Henry Raphael Mallek died March 7, 2017, in Bedford NH after a brief illness at the age of 97. He was born October 24, 1919, to Stanley and Josephine (Stawarz) Mallek in Manchester NH. As a self-made man, he had a long and successful life. He graduated from Manchester Central High School. During World War II, he worked at Pratt...
Joan Claire(Verfaillie)McCormick Girard, 85, of Concord NH passed away peacefully on March 7, 2017 at The Hospice House in Concord, NH. Joan was born May 9th 1931 in Lawrence, MA to parents Alfred P. and Yvonne B. Verfaillie. She grew up in Methuen, MA, attending local schools and graduated Valedictorian from Searles High School in 1949. After marrying, she lived...
Robert Christy, 85, of Nottingham, longtime resident of Manchester, died March 5, 2017 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Manchester on November 22, 1931, he was the son of Colley and Dhoxey (Joseph) Christy. He attended local schools and graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1949, whereupon he was admitted to the University of...
Claire P. LaLanne, 79, lifelong resident of Manchester, died March 5, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manchester on December 16, 1937, she was the daughter of George E. and Florida R. (Tremblay) Favreau. She was educated in the local parochial schools and attended St. Anthony High School. Prior to retirement, she had been employed by various local...
Shirley E. Koziatek, 91, of Manchester, died peacefully on March 4, 2017 at Villa Crest NursingHome, surrounded by her loving family.Born in Manchester on December 2, 1925, she was the daughter of Harold and Lula (Fisher)Batchelder. She was educated in Manchester and was a graduate of Central HighSchool. Shirley "the girl next door" married the love of her life, Frank,...
Margaret M. (McGuire) De Blois, 73, of Manchester died March 4, 2017 after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family. Born in County Mayo, Ireland on March 3, 1944, she was the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Mills) McGuire. Peggy came to live in the United State at 18 years of age. She received her degree in Early Childhood...
Constance Doris Dostie, 77, of Bedford, died peacefully March 3, 2017 at Bedford Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, after a period of declining health. Born in Manchester on July 10, 1939, she was the daughter of William and Lorette (Paquette) Harrington. Known to her friends and family as Connie, she was educated in Manchester and worked for many years as...
Robert H. Desmarais, 89, of Manchester, died peacefully on March 2, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Manchester on July 9, 1927, he was the son of Henry and Dorothy (Carter) Desmarais. He was educated in the local school system and worked as an excavator operator during his career, retiring from Thibeault Construction in 2004. Robert was...
Susan T. (Provencher) Legendre, 64, of Laconia, died February 28, 2017 at the Hyder Hospice House in Dover surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manchester on February 27, 1953, she was the daughter of Herve L. and Claire (Gill) Provencher. She attended St Marie Grammar School and graduated from St Marie High School. She earned her nursing degree from...
Robert J. Grimmer, 84, of Goffstown, died February 26, 2017 at CMC Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Stratford, CT on May 27, 1932 the son of August and Gertrude (Sheehy) Grimmer. After high school, Robert served in the U.S. Army. He worked for Skiorsky Aircraft for over 20 years, retiring in 1976.Robert was a devoted...