Obituaries

Obituaries in Milford New Hampshire and Surrounding Areas

Ernelle  M. Dubois

Ernelle M. Dubois

Jul 10, 2018

Ernelle M. Dubois, 76, longtime resident of Milford, died on July 10, 2018 at The Elms Care and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Brunswick, Maine on April 13, 1942, a daughter of Elbridge and Doris P. (DeLong) Small. Mrs. Dubois made her home in Milford for more than 35 years and had formerly lived in Nashua, NH...

Ian Earl Sandford

Ian Earl Sandford

Jul 9, 2018

Ian Earl Sandford of Bedford went to be with Christ on July 9, 2018 after a brief illness. His life was happy but not easy. His brain was injured at birth, and for twenty-seven years, he lived without many privileges that most take for granted—things like speech, privacy, and fine motor skills. He tackled his difficult vocation with humor...

Alice M. Smith

Alice M. Smith

Jul 2, 2018

Alice M. Smith, 86, resident of Milford, NH died July 2, 2018 at the Elms Care and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in North Troy, Vermont on February 24, 1932, a daughter of Fred and Bernice Ladue. Alice was raised and educated in Windsor, VT and graduated from Windsor High School, Class of 1950. She made her home...

Sandra J. Casey

Sandra J. Casey

Jul 1, 2018

Sandra J. Casey, 72, passed away on Sunday morning, July 1st at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Nashua on January 10, 1946, daughter of Roland E. Parker, Jr. and Jeannette (Martin) Parker. Sandy graduated from Wilton High School and had attended college in Boston. She worked at...

Samuel Ludena

Samuel Ludena

Jun 28, 2018

Samuel Ludena, 77, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, died on June 28, 2018 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH surrounded by his family. He was born in Mollepata, Peru on January 27, 1941, a son of Guillermo and Justina (Vargas) Ludeña. Mr. Ludena had been employed as a test technician for CTS in Londonderry, NH for many years....

Robert N.  Grugnale

Robert N. Grugnale

Jun 19, 2018

Robert N. Grugnale, 72, resident of Amherst, NH, died on June 19, 2018 at the Elliott Hospital, Manchester, NH surrounded by his family. He was born in Milford, NH on April 21, 1946, a son of Aquiline T. and Jeanette F. (Martin) Grugnale. He was raised and educated in Milford, NH and made his home in Amherst for the...

Norman E. Black

Norman E. Black

Jun 14, 2018

Norman E. Black, 77, longtime resident of Lyndeborough, NH, died on June 14, 2018 following a short illness at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. He was born in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1941, the son of Norman and Naomi L. (Gilbert) Black and was raised and educated in Pennsylvania. He graduated from North Dakota School of Forestry...

Linda L. Russell

Linda L. Russell

Jun 14, 2018

Linda Margaret (Lakins) Russell, 80, of Amherst NH died Thursday June 14, 2018 peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was born in Syracuse, NY in 1938, the daughter of the late Franklin Dudley Lakins and Alfreda Schooley (Bobeau) Lakins. Linda met her husband, Richard, at Onondaga Hill High School, Onondaga, NY and graduated in 1956. She attended business...

Marilyn L.  Martus

Marilyn L. Martus

Jun 14, 2018

Marilyn L. Martus, 64, lifetime resident of Wilton, NH, died on June 14, 2018 at the Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, Derry, NH. She was born in Peterborough, NH on October 8, 1953, the daughter of Kenneth and Lorraine (Milne) Tuttle. Marilyn was raised and educated in Wilton, and graduated from Wilton High School Class of 1971. Marilyn was employed...

Helena E. Vander-Heyden

Helena E. Vander-Heyden

Jun 14, 2018

Helena E. “Lena” Vander-Heyden, 81, lifelong resident of Wilton, NH, died on June 14, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH. She was born in New Boston, NH, on December 20, 1936, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Muzzey) Burbee. She was raised and educated in Wilton and graduated from Wilton High School, Class of 1954. She had been...

Margaret H. Drobat

Margaret H. Drobat

Jun 7, 2018

Margaret H. “Marge” Drobat, 86, died June 7, 2018 in Manchester. She was born in Manhattan, NY, on May 22, 1932, the daughter of Bartholomew and Jessie H. (Fazulak) Sheehan. She graduated Manhattan’s Cathedral High School in 1949 and Packard Junior College in 1952. She was a longtime resident of Amherst and later made her home in Manchester. A...

Ruland Sears

Ruland Sears

Jun 5, 2018

Ruland Sears, 102, lifelong resident of Milford, NH died on June 5, 2018 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Milford, NH on November 13, 1915, the son of George R. Sears and Blanche (Clark) Sears. He graduated from Milford High School in 1934 and was employed by the Southwestern New Hampshire Transportation Company, Wilton,...

Gladys G. Cloutier

Gladys G. Cloutier

Jun 1, 2018

Gladys G. Cloutier, 92, resident of Milford, NH died on June 1, 2018 at The Elms Care & Rehabilitation Center, Milford. She was born in Nashua, NH on March 4, 1926, a daughter of Albert and Ethel (Chandler) Covey. She was raised and educated in Nashua and made her home in Milford. Mrs. Cloutier owned and operated C'est Si...

Iva E. Webster

Iva E. Webster

May 14, 2018

Iva E. Webster, 86, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 14, 2018 at Bedford Hills Nursing Home, Bedford, NH after a period of declining health. She was born in North Stratford, NH on March 6, 1932, a daughter of the late Estelle B. Jordan. Iva was raised and educated in North Stratford, NH and earned her GED....

Joel B. Chappell

Joel B. Chappell

May 14, 2018

Joel B. Chappell, 79, resident of Milford, died May 14th 2018 at St Josephs’ Hospital in Nashua, NH following a brief illness. He was born on January 31st, 1939 in Staten Island, New York, and later moved to Union Springs, New York. He is the son of the late Benjamin Buckland Coman Chappell and Virginia (Boone) Chappell. He graduated...

Cheryl T. Hardman

Cheryl T. Hardman

May 12, 2018

Cheryl Theresa Hardman of New Boston, NH, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2018 at her home. Cheryl was born on December 27, 1955 in Hammond, Indiana. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph Payne and Theresa O’Milean Payne. Cheryl’s life revolved around her family, especially her husband and sons, as well her five siblings and their families for...

Richard A. Beaudette

Richard A. Beaudette

May 10, 2018

Richard A. Beaudette, 87, resident of Brookline, NH died on May 10, 2018 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH. He was born in Lewiston, ME on September 15, 1930, the son of Azarias and Fabiola (Filteau) Beaudette. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston. Mr. Beaudette made his home in Brookline for the...

Helen Davis Rowe

Helen Davis Rowe

May 10, 2018

Helen Davis Rowe, 83, of Amherst, NH died peacefully at her residence on May 10, 2018 with her family by her bedside. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on March 2, 1935, the daughter of Albert Davis and Elizabeth Hall Davis. Helen graduated from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she met her husband Robert H. Rowe. She moved to...

Ronald L. Aveni

Ronald L. Aveni

May 6, 2018

Maj. Ronald L. Aveni, USAF (Ret.), 79, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on May 6, 2018 in the Hillsborough County Nursing Home, Goffstown, NH. He was born in Nashua, NH on November 19, 1938, a son of Loretta (Gros Louis) Aveni of Milford, NH and the late Louie Aveni. Ron was raised and educated in Milford. He was...

Stuart Kirkfield

Stuart Kirkfield

May 5, 2018

Stuart Kirkfield, loving husband to Vivian for 50 years: father to Jason, Peter and Caroline; grandfather to Joshua, Emily, Jeremy and Sophie, departed life’s train for Willoughby at sunset on Saturday, May 5, 2018.Stuart was an educator and financial guide to many, as well as a lifetime bamboo fly-fishing aficionado and author of “The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod: A...

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