Obituaries

Obituaries

Rev. Allen P. Hoyt

Rev. Allen P. Hoyt

Nov 3, 2024

Ok Rev. Allen P. Hoyt, 70, resident of Milford, NH, died at his home on Sunday, November 3, 2024.

He was born on May 7, 1954, in Brockton, MA, a son of the late Francis and Shirley (Perkins) Hoyt.

A Graduate of West Bridgewater High School, he joined the West Bridgewater Fire Department as a volunteer Fire fighter and then enlisted in...

Alexander W. McDonald

Alexander W. McDonald

Nov 2, 2024

Alexander (Alex) W. McDonald, 66 years old of New Boston, NH peacefully passed away at home on November 2, 2024, with his wife Catherine (Cathy) by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Alex was born May 9, 1958, in Philipsburg, NJ, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Conrad) McDonald.

Alex is survived by his wife Cathy and son Patrick of New...

Ethan A. Parker

Ethan A. Parker

Oct 31, 2024

Ethan Allen Parker, 82, a resident of Milford, NH, died on October 31, 2024, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, NH. He was surrounded by his family. 

Born in Concord, NH, on December 8, 1941, Ethan was the youngest of eleven children of Oliver and Margaret (Gunn) Parker. His mother often recalled how the attack on Pearl Harbor seemed to have hurried...

Ruth E. Bobich

Ruth E. Bobich

Oct 30, 2024

Ruth E. Bobich, 73, longtime resident of Brookline, NH, died on October 30, 2024, at the St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, after a period of declining health.

She was born on October 1, 1951, in Queens, NY, a daughter of the late Alexander and Lois (Flemming) Solla. 

Ruth married Richard Bobich and together made their home in Brookline since 1982.  She worked for...

Allen R. Hendrickson

Allen R. Hendrickson

Oct 30, 2024

Allen R. Hendrickson, 87, of Amherst, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, surrounded by his loving family in his home. Al was born on April 6, 1937, in Staten Island, New York, the son of Allen Joseph and Violetta (Tricorico) Hendrickson. A devoted husband, dad, and papa, he leaves behind his cherished wife of 68 years,...

Robert L. Sanfacon

Robert L. Sanfacon

Oct 28, 2024

Robert L. Sanfacon, 83, resident of Amherst NH, died on October 28,2024 at Crestwood Center, Milford, after a period of declining health.

Bob was born on May 7, 1941, in Amesbury MA, a son of the late Eugene and Rose (St. Germoine) Sanfacon.

Bob attended Northeastern University and worked for many years as a comptroller for Digital Equipment Corporation. Working at Digital...

Joanne R. Conrad

Joanne R. Conrad

Oct 21, 2024

Joanne Conrad (77) of Mont Vernon, NH, died after 6 years of breast cancer treatment begun 28 years after previously entering remission.

A Connecticut Yankee, Joanne graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a BA in Sociology and earned her MA in Human Behavior from Catholic University in Washington, DC.

Commissioned as an Air Force officer in 1970, she then met Joseph,...

Howard Van Zilen III

Howard Van Zilen III

Oct 21, 2024

Howard Van Zilen III, 86, longtime resident of Brookline, NH, died at his home on October 21, 2024, after a period of declining health. 

He was born on February 4, 1938, in Norwalk, CT, a son of the late Howard and Mabel (Mitchell) Van Zilen Jr. 

Howard was raised and educated in the Norwalk School System and UConn. He worked as an...

Robert Arnold Gilman

Robert Arnold Gilman

Oct 20, 2024

Robert A. “Bob” Gilman, 88, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on October 20, 2024 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. 

 He was born on February 1, 1936 in Brockton, MA, the son of Frank Henry Gilman and Verna Dorothy Forsyth-Gilman. 

 He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Frank Gilman, and a sister, Betty Rivard. 

 He is survived...

Kyeong (Kim) Kim-O'Sullivan

Kyeong (Kim) Kim-O'Sullivan

Oct 19, 2024

Kyeong (Kim) Kim-O’Sullivan, 56, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024 after a long illness. Born on August 19th, 1968 in Pyeongtaek South Korea, she attended Pyeongtaek High School before coming to the United States in 1994. She went on to pursue her passion in Art at both Rivier College and New Hampshire Institute of Art. As a gifted...

Dorothy J. Sweeney

Dorothy J. Sweeney

Oct 18, 2024

Dorothy Jane Sweeney, former longtime resident of Wilton, NH, passed away on October 18, 2024, from a long illness. 

Dorothy was born on January 4, 1943, to Phurnia Quinn and Donald LeBaron in Utica, NY. Dorothy graduated from New Hartford High School. She married John F. Sweeney in 1963. They had a long and happy marriage. They are survived by their...

Michael J. Creighton

Michael J. Creighton

Oct 16, 2024

Michael Joseph Creighton, 65, of Bruceton TN, longtime resident of Mason, NH, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 16, 2024. 

Mike was born May 7, 1959 in Newport, RI, and was raised in Brookline and Milford, NH. He was a retired truck driver and heavy machinery operator.  In his younger years Mike enjoyed raising cows and showing them in local fairs....

Harold A. Valcourt

Harold A. Valcourt

Oct 15, 2024

Harold A. Valcourt, 90, resident of Brookline, NH, died at his home after a sudden illness on October 15, 2024.  He was born on July 4, 1934, in Townsend, MA, a son of the late Wilfred and Frances (Wornham) Valcourt.  

He was raised and educated in the Townsend, MA area and worked for many years as a heavy equipment operator...

Michael J. Lusczyk

Michael J. Lusczyk

Oct 12, 2024

Michael J. Lusczyk, 59, resident of Milford, NH, died on October 12, 2024 after a sudden illness at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH.

He was born on August 18, 1965, in Nashua, NH, a son of Anna (Crollari) Lusczyk and the late Fabian Lusczyk.

Michael was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire in a loving Polish-Italian household. He attended Bishop Guertin...

Donald James Curtis

Donald James Curtis

Oct 11, 2024

Donald J. Curtis, 87, resident of Milford, NH, former longtime resident of Rindge, NH, died at the Community Hospice House on October 11, 2024, after a period of declining health. 

He was born on April 20, 1937, in Worcester, MA, the son of the late Edwin and Mary (Joyce) Curtis. 

Donald was raised and educated in Lowell Ma, and graduated from Lowell...

Christine A. Freitas

Christine A. Freitas

Oct 8, 2024

Christine (Chrissy) A. (Usuriello) Freitas, age 50, of Milford, New Hampshire, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Riverhead, New York on June 17, 1974. She was the daughter of Army service members Mary Usuriello and the late Charles Usuriello of Wilton, NH. She...

Derek Michael Martin

Derek Michael Martin

Oct 4, 2024

Derek Michael Martin, 42, resident of Weare, NH, died on October 4, 2024 at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio after courageously living life with a congenital heart defect.

He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on November 18, 1981, the son of Michael Martin and Mary (Larpenter) Haggerty. Derek was raised and educated in Wilton, NH and Greenfield, NH, having graduated from...

William H. Chalmers

William H. Chalmers

Oct 2, 2024

William H. Chalmers (Bill), of Milford, NH and formerly Wilton, NH entered eternal peace on October 2, 2024 at Edgewood Manor in Portsmouth, NH. His wife Cindy was by his side. Bill struggled with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, and after years of being cared for at home and at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, he eventually...

Mary Elizabeth Larson Howe

Mary Elizabeth Larson Howe

Sep 25, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Larson Howe, former longtime resident of Mont Vernon, NH, currently of Merrimack, NH, passed peacefully on September 25, 2024, at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, surrounded by friends and family. 

Mary was born on April 23, 1931, to Arthur and Elsie Larson, and raised in the small farming town of Thompson in the heart of Winnebago County, Iowa....

Raymond V. LeBlanc

Raymond V. LeBlanc

Sep 25, 2024

Raymond V. LeBlanc, 87, resident of Jaffrey, NH, died on September 25, 2024, peacefully at his home.

 He was born in Merrimack, NH on February 12, 1937, a son of Armand S. and Lena (Fournier) LeBlanc.

 In high school and college, he was very active in the FFA. Ray was an avid hunter and snowmobiler.

Ray graduated from UNH with an Associate degree...

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