Robert J. Cote, 59, of Danvers, MA, died October 17, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Methuen, MA on July 13, 1959 to Armand and Lorraine (Proulx) Cote. Robert lived his life severely handicapped with Cerebral Palsy and was under the loving care of the Hogan Regional Center in Danvers. His family includes his parents...
Deborah H. (Skillings) Champagne, 77, of Auburn, died October 15, 2018 at Catholic Medical Center after a period of declining health.She was born in Manchester on November 20, 1940 to Lawrence and Edna (Mihoy) Skillings, and a resident of Auburn for many years. Deborah spent her career working at Amoskeag Bank for 28 years, NHSB Bank in Concord, and later...
Therese H. Paris, 91, of Manchester, died on October 14, 2018 after a period of declining health, at Catholic Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.Born in Manchester on January 8, 1927, she was the daughter of Adelmore and Roseanna (Lavoie) Senneville. She was a graduate of St. Theresa's School and was a lifelong resident of the Queen City. She...
Mary F. Werstine, 86, of Manchester passed away at Catholic Medical Center on October 11, 2018 after a short period of declining health. Born in Roxbury, MA on September 19, 1932, she was the daughter of Richard and Julia (Cahalane) Clancy. She was educated in Massachusetts and received her dental assistant certification.She worked in administration at the State of Massachusetts...
Ronald M. Sowa, 69, of Manchester died October 10th, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Manchester on April 4, 1949, he was the son of Maddy and Josephine (Zapora) Sowa. He was educated in the local school system and graduated from Manchester Memorial High School. Most recently, he had been the Executive Director of the...
"Distance disappears as time and space become meaningless." Jeffrey D. Freitas, 76, of Raymond died October 9, 2018 at the Elliot Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in New York on January 27, 1942, he was the son of Fernando and Elizabeth E. (Blake) Freitas. He was educated in both New York and New Hampshire. Prior to retirement,...
Colette M. Mara, "Bert", 59, of Manchester, died peacefully, after a 20 year courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis and in the past year cancer, on October 6, 2018 at Community Hospice House, Merrimack, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manchester on May 21, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Lucien and Yvette (Belair) Lambert. Colette was a...
Griffin Bernard Taylor, 4 year old son of Chelsea M. (Kerrigan) and Bernard C. Taylor II, passed away on October 6, 2018 at his home in Manchester after a yearlong fight with cancer. Griffin had attended pre-school in Rochester at Reach Pre-School and in Manchester at Parker-Varney School. He was a thoughtful child who loved the color blue. He also...
Herve J. Fortier, 88, of Manchester, passed away on October 4,2018 at the Manchester VA Medical Center following a period of declining health.He was born in Manchester on June 29, 1930, son of Alfred and Cora (Martel) Fortier, and a lifelong resident of the City. He spent his career as a meat cutter at First National for 18 years, and...
John R. Baraniak of Manchester, NH, died October 3, 2018, with his children at his side. Born in Manchester, NH, on May 22, 1928, he was the son of George and Mary H. (Drociak) Baraniak. He was a lifelong resident of the city and a summer resident of Rye, NH. A special pleasure was having his family gather at the...