Richard C. Votour, 67, of Candia, NH passed away May 1, 2020 at his residence surrounded by family. Born in Rochester, NH on August 13, 1952, he was the son of Charles and Edith (Beane) Votour. Richard worked for the City of Manchester at the Airport Maintenance for 17 years until his retirement in 2006. He was a proud member...
Matsue (Sato) Edelberg, 84, of Hooksett, died April 30, 2020 at her residence after a period of declining health. She was born in Akabira, Hokkaido, Japan on March 8, 1936 to Fukuta and Oto Sato. Matsue had worked at Allen-Bradley in Manchester. She enjoyed gardening and crocheting. She was predeceased by her husband, Mark H. Edelberg, in 2002. The family...
Raymond C. LaCasse, 86, of Goffstown, passed away peacefully in his home on April 30, 2020 surrounded by his loving children. He was born on October 10, 1933 in Claremont and was the son of Joseph and Beatrice (Picard) LaCasse. He was a resident of Goffstown for most of his life. He worked at Joy Manufacturing in Claremont and later...
Brendan "Buddy" Hugh Gorman, 69, of Boston, MA passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on April 26, 2020. Buddy was born in Lowell, MA on July 10, 1950, the son of Hugh Gorman and Dorothy M. (Costello) Humphries. He graduated from Emerson College in 1974 with a degree in Performing Arts and danced professionally. He entered the travel industry in...
Berdina Marie (Gervais) Blais, 78, of Manchester, died April 26, 2020 at Elliot Hospital after a period of declining health. She was born in Frenchville, ME on September 7, 1941 to Joseph and Mary Jane (Madore) Gervais. Berdina married her husband, Gary Blais in 1969. Together they owned a local restaurant and then a Montgomery Ward catalog store in Fort...
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...