Obituaries

Obituaries in Milford New Hampshire and Surrounding Areas

Lewis A. Dokmo

Lewis A. Dokmo

May 5, 2018

Lewis A. “Lew” Dokmo, longtime resident of Amherst, died at home on May 5, 2018, after a long, courageous battle with glioblastoma. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 3, 1946, to Lorentz and Lucille (Tillman) Dokmo, Lew spent his childhood in Wood Dale, a suburb of Chicago. He graduated with honors from St. Olaf College in Minnesota with...

Elizabeth "Betty"  Heinemann

Elizabeth "Betty" Heinemann

May 2, 2018

Elizabeth “Betty” Heinemann, 97, longtime resident of Amherst, NH, died on May 2, 2018. She was born on January 8, 1921 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Raymond Schuster and Elizabeth (Swank) Schuster. Betty graduated from Montclair High School, Montclair, NJ, Class of 1940. She made her home in Amherst for more than 50 years. Betty had been employed...

Jason C. Zwicker

Jason C. Zwicker

Apr 25, 2018

Jason C. Zwicker, 48, resident of Milford, NH, died on April 25, 2018 in Milford. Jason was born in Wilmington, MA on October 31, 1969, a son of Ronald Zwicker Sr. of Wilmington and the late Victoria (Sousa) Zwicker. Besides his childhood, Jason spent many years a resident in Nashua, NH with extended family and enormous amounts of friends...

Thomas H. Quinn

Thomas H. Quinn

Apr 24, 2018

Thomas H. Quinn, 73, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with a lingering illness, on April 24, 2018 at the Elms Center in Milford, NH. He was born in Manchester, NH, a son of the late James P. Quinn Sr. and Ruth A. (Walsh) Quinn. Tom worked at the VA Hospital in Manchester, NH and then moved on...

Judith A. Briske

Judith A. Briske

Apr 23, 2018

Judith A. Briske, 85, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, died on April 23, 2018 at the Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH. She was born in Bronx, New York on November 7, 1932, a daughter of Edward F. and Willna (Taylor) Power. She made her home in Mont Vernon for more than 35 years and formerly lived in Brentwood, New York....

Sandra C. Newbold

Sandra C. Newbold

Apr 22, 2018

Sandra C. Newbold, 81, lifelong resident of Milford, NH died on April 22, 2018 in Milford, NH. She was born in Nashua, NH on February 12, 1937, the daughter of Roscoe N. and Blanche L. (Anderson) Coburn. Sandra was raised and educated in Milford. She attended Fisher Junior College in Boston, MA and graduated from Nashua Business College. She...

Mary Grasso Lenz

Mary Grasso Lenz

Apr 21, 2018

Baptized into the hope of Christ's Resurrection, Mary Grasso Lenz, 82, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2018, at her home in Lake Ridge, Virginia. Married 51 years to her sweetheart, Frederick W. “Bill” Lenz, who passed in 2013, Mary was a lifelong resident of Milford until 2017, when illness brought her closer to her son and his family...

Lawrence E. Ladd

Lawrence E. Ladd

Apr 20, 2018

Lawrence E. Ladd, 94, of Wilton, N.H., passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on April 20, 2018. Lawrence was born in Amherst, NH on May 25, 1923, a son of Melvin E. and Dorothy (Goodale) Ladd. Mr. Ladd was raised and educated in Amherst, graduating from Amherst High School. He had been employed by Sanders Associates...

Anne M. Raucci

Anne M. Raucci

Apr 19, 2018

Anne M. Raucci, 78, resident of Milford, NH, died on April 19, 2018 at The Courville, Nashua, NH. She was born in Bronx, New York on November 6, 1939, a daughter of William and Hedwig (Heinz) Bey. She resided in Milford for the past two years and formerly lived in Dunedin, Florida for 16 years and in New Boston,...

Esther (Essie) Crocker

Esther (Essie) Crocker

Apr 13, 2018

Esther (Essie) Crocker passed away April 13th, 2018 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Richard S. Crocker and Esther (Gibson) Crocker. She spent her childhood in Amherst, NH, attending Nashua High School, St. Mary’s in the Mountains and received her teaching degree from Plymouth State College. Essie moved to Kalamazoo to start her beloved career...

Rita L. Toussaint

Rita L. Toussaint

Apr 11, 2018

Rita L. Toussaint, 92, widow of former Nashua firefighter Richard L. Toussaint, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Courville Nursing Home in Manchester where she resided amongst her many new friends, the residents and phenomenal staff at Courville. She was the youngest of the seven children of Lydia and Louis Gagnon of Hudson, NH. Her daughter Diane...

Marilyn G. Stillman

Marilyn G. Stillman

Apr 2, 2018

Our beautiful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marilyn Garfield Stillman of Amherst, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2018. Marilyn was ever cheerful and generous and was blessed to live independently until the final week of her life. She was born on August 17, 1924, in Burlington, Vermont, to Ethan and Della (Walker) Garfield. She grew up in Manchester, N.H.,...

Mary A. Edwards

Mary A. Edwards

Apr 1, 2018

Mary A. “Nan” Edwards, 83, formerly of Amherst, NH, died on April 1, 2018 at Crestwood Healthcare Center in Milford, NH. She was born in Lowell, MA on April 30, 1934, a daughter of Albert and Alice (McNabb) Marchand. She was raised and educated in Lowell, MA and graduated from Tewksbury State Hospital School of Nursing. Nan made her...

Miriam A. Trombly

Miriam A. Trombly

Mar 29, 2018

Miriam A. “Molly” Trombly of Milford, NH, passed away on March 29th 2018 at the age of 91 years old. Molly was born on November 6th 1926 in Hudson, NH. She was the daughter of Herbert A. Shepherd and Mary Etta (Perkins) Shepherd. She was predeceased by her brother, Norris Shepherd of Peterborough, NH. Molly was a graduate of...

Janet Kennett

Janet Kennett

Mar 23, 2018

Janet Kennett, formerly Janet Spellman, age 69, of Amherst, NH, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, March 23, 2018, after a 17 month battle with cancer. Born Janet Carolyn Penney in Lowell, MA, she was an eternal optimist with a positive attitude and lived life to the fullest. She was hard working, sunny and loyal. She...

Robert Craig Wilson

Robert Craig Wilson

Mar 22, 2018

Robert Craig Wilson, 77, resident of Amherst, NH, died on March 22, 2018 at his home. He was born January 16, 1941 in Wayne, New Jersey to Robert Baer Wilson and Katharine Ann Greiner. He graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a BA in Economics in 1964. After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy, was commissioned in February 1965...

Beverly R. Shea

Beverly R. Shea

Mar 20, 2018

Beverly R. (Sherman) Shea, 87, of Nashua, N.H., died on March 20, 2018 at Pine Pointe House in Haverhill, Mass. In her last days, she was surrounded by family, including her grandsons Dylan M. Thompson of Nashua, N.H. and Peter Elwell Radcliffe of Asheville, N.C., her nieces Brett Sherman and husband Stanton Eckstut of New York, N.Y. and Kitt...

David S. Hill

David S. Hill

Mar 18, 2018

David S. Hill, long time resident of Lyndeborough, NH, passed away on March 18, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH surrounded by family just shy of his 76th birthday. He was born in Nashua, NH on April 21, 1942, the son of Stafford S. and Edna F. (Lyon) Hill. He was raised in Hollis on a beautiful farm...

Margaret L. Adams

Margaret L. Adams

Mar 17, 2018

Margaret L. Adams, 85, resident of Hollis NH, died on March 17, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Leominster, MA on December 8, 1932, a daughter of Charles E. Tyler and Adelaide (Emerson) Tyler Trevisani. Mrs. Adams made her home in Hollis for more than 60 years. She had worked for Holly...

Deanna E.  Brede

Deanna E. Brede

Mar 16, 2018

Deanna E. Brede, 80, resident of Fort Myers, FL, died on March 16 2018, at Shell Point Hospice, Fort Myers, FL. She was born in Detroit, MI on May 2, 1937 a daughter of Laurence and Esther (Isaacsen) Dienst. She graduated as a Registered Nurse from the Luther Memorial School of Nursing in Chicago, IL and had been employed...

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