Lorraine (Villemure) Perkins, 82, of Manchester, died peacefully in her sleep on January 6, 2020 at Ridgewood Center in Bedford. She was born in Manchester on September 22, 1937 to Theophile and Lillian (Gilibert) Villemure. She was a lifelong resident of the west side of Manchester. Lorraine worked as the "shoe girl" at Bee Bee Shoe Company for several years....
Ferdinand W. "Pete" VanDenBerghe, Jr., 87, of Manchester, died on January 6, 2020, at Elliot Hospital surrounded by his loving family.Born in Manchester on April 11, 1932, he was the son of the late Ferdinand W. and Helen M. (McIsaac) VanDenBerghe, Sr. He was a 3 sport athlete and graduate of Manchester West High School, he honorably served in the...
Richard J. Vachon, 73, of Manchester, New Hampshire, died January 5, 2020 at his residence in Palmetto, Florida, surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Manchester on August 23, 1946, Richard was the son of Patrick and Leontine Vachon. He was educated in the local school system, graduating from Ste. Marie High School in 1964.Richard's...
Real N. Blanchette, 78, of Manchester, died January 5, 2020 at Hillsborough County Nursing Home after a period of declining health from dementia. He was born in St. Gerard, Quebec, Canada on June 30, 1941 to Herve and Laurette (Cote) Blanchette. He grew up in Canada then lived the rest of his life in Manchester. He served in the U.S....
Joan A. Kaminski, 93, of Manchester died January 4, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in Manchester on July 9, 1926, she was the daughter of Walter and Anna (Binkowicz) Kaminski. She was educated in the local school system and graduated from Manchester Central High School, class of 1944. Prior to retirement in 1990, she had worked as...
Gordon W. LaLanne, 80, lifelong resident of Manchester died January 4th, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born in Sanford, ME on October 9, 1939, he was the son of Robert and Florence (Morin) LaLanne. Prior to retirement, he had worked at Dorson & Fleischer Shoe Company for many years. He had also worked at Magelite in Dracut, MA....
Michael J. "Mickey" Murphy, 75, of Bedford, died January 3, 2020, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.Born in South Boston, MA on March 24, 1944, he was the son of the late John T. and Margaret (Costello) Murphy. Mickey was a graduate of South Boston High, class of 1961 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was...
Yolande Noella Caron, of Manchester, died January 1, 2020, one week after her 88th birthday, at The Manor at Birch Hill following a period of declining health. She was born in Manchester on December 24, 1931, the daughter of Dr. Ovide and Aloysia (Lemelin) Lamontagne. She was educated at St. Anthony's Grammar School and what is now the Presentation of...
Grace (Nowell) (Larkin) Tibbo, 90, formerly of Goffstown, died December 28, 2019 at Hanover Hill Health Care Center after a brief illness. She was born in Franklin on February 27, 1929 to James and Alexina (Graveson) Nowell. She grew up in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School. She later lived in Manchester for many years before moving to Goffstown...
Willa Mae "Willy" LePine, of Manchester, died peacefully on Christmas Morning, December 25, 2019. She was born in Buckhannon, WV on December 11, 1933 , the daughter of the late Orlo A. Lucas and Frances Posey Lucas. She attended South Charleston High School in Charleston , WV, relocating to Manchester in her junior year to join her sister, Thelma Jane...