William F. "Bill" Laird, 74, of Bedford, NH formerly of Lawrence, MA died September 13, 2016 with his loving family by his side. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on May 29, 1942, he was the son of Frederick and Maria (Ortiz) Laird. He was educated in the Lawrence School System and graduated from Lawrence High School, class of 1961. Prior to...
Bertrand L. Turcotte, 92, of Manchester passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, at Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on September 8, 2016.Mr. Turcotte was born in Manchester, NH on December 17, 1923 to Leonard and Yvonne (Dupont) Turcotte and was a lifelong resident of the city.He worked many years as a Master Machinist for Bee Bee Shoe & Preview...
Raymond C. Bouchard, 56, of Hooksett, died September 6, 2016 at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, MA after a sudden illness. He was born in Manchester on November 15, 1959 to Arthur and Beatrice (Carrier) Bouchard. He grew up in Manchester and has lived in Hooksett for many years. Raymond worked as an on-site support engineer with Hemmersbach, US, LLC...
Jacob R. Chapman, 24, of Bedford, died unexpectedly on September 2, 2016.He was born in Manchester on May 13, 1992, the son of Richard and MaryAnn (Soucy) Chapman, Jr. Jacob attended John Stark High School in Weare. He was employed with the City of Manchester, Department of Public Works.Jacob was an amazing musician and was an exceptional guitarist. He had...
Salwa W. (Haddad) Sleiman, 86, of Manchester died suddenly on August 31, 2016, at Catholic Medical Center.Born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 24, 1929, the daughter of Wadih and Farida Haddad. She was educated in Lebanon and emigrated to the United States in 1987. She was a talented seamstress and dedicated her life to raising her family. She will be...
George R. Racicot, 80, of Londonderry, died August 23, 2016 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, after a long period of declining health. He was born in Manchester on August 7, 1936 to Arthur and Elzire (Jobin) Racicot. He lived in Manchester and Londonderry for all of his life. George served in the New Hampshire Army National Guard for two...
David A. Dubois, 43, of Hooksett, died unexpectedly on August 22, 2016.He was born in Manchester on April 30, 1973 the son of Raymond and Jane (Grandmaison) Dubois. He was educated in Manchester and was a lifelong resident of the area.David was an avid outdoorsman and hunter. He had a passion for motorcycles and dirtbikes. He also loved to travel...
Emma Catherine Bechert, 14, of Bedford, passed peacefully away in the loving arms of her family on Sunday August 21st, after an exceptional life, filled with love, laughter, adventure, and amazing friends. Emma was born in Exeter, NH, on September 25, 2001 to parents Tim and Mandy (Weinhold) Bechert. A year and a half later her best buddy, brother Owen...
Roland P. Laflamme, 83, of Manchester, died August 19, 2016, at Catholic Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.He was born in Manchester on May 29, 1933, the son of Pierre and Aldina (Brouillette) Laflamme.Roland served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He earned the National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged in...
Stephen F. McLaughlin, 66, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on August 18 after a courageous battle with cancer. Stephen was born in Boston in the middle of the Baby Boom generation, and in the middle of a more immediate baby boom – as the fifth in a family of ten children – to Leo J. and Katherine (Pucci)...