All Obituaries
Leonard Fordiani Newport
Newport, NH: Leonard H. Fordiani, died on May 30, 2020 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a many years of declining health. He was born on February 15, 1948 in Connecticut to the late Joe and Mary Fordiani. He has lived and traveled all over the US including FL, CA, CT, and finally settling in NH. He was a hard working man who was never given anything. He worked for all that he had. Leonard worked at Sturm-Ruger, Walmart, Big Lots, and at a car...
Newport, NH: Leonard H. Fordiani, died on May 30, 2020 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a many years of declining health. He was born on February 15, 1948 in Connecticut to the...
Patricia Chambers Newbury
On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Patricia Alice (Blake) Chambers, loving wife and mother, peacefully passed away at the age of 84. Patricia was born in June of 1935 to Martha (Gillingham) and Harry Clement Blake and grew up in South Newbury, NH. She received a Bachelor’s degree from Becker Jr. College in 1954. On February 22, 1957, she married Francis N Chambers and they raised three daughters, Teresa, Pamela, and Kathleen; two sons, Duane and Patrick; and two grandchildren, Stephanie and...
On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Patricia Alice (Blake) Chambers, loving wife and mother, peacefully passed away at the age of 84. Patricia was born in June of 1935 to Martha (Gillingham) and Harry...
Alan Rauscher Lempster
Alan Rauscher:
Alan was born and raised in South Floral Park Long Island, the youngest of four brothers and three sisters. He graduated from a local high school, Sewanhaka, and was drafted into the US Army for a 2 year service period which he changed to four year commitment with the US Air Force. Alan had many adventures as a radio operator on a B-29, rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
After working at a bank and machine shop, Alan was hired by IBM in its typewriter division. He studied...
Alan Rauscher:
Alan was born and raised in South Floral Park Long Island, the youngest of four brothers and three sisters. He graduated from a local high school, Sewanhaka, and was drafted into...
Nancy Rickard Guild
Nancy Ann Perkins Rickard, 78, passed away at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH on May 17, 2020. Nancy was born in Watertown, NY on November 23, 1941 to Lloyd Augustus Perkins and Harriet Sybil (Seavey) Perkins.
Her father served in the army, so she traveled with her family frequently while growing up. They lived in many places, including post WWII Japan and Germany during the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Between postings, her family often returned to...
Nancy Ann Perkins Rickard, 78, passed away at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH on May 17, 2020. Nancy was born in Watertown, NY on November 23, 1941 to Lloyd Augustus Perkins...
Dalton West, Jr. Newport
Newport, NH: Dalton E. West, Jr., 58, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was born on January 9, 1962 in Claremont, NH to Dalton West, Sr. and Florence (Simoneau) West. He grew up in Claremont and has lived in the Newport/Claremont area his entire life.
Dalton worked a variety of jobs including Claremont Flock and Aspen Tree before starting his own business, DJ's Tree Work and Landscaping. He owned and...
Newport, NH: Dalton E. West, Jr., 58, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was born on January 9, 1962 in Claremont, NH to...
Russell Currier Newport
Newport, NH: Russell C. Currier, 75, died on May 13, 2020 at his home, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Lebanon, NH on September 1, 1944, son of Clyde and Helen (Snow) Currier.
Mr. Currier graduated from Towle High School with the class of 1962. He worked for 16 years at Newport Hospital in various roles such as purchasing agent, supervisor of housekeeping, and maintenance. He also served as a purchasing consultant to New London Hospital in New London,...
Newport, NH: Russell C. Currier, 75, died on May 13, 2020 at his home, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Lebanon, NH on September 1, 1944, son of Clyde and Helen (Snow)...
Margaret Clark Unity
Unity, NH - Margaret E. Clark passed away on May 8, 2020 at her home in Unity at the age of 93, just a few days before her 94th birthday.
Margaret was born at home in Lempster, NH to Ma and Pa Hartwell on May 15, 1926. Margaret graduated from Towle School in Newport.
She worked for the Quernsey Cattle Co in Peterborough where she was in charge of registering "baby cows." Margaret worked for The Grange Insurance Company in Keene, Sylvania in Hillsboro, and the Lempster...
Unity, NH - Margaret E. Clark passed away on May 8, 2020 at her home in Unity at the age of 93, just a few days before her 94th birthday.
Margaret was born at home in Lempster, NH to Ma and Pa...
Mary Ann McCarthy Newport, NH
Mary Ann McCarthy passed away on May 6 2020, at her home in Newport NH. Born April 19, 1954 in County Cork Ireland to John and Eileen (Hughes) McCarthy, she immigrated with her family to Connecticut in 1955. She grew up in East Hartford CT attending public schools until junior high, when she attended St Christopher School. She graduated from Penney High School in 1972 going on to Manchester Community College where she studied Early Childhood Education.
She moved to New Hampshire in 1986...
Mary Ann McCarthy passed away on May 6 2020, at her home in Newport NH. Born April 19, 1954 in County Cork Ireland to John and Eileen (Hughes) McCarthy, she immigrated with her family to...
Martha Murgatroy Goshen
Goshen, NH - Martha Marie Murgatroy, 79, passed away on May 4, 2020 in Claremont, NH from natural causes.
Martha was born on September 8, 1940 in Newport, NH to the late James D. Putney and Martha C. (Thomas) Putney. She attended Towle High School before working as a machinist at Sturm Ruger.
She loved to camp, hunt, and fish. She also enjoyed crocheting and would donate her creations.
Martha is predeceased by her parents, her husband, Raymond C. Murgatroy, Jr., brothers,...
Goshen, NH - Martha Marie Murgatroy, 79, passed away on May 4, 2020 in Claremont, NH from natural causes.
Martha was born on September 8, 1940 in Newport, NH to the late James D. Putney and...
Elaine Gebo Newport
Newport, NH - Elaine Hurd Gebo died peacefully at DHMC on May 1, 2020 in Lebanon, NH at the age of 82.
Elaine was born on May 8, 1937 to Ernest and Maxine Hurd in Newport, NH.
Elaine married Earl Gebo in 1954. They bought their home on Myrtle St. in Newport in 1966.
She worked in retail all her life. She loved going to bingo every Wednesday with her best friend, Beatrice Mountain. She also loved walking, but most of all loved spending time with her grandchildren and...
Newport, NH - Elaine Hurd Gebo died peacefully at DHMC on May 1, 2020 in Lebanon, NH at the age of 82.
Elaine was born on May 8, 1937 to Ernest and Maxine Hurd in Newport, NH.
Elaine married...
