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...
Francis X. Gamlin, 72, of Dunbarton, died on October 3, 2018 at CRNVA Hospice House in Concord, after a period of declining health. He was born in Worcester MA on January 23, 1946 to Wilfred and Margaret (McDiarmid) Gamlin and was educated in Manchester. After graduation Fran enlisted and honorably served in the Air National Guard. He spent his career...
Donald A. Duford, 80, formerly of Hooksett, died October 3, 2018 at Elliot Hospital after a period of declining health. He was born in Goffstown on June 8, 1938 to Theodore and Blanche (Gagnon) Duford. He lived his life in Manchester and Hooksett. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Laurette (Isabelle) Duford in 2012; a grandson, Tyler...
Rita T. DesRuisseaux, 79, of Manchester, passed away on October 2, 2018. Born in Manchester on June 3, 1939, she was the daughter of Omer Gagne and Lillian Boisvert. She graduated from St. Marie High School. In her early years, she spent her life as a homemaker. Later, Rita was employed with Garber Travel as a travel agent and Eye...
Rene R. Fortin, 75, of Manchester died Saturday, September 29, 2018 with his loving family by his side. Born in Manchester on May 27, 1943, he was the son of Laurent and Simonne (Cote) Fortin. He was a graduate of St. Marie High School, class of 1961. He attended St. Anselm College and served in the US Air Force National...
Pauline T. St. Gelais, 87, of Goffstown, died on September 29, 2018 at Hillsborough County Nursing Home after a courageous fight with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on July 22, 1931, daughter of Joseph and Bernadette (Martel) Huard. She worked at Summit Packaging before retirement. She was an avid bowler and a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church. She was...
Robert W. Dostie, Sr., 79, of Bedford, died peacefully September 28, 2018 at Bedford Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his loving family and wonderful caretakers. Born in Goffstown, NH on January 4, 1939, he was the son of Wilfred and Gertrude (Adams) Dostie. He attended West High School and served in the National Guard Reserves. He worked for...
Melissa Lyon Flint, 63, of Amherst, NH, passed away on September 27, 2018 at her home. Melissa was born on April 11, 1955 in Trenton, NJ to H.B. and Mary Jane Lyon. She was the beloved baby sister to her older siblings Pat and Thomas. Raised in Lawrenceville, New Jersey she was well-loved in her school and community, earning many...