev. Leo LeBlanc as celebrant. Burial will be held at a later date at the East Side Cemetery in Wentworth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Warren-Wentworth Ambulance Service, Route 25, Warren, N.H. 03279.
Joan Lefevre
Vershire -- Joan Lefevre, 72, died yesterday, Dec. 30, 2006, at her home in Vershire. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Hale Funeral Home in Thetford Center.
Monday, January 1
Otis N. Giguere Jr.
Sharon -- Otis N. Giguere Jr., 77, died at Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.
Tuesday, January 2
Kathryn Black
Lebanon -- Kathryn Glasford Black, 98, died on Dec. 20, 2006, at her home at Harvest Hill.
Ann G. Haskins
North Haverhill -- Ann G. Haskins, 74, of County Road, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at her daughter's home in New Haven, Conn. Ricker Funeral Home of Woodsville is in charge of arrangements.
Gloria Langeway
Ferrisburg, Vt. -- Gloria Langeway, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington.
Dorothy and Barbara Ann Bean
Groton, N.H. -- Dorothy and Barbara Ann Bean, mother and daughter, died Dec. 31, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Dec. 30. Ricker Funeral Home in Woodsville is in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, January 3
Muguette A. Saxby
New London -- Muguette A. Miki Saxby, 82, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at Merrimack County Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since August.
Lucille L. Fleming
Lebanon -- Lucille L. Fleming, 91, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in her home in Lebanon.
Marguerite D. Jackson
White River Junction -- Marguerite D. Jackson, 93, died yesterday, Jan. 2, 2007, at Valley Terrace Assisted Living in White River Junction.
Ann G. Haskins
North Haverhill -- Ann G. Haskins, 74, of County Road, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at her daughter's home in New Haven, Conn.
Dorothy T. Henderson
Rockland, Maine -- Dorothy (Thompson) Henderson, 78, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center.
Donald R. Greene
West Lebanon -- Donald R. Greene, 64, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a courageous battle with vascular, heart and kidney disease.
Mike Schonberger
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Mike Schonberger, 73, of Scottsdale, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, in Alamogordo, N.M.
Harold M. Stone
Venice, Fla. -- Harold M. Stoney Stone, 93, a longtime area resident, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, at Venice Regional Hospital in Venice.
Katherine W. Yeager Anthony
Hanover -- Katherine W. Yeager Anthony, 86, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at Kendal at Hanover, where she lived for the past 15 years.
G. Winston Ellis
West Newbury, Vt. -- G. Winston Ellis, 79, died yesterday, Jan. 2, 2007, at his residence in West Newbury. Ricker Funeral Home in Woodsville is in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, January 4
William R. Roberts Sr.
West Lebanon -- William R. Roberts Sr., 84, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at his home in Quail Hollow, where his family and friends cared for him during a long illness.
G. Winston Ellis
West Newbury, Vt. -- G. Winston Win Ellis, 79, of North Road, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at home, with his wife at his side.
Wayne Dinwoodie
Quechee -- Wayne Dinwoodie, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Elinor I. Wescott
Canaan -- Miss Elinor Irma Wescott, 92, died in her great-nephew's home on Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in Lowell, Mass.
Doris E. Lezer
Corinth -- Doris Eleanor Lezer, 73, of Corinth, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, after a long illness.
Melvin Rice
Claremont -- Melvin Rice, 94, a former longtime resident of Lindy Avenue and Maple Avenue in Claremont, died yesterday afternoon, Jan. 3, 2007, at Haven Health Center of Claremont.
Marjorie P. Bancroft
Exeter, N.H. -- Marjorie Piper Bancroft, 84, formerly of Hanover, died Dec. 12, 2006.
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