Goodwin Funeral Home & Cremation Svcs
www.goodwinfuneralhome.net
Our Obituaries
Sylvia J. Remick
November 26, 1942 - November 15, 2009
Sylvia J. Remick, age 66, of Bedford, NH died on Sunday November 15, at the Merrimack Community Hospice House with her family by her side. Mrs. Remick was born on November 26, 1942 in Quincy, MA the daughter of the late Phillip and Lillian (King) Scibilio. She was raised and educated in Quincy and after school she moved to Norfolk, VA where she lived for five years until moving to Manchester....
View Tribute »
John J. Pappas
November 14, 2009 - November 14, 2009
John J. Pappas, 68, of Manchester, NH, died November 14, 2009, at Elliot Hospital. He was born October 3, 1941, in Manchester, the son of the late James A. and Pearl J. (Whitam) Pappas. He grew up and attended schools in Manchester. He was a veteran of the Air National Guard and its Reserves. Mr. Pappas had been a self employed carpenter and cabinet maker. An outdoorsman and avid fisherman, he...
View Tribute »
Bruce Lee Coutu
October 21, 1936 - November 13, 2009
Bruce Lee Coutu, 73, of Epsom, NH died November 13, 2009, at Concord Hospice House. Mr. Coutu was born on October 21, 1936 in Haverhill, MA, the son of the late Paul E. and Eva M. (Dickenson) Coutu. He was raised and educated in Manchester and was a graduate of Central High School class of 1954. In 1952 he was an awarded Eagle Scout of Troop 94. Mr. Coutu enlisted in the Air Force from 1954...
View Tribute »
Ralph Bates Holt
November 13, 1924 - November 10, 2009
Ralph Bates Holt, 84, of Warren, RI, formerly of Manchester, NH died November 10, 2009 at Grace Barker Nursing Home. He was born November 13, 1924, in Manchester, the son of Ralph E. and Blanche (Bates) Holt. He grew up and attended schools in Manchester graduating from Central High School and Hesser Business College. A proud Army veteran of World War II, he served in the 171st. Engineer...
View Tribute »
Marguerite Hessie Rostad
May 13, 1916 - November 6, 2009
Marguerite Hessie Rostad, age 93, of 14 Falls Ave. Manchester, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009 with her family in attendance after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Rostad was born on May 13, 1916 the daughter of the late George and Ella (Hamilton) Magarian. She graduated from Central High School and Hesser Business College and then married to Gunnar N Rostad Sr. while he was...
View Tribute »
Lorraine C. Shepard
July 14, 1931 - November 5, 2009
Lorrraine C. Shepard, 78, of Lawrence, MA and formerly of Manchester, NH died November 5, 2009, at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen, MA. She was born July 14, 1931, in Manchester, NH, the daughter of Alfonse and Gladys Beaulieu. She grew up and attended school in Manchester but had lived most of her life in Lawrence where she had been a homemaker and had raised seven children. Mrs. Shepard also...
View Tribute »
Jon Louis Travis
June 23, 1958 - November 4, 2009
Jon Louis Travis, age 51, of Deerfield, NH died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Kindred Hospital in MA. Mr. Travis was born on June 23, 1958 in Bath, NY, the son of Jack and Sylvia Travis. He was raised and educated in southeast Connecticut and after graduating high school he entered the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. He worked in various jobs while pursuing his passion of art. Oil,...
View Tribute »
Eugene A. Donati
June 2, 1921 - October 30, 2009
Eugene A. Donati, 88, of Hooksett, NH, died October 30, 2009 at Catholic Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1921, in Manchester, the son of Donato and Ottavia (Gianinni) Donati. He grew up attending school in Manchester and had attended Hesser Business College. At the age of 17 he opened the Donati Accordion School in Manchester where he taught many students. Eugene was a member of the ...
View Tribute »
Winifred S. Miller
August 23, 1923 - October 29, 2009
Winifred S. Miller, 86, of Manchester, NH, died October 29, 2009, at a local hospital. She was born September 23, 1923, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Charles and Gertrude (Gehr) Schaeffer. She grew up and attended schools in Washington, DC and married John Alexander Miller on July 28, 1943. Mrs. Miller had been a homemaker and a member of St. Albans Episcopal Church, Washington, DC. She...
View Tribute »
Winifred S. Miller
September 23, 1923 - October 29, 2009
Winifred S. Miller, 86, of Manchester, NH, died October 29, 2009, at a local hospital. She was born September 23, 1923, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Charles and Gertrude (Gehr) Schaeffer. She grew up and attended schools in Washington, DC and married John Alexander Miller on July 28, 1943. Mrs. Miller had been a homemaker and a member of St. Albans Episcopal Church, Washington, DC. She...
View Tribute »
Eleanor K. Jenkins
August 24, 1918 - October 25, 2009
Eleanor Kilton Jenkins, 91, of Bedford died October 25, 2009 at her home. She was born August 24, 1918 in Manchester, a daughter of Earle L. and Vera Putnam Kilton and had lived in Bedford since the age of four. She was the last surviving Charter Member of the Bedford Unity Club and the longest term member of the Bedford Presbyterian Church. In her life: She was the wife of the late Robert F...
View Tribute »
Joyce D. Brasley
November 12, 1932 - October 22, 2009
Joyce D. Brasley, 76, of Manchester, NH, died October 22, 2009, at Concord Hospice House. She was born November 12, 1932, in Weare, NH, the daughter of Earl W. and Deborah (Bowie) Gove. She grew up and attended school at Pembroke Academy. Mrs. Brasley had lived in Weare, Epsom and Pittsfield before coming to Manchester 56 years ago. She had been employed at the shoe mills, most notably Myrna...
View Tribute »
Robert W. Macfarlane
September 9, 1936 - October 22, 2009
Robert W. MacFarlane, aka Whitey Basoukas, 73, of Hooksett, NH, died, surrounded by his loving family, at Elliot Hospital, October 22, 2009, following a brief illness. Born in New York City on September 9, 1936, Bob grew up in Manchester, with and was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Pat and Sam Basoukas, and brother, George. He met his wife, Jacqueline Firman (aka Lynne...
View Tribute »
Donald E. Lindh
September 30, 1937 - October 15, 2009
Donald E. Lindh, 72, lifelong resident of Manchester, NH, died October 15, 2009 at his home. He was born September 30, 1937, in Manchester, the son of Frank and Gladys(Wilson) Lindh. He grew up and attended school in Manchester and graduated from West High School in 1956. A veteran of the Air Force he served 21 years in the Air National Guard. Mr. Lindh spent 22 years as a mechanic in the...
View Tribute »
Delia E. Burns
January 1, 1916 - October 5, 2009
Delia E. Burns, age 93, of Manchester, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Hackett Hill Nursing Home after a brief illness. Mrs. Burns was born on January 1, 1916 in Canterbury, NH, the daughter of the late John A. and Marion A. (Fowle) Beck. She was raised and educated Canterbury and Amherst, NH and then graduated from Bryant & Stratton College. She moved to the Manchester area in 1940 where...
View Tribute »
John T. Fleming
August 26, 1961 - October 2, 2009
John T. Fleming, 48, of Manchester, NH, died October 2, 2009, following a tragic accident at his home. He was born August 26, 1961, in Manchester, the son of the late James F. and Catherine (Keane) Fleming. He grew up and attended schools in Manchester graduating from Central High School in 1979. John enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served eight years as an air traffic controller....
View Tribute »
Beatrice B. Goldstein
November 23, 1922 - September 29, 2009
Beatrice B. Goldstein, of Manchester, NH, died September 29, 2009 in a local hospital. She was born November 23, 1922, in Chelsea, MA, the daughter of Abraham and Fannie (Marnoy) Bass. She grew up and attended schools in Chelsea, MA. In 1956 she married Meyer S. Goldstein and together they moved to Manchester. Mrs. Goldstein had been a homemaker and a member of Temple Adath Yeshurun, the...
View Tribute »
Charles J. Reagan
May 7, 1919 - September 16, 2009
Charles J. "Charlie" Reagan, age 90, of Manchester, NH died September 16, 2009 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack. He was born May 7, 1919, in East Boston, MA, the son of Charles A. and Anna (Forster) Reagan. He was raised in East Boston, MA, graduating from Boston English High School in 1937. Mr. Reagan was an Army Veteran of World War II having served as a Technical Sergeant from...
View Tribute »
Ray F. Langer
March 29, 1921 - September 12, 2009
Ray F. Langer, age 88, of Hooksett, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris, ME. Mr. Langer was born April 29, 1921, in Manchester, NH the son of the late Fritz and Clara (Lindh) Langer. He was raised and educated in Manchester and graduated from Central High School and then entered the University of New Hampshire. On May 23, 1942 he was united in...
View Tribute »
Victor Lee Hickox
November 23, 1929 - September 12, 2009
Victor Lee Hickox, 79, of Franconia, NH, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Hickox was born on November 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO, the son of the late Howard and Frances (Pryor) Hickox. He moved to New Hampshire in his youth and was a graduate of Central High School. After school, he worked in various jobs including trucking in Maine and a General...
View Tribute »
June A. Horion
June 7, 1943 - September 12, 2009
June A. Horion, 66, died September 12, 2009 at her home in Litchfield after a three month struggle with cancer. Mrs. Horion was the daughter of Sterling and Germaine (Hanel) Colby. She lived in Manchester and Litchfield all her life, attending Litchfield Elementary School, graduating from Manchester Memorial High and Becker Junior College in Worcester, MA. June was a legal secretary in...
View Tribute »
Roberta Thomas Window
August 16, 1924 - September 8, 2009
Roberta Thomas Window, age 85, of Manchester, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Window was born on August 16, 1924 in Lowell, MA, the daughter of the late Robert and Edna (Harriman) Thomas. She was raised and educated in Greenfield, NH and graduated from Peterborough High School in 1943. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1947. In October of...
View Tribute »
James U. Edwards, Jr.
May 19, 1921 - September 8, 2009
James U. Edwards Jr., age 88, of Manchester, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Mr. Edwards was born on May 19, 1921 in Matoaca, VA the son of the late James U. and Lena (Butler) Edwards. He was raised and educated in VA and after graduating from high school he attended and graduated from Randolph Macon College in VA. He enlisted in the Navy and served during WWII. He was united in marriage to...
View Tribute »
Howard W. Hunter
December 12, 1926 - September 4, 2009
Howard W. Hunter, 82, of Manchester, died Friday, September 4, 2009 at Villa Crest Nursing Home. Mr. Hunter was born in Newton, MA on December 14, 1926 the son of Wilbur W. and Marion B. (Howard) Hunter. He was raised in Waltham, MA and graduated from Waltham High School. He received an Associate Degree from Stockbridge School at University of Massachusetts in 1952 and received a Bachelor of...
View Tribute »
Barbara June Carswell
September 24, 1936 - August 29, 2009
Barbara June Carswell, age 72, a lifelong resident of Manchester, died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the Elliot Hospital. Mrs. Carswell was born at home on September 24, 1936 in Manchester, NH the daughter of the late Cornelius B. and Alice L. (Russell) O' Sullivan. She educated in Manchester, NH school system and graduated from Central High School in 1954. She entered nursing school in 1954...
View Tribute »
Margaret Peaslee Danforth
August 19, 1918 - August 28, 2009
Margaret Peaslee Danforth, of Manchester, died peacefully and unexpectedly August 28, 2009 at the Elliot Hospital. Mrs. Danforth was born in Concord on August 19, 1918 to Roy and Alta (Hall) Peaslee. Mrs. Danforth was a graduate of Concord High School class of 1936 and of the University of Maine at Orono class of 1940 where she was an active member of Delta Delta, Delta Sorority. Following...
View Tribute »
Russ Cooper
June 18, 1958 - August 28, 2009
Russell "Russ" Cooper, age 51, of Manchester, died Friday, August 28, 2009 at Mass General Hospital after a sudden illness. Mr. Cooper was born in Manchester on June 18, 1958; the son of Harvey and Dorothy (Brendle) Cooper. He was raised and educated in Manchester and graduated from West High School in 1976. He then attended and graduated from New Hampshire College in 1979. After College he...
View Tribute »
Catherine Pearson
October 17, 1922 - August 25, 2009
Catherine Pearson, age 86, of Bedford, NH died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Elliot Hospital after a sudden illness. Mrs. Pearson was born on October 17, 1922 in New York City; the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Kelly) McMahon. She was raised and educated in New York and after graduating from high school she married Donald Pearson. After Donald came home from his service in the...
View Tribute »
Martha J. Aldrich
June 2, 1928 - August 23, 2009
Martha Jane Aldrich, age 81, of Manchester died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Concord Community Hospice House surrounded by her family and after a brave struggle with brain cancer. Mrs. Aldrich was born June 2, 1928, the youngest of seven children, in Newbury, Vermont, the daughter of James H. and Kathleen (McGee) Cookman. She graduated from Newbury High School in 1946, and then moved to...
View Tribute »
Robert A. Cote
May 15, 1930 - August 15, 2009
Robert A. Cote, age 79, of Lynchburg, VA, a long time resident of Manchester, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Goffstown, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Cote was born on May 15, 1930 in Manchester, the son of the late Napoleon and Lucienne (Bergeron) Cote. After school he was drafted in the Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He married Sondra Gustafson on November 13, 1948. Mr. Cote...
View Tribute »
Mellisa Lamontagne
November 5, 1974 - August 15, 2009
Mellisa Lamontagne, age 34, of Manchester, NH died Saturday, August 15, at her home after a brief illness. Ms. Lamontagne was born on November 5, 1974 in Manchester the daughter of Robert J. and Linda (Stantial) Lamontagne. She was raised and educated in Manchester and graduated from West High School in 1992. She attended and graduated from St. Anselm College in 1996 with a bachelors' of arts...
View Tribute »
Dorothy C. Podsadowski
November 16, 1912 - August 6, 2009
Dorothy C. Podsadowski, 96, of Manchester, NH, died August 6, 2009, at Hanover Hill Healthcare Center. She was born November 16, 1912, in Wakefield, MA, the daughter of Michael and Mary A. (Pottle) Kelloway. She was raised in Wakefield and came to Manchester in 1943. Her church affiliation was First Congregational and she had been a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband...
View Tribute »
Rita A. Corning
June 21, 1921 - July 31, 2009
Rita A. Corning, age 88, of Manchester, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home after a brief illness. Mrs. Corning was born on June 21, 1921 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Henry "Harry" and Catherine (Whalen) Eldredge. She was raised and educated in Laconia, NH and graduated from Laconia High School in 1939. In 1944 Rita enlisted in the Army and was...
View Tribute »
Louise A. Abbott
February 6, 1936 - July 25, 2009
Louise A. Abbott, 73, of Manchester, died July 25, 2009, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, with her son Stephen by her side. She was born Feb. 6, 1936, in Portland, ME, the daughter of John H. and Emily A.(Tingley) Wilder. She was a 1953 Graduate of Holten High School in Danvers, MA, worked at Jordan Marsh and was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Arnold L. Abbott,...
View Tribute »
Robert Allen Mothes
January 14, 1934 - July 24, 2009
Robert Allen Mothes, 75, of Manchester, died July 24, 2009, at his home after a long illness. He was born January 14, 1934, in Malden, MA, the son of the late Carl H. and Lillian (Prentiss) Mothes and moved to Manchester in 1945. He attended West High School and New Hampshire College. As a young man he had been a Scoutmaster for a Boy Scout Troop at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Over the...
View Tribute »
Tyler E. Carlisle
November 6, 1933 - July 23, 2009
Tyler E. Carlisle, 75, of Manchester, died July 23, 2009 at his summer residence in Deering, NH. He was born November 6, 1933, in Ellsworth, ME, the son of Clifton E. and Elfie (Priest) Carlisle. He was a graduate of the University of Maine, Class of 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. In 1959 he moved to Manchester to work as an electrical engineer at Public Service of...
View Tribute »
Pauline Lombardo
June 1, 1929 - July 19, 2009
Pauline Lombardo, age 80, a lifelong resident of Manchester, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Maryland with her sons at her side. Mrs. Lombardo was born on June 1, 1929 in Manchester. The daughter of the late Christos and Thomae (Tsubleca) Chalogias, Pauline was raised and educated in Manchester and graduated from Central High School in 1947. Mrs. Lombardo...
View Tribute »
Lois F. Boufford
June 14, 1935 - July 16, 2009
Lois F. Boufford, 74, lifelong resident of Manchester, died July 16, 2009, at the Elliot Hospital. She was born June 14, 1935, in Manchester, the son of Arthur L. and Hazel (Ashcroft) Freese. She had been a member of First United Methodist Church, Valley Street and was a bookkeeper and supervisor at the former Holiday Inn, now the Clarion Hotel for 10 years. For the past 3 years she had been a...
View Tribute »
Andy B. Piet
August 19, 1966 - July 15, 2009
Andre "Andy" Piet, age 42, of Manchester, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in Manchester.Mr. Piet was born on August 19, 1966 in Manchester the son of Raymond Piet and Ella (Blais) Piet. He was raised and educated in Manchester and attended West High School. Mr. Piet worked in construction as a builder and craftsman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.His family includes his four...
View Tribute »
Farrell J. Shaw
August 9, 1942 - July 12, 2009
Farrell J. Shaw, 66, of Manchester, NH, died July 12, 2009. He was bornAugust 9, 1942, the son of Vincent and Marie (Farrell) Shaw. He grew up inManchester and as a child often accompanied his father on business trips toLouisiana, Puerto Rico and Canada. He graduated from Dalhousie University inNova Scotia, majoring in physics and chemistry. He was a member of Phi KappaDelta, played football...
View Tribute »
Hilda Philippy
March 15, 1919 - June 30, 2009
Hilda Philippy, 90, lifelong resident of Manchester, NH, died June 30, 2009 at Bedford Hills Healthcare Facility. She was born March 15, 1919, in Manchester, the daughter of L. Andrew and Mary H. (Korath) Philippy . She grew up and attended schools in Manchester. In 1984 she retired from Public Service of New Hampshire after 45 years, where she was supervisor of operators and communications....
View Tribute »
Rose H. Halen
June 28, 1904 - June 26, 2009
Rose Harrison Halen, 104, of Bedford, NH, died June 26, 2009 while at home in Carlyle Place, Bedford. One of 13 children, she was born June 28, 1904, in Hooksett, the daughter of Walter and Mathilda (Huneau) Harrison. In 1924 she graduated from the Elliot Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a nurse at the former Grenier Field now Manchester- Boston Regional Airport. She had also been a...
View Tribute »
Janice Margaret Jones
April 16, 1927 - June 24, 2009
Janice Margaret Jones, age 82, of Manchester passed away on June 24th after a brief illness. Mrs. Jones was born in 1927 in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Charles R. and Edith M. (Donnelly) Allen. She was raised and educated in Wethersfield, CT. She trained as a cadet nurse at the Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, CT where she earned her RN. She worked as a registered nurse at the...
View Tribute »
Jennie M. Kilar
December 3, 1911 - June 17, 2009
Jennie M. Kilar, 97, of the Manchester area died June 17, 2009, at Fairview Nursing Home, Hudson, NH. She was born in Poland, December 3, 1911, the daughter of Andrew and Katherine (Hudy) Szopa. She has resided in Manchester for the past 85 years, had worked as a spinner in the mills and was employed at the Royal Press of Manchester. In 1937 she married Joseph J. Kilar. She was a member of...
View Tribute »
June I. Eaton
December 24, 1927 - June 14, 2009
June I. Eaton, 81, of Auburn, NH, died peacefully, June 14, 2009 at her home surroundedby her family. She was born December 24, 1927, in Palmerston, Ontario, thedaughter of Harold B. and Emily Louise (Allen) Johnson. She married Harland W.Eaton in 1948 and has resided in Auburn since that time. Mrs. Eaton had beenactive in the Auburn community as a census taker on the school, town, andfederal...
View Tribute »
Mary Jane Martin
April 29, 1931 - June 11, 2009
Mary Jane Margaret Martin, age 78, of Goffstown, NH died June 11th 2009 at the Elliot Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Martin was born on April 29, 1931 in New York the daughter of the late William and Hazel Diehl. She graduated on June 24, 1948 from the Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, NY. On July 12, 1948 she joined the New York Telephone Company's business and public offices....
View Tribute »
Dora Goldsmith
October 23, 1917 - June 6, 2009
Dora Goldsmith, age 91, of Manchester, formerly of New York City, died June 6, 2009 at Courville at Manchester surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Goldsmith was born on October 23, 1917 in New York City; the daughter of the late Harry and Leah (Greenberg) Freindlich. She was educated in New York and after graduating from high school she became a seamstress. During World War II she worked...
View Tribute »
Marion H. Craig
September 10, 1918 - June 2, 2009
Marion Humphrey Craig, age 90, of Manchester, died June 2, 2009 at Maple Leaf Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Craig was born on September 10, 1918 in St. Johnsbury, VT; the daughter of the late Frederick M. and Ella (Stevenson) Humphrey. She move to Manchester at a very young age and was a graduate of Central High School. Her first job was at NH Insurance where she met her husband...
View Tribute »
Judith T. Shanahan
December 3, 1928 - May 30, 2009
Judith T. Shanahan, 80, of Manchester, NH, and Naples, FL, died May 30, 2009, at the Elliot Hospital. She was born December 3, 1928, in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late S. Gray and Evelyn Anthony Tracy. She grew up in Wethersfield, CT, graduating from Wethersfield High School in 1946. In 1948, she completed an Associate of Arts degree in Retail at Lasell Junior College and was employed...
View Tribute »
George Austin Eaton
May 17, 1925 - May 22, 2009
Colonel George Austin Eaton, age 84, a life long resident of Auburn, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Elliot Hospital after a month long illness.
Colonel Eaton was born on May 17, 1925 in Auburn; the son of the late Albert E. I and Emma (Kimball) Eaton. He was educated in a one room school house in Auburn and in 1943 enlisted in the Navy where he served for three years. While in the Navy he...
View Tribute »
Mark T. Pontbriand
January 23, 1961 - May 20, 2009
Mark T. Pontbriand, age 48, of Barnstead, NH died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Dartmouth Medical Center.
Mr. Pontbriand was born on January 23, 1961 in Georgetown, MA ; the son of the late Alfred and Caroline (Bevelaqua) Pontbriand. He was a self employed driver and had lived in Barnstead for the last 20 years. He enjoyed camping, fishing, and snowmobiles. He was a very caring a loving person...
View Tribute »
Wayne B. Hersher
October 5, 1957 - May 16, 2009
Wayne B. Hersher, 51, of Bedford, NH, died suddenly of an aneurysm May 16, 2009 in Bridgeport, CT, where he had been caring for his father. He was born and raised in the Bridgeport area, graduating from Brandeis University in 1979 and Pierce Law School in 1982. He had been practicing law in Merrimack as Hersher Professional Association. In 1983 he married his high school sweetheart Anne C....
View Tribute »
Eva Rose McGuiness
August 2, 1921 - May 6, 2009
Eva Rose McGuiness, 87, of Manchester, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Catholic Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mrs. McGuiness was born on August 2, 1921 in Brockton, MA, the daughter of the late
Emil & Hannah (Graff) Peterson. After she graduated from high school in Brockton, she moved to Manchester and worked at the International Shoe Company for four years as a secretary....
View Tribute »
Patricia R. Werner
August 29, 1949 - May 5, 2009
Patricia R. Werner, age 59, of Bedford, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Community Hospice House in Merrimack.
Patti was born on August 29, 1949 in Manchester the daughter of the late Melvin and Esther (Dickstein) Richmond. A life long resident of Manchester and Bedford after graduating from high school she attended Boston University and later graduated from Notre Dame College with a degree in...
View Tribute »
Lillian K. Cochran
November 11, 1919 - May 4, 2009
Lillian K. Cochran, 89, of Candia, NH, formerly of Auburn, died May 4, 2009, at Wellstone House, Raymond, NH. She was born November 11, 1919 in Manchester, NH, the daughter of George I. and Flora S. (Corson) Nye Sr. She had been a homemaker and a member of Longmeadow Congregational Church, Auburn.Mrs. Cochran enjoyed needlework including knitting and embroidery and had made many items for her...
View Tribute »
Edwin L. Hartshorn
December 29, 1913 - April 26, 2009
Edwin L. Hartshorn, age 95, of Manchester, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Bedford Hills Nursing Home.
Mr. Hartshorn was born in Manchester on December 29, 1913 the son of the late John E. and Myrtle (Brown) Hartshorn. He graduated from Manchester West High School in 1933. In his youth he once rode a bicycle for 50 straight hours. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Alice Morgan in Manchester...
View Tribute »
Richard C. Gibson
December 28, 1927 - April 24, 2009
Richard C. Gibson, 81, of Manchester, NH died quietly on April 24, 2009, at the Tidewell Hospice Home, Venice, FL, surrounded by his family following a sudden illness while vacationing. He was born December 28, 1927, in Manchester, the son of Charles and Gertrude (Guevin) Gibson. He was educated in the Manchester school system. A U.S. Air Force veteran during World War II, he participated in...
View Tribute »
Donald E. Gosselin
April 26, 1931 - April 19, 2009
Donald E. Gosselin, 77, of Manchester, NH, died April 19, 2009 at Kindred Hospital, Waltham, MA. He was born December 26, 1931, in Manchester, the son of Gustave and Florence (Hall) Gosselin. Mr. Gosselin was a lifelong resident of Manchester, had been a custodian at Derryfield School and was also employed at Neighborhood Variety Store on Brown Ave. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War...
View Tribute »
Mabel S. Parsons
August 21, 1920 - April 18, 2009
Mabel S. Parsons, 88, of Newbury, NH, died peacefully April 18, 2009, at her family's home in Hooksett, NH.
She was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL., August 21, 1920, the daughter of John and Mary (Hagen) Simmons. A true Floridian, she grew up, attended school and spent the first half of her life in Florida. Mabel had a tremendous love of music and had been a vocalist for a "Big Band" after high...
View Tribute »
Olive R. Perkins
March 7, 1919 - April 16, 2009
Olive R. Perkins, 90, of Manchester, NH died at her home April 16, 2009. She was born in Concord, NH, March 7, 1919, the daughter of Edgar and Edith (Sherburne) Royce. She had attended school in Laconia graduating from Laconia High School in 1937. She had lived and worked in Washington DC returning to New Hampshire where she married Orville C.D. Perkins.
They lived in Cambridge and the Boston...
View Tribute »
David Allen Newell
July 10, 1946 - April 15, 2009
David Allen Newell, 62, a life long resident of Manchester, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Elliot Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Newell was born in Manchester on July 10, 1946, the son of the late Roy and Ethel (Woodin) Newell. He was raised and educated in Manchester and graduated from Memorial High School in 1966. He enlisted in the Army shortly after graduation and served in...
View Tribute »
Robert C. Schaller
October 22, 1909 - April 14, 2009
Robert C. Schaller, 88, of Manchester, NH died April 14, 2009, at New Hampshire Veterans Home, Tilton. He was born in Manchester, October 22, 1920, the son of Charles and Clara (Neudeck) Schaller.
Mr. Schaller graduated from West High School Class of 1939B. He was an Army veteran of WW II. Following his discharge from the Army he was employed as a cabinetmaker for Hermsdorf Fixtures. He...
View Tribute »
Jane P. Mahoney
July 6, 1926 - April 13, 2009
Jane P. Mahoney, age 82, of Zephyrhills, Fl and Manchester, NH died April 13, 2009 at Betmar Acres in Zephyrhills.
Mrs. Mahoney was born on July 6, 1926 in Lancaster, NH the daughter of the late Lester and Marjorie Plaisted. She was a descendant of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also was a member of the Rainbow Girls. At a young age she played the violin in symphony...
View Tribute »
Carol Ann Ravgiala
June 25, 1945 - April 3, 2009
Carol A. (Gage) Ravgiala, 63, lifelong resident of Manchester, died April 3, 2009 at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. She was born in Manchester on July 25, 1945, the daughter of Elmer and Lillian (Harrison) Gage. Mrs. Ravgiala was a graduate of West High School, Class of 1963, the University of New Hampshire 1982, Notre Dame College 1998, where she earned a BA in Business Management and...
View Tribute »
Scott F. Fields
October 5, 1962 - April 3, 2009
Scott F. "Speedy" Fields, 46, lifelong resident of Hooksett, NH, died suddenly at his home April 3, 2009. He was born October 5, 1962, in Manchester, the son of the late Lewis A. and Beatrice (Elen) Fields. He grew up and attended Hooksett Public Schools and had been employed with Uni-Cast of Londonderry since 1987. An avid motorcyclist and custom rebuilder, he enjoyed the outdoors, camping, 4...
View Tribute »
Josephine Dennis Marston
June 3, 1917 - March 29, 2009
Josephine (Dennis) Marston, 91, of Bedford, NH, died March 29, 2009, at the Laurel Center, Bedford. She was born June 3, 1917, in Hooksett, NH, the daughter of Bert M. and Elizabeth (Bennett) Dennis. She had been a homemaker and an active bowler with several area bowling leagues. For 21 years she had been a member of Intervale Country Club and the Women's Bowling League. She and her husband...
View Tribute »
Virginia Mae Downs
May 21, 1929 - March 10, 2009
Virginia Mae Downs, 79, of Goffstown, NH, died March 10, 2009 at Hillsborough County Nursing Home. She was born May 21, 1929, in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of Franklin and Margaret Chandler. She grew up and attended school in Pinardville and had also lived in Northwood, NH. She had been a homemaker and had raised 11 children. Her son Joseph Labranche died in 1971.
Members of her family...
View Tribute »
David A. Hey, Jr.
November 27, 1931 - March 4, 2009
David A. Hey Jr., age 77, of Manchester, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at his home after a brief illness.
Mr. Hey was born on November 27, 1931 to David and Blanch (Ledoux) Hey. He moved to Manchester in his early twenties where he work and various jobs including a tea salesman and chef before his retirement in 1978. He enjoyed reading and would volunteer his time at the La Librairie...
View Tribute »
Horace Donald Mansur
June 26, 1926 - March 3, 2009
Horace Donald Mansur, age 82, of Manchester, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 peacefully at his residence.
Mr. Mansur was born on June 9, 1926 in Auburn Maine the son of the late Horace and Marjorie (Carlton) Mansur. He was raised and educated in Auburn and after graduating from high school he attended the Maine school for the deaf. He and his family moved to Manchester in the mid 1940's and...
View Tribute »
Bradford H. Thomas
January 6, 1942 - March 2, 2009
Bradford H. Thomas, 67, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, March 2, 2009.
He was born in Littleton, NH January 6, 1942, the son of Philip C. Thomas and Marion Hough Thomas. The family first lived in Franconia, then moved to Concord in 1952. Brad graduated from Concord High School in 1960. Brad was an alumnus of the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire...
View Tribute »
Joseph J. Byk, Sr.
February 23, 1924 - February 24, 2009
Joseph J. Byk, Sr., 85, of Manchester, New Hampshire died February 24, 2009 at his home. He was born February 23, 1924 in Manchester, the son of Walter S. and Antonia (Herbut) Byk and was raised on a farm in Hooksett but lived in Manchester most of his life. He attended Manchester High School Central and was a graduate of Northeastern University. During World War II, Mr. Byk joined the United...
View Tribute »
Donald F. Piehl
June 1, 1924 - February 23, 2009
Donald F. Piehl, 84, of Tilton, NH, formerly of Manchester, NH, died, February 23, 2009, at New Hampshire State Veterans Home, Tilton. He was born June 1, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Harold and Hilma I. (Ebel) Piehl. Mr. Piehl was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Prior to his retirement in 1978 he had been employed in the civil service department of the Federal Government....
View Tribute »
Ruth M. Chalmers
January 2, 1921 - February 21, 2009
Ruth M. Chalmers, 88, lifelong resident of Manchester, died February 21, 2009, at the Inn At Deerfield Inc., Deerfield, NH. She was born January 2, 1921 in Manchester, the daughter of Harlan A. and Martha E. (Erlman) Marshall. After graduating from Central High School Class of 1938A, she completed a two year program at Hesser Business College in 1940. From 1940 to 1962 she was employed as a...
View Tribute »
John J. Rozamus
September 9, 1959 - February 15, 2009
John J. Rozamus, 49, of Nashua, formerly of Manchester died February 15, 2009 at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA. Born in Manchester on September 9, 1959, he was the son of the late John G. and Ann M. (Ahlquist) Rozamus. He was a 1978 graduate of Manchester Memorial High School. He was a 13 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and had attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. During...
View Tribute »
Alice G. Dabrowski
January 3, 1918 - February 4, 2009
Alice G. Dabrowski, age 91, of Manchester, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Catholic Medical Center after a brief illness.
Ms. Dabrowski was born in Chelsea, MA on January 3, 1918 the daughter of the late Joseph and Adela (Szelazek) Dabrowski. After graduating high school she entered and later graduated from Framingham State College. She began her career shortly after college with the...
View Tribute »
Edward R. Truesdale
February 11, 1950 - February 3, 2009
Edward R. Truesdale, 58, of Manchester, NH, died February 3, 2009, at Catholic Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born February 11, 1950, in Manchester, the son of Albert E. and Hope (Thomas) Truesdale. He grew up and attended schools in Manchester graduating from Central High School in 1967 and completed a civil engineer degree at the University of New...
View Tribute »
Marie A. Swan
May 5, 1960 - February 2, 2009
Marie A. Swan, age 48, of Manchester, NH died February 2, 2009 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH.
Mrs. Swan was born in Dorchester, MA on May 5, 1960 the daughter of the late Robert and Agnes Murphy. She graduated Wakefield High School in 1978. She lived in Gloucester and Lynn, MA before moving to Manchester in 2006. She worked in at several car auctions businesses in MA and NH as a...
View Tribute »
William Gates Ford
October 30, 1917 - January 31, 2009
William Gates Ford, 91, son of Howard and Annette (Gates) Ford passed away on January 31, 2009 in Concord NH.
He had lived in Hooksett for over 50 years. After graduating from Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood NJ and the University of Virginia class of 1939, he worked for the accounting firm of Haskins & Sells. From 1941 to 1946 he served in the US Army, attaining the rank of captain,...
View Tribute »
Irene Z. Smith
May 28, 1918 - January 28, 2009
Irene Z. Smith, 90, lifelong resident of Manchester, died January 28, 2009 at her home after a brief illness. She was born May 28, 1918 in Manchester, the daughter of Michael and Rozalia (Hetmanczk) Dracz – Zaricki. Mrs. Smith was a retired merrow operator for Pandora Industries and was also a 20 year employee in the bakery of Hannaford Supermarkets. For over 20 years she had been a...
View Tribute »
Michael J. Palmer
July 21, 1946 - January 26, 2009
Michael J. Palmer, age 62, died January 26, 2009, peacefully at his lake home.
Michael was born in Amesbury, MA on July 21, 1946, the son of the late Jerry and Cecile (Francouer) Palmer. After his graduation from high school and Northeastern University he enlisted in the Army for six years and was honorably discharged in February of 1976 as a Sergeant E5. He continued his education at...
View Tribute »
Adelaide L. Walker
June 1, 1914 - January 22, 2009
Adelaide L. "Addie" Walker, 94, of Manchester, passed away at Elliot Hospital on Thursday, January 22, 2009, after a brief illness.
Born in New Bedford, MA on June 1, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria (Cardoso) Avila. Addie was employed for 53 years as a weaving supervisor at the Berkshire Hathaway Mill in New Bedford. In the late 70's, the management of Berkshire...
View Tribute »
Arline E. Sobolewski
June 21, 1920 - January 20, 2009
Arline E. (Stevens) Sobolewski, 88, lifelong resident of Manchester, NH, died January 20, 2009, surrounded by her family at Courville of Manchester. Born in Manchester June 21, 1920, she was the daughter of Lester Davis and Leah L. (Bethune) Stevens. She graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1938, and was a graduate of Colby Sawyer Jr. College and Pierce Secretarial School, Boston....
View Tribute »
Goodwin Funeral Home & Cremation Svcs
607 Chestnut Street
Manchester
,
NH
03104
map it
Phone: (603) 625-5703
View Website
