Lillian Muir Smith

Jul 27, 2020

Lillian J. (Muir) Smith, 95, of Manchester left us to dance in Heaven on Monday, July 27, 2020. Lillian was born in Rye, NY on January 23, 1925, to the late Hugh E. and Catherine (O'Neil) Muir. She was married to Francis Smith of Manchester. Lillian, or Lillo as her friends and family called her, loved ginger ale, and all...

Norman E. Champagne

Jul 27, 2020

Norman E. Champagne, 78, of Manchester, died peacefully at home on July 27, 2020, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born on September 15, 1941, the son of the late Laurier and Lillian (Demers) Champagne. Norman graduated from Bishop Bradley High School and St. Anselm College. After college, he began his career in the insurance industry including...

Lucille A. Marchand

Jul 27, 2020

Lucille A. Marchand, 83, of Manchester died July 27, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in Berlin, NH on August 8, 1936, she was the daughter of Andrew and Yvonne (LaRoche) Peters. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Berlin. Lucille loved knitting, solving puzzles, reading and entertaining family and friends with her wonderful cooking. She was...

Virginia R. Mabie

Jul 27, 2020

Virginia R. Mabie of Hooksett, N.H. passed away on July 27, 2020 at the Concord, N.H. Hospice House. She was born in Newport, N.H., the daughter of John E. Rowe and Gertrude A. Rowe, also of Newport, N.H. She went to grade school in Newport, college at the University of Miami at Coral Gables, Fla., and Franklin Pierce Secretarial School...

Nicholas John H. Berkley

Jul 25, 2020

Nicholas John H. Berkley, 61, of Auburn died unexpectedly on July 25, 2020. Born in Croydon, UK on December 4, 1958, he was the son of the late John and Pamela (Hutchinson) Berkley. He was educated at Elmhurst and Whitgift in Croydon, UK and was a QA Manager for Geneia Tech. for 4+ years prior to that was a self-employed...

Bruce E. Biron

Jul 24, 2020

Bruce E. Biron, 67, of Hooksett, died peacefully with his family at his side at his home on July 24, 2020 after a valiant battle with leukemia. He was born in Manchester on March 24, 1953 to Edward and Alice (Lauzon) Biron. He graduated from Bishop Bradley High School in Manchester in 1971 and lived in Manchester and Hooksett for...

Jean-Paul A. Peguri

Jul 22, 2020

Jean-Paul A. Peguri, 48, of Auburn, died unexpectedly on July 22, 2020 at his home. He was born in Manchester on November 20, 1971 to Pier Franco and Maria Teresa (Bortoloso) Peguri. He graduated from Trinity High School and New Hampshire College. He lived in the area for most of his life, moved to Illinois for four years before returning...

Roger A. Lessard

Jul 22, 2020

Roger A. Lessard, 91, of Manchester, died July 22, 2020 at Evergreen Place after a period of declining health. He was born in Manchester on July 16, 1929 to Albert and Josephine (Richard) Lessard and had one brother, Marcel. He moved to Hooksett with his family after the loss of his mother when he was ten years old. After marrying...

William E. "Bill" Martin

Jul 22, 2020

William E. "Bill" Martin, Jr. 53, of Bedford, died unexpectedly at his residence on July 22, 2020. Born on November 22, 1966 in Evanston, IL, he was the son of the late Harriet (Hooverson) and William E. Martin [Martinmaki], Sr. He earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He worked for many years...

Isabelle E. Alix

Jul 20, 2020

Isabelle (Emond) Alix, 94, of Manchester, passed away on July 20, 2020. Born in Nashua, NH, she was the eldest child of the late David C. Emond and Albina Boulay. She grew up in Greenville, NH and graduated from Milford High School. In 1947, she received her teaching degree from Keene Teachers College (now Keene State College) and taught in...