Obituaries

Obituaries in Milford New Hampshire and Surrounding Areas

Anders J. Hansen

Anders J. Hansen

May 20, 2020

Anders Jorgen “Andy” Hansen, 95, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 20, 2020 after a period of declining health and complications from Covid-19 at Crestwood Healthcare Center, Milford, NH. He was born in Rockford, IL on June 7, 1924, son of Niels and Astrid (Strid) Hansen. A member of The Greatest Generation, Andy served his country honorably...

Anthony B. Ponti

Anthony B. Ponti

May 20, 2020

Anthony Brian Ponti passed away after a period of declining health on May 20, 2020. He was the beloved son of Ernest and Kathleen (Murphy) Ponti. He was born on December 16, 1969 in Chicopee, MA. He attended and graduated from Perkins School for the Blind and worked for GAHMA in MA and later Texas Roadhouse in Nashua. He...

Gerald J. O'Neil

Gerald J. O'Neil

May 18, 2020

Gerald J. O’Neil, age 83, a native of Milford, NH, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020, at Crestwood Center. Jerry was born in Nashua Memorial Hospital, Nashua, NH, January 5, 1937, the son of Elizabeth C. White O’Neil and Thomas F. O’Neil, Jr. He graduated from Milford High School, Milford, NH, in 1955 and entered the USMC...

Carl W. Schaefer

Carl W. Schaefer

May 16, 2020

On May 16, 2020 Carl William (Maxmillian) Schaefer, 87, of Bedford NH, was called by the Angels to be reunited with his wife Grace in Eternal Peace and to be in the presence of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Carl was born on March 6, 1933 in the Bronx, New York to Markus and Margaretha (Forst) Schaefer. He...

Richard A. Kroposki

Richard A. Kroposki

May 15, 2020

Richard A. Kroposki, 59, resident of Hollis, NH died on May 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey on August 24, 1960, a son of the late Edgar and Elsie (Nakonechny) Kroposki. Richard was raised and educated in Monroe, NY. He graduated from Monroe Woodbury High School, Class of 1978,...

Marie Blanche Belanger

Marie Blanche Belanger

May 15, 2020

Marie Blanche (Coulombe) Belanger passed away early Friday morning May 15, 2020 less than 3 weeks from her 109Th birthday, just before 1:00AM on a gentle breeze filled with the scent of spring blossoms to rejoin her loved ones that had passed before her, most particularly her two daughters Carmel and Rolande. Blanche, as her friends knew her, or...

Dorothy Ledger

Dorothy Ledger

May 14, 2020

Dorothy “Dottie” Ledger, 83, beloved wife, mother, and friend, died peacefully on May 14, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was a resident of Amherst, NH. She was born Dorothy Woodbury in Portland, Maine on August 3, 1936. Dottie was raised and educated in Portland. She graduated from Portland High School. A resident of Amherst, NH for...

Barbara Powers

Barbara Powers

May 14, 2020

Barbara Powers of Amherst, NH died on May 14, 2020 with her husband John by her side, after a long, brave battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a loving wife, devoted mother, and adoring grandmother remembered for her warm friendships and kindness, spectacular holiday meals, and timeless sense of style. Barbara’s quick wit and mental acuity will certainly be...

Aaron F. Schooley

Aaron F. Schooley

May 13, 2020

Aaron F. Schooley, 36, resident of Francestown, NH died on May 13, 2020 at his home. He was born in Nashua, NH on June 27, 1983, a son of Robert F. Schooley and Laurie (Moore) Schooley. Aaron was raised and educated in Mont Vernon, NH and attended Souhegan High School, Amherst, NH. He had been employed as a Lab...

Susan L. Congdon

Susan L. Congdon

May 12, 2020

Susan L. Congdon, 67, resident of Townsend, MA, died on May 12, 2020 at her home, after her 6 month battle with cancer surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born in Durham, CT on May 19, 1952, a daughter of Robert T. and Marie Leona (Lanouette) Seifert. She was raised, and educated in Connecticut, and graduated...

Septima L. Gaidmore

Septima L. Gaidmore

May 11, 2020

Septima (Luongo) “Tina” Gaidmore, 100, lifelong resident of Milford, NH, died on May 11, 2020 at Ledgewood Bay, Milford. She was born in Milford, NH on December 29, 1919, a daughter of Francesco and Maria (Pagliocca) Luongo. She graduated from Milford High School, Class of 1937 and attended Nashua Business College. Tina had been employed in the banking industry...

Irene K. Sawyer

Irene K. Sawyer

May 10, 2020

Irene K. Sawyer, 97, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 10, 2020 in Bedford, NH. She was born in New Britain, Connecticut on September 24, 1922, a daughter of Arthur and Anna (Kraus) Kramer. She was raised and educated in Newington, CT and worked in Fafnir’s in New Britain, CT. She moved to Hollis in 1946, later...

Cheryl  A. Sarao

Cheryl A. Sarao

May 5, 2020

Cheryl A. Sarao, 63, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 5, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in Peterborough, NH on May 3, 1957, a daughter of Earl S. Hamel and Dorothy (Gray) Hamel MacNutt. She was raised and educated in Milford, attended Milford Area High School and Belleville Area College, Belleville, IL....

George W. Sawyer

George W. Sawyer

May 5, 2020

George Williams Sawyer, 83, died unexpectedly on May 5, 2020 after several years of failing health. He was born on Mother’s Day, May 10, 1936 in Fitchburg MA to Elizabeth (Williams) and Walter F. Sawyer, Jr. George and older brother, Tom, became a pair, and remained close throughout their lives. The two spent many happy summers carousing with their...

Daniel E. Mackay

Daniel E. Mackay

May 4, 2020

Daniel E. MacKay, 84, resident of Milford, NH, died May 4th 2020 from complications of COPD. He was born June 8, 1935 in Stoneham, MA, son of Ernest C. and Charlotte (Forsey) MacKay. Danny graduated from Medford High School and entered the Navy Reserve at age 18, where he served 1 year at the end of the Korean War....

Rolf Hoiden Bremer

Rolf Hoiden Bremer

May 2, 2020

Rolf H. Bremer, 89, of Brookline, NH, a long-time area business owner and volunteer, and a man who loved being at sea, crossed the bar on May 2, 2020. Rolf was known for his outgoing personality, sense of humor, patriotism and politics, work-ethic, love of family, and for founding and leading his Milford-based, family-run retail and wholesale seafood company....

Nancy J. Towne

Nancy J. Towne

Apr 30, 2020

On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Nancy Jean Towne’s spirit left her body at age 60. Daughter of Kenneth and Beverly Towne, sister of Richard Towne, and a life-long Hollis resident, Nancy made everyone in her presence feel like a friend, and everyone at her table feel like a family member. Though often underestimated, those who knew her were perpetually...

Patrick T. Quinlan

Patrick T. Quinlan

Apr 26, 2020

Patrick T. Quinlan, 61, a lifelong resident of the Highlands Section of Lowell, died on April 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in Lowell, MA on March 17, 1959, a son of the late Francis X. and Vera A. (Cadigan) Quinlan. Pat graduated from Greater Lowell Technical High School and was a communicant of St. Margaret of...

Alfred L. Thompson

Alfred L. Thompson

Apr 26, 2020

Alfred L. Thompson, 81, longtime resident of Greenville, NH died on April 26, 2020 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. He was born in Kittery, Maine on May 16, 1938, a son of Leighton and Edna (Fontaine) Thompson. He made his home in Greenville for more than 40 years. Mr. Thompson owned and operated Al Thompson Flooring for many...

Geraldine J. Salisbury

Geraldine J. Salisbury

Apr 25, 2020

Geraldine J. Salisbury, 85, resident of Milford, NH died on April 25, 2020 at her home. She was born in Marlborough, NH on August 5, 1934, a daughter of Lewis M. and Lillian (Wells) Morse. Geri worked in the woods with her husband, Lawrence, logging with horses in the early years and then became a dedicated housewife. She was...

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