CREMATION SOCIETY OF NH
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Our Obituaries
Thomas Hoban Stearns
January 6, 1933 - March 21, 2019
Thomas Hoban Stearns, age 86, died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 9:18 AM in Merrimack, NH after an extended illness. He was born on January 6, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Frank Henry and Lucille Anorah (Reynolds) Stearns.
He graduated in 1953 from Harvard University and was drafted into the United States Army. He was Research Director at Sanders Engineering in Nashua, NH and...
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Charles D. Maurer, Jr.
July 15, 1926 - March 18, 2019
Charles D. "Chuck" Maurer, Jr., 92, died peacefully on March 18, 2019 at Bel-Air Nursing Home in Goffstown, NH. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts on July 15, 1926 to Reverend Charles D. Maurer, Sr. and Mrs. Anna (Nillson) Maurer. As a minister's son, he grew up in several locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Chuck enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was...
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Shirley Kologiski
December 24, 1935 - March 16, 2019
Shirley Kologiski (83) of Manchester, New Hampshire passed away peacefully on March 16, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
Shirley was born on December 24th, 1935, Boston, Mass to the loving John and Ruth Kennedy (Coleman) (predeceased)
Shirley is predeceased by her parents, her husband Rus Kologiski, and 3 of her children, John Coleman, Ron Coleman, and Janice Miller.
She leaves...
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Kevin J. Denbow, Jr.
September 22, 1981 - March 14, 2019
Kevin J. Denbow Jr., 37, of Manchester, NH passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2019. Born in Manchester on September 22, 1981, he was the son of Kevin Denbow Sr. and Susan Gardner.
Kevin was a lifelong resident of Manchester. He loved car detailing, doing it as both a hobby and a job. Kevin enjoyed being active, especially riding his bike and playing basketball when he was younger. He also...
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Irene (Belanger) Dulac
February 20, 1934 - March 14, 2019
MANCHESTER- Irene C Dulac. 85, longtime resident of Manchester, passed away peacefully
from a short illness on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at the Villa Crest Nursing Home. Irene was born
February 20, 1934, in Manchester, N.H. to Silvio and Doris (Dube) Belanger. After years of work she
retired from Vista Supermarket in 1979. She enjoyed traveling, dancing, cooking, and family and
friends....
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Daniel R. Josselyn
April 22, 1964 - March 13, 2019
Daniel R. Josselyn, 54, of Concord, NH, formerly of Orlando, FL, Tarpon Springs, FL, Manchester, NH, and Bedford, NH passed away March 13, 2019 at CRVNA Hospice House in Concord following a hard-fought battle with lung cancer.
Dan was born in Lowell, MA April 22, 1964. He joined the US Marine Corps in 1988. He was an infantryman during Desert Storm with his unit assigned to Kuwait. He...
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Sofe Buckson
August 4, 1929 - March 13, 2019
Sofe Buckson passed away peacefully at home on March 13, 2019, surrounded by family, after a period of declining health.
Born on August 4, 1929 in Pittsfield, MA, daughter of the late Matthew "Michael" and Katherine (Havara) Buksa, Sofe was raised in the Eastern Orthodox Church. After graduating from Pittsfield High School, she became a shorthand stenographer, working for the Springfield...
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Raymond John Chaput
July 6, 1931 - March 10, 2019
RAYMOND JOHN CHAPUT
TWIN MOUNTAIN, NH – Raymond John Chaput passed away peacefully at his home in Twin Mountain on March 10th, 2019.
Ray was born on July 6, 1931 in Nashua, NH, a son to Ariola and Josephine Dugan Chaput. He was educated in the Nashua School District and later in 1957 he attended Lowell Technical for his Associates Degree in Electronics, which he obtained in 1960.
Ray...
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Nancy Sargent
November 26, 1931 - March 9, 2019
Nancy Joyce (Melendy) Sargent, 87, died March 9, 2019 at her residence in Deerfield, NH. She was born on November 26, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Norman G. Melendy and Edith M. (Robinson) Melendy.
She was the wife of Charles E. Sargent. They were married in 1954 on 19th of June in Tewksbury, MA.
Nancy attended school in Lowell, MA. After graduating she went to nursing...
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Rejeanne Colburn
August 4, 1933 - March 9, 2019
Rejeanne (Doucet) Colburn passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Portsmouth, NH. Rejeanne was born August 4, 1933 in Petit Rocher, New Brunswick, Canada. She was the daughter of Ernest and Dolores (Alain) Doucet. She was teaching school in a small village near St. Jacques, New Brunswick when she met and married Donald Allen Colburn, who was stationed at Loring AFB in Limestone, Maine. She and...
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Jeremy A. Keiran
September 1, 1979 - March 8, 2019
Jeremy A. Keiran, 39, of Sommerville, MA, passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2019, from injuries sustained in a skiing accident at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, NH. He was born in Newton, MA on September 1, 1979 to Douglas Carlberg and Cathy Keiran. He was the pride and joy of his grandparents, Madolyn (Hawes) and Dick Keiran.
Jeremy loved working in restaurants. His latest job was a server...
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Richard A. Marshall
August 31, 1933 - March 6, 2019
Richard A. Marshall Sr., 85, of Pascoag, RI and formerly of Dorchester, NH, Attleboro, MA and Norton, MA passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 following a period of declining health.
Richard was born in Attleboro, MA on August 31, 1933 to Antonio M. and Claire E. (Gross) Marshall and worked as a driver for Automotive Transport.
Richard is survived by his wife, Barbara C. (Bora) Marshall...
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Shawn M. McCarthy
January 17, 1960 - March 6, 2019
Shawn McCarthy, 59, of Manchester died peacefully on March 6, 2019 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH following a brief illness after a day surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Manchester, the youngest son of Walter and Dorothy (Kuscienka) McCarthy.
Shawn attended local schools and received his master's of business degree from NH College. He worked as a financial...
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Janelle MacKinnon
May 8, 1984 - March 6, 2019
Janelle MacKinnon of Belmont, New Hampshire passed away at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire on March 6, 2019.
Janelle was born on May 8, 1984, in Concord New Hampshire to Kimberly Moscone and Daniel J. MacKinnon Jr. (predeceased).
Janelle was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire where she attended Manchester Institute of technology for high school.
Janelle is predeceased...
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Lynne M. Covey
December 21, 1961 - March 4, 2019
Lynne M. Covey, 57, of Manchester NH, passed away on March 4th, 2019 in her home with family by her side after a long battle with Cancer. She was born in Manchester NH on December 21st, 1961, to John and Jacqueline (Gendron) McDonough, and she leaves behind her loving husband of 35 years, Bryan Covey, and a large family that will miss her dearly.
A lifelong resident of the West Side of...
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Robert C. Palmer, Jr.
March 3, 2019
Robert C. Palmer Jr., 61, of Manchester rode to his next adventure on March 3, 2019 leaving us all in the dust.
Robb was educated in Epsom, NH and attended Pembroke Academy, leaving to protect us with the US Navy Seabees, which he was very proud of. His life was filled with mechanic logic and he was able to diagnose any mechanical problem within the blink of an eye. He worked as a mechanic at...
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Honey A. Gifford
July 10, 1928 - March 1, 2019
Honey A. (Bires) Gifford, 90, of Hudson, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Anna (Jacobs) Bires, she was the eighth child and first girl in a Slovakian family of ten children. She was named "Honey" by her seven older brothers who were overjoyed that a girl had been born. ...
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John Wentworth Pence
July 9, 1929 - February 27, 2019
John Wentworth Pence passed away peacefully at age 89 in Dover, NH. Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
One of two children born to John (Jack) Franklin and Eunice (Powers) Pence, on July 9th, 1929 in Lowell, MA. He moved to Marietta, IL for a time where attended Elementary School. The family returned to New England where John attended Jr. High School in Swampscott, MA and High School at the North...
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