Lyndon L. "Lyn" Swenson, 93, of Derry, died peacefully on April 25, 2020, after a period of declining health, surrounded by his loving family.Born in Belleville, NJ on February 8, 1927, he was the son of the late John W. and J. Pearl (Rutan) Swenson. He served in the US Army from 1945 to 1947 and was honorably discharged at...
Arthur Leslie Lange, 94, of Manchester, passed away on April 25, 2020. He was born to parents Moritz and Margaret (Schutte) Lange, on March 25, 1926 in Plainsfield, NJ. Arthur grew up on his family's farm in rural New Jersey during the Great Depression. His childhood exploration of the surrounding fields and woods spawned his lifelong interest in bird watching...
Laurette Ida (Bernard) Chaput, Centinarian, 100, died April 24, 2020, at her residence, after a period of declining health. Born in Manchester on December 30, 1919, she was the last surviving child of Jacob and Maria (Morin) Bernard. Laurette was a graduate of St-George High School and a long time parishioner of St-Georges Church. She was a former member and...
Armand L. Lavallee, of Manchester, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2020. He was born in Delmas, Saskatchewan, Canada on May 13, 1930, the son of Adrien and Rose Anna (Trottier) Lavallee. He came to Manchester as a teenager at the age of 14 from a rural life with younger sisters, Claire and Doris. He was an industrious young man...
Peter J. Fleming, 55, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2020 at the Ridgewood Center in Bedford. His death was caused by an aggressive brain tumor. Peter attended Pearl Street School, Hillside Jr High and the Easter Seals Jolicoeur School. He was very proud that he completed a course at the Granite State College.No one can question the size of...
Barbara L. (Giles) Cloutier, 86, of Bedford, died peacefully on April 16, 2020 after a period of declining health. She was born in Lawrence, MA on April 22, 1933 to Jesse and Margaret (Doerr) Giles. She lived in Bedford for most of her life. Barbara was an artist and she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading, cooking, sewing and visiting the ocean....
Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Miller) Demelo, 77, of Bedford, died April 15, 2020 at Bedford Hills Center after a period of declining health. She was born in Hanover on September 4, 1942 to George and Nell Ruth (Hathaway) Miller. She graduated from Tewksbury (MA) High School and lived in Londonderry for many years before moving to Bedford seven years ago. Betty...
Beatrice D. (Abreu) Roy, 92, of Bedford, died April 13, 2020 at Bedford Hills after a long illness. She was born in Windham on March 13, 1928 to John and Matilda Abreu. She lived in Manchester for most of her life. Beatrice worked for many years in the clothing business at Bonton and McQuade's Clothing Store, both in Manchester and...
Germaine B. Yergeau, 99, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday April 13, 2020 with her daughter Paulette at her side. Born June 1, 1920 and conceived during the 1919 pandemic, she lived through the second but was unaffected by it. Just shy of 100 years old and blessed with a long life, she passed away of natural causes. A...
William "Bill" Brent, 98, of Goffstown, died April 11, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Mexico City on July 21, 1921, he was the son of William and Maria A. (Perez-Sandi) Brent. He attended school in Mexico prior to moving to California. He served in the US Army prior to receiving a medical discharge. Bill continued his military...