Laurette J. Kuliga

Dec 17, 2025

Laurette J. Kuliga, 89, beloved wife of Frederick Kuliga, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Hillsbrook Village in Allenstown. She was born on April 30, 1936 in Manchester to the late Lionel and Antoinette (Lussier) Leclerc.

Laurette worked as a seamstress at Velcro for many years until retirement. She enjoyed cooking for Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manchester, won many...

Richard O. Shedd

Dec 16, 2025

Richard O. Shedd, 87, of Manchester, died December 16, 2025, at Villa Crest Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Manchester, December 26, 1937, to the late Otis and Alice (Boucher) Shedd. Richard was one of 8 children.

Richard attended Central High School prior to joining the United States Navy Reserves. Richard worked most of his life at Jac-Pac...

Ronald Joseph Desrochers

Dec 16, 2025

Ronald Joseph Desrochers, 80, of Bedford, NH passed away on December 16th , 2025. Ronald was born on November 2nd , 1945 in Manchester to parents Gerald Desrochers and Joan Cornell (Zielinski).

He was raised in Manchester, NH by his mother Joan and step-father Herbert Cornell. Ronald attended Memorial High school and earned his High School Diploma. After High School he...

Christine Dean

Dec 14, 2025

Christine Dean, 90, of Bedford, NH, died December 14, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Born in Hohengüßbach, Germany, on Christmas Day 1934, she was the daughter of John and Mary (Stöhr) Ziegelhofer. She was a student at Teaneck High School. Later she worked at Gimbel’s and at F.L. Smidth & Co. as an accountant. Christine enjoyed social time...

Michael S. Houston

Dec 10, 2025

Michael S. Houston (aka Bidnit), 66, of Bedford passed away on Wed, 12/10/25 after a long illness.

Mike was born in Derry, NH on July 30, 1959. He grew up and attended school in Manchester before entering the workforce starting out at Crystal Cleaners Laundry Mat where he met Doreen who would end up being his partner for life. From there...

Donald J. Yergeau

Dec 9, 2025

Donald J. Yergeau, 68, of Bedford, NH passed away on December 9th, 2025.

He was born in Haverhill, MA on June 15, 1957. He was raised by his parents, Edward and Germaine (Boisvert) Yergeau, in Manchester, NH.

Don earned his high school diploma from Central High School in Manchester. He met his wife, Simone, while working at New Hampshire Insurance.

Don loved sports,...

Doris "Dolly" LaPointe

Dec 6, 2025

Doris “Dolly” LaPointe, 98 years old, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 6, 2025.

Dolly was born on September 1, 1927, the beloved daughter of Beatrice and Eugene Lemay. She was educated at St. John the Baptist School in Manchester and went on to West High School.

It was at West that Dolly met Bob LaPointe. They became high...

Wayne R. Volkmann

Dec 3, 2025

Wayne R. Volkmann, 86, of Portsmouth, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

After serving in the Military Wayne owned and operated several Exxon, Gulf and Sunoco service stations in Manchester. He later worked in the Postal Service first in Manchester then for many years in Groveton NH where he first retired. Finally after moving to the Portsmouth NH area Wayne...

Jayne H. Perron

Dec 2, 2025

Jayne H. (Hatheway) Perron, 82, of Hooksett, NH passed away on December 2nd, 2025 at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH.

Jayne was born on October 13th, 1943 in Newburyport, MA to parents Nicholas and Florence (Heard) Hatheway.

Jayne proudly earned her Master’s Degree in Reading from Notre Dame College in Manchester. She worked as a Reading Specialist for many schools, starting...

Rachel L. Volkmann

Dec 2, 2025

Rachel L. (Potvin) Volkmann, 95, of Goffstown, died December 2, 2025 after a period of declining health.

Born in Mancheste on June 7, 1930, she was the daughter of Paul E. and Eva (Larochelle) Potvin. She attended Manchester West High School.

Prior to retirement, she had worked from home as a sales representative for Stanley Home Products for over 58 years in...